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{"title":"Work and family conflicts and abnormal eating behaviors in occupational populations: The mediating role of Big Five personality traits.","authors":"Lin Luo","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106556","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106556","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Work-Family Conflict (WFC) and Family-Work Conflict (FWC) are prevalent psychosocial stressors among working populations, closely associated with mental and behavioral health outcomes. However, the ways in which these conflicts relate to abnormal eating behaviors (EBS) remain insufficiently understood. Personality traits may function as psychological resources that shape individuals' stress responses, offering a potential explanatory account. Guided by the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, this study examined the associations between WFC, FWC, and EBS, and evaluated the independent and moderating roles of the Big Five personality traits.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional survey of 4579 working adults assessed WFC, FWC, EBS, and the Big Five traits (Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, Openness). Descriptive statistics and correlation analyses were conducted. Hierarchical regression models were used to test whether WFC/FWC were associated with EBS after adjusting for the Big Five traits. To examine moderation, interaction terms were then tested for personality traits that showed significant associations with EBS in the adjusted models (agreeableness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism). All models controlled for gender, occupation, monthly household income, smoking status, and BMI.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Both WFC and FWC were positively associated with EBS, with FWC showing a stronger association (β = 0.266, p < 0.001) than WFC (β = 0.145, p < 0.001). These associations remained significant after adjusting for the Big Five traits (WFC: β = 0.161, p < 0.001; FWC: β = 0.189, p < 0.001). In terms of personality, agreeableness and conscientiousness were inversely associated with EBS (β = -0.096 and - 0.176, both p < 0.001), whereas neuroticism was positively associated with EBS (β = 0.039, p < 0.001). Moderation analyses indicated that only the WFC × agreeableness interaction was significant (β = 0.051, p < 0.05), while other interaction terms were non-significant, suggesting a trait-specific rather than universal moderation pattern. Higher EBS scores were also observed among males, smokers, and overweight/obese individuals.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study demonstrates that work-family conflicts are robustly associated with abnormal eating behaviors, and that personality traits provide additional explanatory value in terms of independent associations and limited, trait-specific moderation. Consistent with COR theory, the findings suggest that individuals with lower agreeableness or conscientiousness and higher neuroticism may be more vulnerable to stress-related maladaptive eating. Given the cross-sectional design, these findings reflect correlational associations rather than causal effects; longitudinal research is needed to verify these relationships across cultural contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"264 ","pages":"106556"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147430217","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":"Turnover intentions among gig workers: A job demands and resources perspective.","authors":"Zha Xiaofang, Zhang Yue, Suziana Mat Yasin","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106608","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106608","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The high turnover of gig workers has become a pressing challenge for digital labor platforms. This study aims to explore the impact of job demands and resources on gig workers' turnover intention. It also examines the mediating roles of job burnout and work motivation. Survey data were collected from 469 gig workers, and structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test the theoretical model. The results show that job demands have a positive impact on turnover intention, while job resources have a negative impact. Both job burnout and work motivation play significant mediating roles in the relationship between job demands and resources and turnover intention. Furthermore, this study contributes to the existing literature by applying the dual-process mechanism of the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model and reveals the dual mediating mechanisms underlying gig workers' turnover intention. Given that the sample is predominantly male and geographically limited to three Chinese cities, the findings of this research should be interpreted with caution when generalizing to the broader global gig economy.