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{"title":"Are early child teachers' coping flexibility and narcissism associated with the teacher-child relationship?: The mediation of teacher efficacy","authors":"Ruiqi Yin,&nbsp;Joomi Lee,&nbsp;Yujin Jang","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104583","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104583","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study was conducted to determine whether the coping flexibility and narcissism of child teachers are related to the teacher-child relationship through teacher efficacy, focusing on the importance of coping flexibility and narcissism, which has recently attracted attention in relation to human psychology. To this end, data from 329 child teachers working in kindergartens and daycare centers were analyzed using the Coping Flexibility Questionnaire (COFLEX), Murray's Narcissism Scale, Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale (TSES), and Student–Teacher Relationship Scale (STRS). A higher level of coping flexibility and teacher efficacy in early child teachers showed direct and indirect links to the teacher-child relationship. Covert narcissism also demonstrated direct and indirect negative associations with teacher efficacy and the teacher-child relationship. Despite teacher efficacy being a prominent variable in many studies, its connection with the teacher-child relationship was comparatively weaker than that of coping flexibility and narcissism. These results suggest that we should pay more attention to the psychological factors of teachers in addition to teacher-related variables. It suggests that growth writing, which involves expressing personal thoughts and experiences to foster self-awareness. And the need to provide a specific repertoire, examples, and manuals for stress situations of early childhood education field to enhance teacher's coping flexibility.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"251 ","pages":"Article 104583"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142602544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From status to sustainability: How social influence and sustainability consciousness drive green purchase intentions in luxury restaurants","authors":"Jamid Ul Islam ,&nbsp;George Thomas ,&nbsp;Norah Ali Albishri","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104595","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104595","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In today's marketing landscape, consumer demand for eco-friendly products is on the rise, yet the psychological factors that encourage green purchasing intentions remain unclear. To address this research gap, the current study builds on Social Identity Theory to explore the role of social influence and sustainability consciousness in shaping customers' green purchase intentions. Data were collected through a survey of 406 customers at Saudi Arabian upscale restaurants and analyzed using structural equation modeling. The findings reveal that social influence positively impacts both sustainability consciousness and green purchase intentions. Besides, the study identifies sustainability consciousness as a critical mediator in this relationship, emphasizing the importance of intrinsic motivations in driving environmentally responsible behavior. Additionally, gender differences were also examined, revealing that women are more responsive to social influences regarding sustainability consciousness and green purchase intentions. This study enriches the literature by providing a robust framework to understand the collective social processes influencing green consumption. Practically, the research offers actionable insights for managers to develop targeted marketing campaigns, leverage social influencers, and utilize technology to enhance transparency and trust in sustainable practices. This study not only bridges literature gaps but also provides a foundation for promoting green consumption patterns essential for addressing global environmental challenges.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"251 ","pages":"Article 104595"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142602547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Skin conductance response and habituation to emotional facial expressions and words","authors":"Liina Juuse ,&nbsp;Diina Tamm ,&nbsp;Kaidi Lõo ,&nbsp;Jüri Allik ,&nbsp;Kairi Kreegipuu","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104573","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104573","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Skin conductance response (SCR) serves as a dependable marker of sympathetic activation used to measure emotional arousal. This study investigates the impact of presentation modality (face or word) on the degree of emotional discrimination elicited by SCR. Facial expressions or words associated with six basic emotions—anger, happiness, disgust, fear, sadness, and surprise—were studied among 102 participants. The amplitude of SCR was accurately predicted by subjective arousal ratings of these stimuli, but not by valence ratings. The habituation process to emotional and neutral stimuli across six successive presentations was characterized by an exponential decay function, capturing the rate at which SCR response diminishes in relation to the preceding trial of the same stimulus. Through the subtraction of the response to neutral stimuli from the emotion-evoked SCR, it was demonstrated that the initial presentation of each emotion elicits a substantial response, particularly attributable to the emotional content. Notably, the initial emotional response to faces expressing happiness, disgust, and sadness surpassed that of words conveying the same emotions. The results indicate that different emotional responses can be quantified using a simple electrical instrument.