A cross-lagged study of the associations among problematic smartphone use, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation in chinese university students
Curr Psychol. 2023 Mar 29:1-12. doi: 10.1007/s12144-023-04560-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe present study aimed to investigate the longitudinal and reciprocal relationships among problematic smartphone use (PSU), depressive symptoms (DS), and suicidal ideation (SI) in Chinese university students. Using a cross-lagged design, the Mobile Phone Addiction Inventory Scale, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, and the Self-Rating Idea of Suicide Scale as research instruments, 194 university students completed a questionnaire four consecutive times. June of Year 1, December of Year 2, June of Year 2, and ...
Source: Current Psychology - June 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Chengjia Zhao Jiangkang He Mingxuan Du Huihui Xu Xinyi Lai Guoliang Yu Guohua Zhang Source Type: research
Examining the effect of mortality salience on preference for anthropomorphic products
Curr Psychol. 2023 Mar 22:1-11. doi: 10.1007/s12144-023-04533-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTResearch has shown that anthropomorphic products can compensate for the lack of belongingness and control. These findings suggest that anthropomorphic products may also protect against mortality salience, which has been shown in numerous research studies to be closely related to both belongingness and control motives. In two high-powered experiments, the present research aimed to investigate the effect of mortality salience on preference for anthropomorphic products and test the moderating role of three relevant factors, namely, ...
Source: Current Psychology - June 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Fatih Sonmez Sima Nart Remzi Altun ışık Source Type: research
Effects of interpretation bias modification on hostile attribution bias and reactive cyber-aggression in Chinese adolescents: a randomized controlled trial
Curr Psychol. 2023 Mar 10:1-14. doi: 10.1007/s12144-023-04433-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHighly aggressive individuals tend to interpret others' motives and intentions as hostile in both offline and online social situations. The current study examined whether hostile interpretation bias can be modified to influence cyber-aggression in Chinese middle school students using an interpretation bias modification program. Gender differences and the heterogeneity of cyber-aggression were also investigated since previous studies suggest that they play important roles in determining the intervention effect. One hundred and twe...
Source: Current Psychology - June 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ke Zeng Feizhen Cao Yajun Wu Manhua Zhang Xinfang Ding Source Type: research
The impact of adverse childhood experiences on depression: the role of insecure attachment styles and emotion dysregulation strategies
Conclusion: Following childhood adversities, students can experience elevated depression which is influenced by attachment styles and emotion regulation strategies.SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12144-023-04613-1.PMID:37359705 | PMC:PMC10099002 | DOI:10.1007/s12144-023-04613-1 (Source: Current Psychology)
Source: Current Psychology - June 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Zilan Ye Xiaoqi Wei Jieting Zhang Huilin Li Jiageng Cao Source Type: research
The relations between COVID-19 stress, social connectedness, and mental health: a longitudinal investigation comparing Chinese and American college students
Curr Psychol. 2023 Feb 25:1-14. doi: 10.1007/s12144-023-04290-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCollege students in the U.S. and China have faced significant challenges during COVID-19. Data were collected from 120 Amerian students (Mage = 19.48, SDage = 1.30) and 119 Chinese students (Mage = 18.61, SDage = 0.91) in November, 2019 and March, 2020 to examine risk and protective factors for mental health (depression, anxiety, life satisfaction) during the pandemic, and potential cultural and gender differences. Results indicated that the frequency and impact of COVID-19-related stressful life events predicted deterioration of...
Source: Current Psychology - June 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Cixin Wang Mazneen Havewala Qingyue Fan Qing Wang Diksha Bali Source Type: research
Nature, implications and determinants of academic motivation profiles among upper elementary and secondary students
Curr Psychol. 2023 May 2:1-19. doi: 10.1007/s12144-023-04687-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe present study sought to contribute to self-determination theory by examining the nature of adolescents' academic motivation profiles defined while considering its global and specific nature. The construct validity of these profiles was examined by considering their replicability across samples of upper elementary (n = 781) and secondary (n = 467) school students, as well as their associations with predictors (perceived parental need nurturing behaviors) and outcomes (academic achievement and expectations of success). Latent pr...
Source: Current Psychology - June 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Du šana Šakan Istv án Tóth-Király Alexandre J S Morin Source Type: research
The impact of employment stress on college students: psychological well-being during COVID-19 pandemic in China
This study aims to investigate the impact of employment stress on college students' psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic in China. An online survey consisting of demographic items (i.e., age, gender, subject major, type of university, and perceived severity of the current employment situation), Employment Stress scale, Employment Anxiety Scale, and Patient Health Questionnaire was employed for data collection. A total of 2,627 final year college students were recruited, with participants displayed below moderate levels of employment stress and anxiety. Approximately 13.2% of participants were depressed and...
Source: Current Psychology - June 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Yan Peng Shao Bo Lv Su Rou Low Suzanna A Bono Source Type: research
A network approach to the relationship between career adaptability and starting salary among graduates
Curr Psychol. 2023 Apr 21:1-15. doi: 10.1007/s12144-023-04655-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCareer adaptability is a psychological resource for individuals to deal with career events, and it is a system of human-environment interaction. The components of the career adaptability concept are not independent of each other but rather an interactive network. The present study aims to shed light on the nomological network of career adaptability and the starting salary by investigating their indicators using network analysis to reveal their structural networks and interrelationships. In addition, we compared the similarities a...
