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Whistle-blowing in organizations: an examination of the link between paternalistic leadership and employees' whistle-blowing behaviors. 组织中的举报行为：家长式领导与员工举报行为之间关系的研究。

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Journal of General Psychology Pub Date : 2026-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/00221309.2026.2723730

Xiujuan Wang, Hui Jiang, Lixin Chen

{"title":"Whistle-blowing in organizations: an examination of the link between paternalistic leadership and employees' whistle-blowing behaviors.","authors":"Xiujuan Wang, Hui Jiang, Lixin Chen","doi":"10.1080/00221309.2026.2723730","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00221309.2026.2723730","url":null,"abstract":"High-profile corporate scandals have shown that organizations rely on employees to report wrongdoing internally before misconduct escalates, yet employees may hesitate to do so when reporting threatens relationships or challenges authority. Although prior research has examined several leadership antecedents of whistle-blowing, less is known about how employees respond to leadership styles that convey multiple and potentially competing signals. This study examines how leader benevolence, morality, and authoritarianism, the three components of paternalistic leadership, independently and jointly affect employees' whistle-blowing behaviors. Specifically, we employed a two-wave time-lagged design and collected survey data from 313 full-time employees working in various industries in China. The findings revealed that benevolent leadership and moral leadership were positively related to employee whistle-blowing behavior, whereas authoritarian leadership was negatively related to it. Moreover, benevolent and moral leadership have a positive interaction effect, whereas authoritarian leadership weakens the positive effects of both benevolent and moral leadership. The three-way interaction further indicates that internal whistle-blowing is most likely when benevolent and moral leadership are both high and authoritarian leadership is low. These findings extend whistle-blowing and paternalistic leadership research by showing how the three dimensions of paternalistic leadership jointly shape internal whistle-blowing.","PeriodicalId":47581,"journal":{"name":"Journal of General Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-25"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148876341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Effects of Psychological Maltreatment on Family Psychological Resilience: A Dyadic Longitudinal Model of Parent-Adult Child Relationships. 心理虐待对家庭心理弹性的影响：亲子关系的二元纵向模型。

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Journal of General Psychology Pub Date : 2026-08-17 DOI: 10.1080/00221309.2026.2715357

Esra Nur Pekdoğan, Yusuf Akyıl, Aykut Günlü, Tuncay Oral

{"title":"Effects of Psychological Maltreatment on Family Psychological Resilience: A Dyadic Longitudinal Model of Parent-Adult Child Relationships.","authors":"Esra Nur Pekdoğan, Yusuf Akyıl, Aykut Günlü, Tuncay Oral","doi":"10.1080/00221309.2026.2715357","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00221309.2026.2715357","url":null,"abstract":"The quality of parent-child contact is key to understanding the process of family resilience development, given the influence of adverse experiences on family dynamics. The resilience of family members can be significantly impacted by psychological maltreatment, which has an impact on the victim's own mental health. Therefore, the current study looked at the association between adult children (children) and one of their parents' psychological maltreatment and family resilience, both in an interpersonal setting and across time. To achieve this, the Longitudinal Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (L-APIM) and a dyadic longitudinal approach were used to evaluate the relationships. 252 matched adult child-parent dyads (N = 504) make up the study's final data set. Psychological maltreatment had a negative and significant impact on family resilience in both adult children and parents, according to the analysis's findings, which fell under the actor effects framework. The psychological maltreatment levels of adult children and one of their parents were found to have a significant and unfavorable impact on each other's family resilience at the partner effects level. These results would suggest that psychological maltreatment is a risk factor that endures over time and is passed on within the family. It also shows that relational and individual dynamics are impacted by family resilience.","PeriodicalId":47581,"journal":{"name":"Journal of General Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148760971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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When meaning intervenes: tracing the path from self-hate to desperation over time. 当意义介入时：随着时间的推移，从自我憎恨到绝望的轨迹。

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Journal of General Psychology Pub Date : 2026-08-14 DOI: 10.1080/00221309.2026.2715360

M Engin Deniz, Beste Erdinç, Seydi Ahmet Satıcı, Yusuf Akyıl

{"title":"When meaning intervenes: tracing the path from self-hate to desperation over time.","authors":"M Engin Deniz, Beste Erdinç, Seydi Ahmet Satıcı, Yusuf Akyıl","doi":"10.1080/00221309.2026.2715360","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00221309.2026.2715360","url":null,"abstract":"Self-hate is one of the internal processes that can lead to desperation in people. On the other hand, viewing life as meaningful might be seen as a protective mechanism for overcoming the unfavorable relationships people form with themselves. The current study's objective is to investigate, from a longitudinal standpoint, the mediating function of meaningful living in the relationship between desperation and self-hate. Therefore, this study, which has the advantage of circumventing the drawbacks of cross-sectional studies, involved 344 university students and used data gathered at two different times (Mage = 21.33; sd = 1.83). In a half-longitudinal design, the autoregressive analysis of the cross-lagged panel model was used to investigate time-based correlations between ideas. The results showed that meaningful living considerably and negatively predicted desperation levels, while self-hate negatively predicted meaningful living levels with time. Furthermore, the observed pattern of associations was consistent with the proposed mediating role of meaningful living in the longitudinal relationship between self-hate and desperation. As a result, those with higher levels of self-hate may be more likely to experience reductions in meaningful living over time, which may subsequently be associated with higher levels of desperation. Given its significance in this process, meaningful living may be a focus of protective and interventional mental health interventions, especially those that address desperation or self-hate.","PeriodicalId":47581,"journal":{"name":"Journal of General Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148763337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Effect of Playful Work Design on Psychological Needs and Work Outcomes: A Video-Vignette Experiment. 寓教于乐的工作设计对心理需求和工作结果的影响：一项视频实验。

