Social Psychology - Science topic

My overriding concern in being a folklorist has been the sharing of results of my research with a community of researchers who may be interested in the topics offered. One of such topics was the study of folklore not only as literature but also as a social science: folklore being the complete discipline that combines separate disciplines as sociolo...

This article develops the argument that the interplay between emotions and cognitive biases influences corporate decision-making on climate change adaptation. Our theoretical analysis examines how emotions can change the effect of cognitive biases on adaptation decisions by influencing how firms select, access, and process complex and uncertain cli...

In the book, written by the M.D., Ph.D., Professor of the Department of Sexology and Medical Psychology of Kharkov Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education, Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences Garnik S. KOCHARYAN, some important physiological, psychological, social and clinical aspects of sexology are submitted on the modern le...

This literature review examines the profound impact of the ongoing conflict in Gaza on the social problem-solving capabilities and resilience of its inhabitants. Over the past year, Gaza has witnessed relentless violence, resulting in the deaths of approximately 43,000 civilians and the displacement of millions. Amidst these dire circumstances, the...

Some attributions of road corridors influence traffic characteristics which in turn determine travel time and delay ratings. Increasing travel time and delay has cost in dimensions such as economic, mobility, social, psychological and environmental to name a few. It is therefore important to ensure optimal traffic conditions, so as to reduce implic...

A BSTRACT Background Multimorbidity development is linked with the age at menopause. Fewer studies are available to support the findings. This study was conducted to find, how multimorbidity is associated with the natural age of menopause. Methodology LASI-1, a longitudinal study, collected detailed information on the psychological, social, econo...

Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (IPCP) is very important because the paradigm of health workers in health services is changing from medical-centered care to patient-centered care. When health professionals from various educational backgrounds work together as one team to repair the quality of health services, this is what is called interpr...

Quality of life has become a common concept in the field of urban development and policy-making in cities, especially in the era of diversity and cultural pluralism. The challenges facing cities today are not limited to the development of physical systems only; rather, they are related to the extent of their adaptation to cultural, social and econo...

Este artigo apresenta e discute as potencialidades das artes de novas mídias para proporcionar novas experiências nos espaços livres públicos. A busca por obras de artes de novas mídias foi feita em livros, artigos acadêmicos e portfólios de artistas. Com o olhar da Psicologia Social, buscou-se compreender como essas obras buscam promover novas rel...

The paper is devoted to the study of archetypal images in the genre of literary fairy tales. Any author's work has a certain set of archetypal images that have their own special national meaning. Each image has its own specific functions that embody artistic, emotional, psychological, social and philosophical tasks. These tasks form the author's fi...

Reader response theory offers a dynamic approach to understanding literary interpretation, shifting focus from text-centered analysis to reader engagement. This study investigates reader responses to Diana Wynne Jones's "Howl's Moving Castle" through an analysis of reviews on Goodreads, utilizing Beach's framework of reader-response theory. Employi...

Quantifying the causal effects of race is one of the more controversial and consequential endeavors to have emerged from the causal revolution in the social sciences. The predominant view within the causal inference literature defines the effect of race as the effect of race perception and commonly equates this effect with “disparate treatment” rac...

Unconscious habits play a significant role in shaping individual behavior and decision-making, often posing obstacles to achieving a healthy and efficient lifestyle. To address these challenges, this study introduces the Awareness-Execution-Experience Integration Theory (AEEIT), designed to facilitate behavior change through a systematic and struct...

Abstract Interprofessional communication and collaboration are key elements in improving the quality of holistic nursing education and services. This approach ensuresthat the care provided to patients covers multiple aspects of health, including physical, psychological, social, and emotional. Interprofessional education (IPE) plays an important r...

Background Understanding wellbeing in adolescents and within education settings is crucial to supporting young people. However, research defining and exploring wellbeing has typically taken a focus on subjective, psychological, social and emotional domains and has failed to incorporate aspects of physical health and wellbeing. This study aimed to e...

The forces, the nation's pride, have always been appreciated for all that they do for the people of the country. If employees are having good mental health, it simply affects their ability to work. Therefore, it's important to mitigate mental health issues to improve productivity and outcomes. Emotional stability, appropriate behavioral adjustment,...

Media plays a crucial role in the portrayal of ideal beauty standards. Research has shown that social media’s influence on conveying body ideals is greater today than that of broadcast media. Online interactions with beauty content can contribute to the appreciation of one’s internal and external features. However, these interactions can also lead...