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"251 ","pages":"Article 104573"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142567193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prefrontal cortex activation and working memory performance in individuals with non-clinical depression: Insights from fNIRS","authors":"Seungju Lim ,&nbsp;Ji-Hyuk Park","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104571","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104571","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Previous research has extensively explored cognitive and neural deficits in clinically diagnosed depression, but the early stages of depression, where symptoms do not meet clinical thresholds, are less explored. This study investigated neurocognitive markers in individuals with non-clinical depression. The study assessed working memory (WM) performance and hemodynamic responses of prefrontal cortex (PFC) in 30 individuals with non-clinical depression and 41 healthy controls using two-back tasks with four stimulus types: numbers, letters, shapes, and emotional facial expressions. Hemodynamic responses were measured via oxyhemoglobin (HbO) using functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Results showed that individuals with non-clinical depression have significantly lower WM performance compare to healthy controls, particularly for shape- and emotional facial expression-based tasks. No differences were observed for the number- and letter- based tasks. Additionally, individual with non-clinical depression exhibited elevated HbO levels, indicating increased PFC activation. Specifically, significant HbO differences observed in the bilateral ventrolateral PFC during shape-based tasks, and in the left medial, bilateral orbital, and bilateral ventrolateral PFCs during emotional facial expression-based tasks. In conclusion, individuals with non-clinical depression may experience WM deficits and PFC dysregulation, even without a clinical diagnosis. This study highlights the role of stimulus type in understanding WM performance and PFC activation in depression.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"251 ","pages":"Article 104571"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142563711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Classroom anxiety, learning motivation, and English achievement of Chinese college students: The mediating role of self-efficacy","authors":"Yang Shang,&nbsp;Lingling Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104550","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104550","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background/purpose</h3><div>In the context of deepening globalization, English, as the primary language for international communication, has become an indispensable component of personal academic, professional, and social capabilities. For college students, English proficiency is not only a key factor for academic success but also a crucial source of competitiveness in the future job market. By identifying key psychological factors such as classroom anxiety, learning motivation, and self-efficacy, this study aims to elucidate how these factors influence college students' English achievement, thereby filling the research gap in the current literature and proposing targeted educational strategies to improve students' English learning outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This study adopts Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) and Self-Determination Theory (SDT) as its theoretical framework, constructing a model to explore the relationships among classroom anxiety, learning motivation, self-efficacy, and English achievement. Data were collected from 1000 randomly selected college students using the classroom anxiety scale, English learning motivation Scale, self-efficacy scale, and self-perceived English proficiency scale to analyze the impact of these psychological factors on English achievement.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The results indicate that classroom anxiety significantly negatively affects English achievement (β = −0.296; <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001) and self-efficacy (β = −0.242; <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001), while learning motivation (β = 0.145; <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001) and self-efficacy (β = 0.328; p &lt; 0.001) both significantly positively affect English Achievement. Further analysis reveals that self-efficacy plays a partial mediating role between classroom anxiety and English achievement, as well as between learning motivation and English achievement.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Classroom anxiety and learning motivation are important predictors of English achievement, with self-efficacy playing a critical mediating role. This finding highlights the importance of assessing and intervening in these psychological factors to improve English learning outcomes in the Chinese educational context. The results of this study not only provide new insights into the existing literature but also offer practical recommendations for educators and policymakers to better support students in their English learning.