Moral disengagement moderates the predicted effect of trait self‐control on self‐reported aggression
In conclusion, low conditional endorsement of transgressive acts and having high trait self‐control are both important individual‐difference variables that explain reduced aggression. (Source: Asian Journal Of Social Psychology)
Source: Asian Journal Of Social Psychology - July 2, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jian‐Bin Li, Yan‐Gang Nie, Ian D. Boardley, Qiao‐Min Situ, Kai Dou Tags: Short Note Source Type: research
The devil wears Prada: Advertisements of luxury brands evoke feelings of social exclusion
Luxury goods symbolically represent social segregation and exclusion, thereby communicating superiority, exclusivity and distance. In three experiments, we tested the hypothesis that exposure to luxury advertisements in Chinese samples activates mental representations similar to those of social exclusion. Participants were more likely to perceive being rejected by models in the luxury advertisements than models in the non‐luxury advertisements. Moreover, exposure to luxury advertisements increased participants' expectations of being rejected in a subsequent ambiguous social interaction. Finally, looking at luxury adverti...
Source: Asian Journal Of Social Psychology - June 9, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ming Jiang, Ding‐Guo Gao, Ren Huang, C. Nathan DeWall, Xinyue Zhou Tags: Regular Article Source Type: research
Payback: Effects of relationship and cultural norms on reciprocity
This experimental investigation explores differences in reciprocal norms between friends and strangers and the effects of culture on reciprocity. Based on altruistic and strong reciprocity theories, a hybrid trust‐dictator game tested the influence of relationship (i.e. friends vs. strangers), treatment (i.e. positive vs. negative) and culture (i.e. collectivistic vs. individualistic) on reciprocation. The results show that participants reciprocated more positively when treated positively in general. However, the results demonstrate intercultural differences in reciprocal norms, specifically in the negative treatment con...
Source: Asian Journal Of Social Psychology - June 9, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Younbo Jung, Jeff Hall, Renyi Hong, Tiffany Goh, Natalynn Ong, Nathanael Tan Tags: Regular Article Source Type: research
Self‐construal and students’ math self‐concept, anxiety and achievement: An examination of achievement goals as mediators
This study examines the role of self‐construal in student learning by testing a mediation model: through math achievement goals, self‐construal predicts math self‐concept and anxiety, which further predict math achievement. A sample of 1196 students from 104 secondary classes in Singapore took a survey and a math achievement test. The results from multi‐group structural equation modelling support measurement invariance and equal path coefficients in the mediation model between boys and girls. Interdependent self‐construal positively predicted mastery approach and avoidance goals, through which interdependent self...
Source: Asian Journal Of Social Psychology - June 9, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Wenshu Luo, David Hogan, Liang See Tan, Berinderjeet Kaur, Pak Tee Ng, Melvin Chan Tags: Regular Article Source Type: research
Testing an integrated model of the work–family interface in Chinese employees: A longitudinal study
The purpose of this study was to examine an integrated model of the work–family interface (WFI) linking work–family demands (workload and family conflict), resources (supervisory support and family support) and role satisfaction in a Chinese context. The four‐factor structure of WFI comprises direction of influence (work to family vs family to work) and types of effect (work–family conflict vs work–family enrichment). A longitudinal design was used to collect data from 409 Chinese employees at three time points, separating measures of antecedents (T1), WFI (T2) and outcomes (T3) in time. The results based on stru...
Source: Asian Journal Of Social Psychology - June 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Luo Lu, Ting‐Ting Chang, Shu‐Fang Kao, Cary L. Cooper Tags: Regular Article Source Type: research
Perceived social structural relations and group stereotypes: A test of the Stereotype Content Model in Malaysia
Using data from two studies, the current research tests the Stereotype Content Model (SCM) within a Malaysian context using Chinese and ethnic Malay participants. The aim of the research is to examine the theoretical underpinnings of the SCM in a new context by investigating the role of aspects of the perceived social structure that have not been considered previously. In line with the SCM it is found that the two dimensions of warmth and competence underlie in‐group and out‐group stereotypes in Malaysia. In addition, the in‐group was evaluated more positively than the out‐group on both dimensions. Furthermore, per...