O objetivo deste estudo reflexivo é oferecer contribuições teóricas para a construção de uma psicologia social comportamentalista radical. O escopo deste campo de pesquisa e ação estaria na mediação entre os fenômenos comportamentais individuais e a vida social em suas dimensões sócio-históricas, o que estabelece a relação entre conhecimentos parti...

The agricultural sector in Iraq, particularly in areas inhabited by social minorities such as the Yazidis, faces severe crises due to the destruction of infrastructure during the ISIS crisis. This crisis led to mass displacement, the collapse of agricultural production, and a significant decline in financial resources. Despite ongoing efforts to re...

The purpose of this interview is to problematize issues s urrounding social, political, and cultural matters that end up affecting how we are, feel, and act, especially those of us who are committed to teaching and to Education, considering we are going through times of uncertainties, unpredictability and exclusions. In this conversation, Dr. Jesuí...

Apocalyptic rhetoric-a narrative of imminent catastrophe and subsequent renewal-serves as a powerful tool in both cults and authoritarian regimes to consolidate power, foster group cohesion, and justify extreme actions. This paper explores the psychological, social, and political mechanisms underlying the use of apocalyptic themes in these contexts...

Purpose: This study aims to systematically evaluate the multidimensional determinants of lifestyle change compliance in patients with type 2 diabetes, establish a prediction model integrating psychological, social and clinical characteristics, and provide a theoretical basis for the development of personalized intervention strategies. Methods: Mixe...

The endorsement of conspiracy theories may be increased by subjectively perceived stress. Yet, it is not known whether this correlation is caused by the effects of the acute stress reaction on the brain or other psychological, social, or methodological factors. The effect of an experimentally induced acute stress reaction on conspiracy thinking was...

Addressing spirituality and religion (S/R) in graduate education closely aligns with multiculturalism, intersectionality, evidence-based practice, and other movements and frameworks (e.g., whole-person care, trauma-informed care, person-centered care) that will continue to guide mental health care in the third millennium. Defined as basic attitudes...

Neglected people and beggars are one of the important social welfare problems (PMKS) that need to be addressed because the number of abandoned people and homeless beggars in Tangerang City is quite large and continues to increase and really needs support and assistance from the government. The Tangerang City Social Service plays a role in meeting n...

The use of artificial intelligence in personalization can be considered as the big improvement compared to previous models of companies' consumer interaction which involves offering customized products and services to consumers. As such, smart technologies employ complex and highly efficient algorithms such as machine learning to increase the satis...

This study aimed to assess the effects of problematic internet use (PIU) among young adults, focusing on the development of a culturally relevant scale grounded in Davis's (2001) cognitive-behavioral model. A total of 250 undergraduate students (46 males, 204 females; age range: 18-26 years, Mage = 21.22, SD = 1.73) from public and private universi...

This study explores the spatial production of the grotesque body in urban space, questioning its temporary, provocative and unusual being. It analyzes how it intervenes in space by challenging everyday routines and social forms, making other ways of life visible, triggering change and opening space for creative formations. It constructs interpretat...

Introduction: This study aimed to explore lived experiences as evidence-based in developing health services for hypertensive older adults living alone. Methods: This study employed a qualitative phenomenological approach, with in-depth and semi-structured interviews of hypertensive older adults living alone in Kendari City Southeast Sulawesi. Purpo...

Cults have long captivated the imagination, occupying a complex space in popular culture where they are simultaneously feared, mystified, and sensationalized. This fascination is reflected in various media forms, from films and television to literature and music, which often portray cults as secretive, sinister, and manipulative. Such representatio...

The Perceived Economic Inequality in Everyday Life (PEIEL) scale was developed in Spain within the context of political and social psychology research. This study introduces an abbreviated version of the scale for potential application in health research among the Chilean population. This study examined the psychometric properties of the proposed a...

Background: The closure of fitness and rehabilitation centers during the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the rural Parkinson’s disease (PD) population, a population already vulnerable due to limited access to healthcare, rehabilitation services, and social support. Objective: This study aimed to assess the psychological, social, and physic...

OBJETIVO: Discutir como se estabelece a indicação de tecnologias relacionais off-line e on-line como recurso de cuidado a Pessoas Vivendo com HIV/Aids (PVHA) por psicólogas/os atuantes em serviços especializados. MÉTODO: Trata-se de uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa e exploratória. Utilizamos a perspectiva da psicologia social construcionista,...

This article aims to present to the reader, who begins his journey in the educational research field, in general and specifically, in research in School and Educational Psychology, the essential foundations of the study and research in education based on historical-dialectical materialism and in social-historical psychology. These foundations are e...

This article aims to present to the reader, who begins his journey in the educational research field, in general and specifically, in research in School and Educational Psychology, the essential foundations of the study and research in education based on historical-dialectical materialism and in social-historical psychology. These foundations are e...

