Current Psychology

Zhuo, Ran

doi: 10.1007/s12144-024-06038-wpmid: N/A

The present study investigated the indirect effects of active procrastination and mobile phone addiction on the relationship between academic workload and bedtime procrastination. A total of 474 Chinese undergraduates were recruited to complete assessments on academic workload, active procrastination, mobile phone addiction, and bedtime procrastination. The results revealed that academic workload not only directly impacts bedtime procrastination but also has an indirect influence through the mediating factors of active procrastination and mobile phone addiction. The sheer volume of work crowds out students’ time, destroying the procrastinator’s time structure centered around leisure and diminishing the enjoyment of tasks. Additionally, the stress of work also makes it easier for students to become addicted to mobile phones, leading them to use their sleep time to compensate for the time lost due to their workload. These findings shed light on the interaction between mobile phone addiction and the daily lives of college undergraduates, as well as how they mutually influence each other. The study underscores the importance of schools in alleviating the academic burden placed on students.

Zhu, Zhengguang; Liu, Guangzeng; Chen, Xiaoxiao; Zhang, Wei

doi: 10.1007/s12144-024-05948-zpmid: N/A

Childhood abuse experiences are risk factor for peer victimization.However, the process by which childhood abuse experiences influence peervictimization remains less clear. This study aimed to investigate the mediating roleof self-control, depression, and aggression in childhood abuse experiences and peervictimization. Using Childhood Abuse Questionnaire, Peer VictimizationQuestionnaire, Self-Control Questionnaire, and Problematic Behavior Questionnaire,1521 Chinese adolescents (901 girls, 620 boys, averageage = 14.74 ± 1.55) who had experienced abuse inchildhood participated in this survey. Structural equation modeling showed thatself-control, aggression, and depression were mediators between childhood abuseexperiences and peer victimization. Specifically, self-control, aggression, anddepression acted as separate mediators. Additionally, there were two other pathways:the chain mediating effect of self-control and aggression, and the chain mediatingeffect of self-control and depression. This study enriches relevant research in peervictimization and provides a theoretical basis for understanding the impact ofchildhood abuse experiences on peer victimization.

Liang, Hanyu; Xiao, Weilong; Jiang, Huaibin

doi: 10.1007/s12144-024-05924-7pmid: N/A

Prior studies have confirmed that alexithymia is related to problematic mobile phone use (PMPU). However, the potential mediating and moderating factors involved in this association are still unclear. Thus, the relationship between alexithymia and PMPU, as well as the possible mediating role of loneliness and the moderating role of mindfulness was examined. 1267 college students (59.20% female; Mage = 20.36 years; SDage = 0.97) were enrolled to complete the Toronto Alexithymia-20 Scale, Loneliness Scale Version 3, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale and Mobile Phone Addiction Index. The findings showed that alexithymia was correlated with PMPU among college students with and without siblings; loneliness mediated the above relations. Moreover, the direct path of alexithymia and PMPU was moderated by mindfulness, and the moderating effect was more pronounced in higher mindfulness. Between the only child and non-only child, some differences was observed in the moderating effect of mindfulness. These findings highlight the importance of addressing loneliness and promoting mindfulness-based interventions as potential preventative measures to reduce PMPU.

Ho, Wai Keung; Sum, Kim Wai Raymond; Tang, Di

doi: 10.1007/s12144-024-05997-4pmid: N/A

Sports video games (SVGs) are one of the most popular genres in video gaming, which are suggested to be associated to physical literacy (PL). The objective of the current scoping review is to identify and summarize the empirical evidence on PL domains associated with participation in SVGs among youth and adolescence, based on the Australian Physical Literacy Framework (APLF). The literature search followed the PRISMA-ScR guidelines on databases PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science. This review included studies that evaluated any outcomes associated with the participation in SVGs based on APLF: physical, psychological, social, and cognitive domains. Articles related to other video game genres or gambling were excluded. All types of devices, modes of playing and intensities of play were included. Finally, there were 3859 articles retrieved from which 11 met the inclusion criteria. The most studied outcomes were related to the psychological and the cognitive domains which shown that SVGs to be effective in increasing motivation and engagement, and enhancing total knowledge in real-life sports. This finding provides a new insight that this sedentary behavior could be used in promoting sports and might help to solve the problem of physical inactivity. However, more research is needed for the physical and the social domains regarding to SVGs play among youth and adolescents. The current evidence base relating to SVGs is not large enough to be able to understand the associations of some gaming variables, such as duration of time, frequency, skill levels, mode of playing and gender, to PL and risky behaviors among youth and adolescents.

