scholarly journals Trait psychopathy and utilitarian moral judgement: The mediating role of action aversion

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Indrajeet Patil
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Moral Dilemmas ◽  
Moral Judgement ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Moral Judgements ◽  
Greater Good

Although past research has established that the utilitarian bias (increased willingness to agree to personally kill someone for the greater good) in psychopathy on moral dilemmas stems from weaker negative affect at the prospect of harming others due to reduced harm aversion, it remains to be seen if this is owing to reduced aversion to witnessing harmful outcomes (outcome aversion) or performing harmful actions (action aversion). In this study, we show that trait psychopathy is associated with both reduced outcome and action aversion and that only action aversion negatively mediates the influence of trait psychopathy on utilitarian moral judgement. Thus, the increased tendency in psychopathy to make utilitarian moral judgements is in part due to reduced aversion to carrying out harmful actions.

scholarly journals “When” Does It Pay to Be Good? Attributions Mediate the Way CSR Elements Impact on Consumer Responses, and Are Controllable

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5869
Author(s):  
Athanasios Krystallis ◽  
Vlad Zaharia ◽  
Antonis Zairis
Keyword(s):  
Past Research ◽  
Consumer Response ◽  
Multiple Mediation ◽  
Consumer Responses ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Consumer Attributions ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Experimental Survey

Responding to the appeal for more research on the contingencies that shape the relationship between CSR and corporate performance, this paper incorporates environmental CSR, sets up an experimental survey and employs multiple mediation analysis with the aim to test the mediating role of consumer attributions on the CSR elements–consumer responses relationship; and further to examine the degree to which attributions are controllable, i.e., specific CSR elements activate specific type of attributions. Results support that attributions have a strong predicting power on consumer outcomes. The right time of appearance and the appropriate amount of resources committed to a CSR campaign, through the dual type of attributions they activate (more positive, i.e., values-driven and less negative, i.e., egoistic), impact positively on consumer reactions. In this respect, the study adds to past research showing that attributions are controllable, i.e., specific CSR initiative characteristics of a impact on the dimensionality of attributions and, through that, on specific target-types of consumer responses. This study thus shows that the activation of a dual-level attributions’ system is ambivalent, dependent on the character of the CSR campaign. The fact that specific CSR elements (i.e., CSR Timing) activate dual-level CSR motives that act complementarily indicates that managers should be clear about the capabilities of the elements of their CSR initiatives and how much impact they expect those elements to have on consumer response.

scholarly journals Grandiose narcissism and performance in organizations: mediating role of subjective wellbeing

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiran Sakkar Sudha ◽  
M. Ghazi Shahnawaz
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Subjective Wellbeing ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Grandiose Narcissism ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractNarcissism is imbued with emotional dynamism and there is a strong need to assess the linkages with outcomes by analyzing their fusion. The present study examined the relationship between grandiose narcissism and performance through analyzing the mediating role of subjective wellbeing (positive affect, negative affect and life satisfaction). The wholesome assessment of performance was done by considering task performance, team-work and cognitive motivational effectiveness among 293 senior-level Indian employees of a big public sector organization. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 22 and Smart PLS 2.0. The correlation results showed that grandiose narcissism was negatively related to performance, life satisfaction and positively related to negative affect. The indirect pathways (through mediation analyses) revealed that negative affect and life satisfaction mediated the relationship between grandiose narcissism and performance. The study effectively contributes to the narcissism and performance literature by presenting clearer pathways of grandiose narcissism (through self-regulated emotions and subjective wellbeing). Practical implications were also highlighted beside the theoretical concerns.

scholarly journals The Mediating Role of Affects between Mind-Wandering and Happiness

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 5139
Author(s):  
Carlos Salavera ◽  
Pablo Usán
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Mind Wandering ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Subjective Happiness Scale ◽  
Average Happiness ◽  
The Mind

The aim of this study was to assess the mediating role of affects between mind-wandering and happiness. The study was conducted with a sample comprising 270 university students—133 men (49.26%) and 137 women (50.74%)—who filled out the Mind-Wandering Questionnaire (MWQ), the Positive and Negative Affect Questionnaire (PANAS), and the SHS subjective happiness scale. Mind-wandering was found to be negatively correlated with happiness and positive effects. Higher mind-wandering-related scores went hand in hand with scores related to both lower happiness and positive affects. Approximately half the participants yielded low mind-wandering and negative affect scores and above-average happiness and positive affects scores. In addition, one in four scored above average in terms of mind-wandering and low in terms of happiness and positive effects. Finally, the mediating role played by affects was examined. It can be concluded that although in principle mind-wandering has no direct effect on happiness, some influence can be attested when affects, both positive and negative, are taken into consideration.

Sleep quality and prescription opioid misuse: the potential mediating role of pain intensity, negative affect, and opioid craving

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. S152-S153
Author(s):  
A. Herrero Babiloni ◽  
L. Frimerman ◽  
M. Verner ◽  
A. Sirois ◽  
K. Scott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Prescription Opioid ◽  
Opioid Misuse ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Prescription Opioid Misuse

scholarly journals Natural environments and craving: The mediating role of negative affect

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 102160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leanne Martin ◽  
Sabine Pahl ◽  
Mathew P. White ◽  
Jon May
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Mediating Role

scholarly journals Association between physical pain and alcohol treatment outcomes: The mediating role of negative affect.

2015 ◽  
Vol 83 (6) ◽  
pp. 1044-1057 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Witkiewitz ◽  
Elizabeth McCallion ◽  
Kevin E. Vowles ◽  
Megan Kirouac ◽  
Tessa Frohe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Treatment Outcomes ◽  
Alcohol Treatment ◽  
Physical Pain ◽  
Mediating Role
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