{"title":"Individuals With Upward Social Mobility Show Greater Prosocial Willingness and Behavior","authors":"Yanping Qin, Xiaoyan Wang","doi":"10.1111/jasp.70014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70014","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study investigates the relationship between social mobility and prosocial behavior through two empirical studies. A survey (<i>N</i> = 348) in Study 1 found that individuals experiencing upward social mobility (i.e., objective income upward mobility) exhibited a heightened willingness to engage in prosocial behaviors. Furthermore, the pursuit of authenticity self was identified as a mediating factor in the relationship between upward social mobility and prosocial willingness. In Study 2, a laboratory experiment (<i>N</i> = 159) manipulated perceptions of social mobility and utilized a money allocation task to assess prosocial behavior. The findings showed that individuals who perceived upward social mobility allocated significantly more money to others than those in stationary high or low positions, with no significant difference in allocations between the stationary high and low groups. Collectively, these studies suggest a consistent pattern in which individuals experiencing upward social mobility are more likely to engage in prosocial behavior.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48404,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Social Psychology","volume":"55 10","pages":"793-801"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145196895","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}
Brittany M. Tausen, Kylie Alder, Bee Asfaw, Talia Parlane, Michelle Ma
{"title":"Buffered From the Dehumanizing Effects of Negative Interactions With Individuals Experiencing Homelessness? Exploring the Role of Social Justice Motivations and Education","authors":"Brittany M. Tausen, Kylie Alder, Bee Asfaw, Talia Parlane, Michelle Ma","doi":"10.1111/jasp.70012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70012","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Positive interactions with individuals experiencing homelessness precipitate positive attitudes and a willingness to help those who are unhoused. Importantly, however, not all intergroup interactions are positive. Research exploring factors that buffer individuals from changes to outgroup attitudes when negative encounters do occur remains a critical area for research. In three studies, we explored whether social justice motivations (Study 1 and Study 2) and a novel social justice education intervention (Study 3) mitigate the cognitive and behavioral consequences of imaginary intergroup interactions. Findings from all three studies demonstrated that negative (vs. positive) interactions reliably enhanced the dehumanization of individuals experiencing homelessness, whereas impacts on intentions to help were more variable. Individual differences in and manipulations of intrinsic social justice motivations and education failed to moderate the relationship between interaction valence and outcomes, though they remained significant predictors of attitudes about and intended treatment of individuals experiencing homelessness. Together, these findings emphasize that while social justice motivations—particularly when they are intrinsic in nature—and education are important to consider in the context of rising homelessness, they do not appear to buffer individuals from the interpersonal consequences of negative interactions with those who are unhoused. Put simply, negative intergroup interactions harm outgroup attitudes even for people who might think that they are immune to, or less likely to be influenced by such encounters. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48404,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Social Psychology","volume":"55 10","pages":"763-782"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145196757","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":"Expansion of the Psychological Contract: Unlocking the Code of Innovation Behavior in Open Innovation Community","authors":"Jingkun Bai, Xiaotong Sun","doi":"10.1111/jasp.70011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70011","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Companies are increasingly building open innovation communities to take advantage of user innovation. However, research on the factors that drive users' innovation behavior is still lacking. Based on the self-determination theory, we focus on the impact of different types of psychological contracts on users' innovation behavior, as well as the interactions between different types of psychological contracts. Using a questionnaire method, 385 valid questionnaires were collected from four Chinese open innovation communities, with the empirical results found: Transactional psychological contracts significantly negatively affect users' innovation behavior; relational psychological contracts and ideology-infused psychological contracts have a significant positive effect; transactional psychological contracts negatively moderate the relationship between ideology-infused psychological contracts and users' innovation behavior, while relational psychological contracts positively moderate this relationship. This study enriches and expands the research on psychological contract and users' innovation behavior, providing a reference for managing users' innovation behavior in the open innovation community context.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48404,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Social Psychology","volume":"55 9","pages":"744-758"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144929543","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}
Pauline Rasset, Maëlle Fleury, Nicolas Cabé, Jessica Mange
