{"title":"A systematic review of autism in the workplace: Taking a holistic perspective on the Autistic employee life cycle","authors":"Michelle Blood Checketts","doi":"10.1111/apps.70116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.70116","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Extant research on autism at work remains scattered across areas of study, including organizational psychology, disability studies, and management, suggesting the need to systematically organize the body of knowledge. In this systematic review, I explore the small, yet growing body of literature focused on autism at work and integrate research across multiple disparate disciplines to understand the state of Level 1 autism research relevant to the workplace. The findings outline the employee life cycle as it relates to Autistic workers, where the research largely focuses on challenges with little research examining strengths and identifies specific gaps in our knowledge of the Autistic employee life cycle. Suggestions for future research center on taking a holistic perspective of both strengths <i>and</i> challenges of autism, in line with recommendations by the Autistic scholarly community; exploring intersectional experiences of Autistic workers; and examining understudied phases of the Autistic employee life cycle. By examining autism from a holistic, nuanced perspective, scholars can shift the types of questions they ask from focusing on either mitigating weaknesses or emphasizing strengths to embracing broad experiences and thereby work to promote Autistic flourishing.</p>","PeriodicalId":48289,"journal":{"name":"Applied Psychology-An International Review-Psychologie Appliquee-Revue Internationale","volume":"75 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/apps.70116","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148386870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Serving on empty: A multi-level diary study on the dynamics of volunteer engagement in nonprofit sport clubs","authors":"Samuel Kondert, Bernd Marcus","doi":"10.1111/apps.70115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.70115","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We conducted a multilevel diary study in non-profit sports clubs in Germany to examine the within-person (day-level) dynamics of volunteer engagement. The study was pre-registered at OSF (Link_to_Preregister). Over a 3-week period, we collected 649 usable daily reports from 105 participants (<i>M</i> = 6.18 days per person). Multilevel analyses showed that self-determined motivation was positively related to perceptual volunteer engagement (PVE). In turn, PVE was positively associated with time spent volunteering, both formally and informally. Moreover, athlete mental fatigue significantly weakened the positive association between self-determined motivation and PVE. In contrast, volunteering flexibility did not moderate the relationship between self-determined motivation and PVE. Overall, these findings advance theoretical understanding of the day-to-day mechanisms underlying volunteer engagement in nonprofit sports clubs and have important practical implications for their management.</p>","PeriodicalId":48289,"journal":{"name":"Applied Psychology-An International Review-Psychologie Appliquee-Revue Internationale","volume":"75 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148343219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Who benefits from ADHD in entrepreneurship? Intelligence and gender as critical boundary conditions","authors":"Mi Hoang Tran, Wei Yu, Johan Wiklund, Ute Stephan","doi":"10.1111/apps.70113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.70113","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Emerging research on neurodivergence and entrepreneurship suggests that attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may confer advantages for entrepreneurship, though empirical evidence remains heterogeneous. Drawing on person–environment fit theory, this study examines intelligence and gender as important boundary conditions to theorize and test which individuals with ADHD are more likely to become entrepreneurs. Using longitudinal data spanning 28 years from 4128 individuals in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 79 Child and Young Adult (NLSY79 CYA) dataset, we assess how childhood ADHD predicts adult occupational choices. We find no direct relationship between ADHD and entrepreneurship but identify significant interaction effects. Intelligence increases entrepreneurial entry among individuals with ADHD, but this effect is concentrated among men. Men with both high intelligence and ADHD show the highest propensity for entrepreneurship, and women with ADHD show the lowest entrepreneurship rates of any group in our sample, regardless of intelligence, with ADHD associated with reduced entrepreneurial entry for women. These opposing gender-specific effects cancel out in the aggregate, helping explain the inconsistent findings in prior research. Our findings advance neurodiversity research by identifying critical boundary conditions, extend the gender and entrepreneurship literature by showing how neurodiversity amplifies gender gaps in entrepreneurial entry, and contribute to person-environment fit theory by demonstrating how configurations of personal characteristics, not single attributes, determine occupational selection.</p>","PeriodicalId":48289,"journal":{"name":"Applied Psychology-An International Review-Psychologie Appliquee-Revue Internationale","volume":"75 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148343218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eleni Georganta, Selina Stracke, Kristin Knipfer, Claudia Peus
