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Lechner CM, Beierlein C, Davidov E, Schwartz SH. Measuring the Four Higher-Order Values in Schwartz's Theory: Validation of a 17-Item Inventory. J Pers Assess 2024; 106:651-664. [PMID: 38408279 DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2024.2311193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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Schwartz's theory of basic human values is the dominant framework for assessing values. One of its strengths is that it allows for different levels of analysis. The 10 basic values can be reliably assigned to four higher-order dimensions: Openness to Change, Conservation, Self-Transcendence, and Self-Enhancement. In this paper, we examined the psychometric properties of the Higher-Order-Value Scale-17 (HOVS17), an inventory that economically assesses these higher-order values. We analyzed data from the GESIS Panel, an ongoing large-scale probability-based panel study that fields HOVS17 annually since 2013 and for which HOVS17 was originally developed. We found HOVS17 to have satisfactory psychometric properties. The 17 items were located in the two-dimensional multi-dimensional scaling (MDS) space as hypothesized. All four subscales were unidimensional, showed good fit when modeled as reflective latent variables, and had acceptable reliabilities as well as one-year test-retest stabilities (.65 to .69). The subscales correlated in theoretically plausible ways with a wide range of correlates and criteria, such as personality traits and well-being. This demonstrates that HOVS17 provides a sound basis for studying the development, precursors, and consequences of the higher-order values in the GESIS Panel and in future surveys that adopt HOVS17. We also discuss suggestions for further improvements of the inventory.
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- Clemens M Lechner
- Department of Survey Design and Methodology, GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences, Hamm, Germany
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- Department of Sociology, University of Cologne, Koln, Germany
- URPP 'Social Networks', University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Ma MZ, Chen SX, Wang X. The psychology of pandemic policy support: unraveling the complex interplay of personal values and value congruence across 20 European countries. Public Health 2024; 236:99-107. [PMID: 39180938 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2024.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 06/17/2024] [Accepted: 07/21/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024]
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OBJECTIVES We explored the roles of personal values and value congruence-the alignment between individual and national values-in predicting public support for pandemic restrictions across 20 European countries. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. METHODS We analyzed multinational European survey data (N = 34,356) using Schwartz's values theory and person-environment fit theory. Multilevel polynomial regression was employed to assess the linear and curvilinear effects of personal values on policy support. Multilevel Euclidean similarity analysis and response surface analysis were conducted to evaluate the impact of value congruence and delineate nuanced congruence patterns. RESULTS Findings revealed that extreme levels of security, conformity, stimulation, hedonism, and achievement values were associated with decreased policy support. Value congruence with security, conformity, and benevolence increased support, while congruence with stimulation, hedonism, and achievement reduced it. High congruence between personal and national social focus values significantly boosted policy support. Extreme mismatches in self-direction values amplified support. Societal power exceeding personal power also increased support. Matched levels of hedonism motivated greater support, while stimulation and achievement value (in)congruence showed little impact. CONCLUSIONS We highlight the differential effects of personal values and value congruence on public attitudes toward pandemic restrictions. The findings underscore the importance of considering the interplay between individual and societal values when designing and implementing effective pandemic response strategies.
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- M Z Ma
- Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong; Mental Health Research Centre (MHRC), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.
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- Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong; Mental Health Research Centre (MHRC), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
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- Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Benish-Weisman M, Daniel E, Elizarov E, Sverdlik N, Titzmann PF. Values and National Identification in Minority and Majority Youth: Longitudinal Multi-Study Findings. J Youth Adolesc 2024; 53:1757-1773. [PMID: 38485874 PMCID: PMC11226469 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-024-01965-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
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Collective identification is vital for adolescents, fostering well-being and connection, but scant attention has been given to drivers of national identification and their contextual variations in youth. To address this, two longitudinal studies examined how values, as guiding goals defining what individuals consider important in their lives, relate to the trajectory of national identification in majority and minority youth. Study 1 (N = 568; Mage = 16.24, SD = 0.71) and Study 2 (N = 678; Mage = 13.78, SD = 0.73) focused on majority youth (Jewish-Israelis), while Study 2 also included minority (Arab citizens of Israel). The findings highlight values as important motivators of national identification over time. Conservation values, emphasizing the preservation of the status quo and a preference for stability, were prominent motivators for the majority of adolescents. In contrast, power values, which center around climbing the social ladder and accumulating wealth, held greater significance among their minority counterparts; however, both sets of values correlated with increased national identification. The discussion touches on motivations underlying national identification, their contextual diversity, and implications for future studies.
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Brickner S, Fick K, Panice J, Bulthuis K, Mitchell R, Lancaster R. Professional values and nursing care quality: A descriptive study. Nurs Ethics 2024; 31:699-713. [PMID: 37739396 DOI: 10.1177/09697330231200567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Professional values are important in promoting healthy work environments, patient satisfaction, and quality of care. Magnet® hospitals are recognized for excellence in nursing care and as such, understanding the relationship between nurses' values and Magnet status is essential as healthcare organizations seek to improve patient outcomes. RESEARCH QUESTION/AIM/OBJECTIVES The research question is: are there differences in individual values, professional values, and nursing care quality for nurses and nurse managers practicing in Magnet, Magnet journey, and non-Magnet direct patient care settings? RESEARCH DESIGN This descriptive cross-sectional study is guided and informed by the conceptual framework of the Professional Values Model including individual values, professional values, and nursing care quality. PARTICIPANTS AND RESEARCH CONTEXT Convenience sampling of registered nurses and nurse managers, responsible for direct patient care, was utilized in a non-profit healthcare system in the Midwest region of the United States. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS Institutional review board approval was obtained. Participants were informed about the right to self-determine participation and assurance of anonymity. FINDINGS 827 (n = 827) nurses and nurse managers responded to the survey. Significant differences were identified in individual values sub-scale: self-enhancement (p = 0.38), professional values (p = 0.037), practice environment: participation in hospital affairs (p = 0.00), foundations for quality care (p = 0.016), and resources adequacy (p = 0.012) and in nurse sensitive HCAHPS questions: nurses explained things understandably (p = 0.00), got help as soon as wanted (p = 0.00), and treated with courtesy and respect (p = 0.00). DISCUSSION/CONCLUSIONS Findings indicate that fostering individual and professional values may impact nursing practice, regardless of Magnet designation. Promoting professional values may contribute to improved work environments, enhancing patient satisfaction. Study results offer valuable insights for organizations striving to enhance nursing values, impacting quality of care provided to patients. MESH TERMS Cross-Sectional Studies, Respect, Ethics Committees, Patient Satisfaction, Nurse Administrators, and Personal Satisfaction.