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"251 ","pages":"Article 104550"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142563706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Your lies don't leave me cold: Assessing direct, indirect and physiological measures of lie detection","authors":"Rima-Maria Rahal ,&nbsp;Teun Siebers ,&nbsp;Willem W.A. Sleegers ,&nbsp;Ilja van Beest","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104548","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104548","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>People tend to be bad at detecting lies: When explicitly asked to infer whether others tell a lie or the truth, people often do not perform better than chance. However, increasing evidence suggests that implicit lie detection measures and potentially physiological measures may mirror observers' telling apart lies from truths after all. Implicit and physiological responses are argued to respond to lies as a threatening stimulus associated with a threat response. Subsequently, people who tell a lie should thus be liked and trusted less than those who tell the truth (indirect lie detection measures). In terms of physiology, a threat response should be associated with narrowing blood vessels (vasoconstriction), which should reduce peripheral skin blood flow. Consequently, we expected lower finger temperatures when confronted with a lie compared to the truth. We test lie detection using explicit and indirect measures, as well as using infrared thermal imaging as a physiological measure of lie detection. Participants (<em>N</em> = 95) observed videos of people telling lies or the truth about their social relationships, during which participants' fingertip temperature was recorded. Results suggested that the accuracy of explicit categorizations remained at chance level. Judgments of story-tellers' likability and trustworthiness (indirect measures of lie detection) showed no evidence that observers could tell apart liars and truthtellers: Those believed to be truthtellers were liked and trusted significantly more than those believed to be liars, even when this belief was mistaken. Physiological lie detection measured using thermal imaging also failed: Observers' fingertip temperatures did not significantly differ between lies and true stories. If at all, the temperature effects pointed in the opposite direction of the lies-as-threat expectations: Fingertip temperatures increased somewhat while confronted with lies compared to true stories. Results support the impression that people are bad at detecting lies, and cast doubt on whether fingertip temperature responses could be used as lie detection mechanisms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"251 ","pages":"Article 104548"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142674884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of Hofstede's cultural dimensions on sustainable competitive advantage: The mediating role of entrepreneurial innovativeness among Malaysian ethnic entrepreneurs","authors":"Petra Poulova ,&nbsp;Huan Wang ,&nbsp;Song Lin ,&nbsp;Xiujun Wu ,&nbsp;Shehnaz Tehseen ,&nbsp;Xiao Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104538","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104538","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigated the impact of Hofstede cultural dimensions on sustainable competitive advantage with the mediating role of entrepreneurial innovativeness among Malays, Malaysian Chinese, and Malaysian Indian entrepreneurs in the retail industry. This study involved a quantitative approach with standardized questionnaires distributed among target respondents through non-probability sampling techniques, including snowball sampling, quota sampling, and convenience sampling. The data were collected in a cross-sectional setting from Malaysian retail ethnic entrepreneurs. AMOS-SEM and SPSS were used to analyze the data. The findings of this study revealed a positive and significant influence of indulgence, long-term orientation, masculinity, and low power distance on sustainable competitive advantage among Chinese, Malay, and Indian entrepreneurs. Furthermore, the direct effect of entrepreneurial innovativeness was also positive and significant in terms of sustainable competitive advantage among Chinese, Malay, and Indian entrepreneurs. Finally, the indirect effects of collectivism, indulgence, low uncertainty avoidance, low power distance, masculinity, and long-term orientation on sustainable competitive advantage through mediator entrepreneurial innovativeness were positive and significant among Malaysian Chinese. However, in Malay (indulgence) and India (collectivism, low uncertainty avoidance, and low power distance), these were not significant. Our results suggest that academics and businesses should consider how cultural norms of masculinity, long-term orientation, and uncertainty avoidance impact sustainable competitive advantage activities. Rewards encouraging sustainable competitive advantage in one subculture may not promote it in another. Subcultural norms influence entrepreneurs' decisions, expectations, and incentives in a culturally diverse community.