{"title":"Pathways from Childhood Trauma to Internet Addiction: Mediating Roles of Emotion Dysregulation and Depression, and Moderating Role of Resilience.","authors":"İbrahim Dadandı","doi":"10.1080/00223980.2025.2575307","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2025.2575307","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Increasing evidence indicates a meaningful association between childhood trauma and Internet addiction; however, less is known with respect to the psychological mechanism underlying this relationship. The present study examined the serial mediating roles of emotion dysregulation and depression, and the moderating role of resilience, in the link between childhood trauma and Internet addiction. A total of 869 university students (<i>F</i> = 57.2%, <i>M</i> = 42.8%; M<sub>age</sub>= 20.76 ± 1.61) participated in the study. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SF), the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-Brief Form (DERS-16), and the Internet Addiction Test-Short Form (IAT-SF) were used as the data collection tools. Correlation analysis revealed significant positive associations among childhood trauma, emotion dysregulation, depression, and Internet addiction, but resilience was negatively correlated with these variables. Further analyses demonstrated that childhood trauma predicted Internet addiction indirectly through emotion dysregulation and depression while its direct effect was not significant. These indirect effects, however, were diminished by resilience, supporting a moderated mediation model. Accordingly, emotion dysregulation and depression may serve as psychological mechanisms that transfer the impacts of childhood trauma to Internet addiction, but resilience could mitigate these effects. Interventions that target these psychological factors may help reduce the problem of Internet addiction among university students with a history of childhood trauma.</p>","PeriodicalId":48218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-24"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145313885","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}
{"title":"The Hidden Battle: Examining Impostor Phenomenon in Saudi's Newly Graduated Nurses.","authors":"Kawthar Alsaleh, Adnan Innab, Monirah Albloushi, Reem Saeed Alghamdi, Mohammed Alkhalaf","doi":"10.1080/00223980.2025.2575319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2025.2575319","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Newly graduated nurses entering the workforce often encounter impostor phenomenon (IP), which produces feelings of intellectual phoniness and inadequacy despite personal achievements. We aimed to examine the extent of IP among newly graduated nurses entering the workforce in Saudi Arabia. This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted <i>via</i> a self-administered questionnaire in three hospitals in Saudi Arabia. The collected data, including sociodemographic characteristics and the Clance Imposter Phenomenon Scale, were analyzed using descriptive statistics, <i>t</i>-tests, analysis of variance, and multiple regression. Among 101 participants, 16.8%, 52.5%, and 30.7% exhibited few IP characteristics, moderate IP, and frequent IP, respectively. Nurses who had less than one year of experience and those working in the obstetrics and gynecology department seemed more susceptible to IP. The emotional and professional impact of IP on early-career nurses emphasizes the importance of structured support systems, psychological interventions, and mentorship to build a more resilient and confident nursing workforce and improve patient care. Addressing IP among new nurses is essential for their retention and mental well-being, as well as for patient safety. Educators, administrators, and policymakers are encouraged to implement resilience training, peer support, and mentorship programs to help nurses navigate professional challenges with confidence, consequently enhancing individual well-being and improving the broader field of nursing.</p>","PeriodicalId":48218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145309628","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}
{"title":"Mobile Phone Addiction and Alexithymia Among College Students: Effects of Social Anxiety and Core Self-Evaluation.","authors":"Yujie Bao, Bixun Tong, Shuhui Zhao, Tianyun Chen","doi":"10.1080/00223980.2025.2572704","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2025.2572704","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explored possible mechanisms underlying the relationship between alexithymia and mobile phone addiction. The participants comprised 2,500 university students who were asked to complete the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, the Interaction Anxiousness Scale, the Core Self-evaluations Scale, and the Mobile Phone Addiction Index. The research found that social anxiety and core self-evaluation partially mediated the effect of alexithymia on mobile phone addiction, accounting for 22.5% and 42.4% of the total variance, respectively. When working sequentially, the relationship between alexithymia and mobile phone addiction was mediated by social anxiety and mobile phone addiction. The implications of the findings for preventing mobile phone addiction among college students are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":48218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145294048","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}
{"title":"Associations Between Personality Traits and ChatGPT Usage: The Dual Mediating Roles of Social Image and Computer Self-Efficacy.","authors":"Tingjun Deng, Dake Wang, Jiaojiao Ma, Tian Wang, Benqian Li, Talib Hussain, Yongjie Yue, Pengcheng Wang","doi":"10.1080/00223980.2025.2568758","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2025.2568758","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>ChatGPT has emerged as a focal point of interest among researchers and practitioners. However, little empirical research has examined its usage. Based on the Five Factor Model and the Technology Acceptance Model, this research examines the relationships between personality traits, specifically extraversion, openness, and conscientiousness, and ChatGPT usage, with social image and computer self-efficacy serving as mediators. In March 2023, this study surveyed 784 users in China, consisting of 462 males and 322 females, with an average age of 23.7. Our analysis reveals that extraversion, openness, and conscientiousness are positively associated with ChatGPT usage through sequential mediating involving social image and computer self-efficacy. While these traits demonstrate indirect associations with usage, openness and conscientiousness lack direct relationships with ChatGPT usage, and neither extraversion nor openness directly relates to computer self-efficacy. These findings offer in-depth perspectives for generative artificial intelligence technology developers and marketers to enhance user engagement strategies at their early stages.</p>","PeriodicalId":48218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145233769","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}
