An experimental approach to communal coping

2021 ◽  
pp. 026540752199246
Author(s):  
Melissa Zajdel ◽  
Vicki S. Helgeson
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Communal Coping ◽  
Observational Measures ◽  
Relationship Outcomes ◽  
The Individual

Communal coping has been linked to better psychological and physical health across a variety of stressful contexts. However, there has been no experimental work causally linking communal coping to relationship and health outcomes. In addition, research has emphasized the collaboration over the shared appraisal component of communal coping. The present study sought to isolate the role of appraisal by manipulating whether dyads viewed a stressor as shared or individual. Friend dyads (n = 64 dyads; 128 participants) were randomly assigned to view a stressor as either a shared or an individual problem, but both groups were allowed to work together. Across self-report and observational measures dyads reported more collaboration and support, better relationship outcomes, and more positive mood after the stressor in the shared than the individual appraisal group. This is the first laboratory evidence to establish causal links of communal coping—specifically shared appraisal—to positive relationship and health outcomes.

scholarly journals Organic Food Consumption in Italy: The Role of Subjective Relevance of Food as Mediator between Organic Food Choice Motivation and Frequency of Organic Food Consumption

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (13) ◽  
pp. 5367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greta Castellini ◽  
Mariarosaria Savarese ◽  
Cinzia Castiglioni ◽  
Guendalina Graffigna
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Consumption Data ◽  
Food Consumption Data ◽  
Organic Food Consumption ◽  
The Individual

Nowadays, the problems that afflict our planet (climate change, loss of biodiversity, etc.) are leading to the implementation of a more sustainable type of consumption. Increasing the consumption of organic products is a way to face and try to solve these problems. In order to reach this aim, it is important to understand how consumers’ subjective relevance of these products impacts on their consumption. The recent literature, in fact, highlighted how food consumption is salient for the individual to express their identity and life orientations, even more in the case of organic food consumption. Nonetheless, little is known about how subjective relevance of food affects organic food consumption. The present research aims to measure the role of subjective relevance in organic food consumption. Data were collected with a self-report questionnaire that was filled out by a sample of 964 Italians, representative of the population. We used structural equation modelling (SEM) and the bootstrap technique to test the hypothesis. The results show that subjective food relevance is a mediator between the motivations of organic food consumption and the frequency of consumption of it. This research points out the necessity to study consumers in a wider way, using communication that emphasizes the role that these products have in satisfying the psychological needs of consumers.

Examining the Impact of Risk Tolerance and Risk Aversion on the Individual Financial Performance in the Kingdom of Bahrain

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-26
Author(s):  
Habil Slade Ogalo
Keyword(s):  
Risk Aversion ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Risk Tolerance ◽  
Financial Assets ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

With growing tougher economic conditions, everyone is struggling to safeguard their financial assets and invest them carefully. However, there are certain unavoidable risk factors that every person should be aware of since they have a potential to influence individual`s financial stability. With this notion, the present study attempted to investigate how individual financial performance can be managed and enhanced. Therein, the study attempted to examine the role of risk tolerance and risk aversion factors in an individual towards its financial performance. Through sampling 450 white collar working professionals from retail and financial sectors in the kingdom of Bahrain, the present study found a significant positive relationship between risk tolerance and individual financial performance. Accordingly, the study also reported a significant positive relationship between risk aversion and financial performance. The study has contributed towards a very important topic particularly in an emerging economy like Bahrain. The study forwards implications for practice and scope for future studies based on the findings.

scholarly journals The Effect of Supervisor Identification on Unethical Pro-Supervisor Behavior: The Moderating Role of Employability Perceptions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kangmin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Social Identification ◽  
Great Power ◽  
Unethical Behaviors ◽  
Identification Theory ◽  
Time Lagged ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Supervisor Behavior ◽  
Moderating Role

Under some employment circumstances, individuals in some organizations are willing to engage in unethical behaviors that benefit one’s own supervisors who have a great power to decide the levels of evaluation and compensation for each individual. In this study two hypotheses were examined. First, based on social identification theory, we hypothesized that individuals’ feeling a sense of oneness with one’s own supervisors promote unethical pro-supervisor behaviors (UPSB). Second, based on a person-situation interactionist model, we hypothesized that this positive relationship is strengthen if the individual perceives lower levels of one’s own employability. Data were collected from 185 individuals of various types of organizations in South Korea. A time-lagged field study supported our hypotheses. In particular, supervisor identification was positively related to UPSB. Further, for individuals with a weaker employability perception, supervisor identification was positively related to UPSB.