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Dokoupilová L, Cogiel A, Fero M. Values as motivating factors for representatives of generation Z in the Czech Republic and Slovakia within the European context. Front Psychol 2024; 15:1404354. [PMID: 39021649 PMCID: PMC11252541 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1404354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
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Generation Z is expected to officially surpass the Baby Boomers in the labor market by 2024 and to represent 30% of the global workforce by 2030. In the work environment, they are referred to oxymoronically as competitively ambivalent. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the reasons for this behavior and to identify initiatives that would facilitate understanding between Generation Z and other generations. The aim of the present study was to find out whether Generation Z in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, which lives in conditions of deepening polarization of society and differentiated opportunities (e.g., in access to education, consumption of goods and services, work and entertainment), exhibits compatible value orientation or whether significant antagonisms exist in the value system. The study utilized the referential Schwartz's theory of values, which handles universal values dynamically. This theoretical framework was extended to include the dimension of instrumental values that were contextualized in the labor market environment. The results show that the representatives of Generation Z in the Czech Republic and Slovakia prefer collective values (Benevolence and Universalism) in the first two places. However, they subsequently lean toward two individual values (Hedonism and Self-Direction). The comparison of the results in the European context showed the same values being shared by the representatives of Generation Z with preference nuances. The comparison of Generation Z representatives with members of other generations in the European context showed consistency of sharing collective values (Benevolence and Universalism). Discussion: Intergenerational value congruence, as well as knowledge of the difference in preferred values across generations (the collectivism value of Tradition shared by Baby Boomers and Generation X, and Hedonism as an individualism value shared by Generation Y and Generation Z) can help the successful integration of Generation Z representatives in the labor market. A way toward intergenerational synergy can be the recommended strategies for managing Generation Z in the context of career paths: Flexibility of development; Gamification; Mentoring.
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- Lucie Dokoupilová
- Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czechia
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- Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czechia
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- Department of Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy and Art, Trnava University, Trnava, Slovakia
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Bechthold AC, McIlvennan CK, Matlock DD, Ejem DB, Wells RD, LeJeune J, Bakitas MA, Odom JN. "Things That You Thought Mattered, None of That Matters": A Qualitative Exploration of Family Caregiver Values following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. J Cardiovasc Nurs 2024:00005082-990000000-00189. [PMID: 38786984 DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000001105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Intentional exploration, or elicitation, of patient and family values-who/what matters most-is critical to the delivery of person-centered care, yet the values elicitation experiences of family caregivers have been understudied. Understanding caregiver experiences discussing, reflecting upon, and acting on their values is critical to optimizing health decisions after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore the values elicitation experiences of family caregivers of individuals with an LVAD in the postimplantation period. METHODS This was a qualitative descriptive study of LVAD caregivers recruited from an outpatient clinic in the southeast United States. After completing one-on-one semistructured interviews, participants' transcripts were analyzed using thematic analysis. RESULTS Interviewed caregivers (n = 21) were 27 to 76 years old, with 67% African American, 76% female, 76% urban-dwelling, and 62% a spouse/partner. LVAD implantation was an impactful experience prompting caregiver reevaluation of their values; these values became instrumental to navigating decisions and managing stressors from their caregiving role. Three broad themes of caregiver values elicitation experiences emerged: (1) caregivers leverage their values for strength and guidance in navigating their caregiving role, (2) LVAD implantation prompts (re)evaluation of relationships and priorities, and (3) caregivers convey their goals and priorities when deemed relevant to patient care. CONCLUSIONS Having a care recipient undergo LVAD implantation prompted caregivers to reevaluate their values, which were used to navigate caregiving decisions and stressors. Findings highlight the need for healthcare professionals to engage and support caregivers after LVAD implantation.
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Bechthold AC, McIlvennan CK, Matlock DD, Ejem DB, Wells RD, LeJeune J, Bakitas MA, Odom JN. "When I do have some time, rather than spend it polishing silver, I want to spend it with my grandkids": a qualitative exploration of patient values following left ventricular assist device implantation. BMC Palliat Care 2024; 23:128. [PMID: 38778297 PMCID: PMC11110360 DOI: 10.1186/s12904-024-01454-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Values are broadly understood to have implications for how individuals make decisions and cope with serious illness stressors, yet it remains uncertain how patients and their family and friend caregivers discuss, reflect upon, and act on their values in the post-left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation context. This study aimed to explore the values elicitation experiences of patients with an LVAD in the post-implantation period. METHODS Qualitative descriptive study of LVAD recipients. Socio-demographics and patient resource use were analyzed using descriptive statistics and semi-structured interview data using thematic analysis. Adult (> 18 years) patients with an LVAD receiving care at an outpatient clinic in the Southeastern United States. RESULTS Interviewed patients (n = 27) were 30-76 years, 59% male, 67% non-Hispanic Black, 70% married/living with a partner, and 70% urban-dwelling. Three broad themes of patient values elicitation experiences emerged: 1) LVAD implantation prompts deep reflection about life and what is important, 2) patient values are communicated in various circumstances to convey personal goals and priorities to caregivers and clinicians, and 3) patients leverage their values for strength and guidance in navigating life post-LVAD implantation. LVAD implantation was an impactful experience often leading to reevaluation of patients' values; these values became instrumental to making health decisions and coping with stressors during the post-LVAD implantation period. Patient values arose within broad, informal exchanges and focused, decision-making conversations with their caregiver and the healthcare team. CONCLUSIONS Clinicians should consider assessing the values of patients post-implantation to facilitate shared understanding of their goals/priorities and identify potential changes in their coping.
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- Avery C Bechthold
- School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 2nd Avenue South NB 350, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA.
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- Adult and Child Consortium for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Science, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Adult and Child Consortium for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Science, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 2nd Avenue South NB 350, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 2nd Avenue South NB 350, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Cardiology Clinic, UAB Hospital, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 2nd Avenue South NB 350, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 2nd Avenue South NB 350, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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Schneider J, Striebing C, Hochfeld K, Lorenz T. Establishing circularity: development and validation of the circular work value scale (CWVS). Front Psychol 2024; 15:1296282. [PMID: 38646124 PMCID: PMC11026680 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1296282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024] Open
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Objectives Addressing the lack of German-language instruments, this study aims to develop a questionnaire that enables the measurement of work values. According to the theory of basic human values (Schwartz, 1992), a culturally fitting questionnaire is validated by covering constructs in the four broader dimensions of Social, Prestige, Intrinsic, and Extrinsic work values. Convergent, discriminant and incremental congruent validity are assessed. Method Data were collected in a cross-sectional online-based panel survey. Individuals working more than 20 h per week were included (N = 1,049). Using a genetic algorithm, an economical and valid questionnaire was designed to assess work values. Results The 11 work values are measurable with three items each. They provide a good fit to the data with support for strict measurement invariance. The empirical associations to estimate construct validity overall reflect expected relations to social and individualistic work motives, neuroticism, environmental awareness, and basic values. Furthermore, congruent incremental validity is supported with relations to value congruence of the person-organization fit, and multidimensional scaling supports the assumed theoretical circularity of the work values. Implications This study developed a questionnaire that enables a theory-based valid measurement of work values. The questionnaire allows practitioners to economically collect information about the value structure of employees or applicants. Future research should consider the development of work values over time and investigate whether more distinctive constructs provide a better fit in the nomological network.
