Coffee with co-workers: role of caffeine on evaluations of the self and others in group settings

The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the role of reward-based crowdfunding in farm financing, with a focus on its likelihood of success. The study uses a sample of 1,566 projects from the Kickstarter platform between 2014 and 2020. We added the level of urbanisation and relative importance of agriculture in the country's economy to the basic elements to assess the importance of the crowdfunding. We run a logistic regression model to investigate factors that motivate investment decisions. We discovered a statistically significant negative correlation between the self-set campaign goal and project success, as well as a small positive impact of number of backers and a positive impact of the importance of agriculture in the country's economy on crowdfunding success. In an era of rapid innovation and the rise of social networks, this paper contributes to the current literature on the agri-food industry's reword-based crowdfunding approach.

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When extended contact opens the door to future contact

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations ◽

10.1177/1368430210391119 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 161-173 ◽

Cited By ~ 64

Author(s):

Angel Gómez ◽

Linda R. Tropp ◽

Saulo Fernández

Keyword(s):

Minority Group ◽

The Self ◽

Intergroup Attitudes ◽

Intergroup Anxiety ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Extended Contact ◽

Group Members

The present research tests whether extended contact can predict positive intergroup expectancies, as well as positive intergroup attitudes, among majority and minority group members. Our results replicate and extend prior work by showing that extended contact predicts both positive intergroup attitudes and intergroup expectancies among both majority (Spanish) and minority (immigrant) participants, even when controlling for direct friendship and the quantity and quality of prior intergroup contact. These effects are partially mediated by intergroup anxiety, perceived ingroup norms, and perceived outgroup norms, and the positive effects of extended contact on intergroup attitudes were also partially mediated by the inclusion of ingroup in the self. Additionally, the mediating role of outgroup norms was stronger among immigrant participants than among Spanish participants. Implications of these findings and the value of extended contact for promoting positive intergroup expectancies and preparing people for future contact are discussed.

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Work Values and the Value of Work: Different Implications for Young Adults’ Self-Employment in Europe

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science ◽

10.1177/0002716219828976 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 682 (1) ◽

pp. 156-171 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Martin Lukeš ◽

Manuel Feldmann ◽

Federico Vegetti

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Work Values ◽

Max Weber ◽

Positive Impact ◽

European Social Survey ◽

The Self ◽

Social Survey ◽

Self Employment ◽

Using Data

In this study, we ask how work values impact different forms of labor market participation of young adults across Europe. We define work values as individuals’ intrinsic and extrinsic motivations to work and the value of work as the importance or centrality of work in individuals’ lives. We use data gathered from young adults in eleven European countries in the CUPESSE project to investigate the role of the two sets of values regarding employment and self-employment. We then replicate our analysis on a larger sample using data from the European Social Survey (ESS). Our findings suggest a high importance of nonpecuniary benefits for self-employment. Analyses based on both CUPESSE and ESS datasets clearly showed the high, positive impact that independence and creativity have on self-employment. We also show that extrinsic values, such as job security, are more important for employees than they are for the self-employed. Additionally, we find that the value of work in life does not differ between the employed and the self-employed. In sum, these findings suggest that values related to self-employment are not rooted in a general value of work, as Max Weber postulated in his Protestant Work Ethic nearly one hundred years ago, as much as in the aim to achieve personal satisfaction.

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The personalization model revisited: An experimental investigation of the role of five personalization-based strategies on prejudice reduction

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations ◽

10.1177/1368430211434576 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 503-522 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Nurcan Ensari ◽

Julie Christian ◽

Dawn Matsui Kuriyama ◽

Norman Miller

Keyword(s):

Experimental Investigation ◽

Empirical Evidence ◽

Experimental Studies ◽

Prejudice Reduction ◽

The Self ◽

Self Disclosure ◽

Group Memory ◽

Affective Component ◽

Group Members

In this paper, we report findings from a series of experimental studies investigating the role of five personalization-based strategies (individuation, self-disclosure, decategorization, self–other comparison, and empathy) on prejudice reduction. As anticipated, participants who were in the self-disclosure or individuation conditions developed more favorable attitudes towards other out-group members (Study 1). In Study 2, decategorization or self–other comparison allowed group members to discover similarities between the self and members of the out-group, thereby reducing negative out-group memory. Interestingly, when we explored the processes underlying the generalization of prejudice reduction to the out-group (Study 3), we found that the affective component of personalization (i.e., empathy) emerged as a more robust predictor of prejudice reduction than self–other comparison and decategorization. In conclusion, these studies provide the first empirical evidence of the effects of the five components of personalization in reducing prejudice across different contexts and different experimental paradigms.