{"title":"In Deep Water? Psychopathic Traits and Related Externalizing Problems as Detrimental Adaptations to Child Adversity.","authors":"Aitana Gomis-Pomares, Lidón Villanueva","doi":"10.1080/00223980.2025.2568757","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2025.2568757","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Child maltreatment is a risk factor for developing psychopathic traits and other externalizing problems. However, little is known about the relationship between specific sorts of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), psychopathic traits, and related externalizing problems, especially in non-English-speaking countries. Therefore, this study investigates the role of ACEs in a wide range of externalizing problems, including psychopathic traits, in a sample of Spanish emerging adults. A total of 490 Spanish participants (62.4% female), aged 18-20 (<i>M</i> = 18.90), participated. Participants retrospectively completed a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire, and the Youth Psychopathic Inventory. They were recruited from community settings, using convenience and snowball sampling methods. Results showed that the number of ACEs predicted a higher likelihood of psychopathic traits, police problems, and drug use. Sexual abuse was the ACE with greater predictive power for future psychopathic traits. A common pattern was observed in the use of substances as a coping strategy in the face of a variety of ACEs (specifically physical abuse, sexual abuse, and household substance abuse). Nonetheless, witnessing domestic violence acted as a protective factor decreasing the odds of drug use. There was also evidence of intergenerational transmission of incarcerated relatives and the higher probability of the participants being in jail or prison, and household substance abuse and the higher substance use and alcohol consumption in participants. These findings strengthen the link between ACEs, psychopathic traits, and related outcomes, highlighting the critical policy relevance of ACEs research across disciplines.</p>","PeriodicalId":48218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145233798","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}
{"title":"Dispositional Mindfulness and Adolescent Mental Health Problems: The Mediation of Attentional Control and Moderation of Self-Esteem.","authors":"Wenli Song, Zh Yeng Chong, Wei Xu","doi":"10.1080/00223980.2025.2557878","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00223980.2025.2557878","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This three-wave longitudinal study examined the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and adolescent mental health problems (depression, anxiety, and stress) by testing the mediating role of attentional control and the moderating role of self-esteem. 1150 adolescents (<i>M/SD</i><sub>age</sub> = 15.96/0.97 years, 55% female) completed a self-report questionnaire on dispositional mindfulness and mental health problems at T1 (baseline), attentional control and self-esteem at T2 (three-month follow-up), and mental health problems at T3 (six-month follow-up). Results showed that dispositional mindfulness at T1 negatively predicted mental health problems at T3, and attentional control at T2 mediated this association. In addition, self-esteem at T2 moderated the pathway from attentional control at T2 to depression at T3, suggesting that attentional control has a stronger predictive effect on depression in adolescents with low self-esteem. The findings highlight attentional control as a key mechanism of dispositional mindfulness in alleviating mental health problems, particularly for adolescents with low self-esteem. Implications for prevention and intervention in adolescent mental health problems are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":48218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145034347","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}
Anat Brunstein Klomek, Dorit Olenik-Shemesh, Tali Heiman, Omer Nisenboym
{"title":"Anxious-Ambivalent Attachment and Cybervictimization Among Young Adults: The Mediating Role of Problematic Internet Use.","authors":"Anat Brunstein Klomek, Dorit Olenik-Shemesh, Tali Heiman, Omer Nisenboym","doi":"10.1080/00223980.2025.2553049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2025.2553049","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Studies have shown anxious-ambivalent attachment commonly characterizes cyberbullying victims. Similarly, studies have shown an association between anxious-ambivalent attachment and problematic internet use (PIU). Previous studies have explained this asso-ciation by noting the high interpersonal needs of individuals with anxious-ambivalent attachment who are looking for social contact. Studies have demonstrated the destructive consequences of PIU, including cybervictimization. However, the possibility that PIU mediates the association between anxious-ambivalent attachment and cybervictimization has not been examined yet. Accordingly, this study aimed to: (1) examine the association between anxious-ambivalent attachment and PIU; (2) assess the relationship between PIU and cybervictimization; and (3) explore PIU's mediating effect between anxious-ambivalent attachment and cybervictimization. The sample comprised 170 Israeli young adults (63 men, 107 women), aged 19-34 (<i>M</i> = 26.26, SD = 3.02). Data were collected from October to December during the first semester of the academic year. Results showed that anxious-ambivalent attachment was significantly correlated with both PIU and cybervictimization, and PIU was correlated with cybervictimization. In addition, PIU fully mediated the relationship between anxious-ambivalent attachment and cybervictimization. These findings suggest that individuals with higher anxious-ambivalent attachment may engage in greater PIU, increasing their risk of cybervictimization. Integrating attachment- and PIU-focused interventions into prevention programs may reduce cybervictimization risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":48218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144993909","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}