A Framework for Understanding UEMSD Theory, Research, and Management

1997 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 634-636
Author(s):  
Edie Adams ◽  
Robert Bettendorf ◽  
Cynthia Purvis ◽  
Mark Hoffman
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Physical State ◽  
Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
A Chain ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Theory Research

UEMSD's (Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders) are complex in terms of causation, identification, treatment and intervention. The users of musculoskeletal disorders research require a better understanding how their action and responsibilities fit into the context of UEMSD causation and intervention theory, research and management. This paper describes a framework to aid in understanding the scope and multi-factorial nature of UEMSD theory, research, and management. The purpose of the framework is to provide a context in which UEMSD's can be discussed. The framework proposes a cyclical loop, which represents an individual's responses during an event cycle. The framework is composed of three elements: Life's Activities, Modifiers, and Outcomes. Both the physical state and mental state of the individual are considered. The physical characteristics of activities and environments are filtered and/or amplified by the presence of individual predisposing or protective factors, resulting in the development health outcomes. The framework espouses a chain of events and effects which shows the potential complexity of the interactions between the factors, which may or may not result in a UEMSD. The framework is discussed in terms of the need for research to broaden the understanding of the role of specific factors in the development of UEMSDs.

scholarly journals Team Mindfulness and Employee Moral Efficacy: The Moderating Effect of Team Bottom-Line Mentality

2021 ◽  
Vol 257 ◽  
pp. 02088
Author(s):  
Yang Li ◽  
Han Ren
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Impact Mechanism ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Moral Efficacy

Different from the previous studies that mainly focused on the mindfulness at the individual level, this research explores the effect of team mindfulness on employee moral efficacy, and considers the influence of the interaction between team bottom-line mentality (BLM) and team mindfulness on employees’ moral efficacy. Results from three-wave surveys of 275 employees indicated that: the team BLM will weaken the positive relationship between team mindfulness and employees’ moral effectiveness. This research advances the current understandings of the influencing process between team mindfulness and employees’ moral efficacy by identifying the moderating role of team BLM, and casts the spotlight on the impact mechanism among team mindfulness, team BLM, and employees’ moral efficacy at the team level. Theoretical and practical implications are also discussed.

scholarly journals The Effect of Supervisor Identification on Unethical Pro-Supervisor Behavior: The Moderating Role of Employability Perceptions

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (24) ◽  
pp. 9344
Author(s):  
Kangmin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Social Identification ◽  
Great Power ◽  
Unethical Behaviors ◽  
Identification Theory ◽  
Time Lagged ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Supervisor Behavior ◽  
Moderating Role

Under some employment circumstances, individuals in some organizations are willing to engage in unethical behaviors that benefit one’s own supervisors who have a great power to decide the levels of evaluation and compensation for each individual. In this study, two hypotheses were examined. First, based on social identification theory, we hypothesized that individuals’ feeling a sense of oneness with one’s own supervisors promote unethical pro-supervisor behaviors (UPSB). Second, based on a person–situation interactionist model, we hypothesized that this positive relationship is strengthened if the individual perceives lower levels of one’s own employability. Data were collected from 185 individuals of various types of organizations in South Korea. A time-lagged field study supported our hypotheses. In particular, [supervisor identification was positively related to UPSB. Furthermore, for individuals with a weaker employability perception, supervisor identification was positively related to UPSB.

scholarly journals Stability and Change of Outsider Behavior in School Bullying: The Role of Shame and Guilt in a Longitudinal Perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Mazzone ◽  
Marina Camodeca ◽  
Christina Salmivalli
Keyword(s):  
School Bullying ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Developmental Changes ◽  
Developmental Pathway ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Shame And Guilt ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Peer Nominations ◽  
Guilt Proneness

We analyzed developmental changes in outsider behavior, testing whether the likelihood that it turns into bullying or defending over time depends on the individual proneness to feel shame or guilt. Participants were 155 preadolescents (72 boys and 83 girls; [Formula: see text]age at T1 = 10.74 years). Bullying, defending, and outsider behaviors were assessed twice by peer nominations. Shame- and guilt-proneness were assessed at T1 by a self-report questionnaire. All behaviors appeared quite stable; however, regression analyses revealed that shame and guilt were associated with outsider developmental pathway. In particular, students steadily presented outsider behavior after a 9-month period if they showed low guilt or high shame at T1. Results are discussed in terms of future directions for research and interventions.

