What Influences Physicians’ Online Knowledge Sharing? A Stimulus–Response Perspective

During the COVID-19 pandemic, online health platforms and physicians’ online knowledge sharing played an important role in public health crisis management and disease prevention. What influences physicians’ online knowledge sharing? From the psychological perspective of stimulus–response, this study aims to explore how patients’ visit and patients’ consultation influence physicians’ online knowledge sharing considering the contingent roles of physicians’ online expertise and online knowledge sharing experience. Based on 6-month panel data of 45,449 physician–month observations from an online health platform in China, the results indicate that both patients’ visit and patients’ consultation are positive related to physicians’ online knowledge sharing. Online expertise weakens the positive effect of patients’ consultation on physicians’ online knowledge sharing. Online knowledge sharing experience weakens the positive relationship between visit of patient and physicians’ online knowledge sharing, and enhances the positive relationship between patients’ consultation and physicians’ online knowledge sharing. This study contributes to the literatures about stimulus–response in psychology and knowledge sharing, and provides implications for practice.

Is true friendship possible on Facebook? A study from the psychological perspective of Laín Entralgo

The present work aims to analyse the meaning of the concept of friendship through the study of the work of the doctor and philosopher Pedro Laín Entralgo. The initial hypothesis of the study is that the concept of friendship has been used instrumentally by social media networks, and that these do not offer the conditions necessary to fully experience true friendship. To verify this, we focused on the study of the psychological dimensions of friendship proposed by the author, identifying a series of variables and conducting an analysis by means of a survey of university students who are active users of the platform. With these results the descriptive statistics were extracted and a nonparametric analysis was performed of the variables to determine if Facebook does in fact offer the conditions necessary for to experience true friendship in its psychological dimensions. As the results show, to experience true friendship on social networks is difficult, given that the nature of the interactions between users of the platform are not appropriate for this experience. In calling this different type of relationship friendship Facebook benefits from an attractive hook which leads users to generate contacts as a form of currency which benefits the business model of the social media platform. The concept of true friendship is altered, deformed and displaced in favour of other types of relationships.

The cauldron has cooled down: a systematic literature review on home advantage in football during the COVID-19 pandemic from a socio-economic and psychological perspective

The phenomenon of home advantage (home bias) is well-analyzed in the scientific literature. But only the COVID-19 pandemic enabled studies on this phenomenon—for the first time in history—on a global scale. Thus, several studies to date examined the effects of empty stadiums by comparing regular matches (with supporters) before the COVID-19 restrictions with so-called ghost games (games without supporters) during the pandemic. To synthesize the existing knowledge and offer an overview regarding the effects of ghost games on home advantage we provide a systematic literature review on this topic. Our findings—based on 26 primary studies—indicate that ghost games have a considerable impact on the phenomenon of home advantage. Deeper analysis further indicates that this effect is based on a reduced “referee bias” and a lack of “emotional support from the ranks”. From a psychological perspective, we argue that our conclusions are highly relevant by emphasizing decision making under pressure and crowd-induced motivation in sports. From a socio-economic perspective, we argue that our findings legitimize a discussion regarding compensation of fans after sporting success as plausible and worth considering. Thus, our results are significant for scientists, sports and team managers, media executives, fan representatives and other persons responsible in the football industry.

Psychological theories of aggression

This paper aimed to provide a short exposition of the main theories of aggression. The choice of the theories reflected, in part, the historical progression and rising complexity of the theories over time. A brief overview of the following theoretical perspectives on aggression was presented: Freud’s psychoanalytic theory; Lorenz’s ethological theory; Behaviorist theory; Frustration-aggression hypothesis; Cognitive neo-association theory; and Social learning theory. These theories are representatives of the traditional perspective, which posits that by piecing together fragments of data gained through research, we arrive at the truth about aggression. A radically different perspective was offered through the constructivist perspective, which argues that any theory is just one way of organizing the data. Drawing from personal construct theory, a different psychological perspective on aggression was proposed.