{"title":"So Much More Than That: Enhancing the Rehumanization Effect of Multiple Categorization on People With Alcohol Use Disorder","authors":"Pauline Rasset, Maëlle Fleury, Nicolas Cabé, Jessica Mange","doi":"10.1111/jasp.70008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70008","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Multiple categorization (MC) occurs when individuals are described using several different social categories. MC has been shown to be an effective strategy for combating public stigma and improving social judgments. However, the conditions that optimize its effectiveness remain insufficiently understood. To address the severe public stigma of alcohol use disorder (AUD), this study investigated the moderating impact of the social categories used in MC, by manipulating first the number (Pre-registered Study 1), and then the valence (Pre-registered Study 2) of these categories. Results of Pre-registered Study 1 indicate that the benefits of MC begin to emerge with the inclusion of three categories, including the stigmatized one. These benefits are further enhanced when a total of five categories are included, whereas adding additional categories does not yield further advantages. Results of Pre-registered Study 2 indicate that even negatively valenced categories can improve the way people form impressions of individuals with AUD. More generally, the valence of the categories influenced the magnitude of the effect. From a theoretical perspective, these findings demonstrate the benefits of multiple categorization in humanizing individuals and reducing stigma. Additionally, they highlight that the characteristics of the selected categories can influence the magnitude of the effects, opening up the possibility of optimizing the strategy. In terms of application, these studies illustrate the critical importance, particularly in clinical settings, of taking into account the psychosocial processes involved in the care and management of stigmatized populations, such as individuals suffering from AUD.</p>","PeriodicalId":48404,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Social Psychology","volume":"55 9","pages":"708-719"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jasp.70008","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144929829","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":"Ownership Feelings Toward Green and Blue Nature Spaces: Outcomes and Mechanisms","authors":"Xiongzhi Wang, Kelly S. Fielding, Angela J. Dean","doi":"10.1111/jasp.70010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70010","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Psychological ownership has been increasingly examined in relation to the natural environment, with literature showing that ownership feelings of natural areas are positively related to pro-environmental intentions or behaviours. However, there remains limited understanding of the mediating factors behind this psychological ownership of nature effect, the potential for negative consequences, and whether the effect differs by type of natural spaces. We addressed these gaps via a pre-registered 2 (individual psychological ownership: high vs low) × 2 (nature-type: terrestrial green vs coastal blue) between-subjects experiment within the Australian community (<i>N</i> = 407). Our results showed that eliciting psychological ownership of a natural area led to pro-environmental outcomes (e.g., volunteering intentions and donation behaviours). Perceived responsibility consistently mediated these relationships, while alternative mediators (i.e., place attachment and self-efficacy) varied depending on the specific outcome considered. Notably, while elicited psychological ownership of nature engendered entitlement feelings, it did not evoke territorial defence. Exploratory analyses indicated that the psychological ownership effect and mediating mechanisms were similar across both green and blue nature spaces. Overall, our study offers a nuanced understanding of how psychological ownership shapes nature conservation outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":48404,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Social Psychology","volume":"55 9","pages":"731-743"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jasp.70010","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144929717","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}
Kathleen A. Klik, Mia Cotan Utomo, Ben Jones, Luisa Batalha, Linda Tropp, Katherine Reynolds
{"title":"Social Identity Processes in the Field: The Role of Group Norms and Social Identification in Prejudice Reduction","authors":"Kathleen A. Klik, Mia Cotan Utomo, Ben Jones, Luisa Batalha, Linda Tropp, Katherine Reynolds","doi":"10.1111/jasp.70005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70005","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The dominant theoretical models used to understand prejudice and prejudice reduction are based on social identity and self-categorization theories. Supporting evidence, though, has largely emerged from laboratory settings with very few naturalistic field experiments. The implication is that governments and practitioners looking to advance social cohesion and tolerance through community-based interventions have limited information about what works and why. Furthermore, debates within the prejudice reduction field have emerged about whether current models can account for both prejudice reduction and social change towards equality and fairness. The current research addresses these issues and gaps. The impact of a 30-week community-based performing arts intervention on prejudice reduction, active bystandership, collective action intentions, and ethnic (group) identification was assessed. Through the introduction of a control group, pre- and post-intervention survey (<i>n</i> = 86), and controlling for prior levels of quantity of intergroup friendships, it was found that the intervention group showed a reduction in prejudice and an increase in active bystandership and ethnic identification. Importantly, in line with the social identity perspective, both the program group norms and social identification with the program group helped explain these changes. The implications of these findings for prejudice reduction are outlined.</p>","PeriodicalId":48404,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Social Psychology","volume":"55 9","pages":"663-677"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jasp.70005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144929937","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}
Julia Heimrich, Nina Mareen Junker, Rolf van Dick, Andreas Mojzisch, Michael Knoll, Svenja B. Frenzel, Jan Alexander Häusser
{"title":"How Extraversion and Need-to-Belong Relate to the Emergence and Maintenance of Identification With a New Group","authors":"Julia Heimrich, Nina Mareen Junker, Rolf van Dick, Andreas Mojzisch, Michael Knoll, Svenja B. Frenzel, Jan Alexander Häusser","doi":"10.1111/jasp.70006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70006","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Prior research on the formation of identification with social groups has primarily examined existing groups, focusing on contextual factors that either strengthen or weaken social identification. However, this line of research has largely overlooked the importance of individual factors in shaping how identification emerges and evolves, especially when individuals enter new groups, such as starting a university education or a new job. We propose that extraversion and the need-to-belong (NTB) are two key factors related to this process. To test our assumptions, we conducted two longitudinal studies with university freshmen and one preregistered longitudinal study with newcomers to the workforce. Study 1 (<i>N</i><sub>Study1</sub> = 272; <i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 21.51) employed a four-wave design, while Studies 2 (<i>N</i><sub>Study2</sub> = 296; <i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 21.22) and 3 (<i>N</i><sub>Study3</sub> = 348; <i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 26.78) used a five-wave design. Across all three studies, extraversion consistently predicted the emergence of identification with a new group. In contrast, the relationship between NTB and identification with a new group was less consistent: NTB positively predicted the emergence of identification among students (Study 2) but not among new employees (Study 3). Furthermore, NTB moderated the relationship between extraversion and the development of identification for students, but not for employees.