Chow, Tak Sang; Hung, San; Siu, Tiffany Sok U; Ng, Christine; Ho, Po Lam

doi: 10.1007/s12144-024-06000-wpmid: N/A

Past studies found that dispositional mindfulness is a protective factor of coparenting quality. To clarify the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of mindfulness, a dyadic cross-sectional study was conducted to examine the mediating roles of self and interpersonal forgiveness in the association between mindfulness and coparenting quality. Potential gender differences were also explored. A total of 103 Chinese mother-father dyads were recruited. The association between mindfulness and coparenting relationship quality was examined with an Actor-Partner Interdependence Model. Marital-specific self and interpersonal forgiveness were included as serial mediators to explore the underlying mechanism. We found that for both mothers and fathers, dispositional mindfulness increases own as well as partner’s coparenting quality, and the indirect effects of self-forgiveness and interpersonal forgiveness were significant. Both mothers’ and fathers’ dispositional mindfulness were positively related to their own and partners’ self-forgiveness. Self-forgiveness subsequently predicted their own interpersonal forgiveness. However, only mothers’ (but not fathers’) own interpersonal forgiveness positively predicted their own coparenting relationship quality. This current dyadic study elucidates the mechanistic understanding of how dispositional mindfulness benefits coparenting quality. Given the limitations of the correlational study, future experimental studies are needed to further examine the causal relationship proposed in this model.

Pérez-Torres, Vanesa

doi: 10.1007/s12144-024-05980-zpmid: N/A

According to recent studies, social media are settings where adolescents construct their identities while engaging in social interactions. In digital spaces, adolescents can interact with, display, and receive feedback about themselves, contributing to the development of a clear and integrated sense of self. This paper reviews the available empirical evidence and discusses four overarching themes related to identity construction in social media: self-presentation (attempting to control images of self to others), social comparison (compare themselves with others, especially evaluating the self), role model (media figures that are social references for behavior), and online audience (friends, peers, unknow/know referents with whom users may interact online). Moreover, it proposes a new contextual perspective on identity development on social media. Informed by research on these themes that social media features allow adolescents to perform self-presentations, offering the opportunity to express interests, ideas, and beliefs about themselves (identification and role exploration). The image presented on social media exposes them to feedback, online audiences, and social comparison with peers or social models. Audiences have an impact on how adolescents think about themselves (self-concept validation). Role models can facilitate the learning of behaviors through imitation and identification (exploration and commitment). Thus, the digital world provides a context for the development of adolescents’ personal identity. This proposal aims to contribute to the construction of future theories on identity in social media and advance this area of research.

Amjad, Fiza; Rao, Yulei; Rahman, Amin Ur; Mohsin, Muhammad; Sarfraz, Muddassar

doi: 10.1007/s12144-024-06027-zpmid: N/A

In recent years, organizations have faced intense stakeholder pressure to implement green business strategies in order to enhance environmental sustainability and social equity. Within the framework of conservation of resource theory and the imperative of sustainable development, this study aims to investigate the impact of green HRM practices, green inclusive leadership (GIL) on sustainable performance through a dual mediation path of green skill competencies (GSC), and green creative self-efficacy (GCSE). Based on the survey questionnaire, data was collected from 362 manufacturing SMEs executives, top and middle-level managers. The study used Smart PLS-SEM for data analysis. The results show that Green HRM and GIL have a significant positive impact on sustainable performance. Furthermore, results emphasize that GCSE and GSC significantly mediate the relationship among HRM practices, GIL, and sustainable performance. Notably, GIL strengthens the impact of Green HRM on sustainable performance. This research provides an enriched understanding of sustainable practices in the context of manufacturing SMEs. It provides actionable insights for industrialists, policymakers, and stakeholders striving to promote sustainable development in manufacturing SMEs.