</p>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"264 ","pages":"106608"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147442317","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":"Smart learning environments and student engagement: A structural equation modeling study of psychological safety, learning motivation, and willingness to communicate","authors":"Yeting Hu ,&nbsp;Suzana Muhammad ,&nbsp;Peng Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106462","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106462","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the impact of classroom environment on students' psychological safety and learning motivation and further explores how psychological safety influences motivation and how motivation, in turn, affects students' willingness to communicate. These relationships are analyzed using a quantitative approach through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) implemented in R. While previous studies have often examined these variables in isolation, this study adopts an integrated approach to construct a comprehensive theoretical model, including classroom environment, psychological safety, learning motivation, and communication willingness. Moreover, it also considers how differences such as gender and urban–rural background may shape the ways in which the classroom environment affects students, offering insights into how these influences may vary across student groups. The findings are expected to offer both theoretical guidance and practical implications for improving classroom teaching approaches and stimulating greater student participation and learning achievements.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"264 ","pages":"Article 106462"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146187117","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":"A multidimensional exploration of negative emotions during undergraduate thesis writing: Evidence from English majors in China","authors":"Xuefeng Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106429","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106429","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Students' negative emotions are likely to arise when they are engaged in writing graduation theses due to intense academic pressure. There have been many studies concerning negative emotions of MA or Ph.D. students in thesis writing but little attention has been paid to undergraduate students in English as a Second Language (ESL) or English as a Foreign Language (EFL) contexts. In this study, a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods was adopted to examine the negative emotions of 113 senior English majors in their undergraduate thesis writing. Results indicate that: (1) Students' negative emotions primarily fall into 4 categories: Self-deficiency Anxiety, Task-induced Stress, Cognitive Fragmentation and Communication Apprehension. (2) Academic publication experience, participation in Innovative Practical Training Program, and English proficiency exert, to some extent, an influence on these negative emotions. (3) The dynamic evolution of negative emotions is characterized by stage-specific differences in occurrence frequency, coexistence or alternation with positive emotions, and diachronic impacts on students. The findings provide valuable insights for alleviating negative emotions of English majors during thesis writing and improving thesis quality.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"264 ","pages":"Article 106429"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146140669","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 longitudinal relationships between Internet adaptability and usage behavior on AI-driven healthcare platforms: A cross-lagged panel network analysis","authors":"Li Zhao ,&nbsp;Feixue Sui","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106361","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106361","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Internet adaptability on artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare platforms is a key factor influencing users' continued usage and the effectiveness of platform outcomes. It has emerged as a major challenge in the era of digital healthcare transformation. However, it remains unclear to what extent users' Internet adaptability and platform usage behaviors interact, predict each other, and sustain a dynamic pattern of co-evolution. Therefore, this study employed cross-lagged panel network (CLPN) analysis with a multi-wave longitudinal design to uncover the network structure and dynamic interaction mechanisms underlying the co-occurrence of users' network adaptability and usage behaviors on AI-driven healthcare platforms. The results show that (1) In the cross-sectional network, there was a relatively dispersed structure during the early stage. As user experience accumulated, the network became increasingly centralized around a few core pathways, with self-efficacy and disease prevention emerging as key nodes. (2) According to the CLPN analysis, network adaptability factors (such as information protection, learning ability, and self-control) significantly promoted later usage behavior on AI-driven healthcare platforms (particularly self-diagnosis and disease prevention), forming a causal chain from adaptation to usage. (3) There are gender differences in the predictive effects of various dimensions of Internet adaptability on platform usage behaviors. Female users tend to adopt a socially oriented and holistic approach to health information processing, whereas male users are more inclined towards a tool-oriented and functional usage pattern. Interpreting user behavior evolution in intelligent healthcare environments, this research provides theoretical insights for the personalized design and precision service of AI-driven healthcare platforms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"264 ","pages":"Article 106361"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146140743","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":"Resource building as a mechanism of action of emotional intelligence on subjective wellbeing: the role of proactive coping","authors":"Y. Andreu ,&nbsp;B. Gil-Juliá ,&nbsp;S. Murgui ,&nbsp;C. Picazo ,&nbsp;A. Soto-Rubio","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106407","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106407","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The