Chiara Parisse, Stefano Livi, Laura Prislei, Mara Marini, John W. Berry
{"title":"Italian Adaptation of the Revised Multicultural Ideology Scale (MCI-r)","authors":"Chiara Parisse, Stefano Livi, Laura Prislei, Mara Marini, John W. Berry","doi":"10.1002/ijop.70073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.70073","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The rise of migrants from different cultural backgrounds in Italy highlights the need to promote harmonious coexistence between them and the local population. A key factor in addressing this challenge is the level of acceptance in society of a multicultural ideology. An instrument to measure this concept has recently been revised into the Revised Multicultural Ideology Scale (MCI-r). Despite the urgency of adopting this broader ideology in Italy, no adaptation of the current scale has been made in the Italian context. To bridge this gap, our studies aim to adapt the MCI-r scale to the Italian context and assess its predictive validity on variables crucial for positive intergroup relations. We collected data from two distinct samples: one from Prolific (<i>N</i> = 301) and another from Sapienza University (<i>N</i> = 204). Using confirmatory factor analysis, measurement invariance, and convergent and discriminant validity analyses, we investigated the psychometric properties of the scale based on its recent validations in other societies. Furthermore, we tested its predictive validity concerning the quality of contact with migrants and political orientation. Our findings supported a four-factor solution and a higher-order dimension. Additionally, results supported the predictive validity of MCI-r and the superordinate dimension on positive contact with migrants and political orientations.</p>","PeriodicalId":48146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychology","volume":"60 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ijop.70073","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144573702","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}
Eleanor J. Junkins, D. A. Briley, Brian G. Ogolsky, Jaime Derringer
{"title":"Examination of Repeated Measurement of Personality, Social Relationships and Mental Health in a Sexual and Gender Diverse Sample","authors":"Eleanor J. Junkins, D. A. Briley, Brian G. Ogolsky, Jaime Derringer","doi":"10.1002/ijop.70069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.70069","url":null,"abstract":"<p>How do we know whether psychological science generalises across groups? External validity, including the nomological network, is key for establishing the utility of psychological constructs in under-investigated populations. We used an online, monthly longitudinal study measuring personality, social relationships and mental health. Among participants (total <i>N</i> = 1777; 31% retention), 73% identified as sexual and/or gender minority (SGM). Longitudinal growth parameters, rank-order stability and cross-time correlations were examined. The findings showed remarkably similar associations and rank-order stability. Mean differences measured using multiple assessments displayed a similar pattern to cross-sectional differences with slightly diminished magnitudes. These exploratory results can inform longitudinal research to be better equipped to disentangle processes that support resilience in the face of extant negative influences, address health disparities and identify associations that are more universal in the studied contexts lending support for diversifying psychological research across SGM identities.</p>","PeriodicalId":48146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychology","volume":"60 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ijop.70069","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144558069","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}
Caitlin Davis, Lawrence Locker Jr., Joshua L. Williams
{"title":"Celebrity Worship and Materialism: A Focus on Narcissism and Perceived Similarity With a Celebrity","authors":"Caitlin Davis, Lawrence Locker Jr., Joshua L. Williams","doi":"10.1002/ijop.70067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.70067","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The current study further examined the relationship between celebrity worship, narcissism, and materialism. We also examined the extent to which one perceives themselves to be similar in some respect to their favourite celebrity correlates with the aforementioned variables. We predicted positive relationships amongst the variables such that greater celebrity worship is associated with higher narcissism, materialism, and perceived similarity with one's favourite celebrity. Notably, perceived similarity and vulnerable narcissism were uniquely predictive of celebrity worship whereas vulnerable and grandiose narcissism were uniquely predictive of materialism.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychology","volume":"60 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144537089","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":"Beliefs About the Positive Functions of Sadness","authors":"Mariko Shirai, Masato Nagamine","doi":"10.1002/ijop.70068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.70068","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Sadness involves adaptive functions such as eliciting help from others or analysing the causes of failure. It also has positive features such as empathy or the co-occurrence of positive emotions. Previous studies have revealed that Asians are more likely than Westerners to perceive the utility of negative emotions. However, common people's beliefs about the positive functions of specific emotions, including sadness, remain unclear. This study aimed to identify beliefs about the positive functions of sadness in Eastern Japanese culture. In Part 1, we collected free descriptions of the positive functions of sadness (<i>n</i> = 253) and categorised the responses into 43 features. In Part 2, we asked 49 participants to assess the similarity between each feature pair. Multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analysis were conducted to elucidate the relationships among the features and categorise them into groups based on similarity scores. The results revealed the four groups: (1) empathy and relating to others, (2) growth and overcoming, (3) rational thinking, and (4) contribution to creativity and meaning of life. These findings indicate that Japanese people perceive sadness as an emotion with positive functions that possesses meaningful benefits in various aspects of life, which can be categorised into the four distinct positive functions.