{"title":"Immersed in negativity: Introducing collective rumination in teams","authors":"Eleni Georganta, Selina Stracke, Kristin Knipfer, Claudia Peus","doi":"10.1111/apps.70114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.70114","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Previous research has suggested that collective rumination may affect organizational outcomes; however, how it manifests in teams and impacts their effectiveness remains unknown. Building on the rumination and team literature, we introduce collective rumination in teams (CRIT) as a dysfunctional team process triggered by a shared problem affecting multiple team members. In three studies (Studies 1 and 2: <i>N</i> = 720 team members; Study 3: <i>N</i> = 208 team members nested in 58 teams), we found that it occurs collectively and at the team level. We showed that it consists of five dimensions (recursive discussions of the problem, speculation about causes, speculation about consequences, sharing negative thoughts and feelings, and mutual reinforcement of problem talk) that are reliably and validly captured with our newly developed 15-item measure. Our work sets the stage for understanding and measuring CRIT, paving the way for future research on dysfunctional team processes in adverse work conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":48289,"journal":{"name":"Applied Psychology-An International Review-Psychologie Appliquee-Revue Internationale","volume":"75 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/apps.70114","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148282603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Religious minorities in the workplace: A comprehensive literature review on challenges, equity, and inclusion","authors":"Sonia Ghumman, Priya Soi, Mahboubeh Shirmohammadlou","doi":"10.1111/apps.70112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.70112","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Globalization and immigration have greatly contributed to religious plurality in workplaces worldwide. Despite these religious diversity trends and legal protections in place globally, many religious minorities continue to experience religious-based discrimination and harassment. For many organizations, managing religious diversity remains a challenging endeavor as they balance secularism and the religious freedoms of their workforce. Moreover, growing anti-religious sentiments toward certain religious minorities, influenced by shifting geopolitical climates, may spill into workplace settings, exacerbating these challenges. However, research on religious minorities in the workplace and their experiences is limited or overwhelmingly focuses on mainstream religions. To address these concerns, this paper reviews the existing literature on religious minorities, including but not limited to Muslims, Jews, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, and atheists, highlighting their unique workplace experiences. Drawing on a multi-theoretical lens, our review explores discrimination, religious expression, identity management strategies and their consequences, and the positive impact of religious inclusion on employee and organizational outcomes. We conclude with best practices and policies for fostering a religious-friendly workplace and identify future research needed to deepen our understanding of religious diversity in the workplace.</p>","PeriodicalId":48289,"journal":{"name":"Applied Psychology-An International Review-Psychologie Appliquee-Revue Internationale","volume":"75 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148282152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael Frese, Steven A. Brieger, Dorothee Horvath
{"title":"Towards a concept of error tolerance culture: Entrepreneurship facilitator or societal risk amplifier?","authors":"Michael Frese, Steven A. Brieger, Dorothee Horvath","doi":"10.1111/apps.70109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.70109","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study introduces a concept and measure of “error tolerance culture” that could advance our understanding of cross-national variations in entrepreneurial activity and risk-related outcomes. Using data from 58 countries of the GLOBE study, we show that the cultural practice of error tolerance constitutes a meaningful measure with dual implications: While positively associated with entrepreneurial activity across nations, it is also linked to behaviors that can lead to reduced longevity, increased accidents, and corruption. The proposed measure of error tolerance holds significant potential as a research tool by facilitating the examination of its benefits and drawbacks, as well as uncovering its relationships with critical economic, institutional, and cultural variables.</p>","PeriodicalId":48289,"journal":{"name":"Applied Psychology-An International Review-Psychologie Appliquee-Revue Internationale","volume":"75 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/apps.70109","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148237735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ramsha Naeem, Abdul Karim Khan, Arif Nazir Butt, Abdur Rahman Malik
{"title":"From dormant to active: Understanding triggers and pathways of demographic faultlines on group performance","authors":"Ramsha Naeem, Abdul Karim Khan, Arif Nazir Butt, Abdur Rahman Malik","doi":"10.1111/apps.70111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.70111","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study aims to identify a trigger that activates dormant demographic faultlines into activated faultlines and the downward mechanism that links the activated faultlines to diminished group performance. We theorize that intragroup entitlement beliefs are a key trigger that transforms dormant demographic faultlines into activated faultlines and that once activated, the downstream mechanism is an intragroup power struggle that undermines group performance. The study tests hypotheses through an experiment involving 74 negotiation groups and a field study of 175 organizational work groups. The data support the hypotheses. Beyond the hypothesized relationships, post hoc analyses examine a potential positive pathway whereby activated faultlines enhance intragroup communication and, in turn, improve group performance, with intragroup justice climate acting as a boundary condition. These analyses provide conditional support for this pathway.</p>","PeriodicalId":48289,"journal":{"name":"Applied Psychology-An International Review-Psychologie Appliquee-Revue Internationale","volume":"75 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148173926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}