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Direcții de modernizare a autoevaluării și evaluării continue a rezultatelor elevilor.: De la tehnologia informatică la sisteme ICT.

10.47040/sd0000035 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (1-2) ◽

pp. 74-88

Author(s):

Aida Cornelia Stoian

Keyword(s):

Secondary School Teachers ◽

Positive Impact ◽

The Self ◽

Learning Activity ◽

Continuous Assessment ◽

Self Assessment ◽

General Hypothesis ◽

Digital Assessment ◽

The Relationship

It requires major changes in the processes of self-assessment and continuous assessment of pupils’ achievements in order to meet the challenges of contemporary society. In this research study we presented the current approaches of the evaluative issue in its transition from the informatics technology to evaluative information systems and technology communication (ITC). When conducting the research, we have studied teachers’ references on the role of the ITC systems in pupils’ self-assessment, as well as the contribution of the automated continuous assessment to the improvement of pupils’ learning activity. The general hypothesis of the research project aimed to demonstrate that if secondary school teachers are aware of the role of the self-assessment ICT systems and of continuous digital assessment, then there is obtained their adherence for implementating and developing such systems of assessment. In order to study the relationship between research variables we applied a questionnaire, with teachers as target group. The conducted study has had a positive impact on the respondent teachers, who adhered to the proposed idea, being confident in the role of transition from the self-assessment of informatics refurbishment and continuous assessment of pupils’ achievement in implementing the ITC systems in the educational assessment.

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Direcții de modernizare a autoevaluării și evaluării continue a rezultatelor elevilor.: De la tehnologia informatică la sisteme ICT.

10.47040/sd/sdpsych.v5i1-2.47 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (1-2) ◽

pp. 74-88

Author(s):

Aida Cornelia Stoian

Keyword(s):

Secondary School Teachers ◽

Positive Impact ◽

The Self ◽

Learning Activity ◽

Continuous Assessment ◽

Self Assessment ◽

General Hypothesis ◽

Digital Assessment ◽

The Relationship

It requires major changes in the processes of self-assessment and continuous assessment of pupils’ achievements in order to meet the challenges of contemporary society. In this research study we presented the current approaches of the evaluative issue in its transition from the informatics technology to evaluative information systems and technology communication (ITC). When conducting the research, we have studied teachers’ references on the role of the ITC systems in pupils’ self-assessment, as well as the contribution of the automated continuous assessment to the improvement of pupils’ learning activity. The general hypothesis of the research project aimed to demonstrate that if secondary school teachers are aware of the role of the self-assessment ICT systems and of continuous digital assessment, then there is obtained their adherence for implementating and developing such systems of assessment. In order to study the relationship between research variables we applied a questionnaire, with teachers as target group. The conducted study has had a positive impact on the respondent teachers, who adhered to the proposed idea, being confident in the role of transition from the self-assessment of informatics refurbishment and continuous assessment of pupils’ achievement in implementing the ITC systems in the educational assessment.

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The power of norms to sway fused group members

Behavioral and Brain Sciences ◽

10.1017/s0140525x18001644 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 41 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Winnifred R. Louis ◽

Craig McGarty ◽

Emma F. Thomas ◽

Catherine E. Amiot ◽

Fathali M. Moghaddam

Keyword(s):

Evolutionary Anthropology ◽

Normative Systems ◽

Violent Extremism ◽

Identity Fusion ◽

Group Members

AbstractWhitehouse adapts insights from evolutionary anthropology to interpret extreme self-sacrifice through the concept of identity fusion. The model neglects the role of normative systems in shaping behaviors, especially in relation to violent extremism. In peaceful groups, increasing fusion will actually decrease extremism. Groups collectively appraise threats and opportunities, actively debate action options, and rarely choose violence toward self or others.

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