Charlotte Bielenberg, Fabio Ibrahim, Philipp Yorck Herzberg
{"title":"The impact of workplace environment on the impostor phenomenon among early career starters","authors":"Charlotte Bielenberg, Fabio Ibrahim, Philipp Yorck Herzberg","doi":"10.1016/j.crbeha.2025.100175","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crbeha.2025.100175","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Characterized by feelings of self-doubt and a fear of exposure despite objective success, the impostor phenomenon (IP) affects a significant portion of high achievers, yet its manifestation in early career starters outside academia and healthcare remains under-researched. This study investigated the effect of external work predictors including performance pressure, specific business areas, and gender on IP by focusing on this unique and under-researched population. A sample of 353 professional career starters with academic degrees participated in this online study. The results indicated that performance pressure had a positive effect on IP, particularly on key dimensions such as Competence Doubt, Alienation and Other–Self Divergence, whereas specific business areas did not have a significant impact on the experience of IP. Additionally, gender was identified as a relevant predictor for IP in general and a significant moderator in the relationship between performance pressure and impostor levels, revealing that women exhibited more impostor feelings. This study addresses a notable gap in the literature by concentrating on the experiences of early career starters within non-academic work environments and external predictors caused by the workforce.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72746,"journal":{"name":"Current research in behavioral sciences","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100175"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143785627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The relationship between loneliness and school dropout","authors":"Ifeoluwa Adenuga, Betul Tuncer, Kristi Baerg MacDonald, Julie Aitken Schermer","doi":"10.1016/j.crbeha.2025.100183","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crbeha.2025.100183","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Previous research has focused on demography, social factors, and school achievement as determinants of school dropout. The present study looks deeper into the subjective experiences of students, with a particular interest in the roles of loneliness and interpersonal relationships in school dropout. A questionnaire was completed by undergraduate university students (255 men, 246 women, 1 other), containing a measure of loneliness, as well as questions concerning friendship, social interaction, and thoughts of dropping out of high school and first year university. Results showed that loneliness was a strong predictor for the dropping out of high school and university questions, increasing the odds by two and a half times. In addition, thinking about dropping out of high school significantly predicted thoughts about dropping out of university. Although this study examined thoughts about leaving school and not actually dropping out, the results do demonstrate how loneliness is negatively impacting students.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72746,"journal":{"name":"Current research in behavioral sciences","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100183"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144830833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nadav Goldschmied , Megan Rasich , Rebekah A. Wanic , Mike Raphaeli
{"title":"The lone dissenter as a non-conformist in the Supreme Court: Extension of past research, cross-cultural analysis and influence model development","authors":"Nadav Goldschmied , Megan Rasich , Rebekah A. Wanic , Mike Raphaeli","doi":"10.1016/j.crbeha.2025.100184","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crbeha.2025.100184","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Social influence is a potent force in small groups’ decision-making. Asch conducted his foundational lines study demonstrating conformity in such a setting and the difficulty in being a minority of one. His work has been used to assess conformity outside of the lab but may lack applicability to real-world situations. The current study replicates and extends earlier work by analyzing US Supreme Court (SC) jurisprudence (1945 – 2023) and includes Canadian SC voting trends (1953–2023) to investigate conformity cross-culturally. Consistent with past work, we identified unanimous outcomes (9–0) were most prevalent and a lone dissenter (8–1) least in both samples. However, unanimous outcomes were considerably more likely in Canada than in the US. The results are explained based on situational and psychological factors and used to develop a model to examine lone dissenters in small group decision-making. We highlight how the Asch paradigm is not a suitable prism to study SC adjudications and use the new model to suggest future directions for a more robust exploration of social influence in small group decision-making processes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72746,"journal":{"name":"Current research in behavioral sciences","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100184"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144906914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Perceived control and the pleasantness of choosing: How much choice is too much choice?","authors":"Katharina A. Schwarz","doi":"10.1016/j.crbeha.2025.100174","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crbeha.2025.100174","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We can choose between various options in a multitude of situations every day. General consensus states that the ability to choose between different alternatives enhances our sense of agency, i.e., our perceived control and perceived causality over our environment. As sense of agency is thought to be a rewarding experience, abundant choice options might be preferable to fewer choice options. However, too much choice could also lead to increased cognitive effort and an overburdening of individuals, e.g., when engaging in consumer behaviour. The present experiments elucidate the interplay of sense of agency, pleasantness of choice, and perceived effort dependent on the available number of choice options. Results indicate that, surprisingly, sense of agency and pleasantness of choice peak around four choice options, with further choice options decreasing pleasantness and increasing perceived effort of the selection process. Moreover, perceived control and pleasantness of choice were strongly associated, further supporting the notion of sense of agency as a rewarding experience.