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- Jannick Schneider
- Center for Responsible Research and Innovation, Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Psychology, MSB Medical School Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Responsible Research and Innovation, Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Responsible Research and Innovation, Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, MSB Medical School Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Wang M, Gong S, Bai L, Liang L, Weng Z, Tang J. Analytic and heuristic process for prudent antimicrobial use in animals: What are triggers and how do they work? RISK ANALYSIS : AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SOCIETY FOR RISK ANALYSIS 2024; 44:757-773. [PMID: 37604772 DOI: 10.1111/risa.14208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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The over and misuse of antimicrobials in animal agriculture causes a prevailing crisis for humans, animals, and the environment. From the One Health approach perspective, the formation process of adopting prudent antimicrobial use (AMU), once established, can be used to mitigate this crisis. The study aimed to determine the analytic-based and heuristic-based process that evoked prudent AMU among animal farmers by synthesis of stimulus-organism-response framework and dual-system theory and to explore gender differences on risk-benefit trade-offs. A structural equation model was employed to test the proposed hypotheses with field survey data from 1100 small-scale farmers. The results reveal that for the analytic-based process, social influence, antimicrobial-related threats, and self-efficacy are all salient stimuli having indirect effects on intention via the two organisms of perceived risks and perceived benefits. For heuristic-based process, farmers' altruistic value orientations are positively associated with intention. An interesting fact is that threat awareness has two opposite effects on intention, namely, the suppression effect and the enhancement effect. Moreover, the negative effect of perceived risks on intention is greater among female farmers, compared to male counterparts. These findings provide valuable insights for the forming of theory-based intervention strategies to perfect China's national action plan.
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- Mingliang Wang
- School of Business and Management, Jilin University, Changchun, PR China
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- School of Business and Management, Jilin University, Changchun, PR China
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- School of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, PR China
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- School of Business and Management, Jilin University, Changchun, PR China
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- Jiangxi Rural Revitalization Strategy Research Institute, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, PR China
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- Jiangxi Rural Revitalization Strategy Research Institute, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, PR China
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Vega-Tinoco A, Sánchez-García J, Gil-Lacruz M, Sierra Berdejo MJ, Gil-Lacruz AI. Human values, civic participation, and wellbeing: analysis on their relationship among older Europeans. Front Psychol 2024; 15:1346730. [PMID: 38515977 PMCID: PMC10956691 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1346730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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Introduction So far, both for the general and older population, research on human values and wellbeing mainly shows correlational associations but does not inquire about the direction of this relationship. This is also true for values and civic participation. Therefore, our objective is to identify the directional association between civic participation and Schwartz values, and between values and wellbeing, among older Europeans. Methods A pseudo-panel was created from the cross-sectional data of the European Social Survey (ESS 2002-2018), controlling for gender, age-group, country and level of studies (n = 3926). The data analysis was performed using a cross-lagged model, applying both random-effects and fixed-effects models. Results On the one hand, the relationship between participation and values is bidirectional, but the effect of civic participation on values is more significant since participating stimulates the development of certain values. On the other hand, although the relationship between values and wellbeing is also bidirectional, the effect of wellbeing on values is stronger since a given level of wellbeing favors the development of particular values. Discussion We conclude that civic participation should be promoted within the older population since it directly increases wellbeing, and moreover reinforces those (Growth-oriented) values that positively influence the health, happiness and life satisfaction of older people.
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- Andrea Vega-Tinoco
- Department of Business Direction and Organization, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Business Direction and Organization, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Psychology and Sociology, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Business Direction and Organization, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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Kraus B, Liew K, Kitayama S, Uchida Y. The impact of culture on emotion suppression: Insights from an electrophysiological study of emotion regulation in Japan. Biol Psychol 2024; 187:108767. [PMID: 38417664 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2024.108767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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Prior theory and evidence suggest that native East Asians tend to down-regulate their emotional arousal to negatively valenced experiences through expressive suppression, an emotion regulation technique focused on suppressing one's emotional experience. One proposed explanation for this choice of regulation strategy and its efficacy is rooted in their commitment to the cultural value of interdependence with others. However, prior work has not yet thoroughly supported this hypothesis using in vivo neural correlates of emotion regulation. Here, we utilized an established electroencephalogram (EEG) correlate of emotional arousal, the late positive potential (LPP), to examine whether down-regulation of the LPP in native East Asians might be particularly pronounced for those relatively high in interdependent self-construal. In this study, native Japanese participants attempted to suppress their emotional reaction to unpleasant images during EEG recording. In support of the hypothesis that emotion suppression among native East Asians is influenced by the cultural value of interdependence, there was a significant effect of interdependent self-construal on the LPP. Specifically, those relatively high in interdependent (versus independent) self-construal exhibited a smaller LPP in response to unpleasant pictures when instructed to suppress their emotions versus a passive viewing condition. However, this effect was negligible for those relatively low in interdependent self-construal, suggesting that cultural values impact the in vivo efficacy of different emotion regulation techniques. These results demonstrate the importance of identifying correspondence between self-report measures and in vivo correlates of emotion regulation in cross-cultural research.
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- Brian Kraus
- Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
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- School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Institute for the Future of Human Society, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Hannes C, Schiffer S, von Nitzsch R. Changes in value priorities due to the COVID-19 pandemic-A 4-year cross-sectional study with German students. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0297236. [PMID: 38241352 PMCID: PMC10798440 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/01/2024] [Indexed: 01/21/2024] Open
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In March 2020, the WHO declared the coronavirus a pandemic. Since then, the German government has tried to control the spread of the virus with various restrictions. These restrictions had a direct impact on the life of German students. In this study, we investigate to what extent the restrictions led to a change of value priorities of German students. From January 2019 to January 2022, we conducted a cross-sectional study with four measurement points and, in total, 1,328 participants. Two measurement points were before the first outbreak of COVID-19 in Germany, one in the second lockdown phase and the third after two years in the pandemic. In this study, the students were asked to indicate their value priorities while solving a real-world decision problem important to them. Results suggest increased value priorities of the values Intellectual Fulfillment and Environment and Nature and a decrease of Family and Partner value priority as a direct effect of the second lockdown phase. We also found small differences regarding value priorities between the male and female subjects. The data show bounce-back effects as the pandemic became more normal to the students. In the long run, value priorities seem to be stable, with the exception of a longer-lasting increase in Freedom and Independence.