The role of discrimination, assimilation, and gender in the mental health of resettled Somali young adults: A longitudinal, moderated mediation analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 136346152110480
Author(s):  
Sarah Gillespie ◽  
Jeffrey P. Winer ◽  
Osob Issa ◽  
B. Heidi Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Immigrants And Refugees ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Culture Of Origin

Acculturation styles have important associations with future adjustment among immigrants and refugees, yet less is known about the individual and interpersonal factors that influence the strategy an individual adopts. High rates of discrimination may signal the receiving community’s rejection of one’s ethnic group, increasing pressure to assimilate and suppress one’s heritage identity. Within a sample of Somali young adults (18–30, N = 185) resettled in North America, this study tested whether two acculturation styles (assimilation and integration) longitudinally mediate the relation between discrimination and three mental health outcomes (i.e., anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder), and whether gender moderated these relations. Discrimination had a direct, positive relation with future mental health symptoms for females, which was not mediated by acculturation strategy. By contrast, the association between discrimination and mental health outcomes for males was fully mediated by increased endorsement of assimilation, but not integration. Experiences of marginalization may erode connections to both the Somali community and to the nation of resettlement, which have been identified as particularly strong protective forces within this community. Interventions targeted at the receiving community to reduce the rates of discrimination toward immigrants and refugees and interventions to strengthen youth’s sense of belonging in both the predominant culture and their culture of origin may improve transdiagnostic mental health outcomes.

Chronic Pain: Fundamental Scientific Considerations, Specifically for Legal Claims

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Barth
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Pain Perception ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Psychological Treatment ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
General Medicine ◽  
Pain Syndrome ◽  
Problematic Relationship

Abstract Scientific findings have indicated that psychological and social factors are the driving forces behind most chronic benign pain presentations, especially in a claim context, and are relevant to at least three of the AMA Guides publications: AMA Guides to Evaluation of Disease and Injury Causation, AMA Guides to Work Ability and Return to Work, and AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. The author reviews and summarizes studies that have identified the dominant role of financial, psychological, and other non–general medicine factors in patients who report low back pain. For example, one meta-analysis found that compensation results in an increase in pain perception and a reduction in the ability to benefit from medical and psychological treatment. Other studies have found a correlation between the level of compensation and health outcomes (greater compensation is associated with worse outcomes), and legal systems that discourage compensation for pain produce better health outcomes. One study found that, among persons with carpal tunnel syndrome, claimants had worse outcomes than nonclaimants despite receiving more treatment; another examined the problematic relationship between complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and compensation and found that cases of CRPS are dominated by legal claims, a disparity that highlights the dominant role of compensation. Workers’ compensation claimants are almost never evaluated for personality disorders or mental illness. The article concludes with recommendations that evaluators can consider in individual cases.

School Success and School Engagement of Immigrant Children and Adolescents

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frosso Motti-Stefanidi ◽  
Ann S. Masten
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
School Engagement ◽  
School Success ◽  
Immigrant Children ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
The Individual

Academic achievement in immigrant children and adolescents is an indicator of current and future adaptive success. Since the future of immigrant youths is inextricably linked to that of the receiving society, the success of their trajectory through school becomes a high stakes issue both for the individual and society. The present article focuses on school success in immigrant children and adolescents, and the role of school engagement in accounting for individual and group differences in academic achievement from the perspective of a multilevel integrative model of immigrant youths’ adaptation ( Motti-Stefanidi, Berry, Chryssochoou, Sam, & Phinney, 2012 ). Drawing on this conceptual framework, school success is examined in developmental and acculturative context, taking into account multiple levels of analysis. Findings suggest that for both immigrant and nonimmigrant youths the relationship between school engagement and school success is bidirectional, each influencing over time the other. Evidence regarding potential moderating and mediating roles of school engagement for the academic success of immigrant youths also is evaluated.

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