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"251 ","pages":"Article 104538"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142695134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Why does advantageous inequity promote prosocial behavior? The roles of justice sensitivity and guilt","authors":"Jinyao Zhu,&nbsp;Cuizhen Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104620","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104620","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Previous research has shown that advantageous inequity promotes prosocial behavior. However, little is known about the underlying mechanisms that contribute to this phenomenon. This study investigated the potential roles of justice sensitivity and emotion as key mechanisms in this process. Using a justice sensitivity scale, which includes four subscales (victim sensitivity, observer sensitivity, beneficiary sensitivity and perpetrator sensitivity), university students were recruited as participants and divided into two groups: high justice sensitivity (<em>N</em> = 44) and low justice sensitivity (<em>N</em> = 51). Results showed that individuals with high justice sensitivity were more inclined to increase their partner's payoff at their own cost under advantageous inequity, compared to those with low justice sensitivity. Emotionally, participants primarily experienced guilt and empathy, rather than anger, shame, or delight when facing advantageous inequity. Moderated mediation analyses revealed that participants with high justice sensitivity displayed a greater tendency to experience guilt (but not empathy) under advantageous inequity, which subsequently led to increased prosocial behavior, in comparison to those with low justice sensitivity. These findings highlight the roles of justice sensitivity and guilt in shaping prosocial behavior within advantageous inequity contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"251 ","pages":"Article 104620"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142757567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The revolution of generative artificial intelligence in psychology: The interweaving of behavior, consciousness, and ethics","authors":"Dian Chen ,&nbsp;Ying Liu ,&nbsp;Yiting Guo ,&nbsp;Yulin Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104593","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104593","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent years, there have been unparalleled prospects for psychological study due to the swift advancement of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in natural language processing, shown by ChatGPT. This review article looks into the uses and effects of generative artificial intelligence in psychology. We employed a systematic selection process, encompassing papers published between 2015 and 2024 from databases such as Google Scholar, PubMed, and IEEE Xplore, using keywords like “Generative AI in psychology” “ChatGPT and behavior modeling” and “AI in mental health”. First, the paper goes over the fundamental ideas of generative AI and lists its uses in data analysis, behavior modeling, and social interaction simulation. A detailed comparison table has been added to contrast conventional research methodologies with GenAI-based approaches in psychology studies.</div><div>Next, analyzing the theoretical and ethical issues that generative AI raises for psychological research, it highlights how crucial it is to develop a coherent theoretical framework. This study illustrates the benefits of generative AI in handling vast amounts of data and increasing research efficiency by contrasting traditional research methods with AI-driven methodologies. Regarding particular uses, the study explores how generative AI might be used to simulate social interactions, analyze massive amounts of text, and learn about cognitive processes. Section 5 has been expanded to include discussions on political biases, geographic biases, and other biases.</div><div>In conclusion, the paper looks forward to the future development of generative AI in psychology research and suggests techniques for improving it. We have included methodological solutions such as the Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) approach and human-in-the-loop systems, as well as data privacy solutions like open-source local LLMs. In summary, generative AI has the potential to revolutionize psychological research, but in order to maintain the moral and scientific integrity of the field, ethical and theoretical concerns must be carefully considered before applying the technology.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"251 ","pages":"Article 104593"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142611746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Examining the role of relational utility in guilt and regret","authors":"Xiaolu Zhang ,&nbsp;Marcel Zeelenberg ,&nbsp;Seger M. Breugelmans","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104607","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104607","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Relational utility refers to the value of another person for the attainment of one's future goals through social interaction. Nelissen (2014) found that relational utility influences the intensity of guilt feelings. Specifically, people would feel stronger guilt for hurting a person if this person has high relational utility compared to low relational utility. Guilt is thus not only sensitive to how much another person is hurt, but also to one's own future benefits. Previous research suggested that regret, an emotion strongly related to guilt, is typically experienced when one's own benefit is involved. Regret was not measured in Nelissen's research. In the present research, we examined the role of relational utility in experienced guilt and regret and explored whether the effect of relational utility on regret could explain why relational utility has an effect on guilt. Specifically, we attempt to replicate and extend Nelissen's Study 1 by adding a measure of regret. In two experimental studies we did not replicate the effect of relational utility on guilt, and we only found an effect of relational utility on regret in Study 1 (and not in Study 2). Possible reasons for the contradictory findings of the two studies are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"251 ","pages":"Article 104607"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142611646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}