Parental attachment and depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents: The mediation effect of emotion regulation
ConclusionsThese findings suggest that adolescents with secure parental attachment (vs. insecure) have a lower risk of developing depressive symptoms and that increasing use of cognitive reappraisal and decreasing use of expressive suppression may help adolescents reduce their depressive symptoms. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - January 4, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Wanfen Chen,
Dajun Zhang,
Junsheng Liu,
Yangu Pan,
Biao Sang Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Disaster risk reduction: Psychological perspectives on preparedness
Discussion then then turns to applying concepts and theories to understanding preparedness for current disasters. The all ‐hazards and cross‐cultural applicability of preparedness theory is discussed, as are a need for a critical appraisal of preparedness, its predictors, and the nature and development of the preparedness process and its application in facilitating effective intervention strategies. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - December 24, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Douglas Paton Tags: SPECIAL ISSUE Source Type: research
Disordered social media use and risky drinking in young adults: Differential associations with addiction ‐linked traits
ConclusionsPresent results point to similarities and differences in addiction ‐linked traits when comparing disordered social media use to risky or problematic substance use. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - December 18, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michael Lyvers,
Shreas S. Narayanan,
Fred A. Thorberg Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Breaking the news: Belief in fake news and conspiracist beliefs
ConclusionPrior political beliefs and the tendency for conspiracist ideation appear particularly important for individuals' endorsement of FN, regardless of prior exposure to the specific news presented. As such, conspiracy theory (CT) belief and its underlying mechanisms appear a useful starting point in identifying some of the underlying individual difference variables involved in conspiratorial and non ‐conspiratorial FN belief. Implications and limitations are discussed. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - December 3, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Angela Anthony,
Richard Moulding Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Prosociality and morality through the lens of personality psychology
Prosociality and morality are critical to the functioning and flourishing of society. There is, however, great variation in the degree to which individuals help or hinder one another, or adhere to ethical standards of “rightness.” One way to understand this variation is by drawing on theories and models within personality psychology, which may illuminate the basic individual characteristics that drive a wide range of other‐regarding tendencies. In this review, we provide a snapshot of three research strands addressing these themes. The first concerns how personality traits map onto prosocial preferences for fairness ...
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - November 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Luke D. Smillie,
Erin C. R. Lawn,
Kun Zhao,
Ryan Perry,
Simon M. Laham Tags: SPECIAL ISSUE Source Type: research
One's own and similar voices are more attractive than other voices
ConclusionsThe present study demonstrates that people evaluate their own voices as more attractive than the voices of others and that the self ‐enhancement bias of voice attractiveness can be generalised to similar and familiar versions of self‐voice. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - November 20, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Zhikang Peng,
Yanran Wang,
Linghao Meng,
Hongyan Liu,
Zhiguo Hu Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