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72746,"journal":{"name":"Current research in behavioral sciences","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143593064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"When a bright future is in mind: Young adults’ positive views on aging contribute to resilience through enhanced sense of control","authors":"Yue Yang Sun, Tianyuan Li","doi":"10.1016/j.crbeha.2024.100166","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crbeha.2024.100166","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Extensive research has revealed that older adults’ views on aging are influential to their well-being, but fewer studies have examined the effects of young adults’ views on aging. Individuals’ views on aging form as early as childhood. Reflecting a positive outlook about one's own future, we expect young adults’ positive views on aging to contribute to their resilience level, with sense of control mediating the effect. Two studies were conducted with two different samples of Chinese young adults. Study 1 assessed attitudes toward older adults as the indicator of views on aging and found that more positive attitudes toward older adults were related to a higher level of resilience, and the effect was mediated by a stronger sense of control. Study 2 assessed four different indicators of views on aging (attitudes toward older adults, aging anxiety, hostile ageism, and benevolent ageism). Except for benevolent ageism, young adults’ more positive attitudes toward older adults, less aging anxiety, and lower levels of hostile ageism were all related to higher levels of resilience, and the effects were all mediated by sense of control. The results were similar regardless of whether the four indicators were tested in separate models or simultaneously in the same model. The findings highlight the importance of positive views on aging for young adults’ psychological adjustment. Positive views on aging can serve as a valuable personal resource for young adults to ensure control in life and keep their heads high even facing adversities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72746,"journal":{"name":"Current research in behavioral sciences","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100166"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143173127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marine Granjon , Nicolas Pillaud , Maria Popa-Roch , Benoite Aubé , Odile Rohmer
{"title":"Attitudes towards invisible disabilities: Evidence from behavioral tendencies","authors":"Marine Granjon , Nicolas Pillaud , Maria Popa-Roch , Benoite Aubé , Odile Rohmer","doi":"10.1016/j.crbeha.2024.100164","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crbeha.2024.100164","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Invisible disabilities account for 70–80 % of all disabilities yet are often overlooked in social psychology research. Despite their prevalence, these conditions are frequently misunderstood and less recognized, leading to potential biases and negative perceptions. This research aims to address a critical knowledge gap by investigating attitudes toward invisible disability. We hypothesize that attitudes toward invisible disabilities are more negative than toward visible disabilities. Using an immersive behavioral tendency paradigm, the VAAST (Visual Approach/Avoidance by the Self Task), we were able to observe participants' approach/avoidance reactions in a simulated environment. Three studies (<em>N</em><sub>total</sub> = 444) were conducted. Studies 1 and 2 compared approach-avoidance tendencies towards visible and invisible disabilities, the former in the general population and the latter within a population of teachers. Study 3 used a variation of this paradigm, the Incidental-VAAST, to address control bias. Results, supported by multi-level frequentist and Bayesian statistics, as well as a mini meta-analysis, indicated consistently stronger negative attitudes towards invisible disabilities. By showing that individuals with invisible disabilities face greater prejudice than those with visible disabilities, this research advances our understanding of how visibility impacts social bias, adding depth to theories of prejudice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72746,"journal":{"name":"Current research in behavioral sciences","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100164"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143173128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nicola Milano, Maria Luongo, Michela Ponticorvo, Davide Marocco
{"title":"Semantic analysis of test items through large language model embeddings predicts a-priori factorial structure of personality tests","authors":"Nicola Milano, Maria Luongo, Michela Ponticorvo, Davide Marocco","doi":"10.1016/j.crbeha.2025.100168","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crbeha.2025.100168","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this article, we explore the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) for predicting factor loadings in personality tests through the semantic analysis of test items. By leveraging text embeddings generated from LLMs, we evaluate the semantic similarity of test items and their alignment with hypothesized factorial structures without depending on human response data. Our methodology involves using embeddings from four different personality test to examine correlations between item semantics and their grouping in principal factors. Our results indicate that LLM-derived embeddings can effectively capture semantic similarities among test items, showing moderate to high correlation with the factorial structure produced by humans respondents in all tests, potentially serving as a valid measure of content validity for initial survey design and refinement. This approach offers valuable insights into the robustness of embedding techniques in psychological evaluations, showing a significant correlation with traditional test structures and providing a novel perspective on test item analysis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72746,"journal":{"name":"Current research in behavioral sciences","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100168"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143173186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fang Guan , Yan Zhang , Congyu Wang , Kaiping Peng