</p>","PeriodicalId":48404,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Social Psychology","volume":"55 9","pages":"678-694"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jasp.70006","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144930011","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":"Not Bowing Down Thine Ear: Underestimating Observers' Impression After Seeking Help From People With Less Competence","authors":"Tian Qiu, Jiayi Du, Jingyi Lu","doi":"10.1111/jasp.70007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70007","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Help-seekers not only desire to solve their problem, but also want to leave a good impression on others while seeking help. Although potential helpers who are overall less competent than help-seekers can solve help-seekers' specific problems in many situations, help-seekers rarely ask for their help. To explain the underutilization of less-competent helpers, this study investigates whether help-seekers can accurately predict observers' impressions of them when they ask for help from these helpers. Five studies showed that people who sought help from less-competent helpers underestimated observers' impressions, because they focused less on flexibility and more on competence compared to observers. This misprediction can be attenuated by prompting help-seekers to consider the flexibility conveyed by downward help-seeking. Our research contributes to the help-seeking literature by examining whether and why help-seekers miscalibrate social evaluations resulting from seeking help from less-competent helpers. It also encourages help-seekers to “bow down their ears.”</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48404,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Social Psychology","volume":"55 9","pages":"695-707"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144929997","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}
Vanessa Marchetti, Massimiliano Scopelliti, Giacomo Angelini, Edwin J. Boezeman, Niels J. van Doesum, Henk Staats, Caterina Fiorilli
{"title":"Understanding Proenvironmental Behavior: A Model Based on Moral Identity and Connection to Nature","authors":"Vanessa Marchetti, Massimiliano Scopelliti, Giacomo Angelini, Edwin J. Boezeman, Niels J. van Doesum, Henk Staats, Caterina Fiorilli","doi":"10.1111/jasp.70004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70004","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Research has widely recognized the role of personal norms, connection to nature, and different forms of identity as important factors that promote individuals' environmental actions, as well as the role of moral disengagement to diminish these. However, less attention has been given to one's <i>moral identity</i> as a key driver for proenvironmental behavior. Extending current literature, we therefore explored if moral identity could promote proenvironmental behavior. Participants in our study (<i>N</i> = 359) completed a series of questionnaires. Correlational analyses, path analysis, mediation analysis, and moderation analysis, where relevant, were used in testing four possible models. Only the model in which moral identity and connection to nature predicted proenvironmental behavior directly, and indirectly through the effect of personal norms and moral disengagement, showed good fit indices. Our findings highlight the multifaceted nature of proenvironmental engagement, in which a sense of moral obligation to act sustainably could facilitate behavior stemming from moral identity and the feeling of being connected to nature.</p>","PeriodicalId":48404,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Social Psychology","volume":"55 8","pages":"644-656"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jasp.70004","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144768094","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}
Federica Case, Fabio Fasoli, Sabine Sczesny, Harriet R. Tenenbaum
{"title":"Mentoring Preferences: The Role of Agency and Communion in Deep-Level Similarity and Perceived Workplace Norms","authors":"Federica Case, Fabio Fasoli, Sabine Sczesny, Harriet R. Tenenbaum","doi":"10.1111/jasp.70003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70003","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Mentorship plays a significant role in shaping an individual's career in the workplace. Agency and communion are key dimensions that reflect personal values and workplace norms, both of which strongly influence the mentoring experience. Across four studies, we examined the type of mentoring that potential mentees want depending on their own values, workplace norms, and the interplay between the two. In each study, we investigated if potential mentees prefer mentors similar to themselves on agency and communion and who fit agentic and communal workplace norms. We analyzed perceived workplace norms in Study 1, manipulated prescriptive workplace norms in Study 2, and descriptive workplace norms in Study 3. Finally, Study 4 experimentally investigated if the similarity with the mentor and the perceived workplace requirements affects the preference for a potential mentor. Across all studies, we investigated if women preferred more communion (i.e., communal values in the mentor, psychosocial support) in their ideal mentors than men. The results indicated that people prefer mentors who share the same values and that women prefer more communion than men. Workplace norms did not influence mentoring preferences and did not interact with individuals' values.</p>","PeriodicalId":48404,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Social Psychology","volume":"55 8","pages":"624-643"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jasp.70003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144767839","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}