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Journal of General Psychology Pub Date : 2026-08-12 DOI: 10.1080/00221309.2026.2715420

Elena-Consuela Tăbîrță, Delia Vîrgă, Andrei Rusu

{"title":"The Effect of Playful Work Design on Psychological Needs and Work Outcomes: A Video-Vignette Experiment.","authors":"Elena-Consuela Tăbîrță, Delia Vîrgă, Andrei Rusu","doi":"10.1080/00221309.2026.2715420","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00221309.2026.2715420","url":null,"abstract":"Modern work challenges highlight the necessity for proactive strategies to maintain engagement and performance. As one such proactive strategy, playful work design (PWD) enables employees to build fun and competition into their tasks to stay engaged in monotonous or demanding conditions. Although diary and longitudinal research link PWD to positive outcomes, experimental evidence isolating its core functionality is scarce. Grounded in the Job Demands-Resources model and Self-Determination Theory, this preregistered study provides one of the first experimental assessments of PWD, using a between-subjects 2 (fun: yes vs. no) x 2 (competition: yes vs. no) factorial design. A total of 195 participants were randomly assigned to one of four vignette conditions. Participants in PWD conditions anticipated higher work engagement, task performance, positive affect, and flow at work than the control group. However, when fun and competition were both present, the positive associations of each strategy were mutually attenuated, offering new insight into how we should apply PWD. An additional analysis examined whether psychological need satisfaction mediated the effect of PWD on anticipated flow at work. These findings offer a foundation for understanding how playful strategies can be designed to enhance motivation at work.","PeriodicalId":47581,"journal":{"name":"Journal of General Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-34"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148713999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The influence of the Big Five personality traits on daily internal and external aggression tendencies: a dual-pathway mechanism from the perspective of social comparison theory-a diary study. 大五人格特质对日常内外攻击倾向的影响：社会比较理论视角下的双途径机制——日记研究

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Journal of General Psychology Pub Date : 2026-07-02 DOI: 10.1080/00221309.2026.2687377

Jing Liu, Yanhui Xiang

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Correction. 修正。

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Journal of General Psychology Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-21 DOI: 10.1080/00221309.2026.2616964

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Episodic simulation in immoral behavior: Inflation or inhibition? 不道德行为中的情景模拟：膨胀还是抑制？

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Journal of General Psychology Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-17 DOI: 10.1080/00221309.2025.2587889

Yunhan Wang, Xinyue Yu, Wenming Xu, Jiayi Guo, Yueming Wang, Ruiming Wang

{"title":"Episodic simulation in immoral behavior: Inflation or inhibition?","authors":"Yunhan Wang, Xinyue Yu, Wenming Xu, Jiayi Guo, Yueming Wang, Ruiming Wang","doi":"10.1080/00221309.2025.2587889","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00221309.2025.2587889","url":null,"abstract":"Although extensive research has examined immoral behavior, little is known about how the role of episodic simulation plays on immoral behavior. Two experiments adopted the text priming paradigm to verify two opposing theories-the imagination inflation hypothesis and the imagination inhibition hypothesis. To be specific, this study investigated whether episodic simulation increases or decreases participants' general willingness to immoral behavior, and further explored the mechanism and boundary conditions underlying the result. Experiment 1 revealed that simulating low immoral texts significantly increased self-reported intention to engage in such behavior, whereas no significant difference was observed in high immoral behavior. The result was mediated by increasing scene vividness and behavioral reasonableness. Experiment 2 replicated the result of Experiment 1 and further found that regardless of the immoral level, simulating immoral texts made participants more likely to commit actual immoral behavior (i.e., lying for financial gain). Experiment 2 also found people with high moral sensitivity and moral disengagement are more likely to be influenced by episodic simulation and behaved immorally. Overall, this study supported the imagination inflation hypothesis and found the moderating role of behavioral characteristics and moral traits. Furthermore, this study provides cross-cultural evidence supporting the imagination inflation hypothesis, extending previous findings beyond Western samples.","PeriodicalId":47581,"journal":{"name":"Journal of General Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"319-341"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145543273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The beneficial effects of social collaboration on episodic memory in children: insights from ongoing and post-collaborative recognition. 社会合作对儿童情景记忆的有益影响：来自持续和后合作认知的见解。

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Journal of General Psychology Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-27 DOI: 10.1080/00221309.2026.2647732