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- Christian Hannes
- Decision Theory and Financial Services Group, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Decision Theory and Financial Services Group, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Decision Theory and Financial Services Group, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Liang Y, Rascle O, Hanel PHP, Yang J, Souchon N. Values and physical activity among sports science students in France and China: a transcultural analysis. Front Psychol 2024; 14:1304019. [PMID: 38239479 PMCID: PMC10794636 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1304019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
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Objective The aim of this study was to analyze the relationships between values and physical activity in France (a Western European individualistic country) and in China (an East Asian collectivist country). Method Six hundred and twenty-seven sport science students in France (N = 308, Mage = 18.99, SD = 1.64) and China (N = 319, Mage = 20.44, SD = 1.09) completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire long version and the Portrait Values Questionnaire. Results In both France and China, moderated regression analysis revealed that hedonism positively/negatively predicted physical activity, while security-societal, security-personal, and conformity-rules values negatively predicted physical activity. In contrast, stimulation and universalism-nature values positively predicted physical activity only in France. In China, benevolence and benevolence-care positively predicted physical activity, while power dominance negatively predicted physical activity. Additionally, we found evidence of measurement invariance of the value questionnaire. Discussion and conclusion Our findings add to the literature by showing that the value-behavior link is partly the same across countries and partly different. Further, our findings show that for certain populations, the previously established hierarchy of human values does not replicate.
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- Yan Liang
- Sino-French Joint Research Center of Sport Science, College of Physical Education and Health, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Sports Sciences, VIPS2 laboratory, Rennes 2 University University of Rennes 2 – Upper Brittany, Rennes, France
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- Department of Sports Sciences, VIPS2 laboratory, Rennes 2 University University of Rennes 2 – Upper Brittany, Rennes, France
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- Department of Psychology, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom
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- College of Physical Education and Health, East China Normal University Université Paris Nanterre, Nanterre, France
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- UFR STAPS, LICAE laboratory, Université de Paris, Nanterre, France
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Pennanen K, Malila RM, Luomala HT. Is it me or others who matter? The interplay between consumer values vis-à-vis status and affiliation motives as shapers of meat alternative interest. Appetite 2024; 192:107114. [PMID: 37926395 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.107114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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This study is about the role of consumers' personal values (Self-enhancement, Openness to change, Self-transcendence, and Conservation) in consumers' interest towards meat alternatives. In addition, the underlying role of two social motives, status and group affiliation are analysed. A conceptual model with hypotheses was developed and validated, and the hypotheses were tested through PLS-SEM with data from four European countries (Finland, the UK, Germany, and Sweden, total N = 3600). The results show that self-focused personal values (Self-enhancement and Openness to change) are not associated with consumers' interest towards meat alternatives. The case is different with other-focused values. Self-transcendence had a positive connection to interest while Conservation had a negative relationship. Finally, the data suggest an underlying role of social motive status between Self-enhancement and interest and the same for group affiliation between Self-transcendence and Conservation and interest. Based on the results, strategies to support meat alternative adoption such as value activation through priming, cognition and emotion-driven marketing are proposed.
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- Kyösti Pennanen
- University of Vaasa, School of Marketing and Communication, Finland; VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Finland.
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- University of Vaasa, School of Marketing and Communication, Finland; VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Finland.
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- University of Vaasa, School of Marketing and Communication, Finland.
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Xie JQ, Tian Y, Hu J, Yin MZ, Sun YD, Shan YJ, Chen K, Feng G, Qiu J. The neural correlates of value hierarchies: a prospective typology based on personal value profiles of emerging adults. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1224911. [PMID: 38164257 PMCID: PMC10758175 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1224911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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Introduction Value hierarchies, as motivational goals anchored in the self-schema, may be correlated with spontaneous activity in the resting brain, especially those involving self-relevance. This study aims to investigate the neural correlates of value hierarchies from the perspective of typology. Methods A total of 610 Chinese college students (30.31% women), aged 18 to 23, completed the personal values questionnaire and underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. Results The latent profile analysis revealed three personal value profiles: traditional social orientation, modernized orientation, and undifferentiated orientation. Neuroimaging results revealed that individuals with modernized orientation prioritized openness to change value, and this personal-focus is related to the higher low-frequency amplitude of the posterior insula; individuals with traditional social orientation prioritized self-transcendence and conservation values, and this social-focus is related to the stronger functional connectivity of the middle insula with the inferior temporal gyrus, temporal gyrus, posterior occipital cortex, and basal ganglia, as well as weaker functional connections within the right middle insula. Discussion Taken together, these findings potentially indicate the intra-generational differentiation of contemporary Chinese emerging adults' value hierarchies. At the neural level, these are correlated with brain activities involved in processing self- and other-relevance.
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- Jia-Qiong Xie
- Faculty of Social Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (SWU), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China
- Sleep and NeuroImaging Center, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Faculty of Education, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Office of Social Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Marxism, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Southwest University Branch, Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment Toward Basic Education Quality at Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Askew R, Ritter A. When self-direction meets conformity: Surfacing Schwartz's 10 basic human values in drug policy dialogue with lived/living experience participants. THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DRUG POLICY 2023; 122:104257. [PMID: 37935077 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Research on values is gaining in popularity within drug policy scholarship. To date, research has focused on analysing values within policy, through documentary analysis and interviews with key stakeholders. We extend this research enquiry to investigate the values that emerge from drug policy debate with those who have lived and/or living experience of using drugs. METHODS We used workshop data collected from the ESRC-funded Drug Policy Voices project as the basis for our analysis. Within the workshops, participants were given a range of drug policy scenarios to discuss. We selected three scenarios for this paper which discussed policies related to cannabis, heroin, and MDMA/ecstasy. We coded the workshop data using Schwartz's ten basic values, which is a framework that perceives values as the core 'motivators of action' that underpin choices, attitudes and behaviours. RESULTS We found that the values of 'self-direction', 'security' and 'conformity' were prominent across this participant group, when discussing these policy topics. Yet the drug policy preferences discussed in the workshops revealed that it is the combinations of values that nuance preferences. Security combined with self-direction supports policies that enhance personal responsibility for change; self-direction combined with hedonism supports freedom to use drugs, whereas self-direction combined with conformity and achievement supports recovery policies; and conformity combined with tradition and power supports abstinence-based drug prevention. CONCLUSION Schwartz's ten basic values provided a useful framework for surfacing values that underpin drug policy preferences. These exploratory findings demonstrate that identifying values within dialogue is a complex process and reinforces opposing values can explain policy preference differences. More importantly, policy preferences were underpinned by combinations of values including those that are apparently opposing in Schwartz's circumplex.
