Face threat sensitivity in distributive negotiations: Effects on negotiator self-esteem and demands

The effects of the education received by nursing students on their self-esteem and emotional intelligence: A 4-year longitudinal study

PURPOSE

This study was conducted to determine the effects of 4-year nursing education on self-esteem and emotional intelligence levels of nursing students.

DESIGN AND METHODS

This descriptive longitudinal study was conducted with 73 nursing students between 2014 and 2018 at a foundation university in Istanbul.

FINDINGS

The nursing students' self-esteem and emotional intelligence levels increased at the end of the 4-year nursing education. Nursing students' self-esteem scores measured in the 2nd and 4th years, their emotional intelligence scores measured in the 3rd, 1st years, and 4th years were statistically significantly higher.

PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS

In the light of these results, in addition to the routine educational content, it is recommended that the courses related to self-esteem and emotional intelligence be added to the curriculum or trainings should be organized.

Save Face or Save Life: Physicians’ Dilemma in Using Clinical Decision Support Systems

Humans think both rationally and heuristically. So do physicians. Clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) provide advice to physicians that could save patients’ lives, but they could also make physicians feel face loss because of submission to machine intelligence, leading to a perplexing dilemma. Thinking rationally, physicians focus on fulfilling their professional duty to save patients and should follow advice from CDSS to improve care quality. Thinking heuristically, they focus on protecting their authoritative image to maintain face and are inclined to avoid embarrassment by resisting CDSS. Through a longitudinal survey and follow-up interviews with a group of Chinese physicians, we find that the dilemma does exist. Moreover, face loss has a stronger effect on CDSS resistance when physicians have high autonomy. When time pressure is high, perceived usefulness more strongly reduces, whereas face loss more strongly increases CDSS resistance, worsening the dilemma. As face is a universal social concern existing in both Eastern and Western cultures, this research generates insights regarding why physicians are slow in adopting information technology innovations.

Dealing With Negative Workplace Gossip: From the Perspective of Face

In this study, we investigate the coping response of individuals who are being gossiped about. Drawing on face research and affective events theory, we propose that employees who are targets of negative gossip will actively respond to the gossip about them via engagement in negative gossip themselves. The findings showed that negative workplace gossip stimulated fear of losing face and led to subsequent behavioral responses, namely, engaging in negative gossip. Moreover, self-monitoring, as a moderating mechanism, mitigated the negative impacts of negative workplace gossip on the targets. We discuss theoretical implications for gossip research and note its important practical implications.