In the 20th century, military medicine and psychiatry emerged as dominant paradigms in Western military contexts, shaping practices across recruitment, selection, training, screening, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment. This approach paralleled trends in broader Western society, where it has faced criticism for medicalizing social, psychological,...

Coordinated care, we talk about the healthcare model, which focuses on a patient's physical, psychological, social, and cultural aspects. Especially with the diversification of patients, the strategy of touching individual approach has become vital. This paper explains the extent to which comprehensive care models address diverse patient needs whil...

Background Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of dysfunction syndrome. Spastic CP is the most common form of CP. As a specific treatment, aquatic therapy (AT) can improve spasticity, increase range of motion, and increase muscle strength due to its particular properties. Objectives This article aims to review the research status of AT in patients with...

Este artículo busca situar, visibilizar y comprender el impacto psicosocial de la violencia ejercida contra familias indígenas bribris recuperadoras de tierra de Salitre. Las técnicas empleadas para la recolección de la información consisten en revisión documental, observación participante y entrevistas en profundidad, así como el diálogo de result...

As novas discussões teóricas e metodológicas contribuíram para o exercício de uma nova caracterização da Psicologia Social. Essa pluralização abriu espaço para uma fluidez técnico-teórica que amplia os objetos analisados e dificulta uma compreensão panorâmica do ensino da Psicologia Social no cenário educacional brasileiro. Analisar como a discipli...

Talent development in youth football is crucial for clubs, academies, and national associations worldwide. To ensure that talented youths reach their full potential, a comprehensive understanding of the key factors that shape their development is imperative for all stakeholders, including coaches, parents, and sports organizations. This study condu...

This study aims to analyze the effects of charismatic leadership on crowd psychology by examining how leaders influence crowds through manipulation or inspiration. Within the frameworks of crowd psychology and charismatic leadership theories, the study explores how leaders' discourses, symbolic expressions, and identity construction strategies shap...

The aim of the study is to understand the relationship between the social intimacy established by individuals in urban outdoor recreation areas and their well-being. A qualitative research design was adopted, and in-depth interviews were conducted with 31 participants determined by purposive sampling technique. The data obtained from the participan...

Parenting a child with a disability has distinct challenges that profoundly affect the psychological, social, and financial aspects of a parent's life. Studies have consistently indicated that parents of children with intellectual disabilities endure elevated levels of stress, depression, and anxiety in comparison to those with normally developing...

Social neuroscientists have made marked progress in understanding the underlying neural mechanisms that contribute to self-esteem. However, these neural mechanisms have not been examined within the rich social contexts that theories in social psychology emphasize. Previous research has demonstrated that neural representations of the self are reflec...

Meningitis is a fatal condition and survivors often face long-term effects and often burdened their families. It is therefore important to understand how families cope with the aftermath of the infection. This study examined the experiences of families of meningitis patients and survivors in Ghana’s Upper West Region to support public health interv...

Making weight is an essential aspect of preparation for competition in combat sports. In addition to gradual weight loss in order to fight lean, fighters commonly engage in Rapid Weight Loss (RWL) practices seeking short-term hypohydration in order to be lighter for weigh-in. The aims of this study were to explore the RWL-related experiences of N =...

Observers have noted that world politics is replete with shame. Whether they observe this concerning the apologies regarding past atrocities, the felt necessity for revenge after a humiliating defeat, the feelings that populist leaders find antithetical to the greatness of their nation, or the affective responses to the latter's election, shame see...

Purpose of Review Integrative Mental Health (IMH), a program office in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) devoted to advancing integrated mental health and spiritual care, was coincidentally launched the same year that moral injury was introduced into the scientific literature. Given the psychological, social, and spiritual dynamics operative...

Individuals with ADHD may experience puberty differently from their peers, which has implications for their health and wellbeing. This scoping review characterised and summarised the peer-reviewed, English language literature reporting quantitative links between puberty and ADHD. To identify studies, six databases (MEDLINE Complete, Web of Science,...

Objectives Extracurricular activities (EA) are crucial for medical education, fostering professional and personal growth. They complement formal curriculum structures, addressing students’ social, psychological, and academic needs. Understanding students’ motivations for choosing EA is essential for creating effective educational strategies. Our st...

This book argues that our success in navigating the social world depends heavily on scripts. Scripts play a central role in our ability to understand social interactions shaped by different contextual factors. In philosophy of social cognition, scholars have asked what mechanisms we employ when interacting with other people or when cognizing about...