consistent finding in the literature of a positive relationship between Emotional intelligence (EI) and Subjective well-being (SWB) has led to the search for mechanisms of action that increase our understanding of what EI involves and how it works. Within this framework, the current study explored the relationship between proactive coping and EI and SWB, as well as its possible mediating role in the relationship between both variables. With this aim, two studies were carried out in an adolescent population based on two theoretical frameworks of EI, and consequently, using different measurement instruments (mixed EI model: TEIQue-ASF / ability-EI model: TMMS-24). A total of 1381 Spanish adolescents (977 in Study 1; 404 in Study 2) were included in the research. The results supported (i) the relationship between proactive coping and EI and SWB in both studies, although with such high association values in the case of the self-reported mixed model, which pointed to some content overlap, as well as (ii) the mediating role of proactive coping in the EI-SWB link, only in the case of the self-reported ability model. These results are discussed in light of the multiple aspects included in the self-reported mixed model, some of which fall outside the focus of EI. The broad conception offered by this model may be spuriously increasing its predictive capacity with respect to different criterion variables, while at the same time making it difficult to advance our understanding of why these relationships exist.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"264 ","pages":"Article 106407"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146155593","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":"Harnessing the power of suspense in megalive sessions: decoding mediating pathways and moderating effects through a multi-theory psychological framework","authors":"Chi Thi Mai Vu ,&nbsp;Quy Duy Do ,&nbsp;Toan Cong Tran","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106413","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106413","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The globalization of trade and the rapid development of the digital economy have promoted the explosion of e-commerce through livestreaming, which stands out as the megalive phenomenon, extremely large-scale broadcasts with outstanding sales. In this context, keeping consumers in suspense (KCIS) has emerged as an essential strategy that shapes perceptions and promotes consumer behavior. However, this topic has not been fully explored. Therefore, this study aims to explore the impact of KCIS strategies, including preview fuzziness (PF), suspense setting (SS), and delight creation (DC), on impulsive buying behavior (IBB) through perceived scarcity (PS), curiosity (CU), emotional arousal (EA), and price perception (PP). A purposive sampling method was employed to collect data from 508 Vietnamese consumers. Structural equation modeling (SEM) using SmartPLS was applied for data analysis. The findings reveal that PF, SS, and DC positively influence PS, CU, and EA. In turn, PS, CU, and EA mediate the relationships between PF, SS, DC, and IBB. Furthermore, PP significantly moderates the links between CU and IBB, EA and IBB, and PS and IBB. Based on these results, the study proposes managerial implications for retailers and brands conducting business through livestreaming on e-commerce platforms to enhance the IBB of consumers in megalive sessions. It also provides theoretical insights while highlighting limitations and suggesting directions for future research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"264 ","pages":"Article 106413"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146155485","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":"Randomized controlled trial of family involved core features target intervention for young autistic children","authors":"Wen-Xiong Chen ,&nbsp;Zhi-Fang Huang ,&nbsp;Fang-Mei Feng ,&nbsp;Jing Yu ,&nbsp;Wen-Qing Wei ,&nbsp;Wen-Ting Su ,&nbsp;Hui Liu ,&nbsp;Xiao-Wen Lu ,&nbsp;Jin-Ming Jiang ,&nbsp;Jing-Yu Huang ,&nbsp;Lei-Min Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106410","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106410","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Current study aims to explore the efficacy of short-term core feature target intervention (CFTI) (one self-design psycho-behavioral training with family involved program) for young autistic children.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>Autistic children aged between 1 year and 7 years old were randomly allocated to treatment group (<em>n</em> = 56) or control group (<em>n</em> = 45) matched by severity of autism and chronological age. The treatment group accepted a short-term CFTI while the control group received no treatment or treatment-as-usual (school educational program). A total of 20 intervention sessions over four weeks were given. The primary outcome measures included Aberrant Behavior Checklist, Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC), Ritvo-Freeman Real Life Scale, and Clinical Global Impression-Improvement Scale (CGI<img>I). Secondary outcome measures consisted of Gesell Developmental Diagnosis Scale/Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Fourth edition, and Psychoeducational Profile-Third Edition (PEP-3).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>In the multivariate analysis, after adjusting for sex, age, maternal socioeconomical status, severity of autism, and developmental/intelligence quotient (DQ/IQ), significant improvements were observed in the speech/language/communication domains of ATEC (adjustedβ = 2.67)，DQ/IQ (adjustedβ = −5.35), CGI-I (adjustedβ = 0.48), and in the several subtests of the PEP-3: cognitive verbal/preverbal (adjustedβ = −4.53), receptive language (adjustedβ = −3.37), fine motor (adjustedβ = 4.25), visual-motor imitation (adjustedβ = −2.25), social reciprocity (adjustedβ = −2.70) and problem behavior (adjustedβ = −2.28).