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- Rebecca Askew
- Department of Sociology, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom; Visiting Fellow, Drug Policy Modelling Program, University of New Wales, Australia.
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- Drug Policy Modelling Program, University of New South Wales, Australia
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Smallenbroek O, Stanciu A, Arant R, Boehnke K. Are values stable throughout adulthood? Evidence from two German long-term panel studies. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0289487. [PMID: 38032996 PMCID: PMC10688669 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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Previous studies have used cross-sectional or short-term longitudinal data, resulting in a truncated view of a phenomenon unfolding across the lifespan. We find that, contrary to the consensus in the literature, people's values continue developing in adulthood, albeit at a slower pace than in previous developmental stages. We use longitudinal data sources with two measurement instruments. We show their comparability using confirmatory MDS in Study 1 (N = 1,027). We examined value development using latent growth models in a convenience sample of highly educated German peace activists (Study 2, N = 1,209) and corroborated these with evidence from a representative sample from the German population (Study 3, N = 19,566). We find that all values change up to age 40 consistent with theoretical expectations. We observe that with age, self-transcendence and conservation values increase while self-enhancement values decrease. At the same time, we find a curvilinear pattern for openness to change in Study 2 and an overall decrease in Study 3. Moreover, the developmental trajectory of conservation and of self-enhancement in the German general population differ between those with tertiary and without tertiary education. We discuss the implication of the present findings for research on value development and for interventions.
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- Oscar Smallenbroek
- Department of Social and Political Sciences (SPS), European University Institute, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Cognitive Behavioral Sciences, University of Luxembourg, Esch-Belval Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
- Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS), Constructor University, Bremen, Germany
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- Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS), Constructor University, Bremen, Germany
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Miglietta A, Rizzo M, Testa S, Gattino S. Does Existential Flexibility Associate With Individuals' Acceptance of Inequality? A Study Relating Existential Questing to Values and to Prejudice. EUROPES JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2023; 19:321-334. [PMID: 38487316 PMCID: PMC10936144 DOI: 10.5964/ejop.9999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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This study investigated whether existential quest, a relatively new construct defining individual willingness to reflect on existential issues such as the meaning of life and death, was negatively associated with generalized prejudice through the mediation with personal values of universalism and conservation (conformity, security, and tradition). A structural equation model was performed on a convenience sample of 1136 Italian adults. Results confirmed a negative indirect relationship with generalized prejudice mediated by universalism. Findings support the argument that engagement with existential issues is associated with the value of universalism, which in turn is associated with lower levels of generalized prejudice. The present study contributes to the scholarly literature to explain the concept of existential quest.
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- Anna Miglietta
- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Aosta Valley, Aosta, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Mazuecos FJ, De-Juanas Oliva Á, Rodríguez-Bravo AE, Páez Gallego J. The Social Values of Nursing Staff and the Perceived Quality of Their Professional Lives. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:2720. [PMID: 37893794 PMCID: PMC10606655 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11202720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2023] [Revised: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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This study's main purpose involves exploring the relationship between the social values of nursing staff and the perception they have of their professional lives. A further aim is to examine how their terms of employment and tenure of service relate to the quality of their careers and their social values. The research consisted of a non-experimental quantitative approach of a descriptive nature involving 380 nursing staff at four public hospitals in Madrid (Spain). The values were appraised by means of the Schwarz Value Survey (SVS) and the quality of their careers was measured through the Quality of Professional Life (QPL-35) questionnaire. The results reveal significant correlations between the two, highlighting the significance of such values as universalism, benevolence, achievement and power depending on their terms of employment, on the one hand, and all the values in the Schwartz model according to the length of their tenure on the other. The findings suggest that terms of employment and tenure are significantly related to the axiological profile of nursing staff and the quality of their professional lives. This study provides major empirical evidence that contributes to our understanding of how social values and the quality of professional lives are interwoven within the field of nursing in Spain.
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- Francisco Javier Mazuecos
- Faculty of Education, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Calle Juan del Rosal 14, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (F.J.M.); (A.E.R.-B.)
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- Faculty of Education, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Calle Juan del Rosal 14, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (F.J.M.); (A.E.R.-B.)
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- Faculty of Education, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Calle Juan del Rosal 14, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (F.J.M.); (A.E.R.-B.)
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- Faculty of Law, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Calle del Obispo Trejo, 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain;
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Heblich B, Terzidis O, González M M, Kuschel K, Mukadam M, Birkenbach M. Living well: Empirically developed structural equation model for healthy and effective self-regulation. Int J Clin Health Psychol 2023; 23:100375. [PMID: 36922931 PMCID: PMC10009076 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2023.100375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study is to develop and empirically test a structural equation model (SEM) for healthy and effective self-regulation based on the propositions of self-determination theory (SDT). A cross-sectional data sample (N = 6,705) is used to test the model. The results of the SEM demonstrate good to excellent global fit indices (RMSEA = 0.06, SRMR = 0.04 CFI = 0.97, TLI/NNFI = 0.95) and excellent local fit indices (p < 0.001). It is acknowledged that longitudinal and experimental research designs will be necessary to infer causal effects. However, based on the strong theoretical and empirical grounding of the model, indications for causal effects are discussed beyond correlational relations. The local fit indices imply that autonomy of goals, intrinsic values orientation, mindfulness, and the newly integrated construct clarity about personal values positively affect psychological needs satisfaction and facets of subjective and psychological well-being. Additionally, they indicate that mindfulness and clarity about personal values have the greatest benefits on individual health, well-being, and effectiveness. These results are crucial as they emphasize the significant role of mindfulness in healthy and effective self-regulation. Furthermore, they put the spotlight on a rather new construct; clarity about personal values. By having transferred the knowledge base of SDT into an empirically derived model of healthy and effective self-regulation, this study provides well-grounded indications of how health, well-being, and effectiveness in individuals may be fostered. These indications offer new insights for theory building and practical interventions in domains like psychotherapy, healthcare, organizations, sports, and education.
