Xiao-Xiao Liu, Hexin Zhou, Qirui Tian, Xinyue Wang
{"title":"Insects as an option of sustainable food consumption? A qualitative content analysis of social media data in China","authors":"Xiao-Xiao Liu, Hexin Zhou, Qirui Tian, Xinyue Wang","doi":"10.1111/ajsp.70030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.70030","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Insect-based protein has been proposed as a substitute of meat for sustainability. Previous research on insect-eating mostly relies on self-report surveys or hypothetical scenarios. Since the appropriateness of food and food consumption are deeply rooted in the socio-cultural context, a systematic examination of sharing on social media regarding attitudes and behaviours of insect-eating is highly necessary. We retrieved personal sharing on insect-eating via Sina Weibo from 2019 to 2023 and analysed the data using qualitative content analysis. The findings indicate polarised attitudes towards insect-eating, influenced by cognitive reconfiguration, both direct and indirect experiences of insect-eating, as well as perceived necessity. In the attitude–behaviour link, we also identify several contingency factors, such as attribution to conspiracy theory and mostly negative stereotypes of insect-eating as well as insect-eaters. Implications for both research and practices are discussed. In particular, practitioners should pay attention to the within-country variation of insect-eating customs, concerns for risk of eating insects and be cautious to use moralised communication strategies to promote sustainable food consumption.</p>","PeriodicalId":47394,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Social Psychology","volume":"28 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144323403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Time poverty and intertemporal choice: The role of time perspective","authors":"Lei Jin, Houchao Lyu","doi":"10.1111/ajsp.70028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.70028","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Time poverty, that is, a broader feeling of having too many things to do and not enough time to do them, is a widespread problem in modern society. This research explored the effect of time poverty on intertemporal choice and its psychological mechanism, that is, time perspective. In Study 1 (<i>n</i> = 888), participants completed questionnaires about time poverty, time perspective and intertemporal choice. The results indicated that time perspective, including a stronger present orientation (i.e., higher scores in Present Hedonistic) and a weaker future orientation (i.e., higher scores in Future Negative) could act as mediators for the time poverty-intertemporal choice link. In Study 2 (<i>n</i> = 125), participants completed high (or low) time poverty manipulation and a different set of instruments to measure intertemporal choice and time perspective. The results indicated that participants experiencing time poverty reported a marginally higher present orientation (i.e., higher scores in CFC-Immediate) and a greater preference for immediate rewards. Moreover, present orientation could mediate the effect of time poverty on intertemporal choice. These findings indicate that time perspective may serve as the psychological mechanism for intertemporal choice under time scarcity.</p>","PeriodicalId":47394,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Social Psychology","volume":"28 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144308901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Evan A. Valdes, Junix Jerald I. Delos Santos, James H. Liu
{"title":"Cross-cultural investigation of the relationship between social identity, trusting the system, COVID-19 vaccine adherence and conspiratorial beliefs","authors":"Evan A. Valdes, Junix Jerald I. Delos Santos, James H. Liu","doi":"10.1111/ajsp.70024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.70024","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Understanding how individual beliefs and societal values influence support for measures to prevent COVID-19 transmission and risk is vital to developing and implementing effective prevention policies. Surges in COVID-19 infections continue to be prevalent worldwide, and strategies to address the increase in vaccine hesitancy and related conspiracy theories are enacted globally. Using the lenses of the social identity approach and system justification theory, we examined how individual-level conceptualizations of identity, system legitimacy, conspiracy beliefs and trust in science, government and healthcare influence an uptick in COVID-19 vaccine adherence. Data from an international survey of adults from China, the Philippines and the United States (<i>N</i> = 358; Study 1) and a six-country two-wave stratified online sample (<i>N</i> = 6138; Study 2) allowed the present research to investigate how cultural values and governmental policies intersect with COVID-19 risk perception and vaccine hesitancy. The most robust findings were: (1) identifying with a superordinate global identity was associated with greater vaccine adherence; (2) having a stronger subordinate national identity was associated with greater vaccine hesitancy; and (3) the association between having a strong national identity and the endorsement of COVID-19 conspiracy theories was mediated by system justification. The results presented are used to discuss strategies for increasing vaccine uptake globally for future pandemics.