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>A short-term, four-week (20 sessions) course of CFTI significantly improved communication and social reciprocity domains and related specific functions for autistic children.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"264 ","pages":"Article 106410"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146155532","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":"Theories X and Y in five parts of the organization.","authors":"Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Talukdar","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106473","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106473","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The most important resource for an organization's success is still its human capital. Despite being the primary driver of organizational success, human resources' motivation and interpersonal dynamics are frequently taken into account independently of structural design. But in this paradigm, integrating structural and motivational theories is considered to be necessary to comprehend organizational behavior. The study offers a theoretical synthesis by applying McGregor's theories X and Y to Mintzberg's five organizational components-strategic apex, middle line, operating core, technostructure, and support staff-within a postmodern framework. Through conceptual clarification, advances in literature, and participant observations, the study demonstrates how managerial assumptions impact organizational dynamics across structural layers. The findings demonstrate that theory Y is compatible with leadership and knowledge-intensive roles, encouraging creativity, autonomy, and participatory decision-making, while hybrid X-Y applications optimize coordination and standardization functions, ensuring accountability and operational efficiency. By bridging classical and neoclassical paradigms to propose a structural-motivational alignment model, the study advances organizational theory, provides managers and policymakers with practical insights to create adaptive strategies that improve engagement, innovation, and resilience, and enhances the discussion in organizational psychology and management science. Future research on motivation-driven structural design in dynamic and complex environments will have a strong basis thanks to the interdisciplinary implications that span organizational psychology, leadership studies, and human resource management. Contribution: The study's unique contribution in this context is an applied concept that links McGregor's theories X and Y with Mintzberg's five components of organization while upholding the widely accepted premise that people are an organization's primary source of success.</p>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"264 ","pages":"106473"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147269409","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":"Occupational stress and professional burnout among the Millennial generation: A scoping review.","authors":"Karen Valdiviezo, Maxime Morsa","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106499","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106499","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Millennials, born between the early 80s and the mid-90s, face distinct work-life challenges shaped by recent cultural, economic, and social shifts, leading to high levels of work-related syndromes. Some authors describe Millennials as a 'burnout generation'.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The main objective is to provide a comprehensive overview of occupational stress and professional burnout within the millennial generation. The secondary objectives are to identify how millennials are conceptualised in literature and to map the available information regarding occupational stress and professional burnout in Millennials.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A scoping review was conducted between January and May 2025 using the PsycInfo, ERIC, Medline, Embase, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases. Both scientific and grey literature were included. Literature reviews older than 5 years were excluded, as well as papers in non-English, French, or Spanish.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>23 international publications were selected. Most are quantitative (n = 18), followed by a qualitative (n = 3) and a mixed-methods approach (n = 2). 5 studies cited a theoretical framework on generations. Burnout was assessed with the Maslach Burnout Inventory - MBI (n = 8), followed by the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory CBI (n = 3). The remaining studies used the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory - OLBI, other work burnout scales, as well as interviews and focus groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Studies are guided by inconsistency in the definition of millennials, heterogeneity in the definition of burnout, and overall methodological imbalance. Future research is needed through qualitative and mixed methods approach. This study lays the foundation for future research by identifying key gaps and providing a theoretical basis on millennials and work-related syndromes.</p>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"264 ","pages":"106499"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147269435","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}