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Universidad Austral de Chile, Puerto Montt, Chile
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- CENTRUM Católica Graduate Business School, Lima, Peru
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Peru
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Bechthold AC, Azuero A, Puga F, Ejem DB, Kent EE, Ornstein KA, Ladores SL, Wilson CM, Knoepke CE, Miller-Sonet E, Odom JN. What Is Most Important to Family Caregivers When Helping Patients Make Treatment-Related Decisions: Findings from a National Survey. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:4792. [PMID: 37835486 PMCID: PMC10572058 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15194792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Prioritizing patient values-who/what matters most-is central to palliative care and critical to treatment decision making. Yet which factors are most important to family caregivers in these decisions remains understudied. Using data from a U.S. national survey of cancer caregivers (N = 1661), we examined differences in factors considered very important by caregivers when partnering with patients in cancer treatment decision making by cancer stage and caregiver sociodemographics. Fifteen factors were rated on a 4-point Likert-scale from 'very unimportant' to 'very important.' Descriptive statistics were used to characterize caregiver factors and tabulate proportions of importance for each. Generalized linear mixed effect modeling was used to examine the importance of factors by cancer stage, and chi-square analyses were performed to determine associations between caregiver sociodemographics and the five most commonly endorsed factors: quality of life (69%), physical well-being (68%), length of life (66%), emotional well-being (63%), and opinions/feelings of oncology team (59%). Significant associations (all p's < 0.05) of small magnitude were found between the most endorsed factors and caregiver age, race, gender, and ethnicity, most especially 'opinions/feelings of the oncology team'. Future work is needed to determine the best timing and approach for eliciting and effectively incorporating caregiver values and preferences into shared treatment decision making.
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- Avery C. Bechthold
- School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; (A.C.B.)
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- School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; (A.C.B.)
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- School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; (A.C.B.)
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- School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; (A.C.B.)
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- Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Center for Equity in Aging, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; (A.C.B.)
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- School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; (A.C.B.)
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Adult and Child Consortium for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Science, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; (A.C.B.)
- Center for Palliative and Supportive Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA
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Kakinohana RK, Pilati R. Differences in decisions affected by cognitive biases: examining human values, need for cognition, and numeracy. PSICOLOGIA-REFLEXAO E CRITICA 2023; 36:26. [PMID: 37676441 PMCID: PMC10485213 DOI: 10.1186/s41155-023-00265-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023] Open
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A better understanding of factors that can affect preferences and choices may contribute to more accurate decision-making. Several studies have investigated the effects of cognitive biases on decision-making and their relationship with cognitive abilities and thinking dispositions. While studies on behaviour, attitude, personality, and health worries have examined their relationship with human values, research on cognitive bias has not investigated its relationship to individual differences in human values. The purpose of this study was to explore individual differences in biased choices, examining the relationships of the human values self-direction, conformity, power, and universalism with the anchoring effect, the framing effect, the certainty effect, and the outcome bias, as well as the mediation of need for cognition and the moderation of numeracy in these relationships. We measured individual differences and within-participant effects with an online questionnaire completed by 409 Brazilian participants, with an age range from 18 to 80 years, 56.7% female, and 43.3% male. The cognitive biases studied consistently influenced choices and preferences. However, the biases showed distinct relationships with the individual differences investigated, indicating the involvement of diverse psychological mechanisms. For example, people who value more self-direction were less affected only by anchoring. Hence, people more susceptible to one bias were not similarly susceptible to another. This can help in research on how to weaken or strengthen cognitive biases and heuristics.
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- Regis K Kakinohana
- Institute of Psychology, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, 72910-000, Brazil.
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, 72910-000, Brazil
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Yu S. Between-Level Incongruences in Human Positivity. PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE 2023:17456916231190824. [PMID: 37669013 DOI: 10.1177/17456916231190824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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Humans now understand the world as multilevel in nature. For example, societies emerge from individuals, and general experiences of life consist of specific aspects and momentary episodes. A critical feature of multilevel phenomena is between-level incongruences. Applied to human positivity, this means that positive higher-level units are not simply composed of positive lower-level units and that what is good for lower-level units may not be good for higher-level units (and vice versa). For example, killjoys may improve societal well-being, personal achievement may require giving up on certain goals, and a happy life may not arise from simply happy moments. In this article, I provide examples (organized by the positive outcome of well-being and performance and by the social, structural, and temporal forms of multilevel phenomena) to show that such between-level incongruences are ubiquitous. Next, I analyze a few mechanisms that may govern the diverse instantiations of between-level incongruences in positivity. Finally, I discuss implications of this perspective, such as why positivity claims should always qualify their level of analysis; how psychological science may benefit from a multilevel, dynamical, and computational perspective; and how to improve human positivity in light of between-level incongruences.
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- Shi Yu
- Applied Psychology Program, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
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Taku K, Arai H. Roles of values in the risk factors of passive suicide ideation among young adults in the US and Japan. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1239103. [PMID: 37637897 PMCID: PMC10448443 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1239103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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The present study examined how the importance of values and perceived value congruence with families, friends, and country would be associated with the risk factors of passive suicide ideation. Specifically, the study investigated the associations that the values and perceived congruence had with thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness during the COVID-19 pandemic after controlling for the impact of depression levels. The data from the US and Japan demonstrated that the values such as cherishing family and friends and value congruence played a protective factor for Japanese participants; however, the associations differed among those in the US. Values such as enduring challenges played a protective factor for perceived burdensomeness in Japan whereas values such as cherishing family and friends played a protective factor and improving society was a risk factor for thwarted belongingness for those in the US. These results can be used to further understand the roles of values in mental health.
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- Kanako Taku
- Oakland University, Rochester, MI, United States
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Costello TH, Zmigrod L, Tasimi A. Thinking outside the ballot box. Trends Cogn Sci 2023; 27:605-615. [PMID: 37080806 DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2023.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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A deeply heterogeneous set of ideological cohorts have shaped the course of history. From anarchists and authoritarians to Zionists and Zapatistas, the expansive alphabet of politics demands an equally expansive psychological vocabulary to describe political belief systems. We propose that constructing such a vocabulary is best facilitated by decentering familiar models that emphasize psychological differences between leftists and rightists. Synthesizing recent developments in the fields of personality, political science, and psychopathology, we characterize individual variation in politics as high-dimensional, heterarchical, intrapersonally eclectic, and contextually shaped and activated. Developing a data-driven taxonomic model of political-psychological phenomena will help create a foundational base of knowledge within political psychology that is more rigorous, more replicable, and certainly richer to investigate.
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- Thomas H Costello
- Emory University, Department of Psychology, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; University of Regina, Hill-Levene School of Business, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada.