</p>","PeriodicalId":47394,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Social Psychology","volume":"28 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ajsp.70024","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144292002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Temporal trends of environmental concern and potential influencing factors in the United States and China, 1945–2019","authors":"Xiaobin Lou, Liman Man Wai Li, Kenichi Ito","doi":"10.1111/ajsp.70029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.70029","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Past investigations into the temporal trends of environmental concern (EC) yielded varying results across different time spans and nations, highlighting the need for nation-specific studies with extended time frames. Using data from Google Ngram Viewer, this pre-registered study examined the temporal trends and influencing factors of EC as reflected in books published in the United States and China—the world's two largest greenhouse gas emitters—between 1945 and 2019. The findings revealed distinct patterns between the two countries. In the United States, EC rose sharply in the 1960s, peaked in the 1990s, and declined steeply thereafter, with local environmental problems emerging as the most stable predictor of this trend. In contrast, in China, EC has steadily increased since the 1980s, potentially driven by both local and global environmental problems as well as post-materialist values. These findings highlight that while EC trends and their potential determinants share commonalities across nations, they also exhibit unique characteristics. This underscores the importance of considering each society's distinct socio-historical context when examining the evolution of EC.</p>","PeriodicalId":47394,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Social Psychology","volume":"28 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ajsp.70029","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144292003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of sexually objectifying gaze on women's self-sexualization in a mating context: The tradeoff between safety pursuit and resource pursuit","authors":"Dingcheng Gu, Lijun Zheng","doi":"10.1111/ajsp.70018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.70018","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This research examined the effects of a sexually objectifying gaze from a potential partner on women's self-sexualization in blind dating from the perspective of evolutionary psychology. Across two samples from an urban Chinese university (Study 1: <i>N</i> = 147; Study 2: <i>N</i> = 181), we examined whether a sexually objectifying gaze (vs. control condition) could decrease women's self-sexualization by increasing state safety anxiety. Additionally, we tested whether a potential partner's resource richness could moderate this effect. Results showed that sexually objectifying gaze from the male partner stably triggered participants' state safety anxiety regardless of whether or not the partner had high socio-economic status (Study 1) or high appearance attractiveness (Study 2). However, higher state safety anxiety did not lead to a lower level of self-sexualization when the partner had high socio-economic status (Study 1) or high appearance attractiveness (Study 2), indicating our female participants tended to take both safety and resources into account when making decisions about their sexual attractiveness under the culture of sexual objectification.</p>","PeriodicalId":47394,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Social Psychology","volume":"28 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144281427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Boya Han, Yuchen Xie, Huan Yang, Ting Jin, Ke Zhang
{"title":"Hope mingled with fear: Effects of news messages containing emotional appeals on public's climate action intention","authors":"Boya Han, Yuchen Xie, Huan Yang, Ting Jin, Ke Zhang","doi":"10.1111/ajsp.70015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.70015","url":null,"abstract":"<p>There are still problems in the communication of climate change issues. Based on the extended parallel process model (EPPM), this article explores the role of news texts containing emotional appeals in motivating the public's climate action intention. Three web-based, between-subjects experimental studies were conducted. The three studies collected 429, 762, and 1669 valid questionnaires respectively. Results based on moderation and mediation analyses indicated that perceived threat and perceived efficacy positively influenced climate action intention, and that fear and hope emotions mediated the relationship between perceived threat/perceived efficacy and climate action intention. In addition, guilt and encouragement moderated the effect of perceived threat/perceived efficacy on climate action intention. This article provides insights for media information dissemination in achieving the carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals, as well as provides effective suggestions for the improvement of information content when relevant organizations mobilize the public to participate in low-carbon environmental protection actions.</p>","PeriodicalId":47394,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Social Psychology","volume":"28 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144264446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Morality in the Middle East: A systematic literature review","authors":"Azizah Alqahtani","doi":"10.1111/ajsp.70011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.70011","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Moral psychology in the Middle East region is scattered throughout different languages, continents, and methodologies. This article provides the first review on morality in the Middle East region. We review empirical research on morality to identify the research profile of included studies in the Middle East, including the research methods, geographic scope, research variables utilized in the reviewed studies, and key themes emerging from prior relevant studies. An electronic literature search yielded a total of 582 relevant research articles published from 1990 through 2023. This research provides insights regarding moral themes covered by research, gaps in the literature, and future recommendations for research based on the examination of findings, implications, limitations, and future research directions.