{"title":"The Role of Emotional Empathy and Assertiveness in Interpersonal Success: Mediating Effects of Conflict Management.","authors":"Zahra Ahmadi Shooli, Siamak Khodarahimi, Mojtaba Rahimian Bougar, Ali Rasti, Nasrollah Mazraeh, Mona Golchin","doi":"10.1080/00223980.2025.2546861","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2025.2546861","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study investigated the effects of emotional empathy and self-assertiveness on interpersonal success through the mediating role of managing interpersonal conflicts using structural equation modeling (SEM). The sample of this study was 294 young adults in Yasuj City, Iran, who were selected using the purposive sampling method in a cross-sectional study. The Emotional Empathy Scale (EES), the Assertion Inventory (AI), the Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventory-Form A (ROC-II), and the Basic Adlerian Scales for Interpersonal Success-Adult Form (BASIS-A) were utilized for data collection. The results indicated that emotional empathy, self-assertiveness, and conflict management significantly correlate with interpersonal success. Emotional empathy and self-assertiveness show a significantly indirect correlation with interpersonal success, which is mediated by managing interpersonal conflicts. Also, emotional empathy, self-assertiveness, and management of interpersonal conflicts collectively accounted for 74.9% of the variance in interpersonal success within this sample. The findings demonstrated a well-structured SEM that depicts the effects of emotional empathy and self-assertiveness on interpersonal success, mediated by managing interpersonal conflicts. These findings have implications for psychological interventions targeting interpersonal issues in adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":48218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144974555","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}
{"title":"Finding Forgiveness: Links Between Personality, Self-Esteem, Attachment, and Commitment on Women's Actual and Anticipated Reactions to Infidelity.","authors":"Grace White, Alejandra Medina Fernandez, Adrianna J Valencia","doi":"10.1080/00223980.2025.2538170","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2025.2538170","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Understanding the intricate social and psychological processes influencing mental health is key to crafting effective treatments. Intimate romantic relationships play an important role in individual well-being. The aftermath of relationship dissolution can have devastating emotional effects, particularly in cases of deception or betrayal, such as infidelity. The current study aimed to explore women's actual and anticipated responses to infidelity in their romantic relationships. Specifically, this study focused on the roles of personality, self-esteem, adult attachment, and commitment in forgiveness and relationship continuation. Four hundred heterosexual women (<i>M</i> = 22.27 years old, <i>SD</i> = 6.30) responded to study measures. About 49% of the sample reported real experiences of partner cheating, and 43% of those women chose to stay post-infidelity. The research findings suggest that previous experiences with infidelity and personality, specifically extraversion, may be predictive of women's anticipated reactions to a partner's affair (<i>p</i> = .002). Attachment style and self-esteem may also weakly relate to forgiveness and relationship stability for imagined instances of infidelity. For actual reactions to infidelity, results related to intrapersonal variables and past cheating experiences were inconclusive (<i>p</i> = .894). In this sample, women were more inclined to forgive emotional infidelity than sexual infidelity. Due to the small effects observed, the results of this study should be interpreted with caution. Future research into the underlying intrapersonal factors influencing responses to infidelity is warranted. Insights gained from this study could contribute to developing effective treatment interventions for individuals and couples navigating the complexities of relational dishonesty.</p>","PeriodicalId":48218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-26"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144776639","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}
{"title":"How Childhood Maltreatment Influences Loneliness and Life Satisfaction Through Sleep Problems: A Serial Mediation Model and Network Analysis.","authors":"Hanqi Li, Jiani Gao, Haoyang Sun, Peng Wang, Keyi Zhang, Weijie Liang, Fang Liu","doi":"10.1080/00223980.2025.2542565","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2025.2542565","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Childhood maltreatment is a known risk factor for physical and mental health, often reducing adult life satisfaction. Despite its importance, few studies have examined the relationship between childhood maltreatment and loneliness/life satisfaction from the perspective of sleep problems. A sample of 779 participants (40.4% males, M<sub>age</sub> = 25.97 years, SD<sub>age</sub> = 6.36) completed an online questionnaire assessing childhood maltreatment, sleep problems, loneliness, and life satisfaction. Using structural equation modeling, a serial mediation model was tested to examine the pathways linking these variables. Additionally, network analysis was employed to explore the interrelationships between sleep problems and loneliness. The results indicated that childhood maltreatment was negatively associated with life satisfaction. Furthermore, sleep problems and loneliness sequentially mediated this relationship, suggesting that childhood maltreatment may lead to increased sleep disturbances, which in turn exacerbate feelings of loneliness, ultimately reducing life satisfaction. Network analysis revealed that \"Medication intake\" play a central role in the covariation between these constructs. The results underscore the chain-mediated role of sleep problems and loneliness in the association between childhood maltreatment and life satisfaction. The findings suggest that interventions targeting sleep disturbances and loneliness could be effective strategies for improving life satisfaction among individuals with a history of childhood maltreatment. This study offers practical implications for intervention programs aimed at enhancing well-being in affected populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":48218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144776640","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}