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychology","volume":"60 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144520158","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}
Jingkun Zhou, Hong Ma, Liying Cui, Aruna Wu, Mengxing Hao
{"title":"Longitudinal Predictive Effects of Different Types of Face Consciousness on Cooperative Tendencies: Mediating Role of Prosocial and Achievement Motivations","authors":"Jingkun Zhou, Hong Ma, Liying Cui, Aruna Wu, Mengxing Hao","doi":"10.1002/ijop.70071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.70071","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study aimed to explore the effect of differences in face consciousness on Chinese people's cooperative tendencies. We conducted a nine-month longitudinal tracking survey of 787 college students. The prediction effect of the desire to gain face on inclusiveness, reciprocity and gregariousness is stable and consistent across time, while the prediction effect of fear of losing face is not stable and consistent. Prosocial and success-oriented motivation mediated the relationship between the desire to gain face or fear of losing face, and cooperative tendencies; however, the desire to gain face promoted cooperative tendencies by positively predicting prosocial and success-oriented motivation, whereas the fear of losing face inhibited cooperative tendencies by negatively predicting prosocial and success-oriented motivation. Failure-avoidance motivation did not mediate the relationship between the desire to gain face or fear of losing face and cooperative tendencies. These results indicate differences in the predictive mechanisms through which face consciousness affects cooperative tendencies.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychology","volume":"60 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144520159","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":"Moral Judgement on the Use of Market System Ideology in Social Domains","authors":"Kenji Noguchi, Kaleb Holliman","doi":"10.1002/ijop.70065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.70065","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The current study examined whether people would make moral judgements on the use of money to solve a societal issue. We employed real-life examples described by Sandel (2012) and utilised deontological and utilitarian moral views and moral foundations theory to address their reasoning for moral judgements. College students (<i>N</i> = 303 in Study 1 and <i>N</i> = 98 in Study 2) were asked to read the events regarding the use of monetary value and to make moral judgements. Other logical and affective reactions to these events and individual difference measures were also asked. The results showed that they were morally opposed to the nature of these events or at least ambivalent. Correlational and regression analyses showed that an emotional reaction to the event was strongly related to their moral judgement and the consideration of benefiting society and individual freedom also contributed to their judgement. Study 2 asked participants for their estimates of Americans' views on these issues. The consensus measures indicated that using market ideology in social events is considered morally wrong or at least having a moral component when compared to morally deemed issues.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychology","volume":"60 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144339302","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}
Hwayeon Myeong, Hyunjung Jo, Hyunhee Cho, Tyrone J. Sgambati, Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, Jason Okonofua
{"title":"A Resilience-Disclosure Intervention for Managing Stigmatised North Korean Refugee Identity: A Quasi-Randomised Controlled Trial","authors":"Hwayeon Myeong, Hyunjung Jo, Hyunhee Cho, Tyrone J. Sgambati, Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, Jason Okonofua","doi":"10.1002/ijop.70066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.70066","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>North Korean refugee (NKR) undergraduate students in South Korean universities often conceal their NKR identity to mitigate discrimination, a strategy that can impede social connection and access to vital resources for college adjustment. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a resilience-disclosure intervention designed to encourage strategic identity management over complete concealment. In a quasi-randomised controlled trial, NKR students were assigned to either a resilience-disclosure intervention (<i>n</i> = 75) or a control intervention (<i>n</i> = 68) condition. The resilience-disclosure intervention highlighted strengths associated with participants' stigmatised NKR identity and encouraged intergroup contact, while the control intervention focused on general strategies for college success without addressing NKR identity. Results demonstrated that the intervention significantly buffered the decline of identity disclosure among participants with heightened concerns about identity-based rejection. These findings contribute to the literature on psychological interventions, intergroup relations, and the experiences of individuals with CSIs, offering practical strategies to address challenges faced by NKRs.