</p>","PeriodicalId":47394,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Social Psychology","volume":"28 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144245057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The influence of risk perception on protective behaviours: The moderating role of cultural tightness–looseness","authors":"Jiahao Han, Junhua Dang","doi":"10.1111/ajsp.70014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.70014","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Previous studies have indicated that risk perception influences individuals' willingness to engage in protective behaviours; however, the relationship between these two factors remains unclear. This study investigates whether Cultural Tightness–Looseness moderates this relationship. We employed Mixed-Effects Models analysis on data from 29,456 participants across 32 countries, linking their risk perception and protective behaviours to the cultural tightness–looseness of their regions. The results revealed that (i) increased risk perception is associated with heightened protective behaviours, particularly in the spatial distancing dimension; (ii) Cultural Tightness–Looseness partially influenced the relationship between risk perception and protective behaviours. In areas with low Cultural Tightness–Looseness, higher risk perception was associated with greater willingness to engage in protective behaviours. However, in areas with high Cultural Tightness–Looseness, there was no connection between risk perception and protective behaviours. This effect is evident in the dimension of spatial distancing, while it was not observed in the areas of physical hygiene and policy support; and (iii) the self-other perspective difference influenced the aforementioned moderating effect. When participants took a self-perspective, the moderating effect was stronger, whereas when they took an other-perspective, the effect disappeared. These findings emphasize the significant impact of cross-cultural differences on risk perception and behavioural decision-making. They also illustrate how external motivations can suppress internal motivations, offering new insights for designing pandemic response strategies in regions with different social norms.</p>","PeriodicalId":47394,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Social Psychology","volume":"28 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ajsp.70014","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144244561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cultivation of global consciousness through intercultural music engagement","authors":"Trisnasari Fraser","doi":"10.1111/ajsp.70022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.70022","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article explores the potential for intercultural music engagement to cultivate global consciousness through an overview of interdisciplinary research into this social practice, and literature on cultural identity, diversity and globalisation more broadly. Experimental design, action research, ethnographic and therapeutic case studies reveal a social practice with capacity to prime affiliation with other cultures and identification with all humanity, as well as develop reflexivity and ethical action in contexts of cultural diversity. The complexity of both global consciousness and intercultural music engagement warrants inquiry from multiple disciplinary perspectives, using a variety of research approaches. A broad understanding of psychology, inclusive of therapeutic practice and orientations underpinned by pragmatic philosophy may be a fruitful direction for future research into global consciousness, given it comprises knowledge, emotional and ethical components, as well as reflexive action.</p>","PeriodicalId":47394,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Social Psychology","volume":"28 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ajsp.70022","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144232522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The deficiency of internal control beliefs in individuals with depressive tendencies: Difficulty in shaping positive emotions","authors":"Jinsheng Hu, Rujia Li, Tengxu Yu","doi":"10.1111/ajsp.70021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.70021","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Internal control beliefs refer to the subjective belief that individuals can influence the course of events through their own efforts and actions. Depression is often associated with a diminished sense of control, with individuals frequently reporting a lack of control over their lives. This study aims to explore whether individuals with depressive tendencies demonstrate decreased internal control beliefs and to examine the role of success probability in this process. A total of 23 healthy control participants and 23 participants with depressive tendencies were included in the experiment. Participants were exposed to tasks designed to induce varying levels of perceived control, accompanied by feedback with low, medium, or high probabilities of success. They were then asked to evaluate their internal control beliefs, happiness, and pride. The findings revealed that individuals with depressive tendencies reported significantly lower ratings of internal control beliefs, accompanied by lower happiness and pride compared with healthy controls. Importantly, increasing the probability of success feedback led to enhancements in internal control beliefs, happiness, and pride for all participants. These results confirm that individuals with depressive tendencies show decreased internal control beliefs, highlighting the potential for targeted interventions to improve emotional well-being in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":47394,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Social Psychology","volume":"28 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144232523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}