How does herd behaviour impact the purchase intention? Explore the moderating effect of risk aversion in the context of Vietnamese consumers
This article aims to determine the effect of herd behaviour on the relationship between information adoption and purchase intention and the moderating of risk aversion. With 17 variables for four concepts, data was collected online with 340 respondents and analysed with a partial least squares structural equation modelling. When considering herd behaviour in terms of subjective norms with corroborated information, this study upgrades the classic role of the theory of planned behaviour in purchase intention. The findings indicate a positive relationship between herd behaviour, information adoption and purchase intention. In...
Source: Acta Psychologica - December 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Minh Pham Nhu Kieu Thi Vo Sang Sang Thi Tran Huy Hoang Tran To Bao Quoc Lam Source Type: research
Belief in a just world and meaning in life among Chinese adolescents: The mediating role of basic psychological need satisfaction
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2023 Dec 1;241:104099. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.104099. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPrevious literature has shown that adults with higher belief in a just world (BJW) experience greater meaning in life than those with less pronounced BJW. However, the role of BJW in adolescent meaning in life and the associated psychological mechanisms remain unclear. Thus, two studies were conducted to explore the roles of personal belief in a just world (PBJW) and general belief in a just world (GBJW) in meaning in life as well as the explanatory role of basic psychological need satisfaction among Chinese adolesc...
Source: Acta Psychologica - December 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Zhixu Yang Ruilin Su Sufei Xin Source Type: research
Relationship between types of anxiety and the ability to recognize facial expressions
This study examined whether three subtypes of anxiety (trait anxiety, state anxiety, and social anxiety) have different effects on recognition of facial expressions. One hundred and thirty-eight participants matched facial expressions of three intensity levels (20 %, 40 %, 100 %) with one of the six emotion labels ("happy", "sad", "fear", "angry", "disgust", and "surprise"). While using a conventional method of analysis we were able to replicate some significant correlations between each anxiety type and recognition performance found in the literature. However, when we used partial correlation to isolate the effect of each...
Source: Acta Psychologica - December 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Yuya Fujihara Kun Guo Chang Hong Liu Source Type: research
How does herd behaviour impact the purchase intention? Explore the moderating effect of risk aversion in the context of Vietnamese consumers
This article aims to determine the effect of herd behaviour on the relationship between information adoption and purchase intention and the moderating of risk aversion. With 17 variables for four concepts, data was collected online with 340 respondents and analysed with a partial least squares structural equation modelling. When considering herd behaviour in terms of subjective norms with corroborated information, this study upgrades the classic role of the theory of planned behaviour in purchase intention. The findings indicate a positive relationship between herd behaviour, information adoption and purchase intention. In...
Source: Acta Psychologica - December 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Minh Pham Nhu Kieu Thi Vo Sang Sang Thi Tran Huy Hoang Tran To Bao Quoc Lam Source Type: research
Belief in a just world and meaning in life among Chinese adolescents: The mediating role of basic psychological need satisfaction
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2023 Dec 1;241:104099. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.104099. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPrevious literature has shown that adults with higher belief in a just world (BJW) experience greater meaning in life than those with less pronounced BJW. However, the role of BJW in adolescent meaning in life and the associated psychological mechanisms remain unclear. Thus, two studies were conducted to explore the roles of personal belief in a just world (PBJW) and general belief in a just world (GBJW) in meaning in life as well as the explanatory role of basic psychological need satisfaction among Chinese adolesc...
Source: Acta Psychologica - December 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Zhixu Yang Ruilin Su Sufei Xin Source Type: research