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychology","volume":"60 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144315315","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":"Examining 81 Predictors of Self-Esteem Using Machine Learning","authors":"Mohsen Joshanloo","doi":"10.1002/ijop.70064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.70064","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The purpose of this study was to identify and rank the most important predictors of self-esteem. Data were drawn from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study, a nationally representative survey of American adults. A total of 81 potential predictors, including psychological, sociodemographic, and health-related variables, were included. The Random Forest machine learning algorithm was used for data analysis. Environmental mastery emerged as the strongest predictor, followed by negative affect, sense of personal growth and positive affect. Agency-related and affective variables ranked among the top predictors, surpassing socio-demographic, health-related, relational and status-related factors. These findings are inconsistent with some theoretical frameworks that emphasise social validation and status as primary drivers of self-esteem, suggesting that self-esteem is more strongly linked to personal agency, a subjective sense of growth and affective experiences. The results contribute to ongoing theoretical development and offer direction for future theorising and empirical research on the nature and predictors of self-esteem.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychology","volume":"60 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144308826","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}
Federica Zava, Flavia Cirimele, Paola Perucchini, Giovanni Maria Vecchio
{"title":"Promoting Sympathy, Empathic Self-Efficacy, and Prosocial Behaviours Among Primary School Children","authors":"Federica Zava, Flavia Cirimele, Paola Perucchini, Giovanni Maria Vecchio","doi":"10.1002/ijop.70058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.70058","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The present study investigated the efficacy of the CEPIDEAS Junior program, a universal intervention promoting prosocial behaviours and social adjustment in schools, on sympathy, empathic self-efficacy, and prosocial behaviour among primary school children. The longitudinal intervention was conducted in 18 schools in the metropolitan area of Rome, involving students from second, third, and fourth grades. Using a quasi-experimental design, a sample of 1045 students (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 8.51, SD = 0.73; 471 girls) was divided into intervention (<i>N</i> = 527) and control groups. Teacher-reported sympathy, children's empathic self-efficacy, and peer-reported prosocial behaviour were assessed at the beginning and end of the intervention. Latent Difference Score (LDS) models revealed significant increases in sympathy and empathic self-efficacy in the intervention group compared to the control group, while the positive effect on prosocial behaviours did not reach statistical significance. The results indicated that the intervention program directly enhanced sympathy and empathic self-efficacy, highlighting the potential of the CEPIDEA school-based program, grounded on the Social-Cognitive Theory, in promoting students' socio-emotional skills.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychology","volume":"60 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144308825","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}
Adriana Cooke, Negin Nasiri, Shiny Aroan Jayakumar, Shahid Bakhsh Rangrej
{"title":"A Systematic Review of the Effect of Socioeconomic Status on the Prevalence of Postpartum Depression (PPD)","authors":"Adriana Cooke, Negin Nasiri, Shiny Aroan Jayakumar, Shahid Bakhsh Rangrej","doi":"10.1002/ijop.70063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.70063","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Postpartum depression is a form of major depression that is characterised by persistent feelings of sadness and anxiety following childbirth. Despite its significant impact on maternal and child well-being, the prevalence and predictors of postpartum depression remain understudied, particularly in diverse socioeconomic contexts. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of postpartum depression amongst different socioeconomic groups with the goal of identifying potential prevention and intervention strategies. In this study, the correlation between socioeconomic status (SES) and postpartum depression was examined using 24 peer-reviewed articles published between 2010 and 2024 using Google Scholar and PubMed databases. The findings for this review highlight the significant correlation between lower SES and higher prevalence of postpartum depression, driven by factors such as income, education, antenatal education, and employment status. While being below the median SES is associated with an increased risk of postpartum depression, the relationship between higher SES and postpartum depression risk remains unclear, warranting further research to be done. In addition, our findings may be impacted by publication bias and confounding variables such as race and culture.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychology","volume":"60 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144244415","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}