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Investigating the trajectory of Mexican-origin youth's materialistic values across adolescence and prospective associations with life satisfaction in early adulthood: The role of familism, demographic factors, and parent characteristics
J Pers Soc Psychol. 2023 Nov 13. doi: 10.1037/pspp0000489. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTUsing data from a 14-year longitudinal study of 674 Mexican-origin youth, the present study examined the development of materialistic values (MV) across adolescence (ages 10-16), correlates of the adolescent MV trajectory, and prospective associations between the MV trajectory and life satisfaction in early adulthood (ages 17-23). Latent growth curve analyses showed that MV decreased, on average, from early to late adolescence. Youth raised in families with higher household income, higher maternal and paternal education, and lower mate...
Source: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology - November 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bing Shi Rongxin Cheng Richard W Robins Source Type: research

Nature nurtures authenticity: Mechanisms and consequences
J Pers Soc Psychol. 2023 Nov 13. doi: 10.1037/pspi0000432. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTContact with nature may benefit, not only the bodily organism, but also the psychological self. We proposed that, assuming humans' innate affinity for nature (the biophilia hypothesis), nature would be conducive to a sense of environment-self fit, which would be experienced as authenticity (being aligned with one's true self). We formulated several hypotheses: (a) nature fosters authenticity, and it does so through at least four plausible mechanisms: self-esteem, basic needs satisfaction (autonomy, competence, relatedness), mindfulness...
Source: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology - November 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ying Yang Constantine Sedikides Yuqi Wang Huajian Cai Source Type: research

More than a barrier: Nostalgia inhibits, but also promotes, favorable responses to innovative technology
J Pers Soc Psychol. 2023 Nov 13. doi: 10.1037/pspa0000368. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWhile technology is moving forward, people are looking back to the past. How does nostalgia influence responses (i.e., attitudes and behavior) to innovative technology? We postulated a dual-pathway model, according to which nostalgia, as a social emotion, would foster social connectedness that would be associated with or lead to favorable responses to innovative technology. At the same time, nostalgia, as an emotion that places a high premium on the past, would be associated with or lead to unfavorable responses to innovative technolog...
Source: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology - November 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jianning Dang Constantine Sedikides Tim Wildschut Li Liu Source Type: research

The bright side of secrecy: The energizing effect of positive secrets
J Pers Soc Psychol. 2023 Nov;125(5):1018-1035. doi: 10.1037/pspa0000352.ABSTRACTExisting wisdom holds that secrecy is burdensome and fatiguing. However, past research has conflated secrecy with the kinds of adverse events that are often kept secret. As a result, it is unclear whether secrecy is inherently depleting, or whether these consequences vary based on the underlying meaning of the secret. We resolve this confound by examining the consequences of positive secrets. In contrast to the prior research, five experiments (N = 2,800) find that positive secrets increase feelings of energy, relative to (a) content-matched po...
Source: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology - November 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michael L Slepian Katharine H Greenaway Nicholas P Camp Adam D Galinsky Source Type: research

Situating smartphones in daily life: Big Five traits and contexts associated with young adults' smartphone use
J Pers Soc Psychol. 2023 Nov;125(5):1096-1118. doi: 10.1037/pspp0000478.ABSTRACTWe examine individual differences in smartphone behavior to understand the independent effects of Big Five traits and four different contextual factors (places, people, co-occurring activities, and psychological situations) on the frequency and duration of smartphone use in daily life. Using survey, experience sampling, and mobile sensing data collected over the span of 2 weeks from two samples of college students (Sample 1, N = 634; Sample 2, N = 211), we conducted a series of multilevel Bayesian gamma hurdle and negative binomial hurdle model...
Source: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology - November 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Katherine C Roehrick Sumer S Vaid Gabriella M Harari Source Type: research

Subjective experiences of life events match individual differences in personality development
J Pers Soc Psychol. 2023 Nov;125(5):1136-1156. doi: 10.1037/pspp0000483.ABSTRACTThe last 2 decades have witnessed increased research on the role of life events in personality trait development, but few findings appear to be robust. We propose that a key to resolving this issue is incorporating individuals' subjective experiences into the study of event-related development. To test this, we developed and administered a survey about event-related personality change to a representative Dutch sample (N = 5,513, Ages 16-95) and linked their responses to 12-year trajectories of measured Big Five development. Most participants (6...
Source: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology - November 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ted Schwaba Jaap J A Denissen Maike Luhmann Christopher J Hopwood Wiebke Bleidorn Source Type: research

Does personality always matter for health? Examining the moderating effect of age on the personality-health link from life span developmental and aging perspectives
J Pers Soc Psychol. 2023 Nov;125(5):1189-1206. doi: 10.1037/pspp0000485.ABSTRACTExtensive evidence has been found for the associations between personality traits and health. However, it remains unknown whether the relationships between personality and health show differential patterns across different life stages. The current research examined how the associations between the levels of and changes in the Big Five personality traits and different types of health outcomes (self-rated, physical, and physiological health outcomes) differ across ages over the life span (Sample 1, age range: 15-100) and during the aging process ...
Source: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology - November 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jing Luo Bo Zhang Eileen K Graham Daniel K Mroczek Source Type: research