Saladino, Valeria; Verrastro, Valeria; Cannavò, Marco; Calaresi, Danilo; Barberis, Nadia

doi: 10.1007/s12144-024-06005-5pmid: N/A

The growing prevalence of internet usage has sparked a growing interest in understanding the factors that contribute to problematic social media use (PSMU). Prior research has found that emotion dysregulation, need fulfillment, and fear of missing out (FoMO) may play a role in the maintenance of PSMU. This study aims to explore the potential mediating roles of need fulfillment and FoMO in the relationship between emotion dysregulation and PSMU. Drawing on self-determination theory (SDT), this cross-sectional study enlisted a convenience sample of 1215 young adults aged 18–35 (M = 27.83; SD = 5.31). The study utilized structural equation modeling (SEM) to test a serial mediation model in which emotion dysregulation served as a predictor variable, need fulfillment as the first mediator, FoMO as the second mediator, and PSMU as the outcome. Additionally, we tested a parallel mediation model, which included emotion dysregulation as a predictor variable, need fulfillment and FoMO as mediators, and PSMU as the outcome, to strengthen the theoretical support for our primary research model. The results showed that the serial mediation model was statistically superior, and that all direct and indirect paths between the study variables were significant. The findings provide support for a new model based on SDT, which may help in understanding the relationship between emotion dysregulation, need fulfillment, FoMO, and PSMU. Programs aimed at enhancing emotion regulation, fostering need fulfillment, and addressing FoMO coping strategies may offer effective interventions to mitigate PSMU concerns.

Yang, Tianyi; Zheng, Mingqing; Wang, Huihui; Zhu, Yutong

doi: 10.1007/s12144-024-06026-0pmid: N/A

This study aimed to identify meaningful facets of career decision-making difficulties in the Chinese context and explore the effects of study engagement and ego-identity on subtypes of career decision-making difficulties. We applied latent profile analysis (LPA) to identify career decision-making difficulties facets using the 11 difficulty scale scores of the Chinese revised version of the Career Decision-Making Difficulties Questionnaire (CDDQ-C) among two Chinese samples (analysis sample: N = 593, age 21.51 ± 1.49; replication sample N = 344, age 21.22 ± 1.30). Five career decision-making difficulties profiles were identified and replicated: negligible (10.46%), lack of readiness (7.59%), moderate (47.05%), lack of information–general indecisiveness (7.76%), and salient (27.15%). In addition, we found that these profiles differed in socio-demographic characteristics, including gender, major, and grade. Using the logistic regression methods, results revealed that relationships between every profile and study engagement were more significant than those with ego-identity. Overall, the present study’s findings suggested that Chinese college students’ nature of career decision-making difficulties are heterogeneous, which will facilitate tailoring counseling interventions more sensitively for the specific client.Clinical trial registrationThis study was approved by the school of psychology, South China Normal University Human Research Ethics Committee for Non-Clinical Faculties (SCNU-PSY-2021-179).

Sun, Zhao-Yu; Li, Jia-Min; Li, Bo; He, Xin-Yi

doi: 10.1007/s12144-024-06030-4pmid: N/A

Digital leadership as a new type of leadership plays an important role in the digital transformation of enterprises. Although studies show the positive impact of digital leadership on organizational innovation, there is little research on how it affects employees’ innovation behavior. Drawing on social information processing theory, this paper develops a model of digital leadership acting on deviant innovation behavior through employee ambition. It also delves into the boundary role of employee innovation self-efficacy in the model based on job demands–resources theory. Through the analysis of 365 questionnaires, the results show that digital leadership significantly and positively affects employees’ deviant innovation behavior, and employee ambition plays a mediating role in it. Additionally, results indicate that innovative self-efficacy modulates the impact of employee ambition on employees’ deviant innovation behavior, also enhancing the mediation effect of ambition. Notably, the higher the employee’s sense of self-efficacy in innovation, the stronger the influence of employee ambition on deviant innovation behavior, and the stronger the mediating role of employee ambition. This study pioneers in establishing and validating the influence path of digital leadership on deviant innovation, contributing valuable management insights for governance and talent development in the digital era, with theoretical and practical implications.