Source: Current Psychology - June 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Yutong Liu Bin Ling Dusheng Chen Source Type: research
Associations between age, social reward processing and social anxiety symptoms
This study investigated the relationship between age, social reward processing and social anxiety in a cross-sectional sample of female participants (N = 80) aged 13-34. Participants performed two versions of a probabilistic reward anticipation task, in which a speeded response could result in different probabilities of receiving either social or monetary rewarding feedback. Participants also completed self-report assessments of social reward value, trait anxiety and social anxiety symptoms. At high reward probabilities, performance on both reward tasks showed a quadratic effect of age, with the fastest responses at around...
Source: Current Psychology - June 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Emma J Kilford Lucy Foulkes Sarah-Jayne Blakemore Source Type: research
Job search in a difficult labour market: linking goal orientation to job search strategies and outcomes with the moderating role of self-control
This study addresses how goal orientation relates to different job search strategies to increase the chance of finding employment and quality jobs. We integrate the goal orientation theory with self-control to examine how the orientation of goals (i.e., performance-prove goal orientation (PPGO), performance-avoid goal orientation (PAGO) and learning goal orientation (LGO)) are associated with job search strategies (i.e., Focused Job Search Strategy- FJSS, Exploratory Job Search Strategy-EJSS, and Haphazard Job Search Strategy-HJSS) and how self-control moderates the process. In a three-wave study (nT1= 859; nT2 = 720; nT3 ...
Source: Current Psychology - June 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Emmanuel Affum-Osei Darius K-S Chan Source Type: research
When suffering contradicts belief: measuring theodical struggling
Curr Psychol. 2023 May 3:1-13. doi: 10.1007/s12144-023-04642-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTGlobal meaning systems help people make sense of their experiences, but suffering can violate global meaning and create distress. One type of potential violation is conflict between one's experience of suffering and one's deeply-held beliefs about God as loving, powerful, and just. The problem of theodicy-why an all-powerful and all-loving God would allow suffering-has long been an important theological and philosophical concern, but little is known about how theodicy plays out psychologically for religious individuals facing seri...
Source: Current Psychology - June 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Crystal L Park Eric J Silverman Shane J Sacco Dahee Kim M Elizabeth Lewis Hall Jason McMartin Kelly Kapic Laura Shannonhouse Adam B David Jamie Aten Source Type: research
The relationship between parental role expectations and sibling jealousy: the mediating effect of first-born children's role cognition
This study aimed to explore the relationship among parental role expectations, the firstborns' sibling jealousy and their role cognition. A sample of 190 two-family firstborns aged 3-7 years old and their parents from China participated in the study by using experimental methods, questionnaires, and interviews. The results showed: (1) Parental role expectations had a significant positive effect on firstborns' role cognition. (2) The dispositional sibling jealousy of the first-born children was positively correlated with their parents' role expectations. (3) Firstborns' role cognition mediated the relation between parental ...
Source: Current Psychology - June 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Guoying Qian Ruonan Li Fangbing Qu Yu An Xianmei Guo Source Type: research
Impact of perceived scarcity on delay of gratification: meditation effects of self-efficacy and self-control
This study employed the perceived scarcity, self-control, self-efficacy, and delayed gratification scales to explore the relationship among perceived scarcity, self-efficacy, self-control, and delayed gratification as well as the mediating role of self-efficacy and self-control between perceived scarcity and delayed gratification. A cross-sectional survey was conducted via an online survey platform with 1,109 Chinese college students. The results showed that perceived scarcity was negatively correlated with individual self-efficacy, self-control, and delayed gratification, while self-efficacy and self-control played a part...
Source: Current Psychology - June 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Liang Yu Jie Gao Yan Kong Long Huang Source Type: research
Experiences of moving an older parent into a care home or nursing home in the UK: a qualitative study
Curr Psychol. 2023 Mar 24:1-12. doi: 10.1007/s12144-023-04538-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe study explored the personal experiences of individuals making the decision to move an older parent into a residential care facility via retrospective narrative. It aimed to gain an understanding of how individuals experienced this transition, the emotions they felt at specific moments throughout the transition, and the perceived effect it had on their psychological wellbeing. 13 semi-structured video interviews were conducted online with individuals who had been active in the decision of moving an older parent into a care hom...
Source: Current Psychology - June 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Oliver Robinson Amy Fisher Source Type: research
The serial mediation effect of prospective imagery vividness and anxiety symptoms on the relationship between perceived stress and depressive symptoms among Chinese vocational college students during the COVID-19 pandemic
This study aimed to survey the mental health of Chinese vocational college students and explore the mediation effect of prospective imagery vividness and anxiety symptoms on the relationship between perceived stress and depressive symptoms. A total of 2, 381 vocational college students (Mage = 18.38 years, range: 16-21, SD = 0.92) provided self-report data on perceived stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms and prospective imagery vividness. Two potential serial mediation models were postulated regarding the roles of prospective imagery vividness and anxiety symptoms in the relationship between perceived stress and depres...
Source: Current Psychology - June 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mingfan Liu Yuanyuan Deng Biyun Wu Li Zhou Yao Zhang Source Type: research