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- University of Cambridge, Department of Psychology, Cambridge CB2 1TN, UK; Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, Institute for Advanced Study, Berlin 14193, Germany
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- Emory University, Department of Psychology, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Pan L, Huang X. The Influence of Personal Harmony Value on Temporal Order Perception. Behav Sci (Basel) 2023; 13:459. [PMID: 37366711 DOI: 10.3390/bs13060459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Empirical studies have demonstrated that self-relevant information affects temporal order perception. Therefore, the question arises of whether personal values-which are the core components of the self-influence temporal order perception. To explore this problem, we chose harmony, one of the most common values in Chinese culture, as the starting point. First, the harmony scale was used to measure the harmony values of the participants, and the participants were divided into high- and low-harmony groups. The validity of the grouping was then verified using an implicit-association test. Furthermore, two temporal order judgment (TOJ) tasks were used to explore the impact of harmony values on temporal order perception. The results revealed that in both TOJ tasks, participants in the high-harmony group tended to perceive harmonious stimuli before non-harmonious stimuli, while the effect was not found in the low-harmony group. We conclude that harmony values affect temporal order perception, and only if the values are important to the individual.
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- Li Pan
- Research Center for Psychology and Social Development, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Road, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China
- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Road, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Research Center for Psychology and Social Development, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Road, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China
- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Road, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China
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Elizarov E, Benish-Weisman M, Ziv Y. Teacher-child relational conflict and maladaptive social behaviors: The moderating role of children's values. J Exp Child Psychol 2023; 233:105689. [PMID: 37086666 DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2023.105689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2023] [Indexed: 04/24/2023]
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Beginning in the preschool years, it is well established that teacher-child conflictual relationships are likely to have detrimental effects on children's behaviors. However, to date little attention has been paid to how certain core child factors, such as young children's personal values, might act as risk or protective factors in this context. Accordingly, we examined the associations between teacher-child relational conflict and children's maladaptive behaviors and asked whether children's personal values, defined here as their broad motivations in life, moderate these associations. Our sample consisted of 120 kindergarten children (58 girls; Mage = 67.53 months, SD = 6.53) and their teachers. Children's values were examined in a one-on-one interview using an animated values instrument. Teachers reported the level of conflict in the teacher-child relationships and children's maladaptive behaviors. The findings supported our hypothesis that teacher-child relational conflict is positively associated with children's externalizing and internalizing behaviors. In addition, children's self-transcendence values acted as a protective factor by weakening the adverse associations between teacher-child conflict and children's externalizing behaviors. Conversely, children's conservation values acted as a risk factor by strengthening the associations between teacher-child conflict and children's internalizing behaviors. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of our findings.
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- Einat Elizarov
- Department of Counseling and Human Development, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel.
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- Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91905, Israel
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- Department of Counseling and Human Development, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel
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Liu P, Mo B, Yang P, Li D, Liu S, Cai D. Values mediated emotional adjustment by emotion regulation: A longitudinal study among adolescents in China. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1093072. [PMID: 37057176 PMCID: PMC10086131 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1093072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Values have a direct impact on adolescents’ mental health. However, its potential mediated mechanism has received little attention. A 1-year longitudinal survey design was used to explore the mediating role of emotion regulation in the relationships between self-transcendence (vs. self-enhancement) values and emotional adjustment among adolescents. Participants were 863 senior school students from Shanghai and Qingdao, Shandong Province. Data on self-transcendence and self-enhancement values, loneliness, depression, and emotion regulation were collected at 2019 and 2020 by using self-report measures. The results showed that (1) adolescents’ endorsement with self-transcendence values decreased and self-enhancement values increased; compared to adolescents in Qingdao, adolescents in Shanghai were more depressed, (2) emotion regulation only mediated the effect of self-transcendence values on loneliness, and (3) not only the relationship between self-transcendence values and depression, but also the relationships between self-enhancement values and loneliness and depression were suppressed by emotion regulation. The study may provide more empirical evidences for the benefits of self-transcendence values and may also give more references on how to improve adolescents’ emotional adjustment.
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- Ping Liu
- Department of Psychology, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Dan Li,
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- Department of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
- Dan Cai,
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Han X, Xia Y, Yang P, Li D, Ding X, Zhang R, Zhang M. Changes in Chinese early adolescents' group orientation and mental health from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1093128. [PMID: 36935943 PMCID: PMC10020187 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1093128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Adolescence is a critical period for formulating and developing value orientations. The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically restricted people's lives, potentially leading adolescents to reevaluate what they prioritize in life (i.e., their values) and affecting their mental health. Previous studies suggest that Chinese early adolescents' group orientation is negatively associated with mental health more strongly in rural than in urban, whereas this rural-urban differs may vary after the outbreak of the pandemic. To examine potential changes in group orientation, mental health, and their associations during the pandemic, two cross-sectional surveys of ninth-grade students in the same three school were conducted in rural and urban China in 2019 and 2021. The results showed that compared with students before the pandemic (2019, N = 516, 48.8% girls, Mage = 14.87 years), students during the pandemic (2021, N = 655, 48.1% girls, Mage = 14.80 years) displayed lower group orientation such as group responsibility and rule abiding of rural students, and higher loneliness and depressive symptoms. Social equality, group responsibility and rule abiding were all significantly negatively associated with loneliness and depressive symptoms. Those negative associations were stronger in the urban regions than in the rural region. Follow-up invariance analysis revealed that this rural-urban difference in the relations between social equality, group responsibility, and rule abiding and mental health problems was only significant during (and not before) the pandemic. The protective effect of group orientation on mental health seems to be weakened only in rural contexts. The results suggest that significant changes in macrolevel contexts may play an important role in shaping adolescents' value orientation and mental health.
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- Xianguo Han
- Department of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Dan Li, ; Minghao Zhang,
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- Department of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Public Administration, Fujian Provincial Party School of CPC, Fuzhou, China
- Department of Public Administration, Fujian Academy of Governance, Fuzhou, China
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- School of Science and Education, Ludong University, Shangdong, China
- *Correspondence: Dan Li, ; Minghao Zhang,
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Strahilevitz J, Oreg S, Nir Paz R, Sagiv L. Nurses' and Physicians' Responses to a New Active Antimicrobial Stewardship Program: A Two-Phase Study of Responses and Their Underlying Perceptions and Values. Int J Health Policy Manag 2022; 11:2982-2989. [PMID: 35596273 PMCID: PMC10105176 DOI: 10.34172/ijhpm.2022.6557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Successful implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) depends on staff members' response to it. We introduced at the Hadassah Medical Center in Israel a significant change to our long-standing handshake ASP. As before, the new ASP involved a dialogue between the treating physician and the infectious disease physician over the appropriate antibiotic therapy. The main change was that the infectious disease physician's decision was now integrated into the patient's electronic medical record (EMR). Our purpose in this study was to uncover the concerns and expectations of physicians and nurses towards the new ASP, before and after its implementation, and link these with their basic perceptions of the ASP and their personal values. METHODS We used open-ended questions and Likert-type scales to study staff members' personal values, basic perceptions of the new system, and attitudes towards it, both before (N = 143), and one year after (N = 103) the system's implementation. Relationships of the system's perceptions and personal values with attitudes toward the system were tested using correlations and multiple regression analyses. RESULTS Prior to its implementation, physicians and nurses had multiple concerns about the new ASP's demandingness and inefficiency and its threat to physicians' autonomy and expertise. They also had positive expectations for benefits to the hospital, the patients and society. A year later, following the system's implementation, concerns dissipated, whereas the perceived benefits remained. Moreover, staff members' attitudes tended to be more positive among those who value conformity. CONCLUSION Introducing new ASPs is a challenging process. Our findings suggest that hospital staff's initial concerns about the new ASP were primarily about its ease of use and demandingness. These concerns, which diminished over time, were linked with perceived satisfaction with the system. Conformity values had an indirect effect in predicting satisfaction with the system, mediated by perceptions of the system as straightforward.