LAUGHTER AND EMPATHY

At a biological level, laughter was found to help in dealing with pain and suffering. From a psychological perspective, its effects have been studied both at intrapersonal and interpersonal levels. At an intrapersonal level, laughter contributes to self-regulating emotions (especially lowering the trait anxiety), diminishing the expression of anger, internally or externally, the same time with increasing self-acceptance. At interpersonal level, laughing together builds trust, while being laughed at may be traumatic. In the present study, the objective was to investigate the effects of laughter on empathy, awareness, and acceptance of personal experience. The participants in the study, all women, watched a situational comedy for 1.5 hours, with different life situations which may seem negative, but presented in an amusing manner, and, very important, with a happy end. At the end, they completed the empathy and awareness questionnaires. Statistical analysis, comparing their scores with those in a non-treatment condition, showed that laughing at the situational comedy significantly influenced almost all aspects of empathy, significantly decreasing the personal distress from empathizing with others, but also sensitivity and emotional interest towards them, without significant influence on awareness and acceptance of personal experience.

Shaykh Abdullah Fahim's Views on Salawat in a Psychological Perspective

Psycho-religion is classified as the highest spiritual psychotherapy in the field of psychology. This is because the field involves religion that works to increase confidence thus speeding up the healing process. One of the therapies that fall into this category is the practice of reciting Salawat. This practice is common in traditional institutions of learning institutions in the Malay world. In some places, this practice becomes part of the curriculum of study. Some recite it as remembrance, and some recite it in the form of melodic performances such as qasidah, hadrah and so on. This study, however, is limited to the views of prominent educators in Malaya, Shaykh Abdullah Fahim (1869 - 1961) to practice reading the Salawat. The main objective of this study is to look at Shaykh Abdullah Fahim's thoughts on Salawat from a psychological perspective. This study uses a fully qualitative method. For data collection purposes, an archival approach was used. The conclusion of the study was made by using an inductive approach that is by summarizing the findings in general. The study found that the practice of Salawat from the point of view of Shaykh Abdullah Fahim has potential development benefits in terms of emotions, behaviour, and motivation.Keywords: Shaykh Abdullah Fahim; Salawat; psycho-religion; psychologyAbstrak: Psikoreligius tergolong psikoterapi spiritual tertinggi dalam bidang psikologi psikoterapi. Hal ini dikarenakan bidang tersebut melibatkan agama yang berfungsi untuk meningkatkan kepercayaan diri sehingga mempercepat proses penyembuhan. Salah satu terapi yang termasuk dalam kategori ini adalah praktik membaca salawat. Praktik ini sudah menjadi tradisi di lembaga-lembaga lembaga pembelajaran tradisional di dunia Melayu. Di beberapa tempat, praktik ini menjadi bagian dari kurikulum studi. Ada yang membacanya untuk dzikir, dan ada pula yang membacanya dalam bentuk sesajen seperti qasidah, hadrah dan sebagainya. Namun penelitian ini terbatas pada pandangan tokoh pendidik di Malaya, Syekh Abdullah Fahim (1869 – 1961) tentang amalan membaca salawat. Tujuan utama dari penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat pemikiran Syekh Abdullah Fahim tentang salawat dari perspektif psikologis. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif penuh. Untuk tujuan pengumpulan data, pendekatan arsip digunakan. Kesimpulan penelitian dibuat dengan menggunakan pendekatan induktif yaitu dengan meringkas temuan secara umum. Studi ini menemukan bahwa praktik salawat dari sudut pandang Syekh Abdullah Fahim memiliki potensi manfaat pengembangan dalam hal emosi, perilaku, dan motivasi.Kata Kunci: Shaykh Abdullah Fahim; salawat; psiko-religius; psikologi

Can Crop Insurance Encourage Farmers to Adopt Environmentally Friendly Agricultural Technology—The Evidence from Shandong Province in China

It is critical to encourage farmers to adopt agriculture technology that is beneficial to the environment in the context of the ongoing emphasis on the ecological growth of agriculture, yet risk and uncertainty diminish the incentive to adopt these technologies. This research examines whether crop insurance might affect and increase willingness to adopt Environmentally Friendly Agricultural Technology (EFAT) from a psychological perspective, utilizing data from 219 questionnaires in Shandong Province. The findings suggest that crop insurance can boost readiness to embrace technology in three ways: motivation, ability, and opportunity; however, the positive effect of motivation on farmers diminishes as capacity increases. Insurance companies must offer products that contain the risk of adopting EFAT as an insurance obligation as soon as feasible to successfully boost willingness to use technologies and collaborate with agricultural technology departments to provide farmers with training as well as disaster avoidance services.