Objective: The objective of our research is to study the phenomenon of digital social influence through a set of determinants linked on the one hand to the characteristics of the influencer, such as credibility, congruence and parasocial interaction, and on the other hand to the content disseminated, which must combine originality, uniqueness, reli...

This study elucidates the moderated-mediated role of transformational leadership (TL) in engendering innovative behaviors among employees (EIBs) while considering perceived self-efficacy (PSE) and perceived stress (PS) as the two mediators and perceived organizational support (POS) as the critical moderating contingency. The underlying theories hav...

This literature review explores the complex role of loneliness as a mediator between relationship quality and well-being across different stages of life. The review carefully addresses how loneliness impacts an individuals overall well-being, starting from young adulthood and extending through to old age. It specifically delves into the fear of bei...

With the advancement of globalization and the increase in cultural exchanges, a parenting style that adapts to globalization is necessary in order to better raise a new generation of newborns. The study explored the differences in parenting styles (PS) under different cultural backgrounds and their impact on children's development. The article focu...

Depression is a serious cognitive disorder that results in significant and pervasive deficits in social behavior. These deficits can be traced back to the intricate interplay between social, psychological, and biological factors. Inflammatory depression, a treatment-resistant or non-responsive subtype of depression, may be related to the interactio...

he development of technology brings great benefits but also opens a loophole for cybercrime. Cases of revenge porn, which is the dissemination of pornographic content without consent, are becoming increasingly troubling. Data from Komnas Perempuan Indonesia shows a sharp spike in cases of gender-based violence. This study describes the phenomenon o...

Large language models (LLMs) are the foundation of the current successes of artificial intelligence (AI), however, they are unavoidably biased. To effectively communicate the risks and encourage mitigation efforts these models need adequate and intuitive descriptions of their discriminatory properties, appropriate for all audiences of AI. We sugges...

Changes associated with high societal conformity may constitute a discrepancy between idiosyncratic and organisational values for individuals and groups of employees. We draw from the literature on social psychology theory, institutional organisation theory, and value theory to understand covert resistance to change in organisations in the presence...

Western scholars such as Goleman, Salovey, Mayer, Edward, Bar-On, and others have authored numerous books on emotional intelligence. However, they approached the subject through the lens of their own religions and philosophies, largely overlooking the unique Qurʾānic contribution in this regard. Similarly, Eastern educational psychologists have fol...

This chapter discusses the relationship between reason and emotion in engineering ethics education (EEE), focusing on psychological and sociological perspectives. It identifies some factors that have led to emotions not being adequately considered alongside reasoning in the research on, or practice of, engineering ethics education. The chapter argu...

The purpose of this research is to ascertain whether or not implicit association test (IAT) can measure indirect attitudes. Implicit association test (IAT) is a computer based experimental method within social psychology designed to measure indirect attitudes. It has been endeavored in this experiment, which is conducted on an Iranian sample with a...

Nursing education serves as the cornerstone for developing competent healthcare professionals. Academic performance in this field is pivotal as it directly influences students' readiness to deliver quality patient care. Despite its importance, numerous factors impede or enhance academic outcomes, ranging from individual traits to institutional poli...

The health of people is fundamental to the attainment of peace and security. When one is in the right state of health, such an individual becomes more productive and other aspects of life become enhanced. This paper focused on health education for security and sustainable development. The concepts of health, health education, security, and sustaina...

This article critically examines, explains and explores capitalism as a "disease" afflicting modern society, producing widespread social, psychological, and environmental harm. Drawing on numerous great scholars, it critiques how capitalism's profit-driven logic promotes exploitation, alienation, and environmental degradation. The first section exp...

Durante as últimas décadas, pesquisas empíricas em psicologia social têm mostrado uma influência significativa de vieses implícitos sobre o modo como pessoas negras são percebidas e categorizadas. Ainda não é claro, no entanto, que a mesma metodologia possa ser empregada para aferir a presença de vieses implícitos na percepção espacial. O objetivo...

p>Children’s active travel and independent mobility, especially regarding their daily travel to and from school, is essential for their wellbeing, influencing their physical health, psychology, social and cognitive skills, as well as priming children and youth for active and sustainable mobility choices when they become adults. Although active trav...

Background Injuries constitute a significant global public health concern, particularly among individuals aged 0–34. These injuries are affected by various social, psychological, and physiological factors and are no longer viewed merely as accidental occurrences. Existing research has identified multiple risk factors for injuries; however, they oft...

This study investigates the social psychological dynamics of the commercialized art market, employing a multifaceted approach to uncover the complex interplay of factors influencing artistic valuation and market behavior. Utilizing data from 500 top-selling artists and 1000 major collectors over a decade, we conduct quantitative analyses, including...