Aiqing Nie, Liang Tang, Qiao Wang

{"title":"The beneficial effects of social collaboration on episodic memory in children: insights from ongoing and post-collaborative recognition.","authors":"Aiqing Nie, Liang Tang, Qiao Wang","doi":"10.1080/00221309.2026.2647732","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00221309.2026.2647732","url":null,"abstract":"Previous research on adults has indicated that social collaboration can have both detrimental and beneficial effects on episodic memory. These effects include collaborative inhibition, error pruning, and post-collaborative memory benefit. However, most studies have focused on adults using the collaborative recall method, with limited research specifically examining children. The current study aimed to investigate the impact of social collaboration on episodic memory in 9-10-year-old children through the collaborative recognition method. The experiment included three main phases: encoding, collaborative recognition, and post-collaborative recognition. Age-stereotypical actions were used as the experimental materials. During the collaborative-recognition phase, participants were divided into collaborative and nominal groups, while they worked independently in other phases. Both test phases included tasks that focused on item memory for recognizing actions and source memory for identifying the protagonists performing the actions. Significant collaborative facilitation was recorded during the collaborative recognition phase, before and after the influence of guessing was removed. Furthermore, the post-collaborative recognition phase displayed a post-collaborative memory benefit. The error pruning was observed across both recognition phases. These effects were regulated by stereotype consistency. In summary, unlike previous studies that found both detrimental and beneficial effects in adults, this study revealed the significant beneficial impact of collaborative recognition on children's episodic memory. We discussed the results from various perspectives and theories, and introduced a new theory called the retrieval strategy tradeoff hypothesis to consider additional possibilities. Moving forward, we suggest several directions for future research.","PeriodicalId":47581,"journal":{"name":"Journal of General Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"396-437"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147522348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Mindfulness and stress-reduction programs' effectiveness on university student productivity in physical education. 正念减压项目对大学生体育教学效率的影响。

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Journal of General Psychology Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-19 DOI: 10.1080/00221309.2025.2587887

Yun Bo Wang, Zhen Mei Yao, Gao Hua Zhang

{"title":"Mindfulness and stress-reduction programs' effectiveness on university student productivity in physical education.","authors":"Yun Bo Wang, Zhen Mei Yao, Gao Hua Zhang","doi":"10.1080/00221309.2025.2587887","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00221309.2025.2587887","url":null,"abstract":"The article examines the impact of a mindfulness-based stress reduction program on the level of enjoyment derived from physical activity and physical education performance among students at Mudanjiang Normal University, China. The study was conducted using a randomized controlled trial, including both a control and an experimental group, each consisting of 100 students. The three-month mindfulness program incorporated meditation, breathing exercises, and reflective practices, integrated into physical education classes. The level of satisfaction was assessed using the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES), while academic performance was measured on a 100-point grading scale for physical education over one semester. Significant improvements in both enjoyment and academic performance were observed in the experimental group, with no changes in the control group. Data analysis using t-tests and Cohen's d effect size confirmed the statistical significance of the changes in the experimental group and the absence of significant changes in the control group. These findings support the effectiveness of integrating mindfulness training into physical education programs at universities. The mindfulness program not only reduced stress levels among students but also fostered a positive attitude toward physical activity and improved their semester grades. Further research is recommended to explore the long-term effects of such programs and their application in various educational settings.","PeriodicalId":47581,"journal":{"name":"Journal of General Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"303-318"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145551707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Perceived overqualification and knowledge behaviors: Investigations from affective and self-regulatory perspectives. 感知资历过高和知识行为：从情感和自我调节角度的调查。

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Journal of General Psychology Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-30 DOI: 10.1080/00221309.2026.2647724

Rong Wang

{"title":"Perceived overqualification and knowledge behaviors: Investigations from affective and self-regulatory perspectives.","authors":"Rong Wang","doi":"10.1080/00221309.2026.2647724","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00221309.2026.2647724","url":null,"abstract":"Integrating the person-environment fit theory with the regulatory focus theory, this research examined why and when perceived overqualification related to knowledge behaviors. Recruiting 791 employees as participants, a scenario experiment with a 2 (overqualified vs. not overqualified) × 2 (promotion focus vs. prevention focus) between-subjects design was carried out in Study 1. Study 2 was a time-lagged survey, and data were collected from 622 employees. The results showed that perceived overqualification increased negative and decreased positive emotions, thereby leading to less knowledge sharing and more knowledge hiding behaviors. Emotions caused by perceived overqualification were contingent on employees' regulatory focus and Mianzi. A prevention focus attenuated the relationship between perceived overqualification and negative emotions, as well as the mediating role of negative emotions in the associations between perceived overqualification and knowledge behaviors. Similarly, when exhibiting a promotion focus, perceived overqualification was less likely to influence positive emotions and weaken its mediating effect in the relationships between perceived overqualification and knowledge behaviors. Furthermore, Mianzi, a cultural value orientation, contributed to mitigating the decline in positive emotions associated with perceived overqualification. The obtained findings emphasize individual differences and protective mechanisms that shape emotional responses to perceived overqualification.","PeriodicalId":47581,"journal":{"name":"Journal of General Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"366-395"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147575898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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