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- Jacob Strahilevitz
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- School of Business Administration, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- School of Business Administration, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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How do values relate to the consumption of meat and dairy products and their plant-based alternatives? Food Qual Prefer 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2022.104804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Hoogendoorn B, Uhlaner L, van der Zwan P, Stephan U. Entrepreneurship, age, and social value creation: A constraint-based individual perspective. JOURNAL OF SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2133128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Brigitte Hoogendoorn
- Department of Applied Economics, Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Business Studies, Leiden Law School, Leiden University, The Netherlands
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- King's Business School, King's College London, UK
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Xie JQ, Yin XQ, Qiu J, Yang J, Huang YY, Li M, Chen K, Xiong JR. Latent profile analysis of personal values among Chinese college students: associations with mental health disorders and life satisfaction. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022; 42:1-13. [PMID: 36277265 PMCID: PMC9575634 DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03861-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Interindividual differences in personal values are prevalent both within and across societies. Interindividual differences in personal value and the relationships with mental health disorders and life satisfaction remain to be holistically considered, especially in China. The present study aims to characterize personal value profiles based on Schwartz's theory model and to examine differences in several mental health-related disorders and life satisfaction potentially across these profiles. Using convenience sampling, a sample of 8,540 Chinese college students (Mage = 18.89, SDage = 2.02, 57.7% male) from three universities completed a questionnaire assessing personal values, internalizing problems, externalizing problems, substance disorders, crime/violence, and life satisfaction. The latent profile analysis identified five personal value profiles, which were labelled as traditional social orientation, open personal orientation, open social orientation, moderate traditional social orientation, and average. Chinese college students in the three social orientation profiles reported low mental health disorders and high life satisfaction. In contrast, students in the personal orientation profile reported high mental health disorders and low life satisfaction. The results indicate the heterogeneity of Chinese college students' personal values and the positive relationship of social-oriented values with mental health and life satisfaction in collectivist cultures.
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- Jia-Qiong Xie
- Faculty of Social Sciences, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400044 China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
- School of Literature and Journalism, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, 400067 China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
- Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (SWU), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, 400715 China
- Southwest University Branch, Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment Toward Basic Education Quality at Beijing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400044 China
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400044 China
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400044 China
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400044 China
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- Department of Student Affairs, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400044 China
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Xie JQ, Zhang H, Zhang X, Yin MZ, Yang J, Chen K, Xiong JR, Chen YQ. The mediating role of personal values between COVID-19-related posttraumatic growth and life satisfaction among Chinese college students: A two-wave longitudinal study. Front Psychol 2022; 13:926375. [PMID: 36211842 PMCID: PMC9542355 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.926375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Despite considerable disruption of social order caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it has also been said to contribute to positive psychological changes and influence on the perception of public life satisfaction. The present study aimed to explore the association between the COVID-19 related posttraumatic growth and life satisfaction and the mediating role of personal values. A two-wave longitudinal design was used. 226 self-quarantined Chinese college students (58.8% male) completed post traumatic growth inventory (Time 1), satisfaction with life scale (Time 2), personal values questionnaire (Time 2) between February 2020 and May 2021. Results showed that more than half of self-quarantined Chinese college students reported moderate to high levels of the COVID-19 related posttraumatic growth. A structural equation model revealed that COVID-19 related posttraumatic growth was positively associated to life satisfaction, and self-transcendence and self-enhancement values partially mediated this association. These findings shed light on whether and how pandemic-related posttraumatic growth influenced personal life satisfaction, supporting the outcome and process perspectives of posttraumatic growth as well as Schwartz’s value theory. Based on the findings, some positive psychology interventions, such as online rumination activities and mindfulness practice, were proposed to enhance self-quarantined college students’ posttraumatic growth and life satisfaction.
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- Jia-Qiong Xie
- Faculty of Social Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Faculty of Education, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Office of Social Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Ke Chen,
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- Department of Student Affairs, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
- Jian-Ru Xiong,
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- School of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
- Yin-Qiang Cheniongji,
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Effective communication during organizational change: a cross-cultural perspective. CROSS CULTURAL & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.1108/ccsm-08-2021-0144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeThere is a growing consensus about the role of communication in facilitating employees' acceptance of and support for organizational change initiatives. However, little is known about why communication breakdowns occur during change or how change recipients' cultural values can influence the effectiveness of communication in this context. The study addresses this gap.Design/methodology/approachThe authors develop a theoretical framework that links four purposes of communication during change—disrupting, envisioning, legitimizing, and co-creating—to change recipients' cultural orientations. The authors also develop propositions that highlight how change agents' cultural sensitivity influences the relationship between communication purpose and the change readiness of change recipients.FindingsThe study implies that greater awareness and consideration of cultural values can reduce the likelihood of communication breakdowns and promote greater acceptance of and support for change initiatives. The authors conclude by discussing the implications of their theoretical framework for micro-level perspectives on change.Practical implicationsAlthough failures to change have in the past been linked to poor communication efforts by change agents, less is known about how or why communication breakdowns occur from the perspective of change recipients. The framework teases out issues related to the “what”, ‘how”, and “why” aspects of communication and offers prescriptions on the best approaches to communicate change.Social implicationsDespite the rise of multicultural workforces and a recognition of the role played by cultural values in influencing leadership practices across cultures, theories of change have neglected these elements. Effective change efforts not only help enable economic and social renewal, they also enable the well-being of employees. Additionally, many change initiatives in the modern era have social implications (e.g. enhancing sustainability, inclusion and diversity).Originality/valueA key contribution is a synthesis of different bodies of literature that have developed separately from each other. The authors offer some nuanced and counter-intuitive insights into what makes communication effective during change and identify culturally sensitive communication as an antecedent of change readiness.
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