Important topic in social psychology.

Cambios significativos a nivel cultural y tecnológicos están ocurriendo en el mundo, y llevándonos a adoptar nuevas formas de relacionarnos con los demás. Por lo tanto, resulta oportuno reflexionar sobre las dificultades del emparejamiento moderno y analizar el panorama futuro de las relaciones de parejas. En este trabajo, se presentan nueve premis...

Objectives Smartphones have become an indispensable tool for many individuals. However, how and why the use of smartphones may be linked to individual adjustment remains underexplored, especially among non-students. This study examined the longitudinal associations of problematic smartphone use with depressive symptoms, social maladjustment, and co...

Purpose: Job satisfaction among young employees is crucial for organizations, as it positively influences productivity and well-being. This study explores the factors associated with job satisfaction among employees aged 20 to 30 in organizations in Medellín-Colombia. Design/methodology/approach: Data was collected from 400 young employees across v...

This article examines the transformation of the understanding and response to domestic violence in France, drawing on two influential research fields: (1) social psychology's social representations and social change theory, and (2) coercive control, a conceptualization of domestic violence as captivity, rather than assault. Experimental and legal e...

Background and Purpose Periodontitis is the leading cause of tooth loss in adults worldwide. The functional loss, nutritional deficiencies, and psychological barriers it causes, as well as its impact on overall health and quality of life, are all significant. The prevalence of periodontal disease is high in China. Our study aimed to determine the i...

The research is devoted to nostalgia, understood as an existential and a form of historical memory. The timeless relevance of the problem, which is becoming particularly acute in the space of modern mass culture, the culture of the globalized world, is highlighted. The problem is expressed by the contradiction between the orientation of modern cult...

The main purpose of this article is to theoretically present a perspective for social work and the field of education regarding psychoeducation, as a way to ensure an inclusive approach to quality education in university studies for disabled students. The approach of the research topic is a theoretical one, based on the fact that psychoeducation is...

The crowding effect of individual behavior motivation is a focal point in various disciplines, such as economics and social psychology. Understanding the motivation crowding effect in the context of pro-environmental behavior of farmers is crucial for formulating agricultural environmental policies. However, there is limited knowledge about the mot...

Background/Objectives: Pediatric palliative care refers to active, holistic care that provides support not only for families but also for the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of pediatric patients with severe life-threatening diseases. Nursing students’ volunteer work for pediatric patients requiring palliative care is a unique...

Chinese social psychology developed vigorously, and its scientific achievement showed explosive growth from 2000 to 2015. Based on typical Chinese social psychology articles published between 2006 and 2015, the development trend of this discipline was investigated in this article by means of citation analysis. There were 61,284 references in 1,982...

This final chapter brings together our interpretations of CLIPS children’s life-histories and suggests implications for imagining schooling as a positive experience which promotes wellbeing. We indicate how the theories of Fraser from political science and Ryan and Deci from social psychology enriched our understandings of both wellbeing; and socia...

Resumo Introdução em um hospital universitário são adotados múltiplos tipos de vínculos de trabalho, o que implica regimes de contrato distintos e empregadores também distintos. Nesse contexto tem-se quatro modalidades de vínculo: servidores, funcionários, terceirizados e empregados, que, trabalhando lado a lado, convivem com diferenças como salári...

Background: Everyone desires for a happy and flourishing life. A “flourishing” person has more emotional stability, better physical and mental health, lives longer, and has meaningful social relationships. Due to its manifold implications both at individual and societal level with its structural advantage of including both hedonic and eudaimonic di...

Introduction in a university hospital, multiple employment relationships are adopted, implying distinct contract regimes and also distinct employers. In this context, there are four types of employment relationships: civil servants, employees, outsourced workers, and public hired employees, who, working side by side, coexist with differences such a...

Objective. To analyze the repercussions of neck pain on the quality of life of health professionals in intensive care units. Methods. Cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational study, carried out with 94 health professionals (21 nurses, 13 physical therapists and 60 nursing technicians) in Intensive Care Units of two medium-sized hospitals in a...

Although the epidemiology and symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD) have been well-documented, the etiology and pathophysiology of the disease have not yet been fully explained. Depression arises from intricate interplay among social, psychological, and biological factors. Recently, there has been growing focus on the involvement of miRNAs in...

The article describes the requirements for a specialist in the social sphere who works in the system of palliative and hospice care. Based on the analysis of the conceptual characteristics of the concepts, it was determined that the main difference between palliative and hospice care is that the former is provided to the patient during the course o...