{"title":"Trait and state self-compassion: Different pathways to life satisfaction","authors":"Fang Guan , Yan Zhang , Congyu Wang , Kaiping Peng","doi":"10.1016/j.crbeha.2025.100187","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crbeha.2025.100187","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Self-compassion, a well-established emotion regulation strategy and intrinsic psychological resource, robustly predicts enhanced well-being across developmental and cultural contexts. However, prior research has predominantly conceptualized self-compassion as a trait variable, examining its unidirectional impact on life satisfaction. Few studies have explored its bidirectional relationship and potential differences between trait- and state-based pathways. Using longitudinal and daily diary designs, we investigated temporal predictive relationships between self-compassion (both trait and state) and life satisfaction. Study 1 (<em>N</em> = 511, two waves over eight months) revealed bidirectional predictive relationship between trait self-compassion and life satisfaction. In contrast, Study 2 (<em>N</em> = 137, 7-day diary) demonstrated day-to-day increases in state self-compassion predicted subsequent increases in daily life satisfaction, but not vice versa. These findings suggest an asymmetric, unidirectional relationship at the state level, distinct from the reciprocal association observed at the trait level. This dual-process perspective advances theoretical frameworks and informs well-being interventions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72746,"journal":{"name":"Current research in behavioral sciences","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100187"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145120929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Taufique Ahmed , Tanjin Kabir Aunto , Md. Khalid Hasan
{"title":"Prevalence and predictors of suicidal-risk behaviors among Paraguayan in-school adolescents: A sex-stratified analysis","authors":"Taufique Ahmed , Tanjin Kabir Aunto , Md. Khalid Hasan","doi":"10.1016/j.crbeha.2025.100177","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crbeha.2025.100177","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study performs a sex-stratified analysis of the prevalence and predictors of suicidal risk behaviors (SRBs) among Paraguayan adolescents, utilizing data from the 2017 Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS). The study’s participants comprised a sample of 3149 school-attending adolescents, of whom 51.2% were female. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to investigate the risks and protective factors influencing suicidal-risk behaviors. The prevalences of suicidal ideation, suicidal plan, suicidal attempt, and any suicide-risk behavior were 13.8%, 13.3%, 11.2%, and 19.3%, respectively, and significantly higher among girls (suicidal ideation 9.3%, suicidal plan 8.3%, suicidal attempt 6.9%, and any suicide-risk behavior 12.1%) than boys. According to sex-stratified analysis, there are several risk factors identified for suicidal-risk behaviors among girls, including anxiety, loneliness, lack of a close friend, physical attack, injury, current drinking alcohol, and sedentary behavior. In contrast, bullying and fighting were more significantly associated factors with boys’ suicidal-risk behaviors. We found lower associations with SRBs among Paraguayan in-school adolescents, who reported higher parental supervision and regular homework checking. This study identified significant sex differences in suicidal-risk behaviors. Our study highlights a requirement for early screening programs and interventions aimed at high-risk adolescents in Paraguay to lower the risk of SRBs among this population.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72746,"journal":{"name":"Current research in behavioral sciences","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100177"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143935231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The indirect effect of daily flow experience on affective well-being through less negative views on aging","authors":"Samuel Finnigan, Jiawan Zhong, Dwight C.K. Tse","doi":"10.1016/j.crbeha.2025.100180","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crbeha.2025.100180","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Views on aging fluctuate daily and may be influenced by everyday encounters and routines. By fully immersing and engaging in an activity (i.e., flow experience), adults in middle and late adulthood can enjoy heighted senses of control and competence that help combat their negative views on their age and aging process. This study aimed to examine whether greater daily flow experiences reduced negative views on aging and, in turn, were associated with affective well-being. In a diary study, 83 UK-residing participants aged 50 to 85 (mean = 62.16) completed daily surveys assessing their flow experiences in their main activities, negative views on aging, and positive and negative affect for 14 consecutive days. Multilevel structural equation modeling revealed that at both within- and between-person levels, greater flow experiences were related to lesser negative views on aging and, in turn, greater positive affect and lesser negative affect. Follow-up exploratory analyses indicated that whereas the within-person contemporaneous (i.e., on the same day) indirect effects of flow experiences on positive and negative affect remained significant regardless of chronological age, such effects did not “spill over” to the following days. These findings highlight the need to consider daily engagement in flow-conducive activities and call for a lifespan perspective to better understand its association with daily views on aging.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72746,"journal":{"name":"Current research in behavioral sciences","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100180"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144588763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}