Source: Asian Journal Of Social Psychology - June 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Heleen Janssens, Maykel Verkuyten, Aqeel Khan Tags: Regular Article Source Type: research
Convergence and divergence of individual‐level values: A study of Malaysian managers
Malaysia is a multi‐ethnic country with Malay, Chinese and Indian being the dominant ethnic groups. This paper investigates the three ethnic cultures in Malaysia by examining the individual‐level values of managers and professionals. Based on 528 responses to a Schwartz Value Survey (SVS) questionnaire, the paper identifies partial convergence of the value systems of Malay, Chinese and Indian people. It was found that the three ethnic groups do not differ significantly in the individualistic value dimensions of Self‐enhancement and Openness‐to‐change. However, Malays are found to be more conservative and less sel...
Source: Asian Journal Of Social Psychology - June 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jane L. Y. Terpstra‐Tong, Robert H. Terpstra, Ding Ding Tee Tags: Short Note Source Type: research
Meaning, grounding, and the construction of social reality
This article reports the current state of play of a research program that takes cultural dynamics as its central question. In this approach, humans are construed as meaning making animals that create, recreate, and exchange information, and turn it into a meaningful basis for action. The locus of meaning making and remaking is an everyday joint activity. The grounding model of cultural transmission describes how cultural information is deliberately or inadvertently transmitted in a joint activity. As we go about our business of living our daily lives, we ground information to our common ground, and construct a social reali...
Source: Asian Journal Of Social Psychology - April 22, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Yoshihisa Kashima Tags: LEAD ARTICLE Source Type: research
Blue or red? The effects of colour on the emotions of Chinese people
Two experiments were performed to examine the effects of red and blue on the emotional pleasure of Chinese people. Experiment 1 explored the effects of the ‘physical’ colours red and blue on emotion, and the results showed that red induced positive and negative emotion, while blue only induced positive emotion. Experiment 2 further explored the effects of the ‘verbal’ colours red and blue on emotion, and the results showed that red induced only positive emotion, while blue induced neither positive nor negative emotion. The findings indicate that the influence of colour on emotion is rooted in both natural and socia...
Source: Asian Journal Of Social Psychology - April 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tingting Wang, Siyun Shu, Lei Mo Tags: REGULAR ARTICLE Source Type: research
Culture, context and society – The underexplored potential of critical realism as a philosophical framework for theory and practice
This article explains how the meta‐theoretical framework of critical realism addresses methodological issues of concern to social psychologists and social scientists. The article outlines key tenets of critical realism – its notion of the stratified nature of reality and generative mechanisms as powers in natural and social objects that cause things; its notion of knowledge of reality as stratified rather than only empirical; its acceptance of epistemological but not judgmental relativism; and its monist ontology. The article then introduces realist social theory to provide a framework for understanding the society–p...
Source: Asian Journal Of Social Psychology - April 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Denise E. Souza Tags: REGULAR ARTICLE Source Type: research
A comparative analysis of perceptual and demographic predictors of sense of place dimensions in the State Mosques of Malaysia
This article discusses in detail each of those approved and rejected relationships. (Source: Asian Journal Of Social Psychology)
Source: Asian Journal Of Social Psychology - April 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Seyed Maziar Mazloomi, Syed Iskandar Ariffin, Raja Nafida Raja Shahminan Tags: REGULAR ARTICLE Source Type: research
Work stress and employee well‐being: The critical role of Zhong‐Yong
In the pursuit of well‐being at work, work stress is always an inescapable challenge. However, existing research shows that the relationships between work stress and employee outcomes are inconsistent, which indicates that the concept of work stress needs further investigation. Moreover, Zhong‐Yong serves as a cognitive strategy to coping with stress as well as being a pivotal life wisdom and practical rationality. Using a questionnaire survey, this study explores the relationship between work stress, employee well‐being, and Zhong‐Yong beliefs. The work stress was classified into challenge‐ and hindrance‐relat...
Source: Asian Journal Of Social Psychology - April 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Li‐Fang Chou, Chih‐Chieh Chu, Hui‐Ching Yeh, Jashen Chen Tags: REGULAR ARTICLE Source Type: research
Culture and everyday sense making
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Source: Asian Journal Of Social Psychology - April 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Melody Manchi Chao, Jason Kwok Wing Wong Tags: COMMENTARY Source Type: research
Communication and culture: A complexity theory approach
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Source: Asian Journal Of Social Psychology - April 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Chi‐yue Chiu, Lin Qiu Tags: COMMENTARY Source Type: research
Achieving commonality in interpersonal communication: Shared reality and memory processes
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Source: Asian Journal Of Social Psychology - April 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Gerald Echterhoff Tags: COMMENTARY Source Type: research
