Tag: Social Psychology

Telegram users generally align toxicity with local chat norms
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in Social Sciences
What the study found Most users tend to conform to local normative environments, meaning they align their toxicity with the toxicity levels of the chats where they participate. Why the authors say this matters The authors conclude that these findings deepen understanding of toxic online behavior and highlight the importance of contextualized approaches to content…
Good economy perceptions intensify powerlessness among financially strained workers
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in Social psychology
How economic optimism intensifies powerlessness among financially strained workers. Analysis of 4,967 American and Canadian workers reveals meritocratic attribution processes.
Intersectional stigma shaped experiences of Black and Latino gay men
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in Social psychology
Qualitative study examining how intersecting race/ethnicity and sexual orientation create distinct forms of stigma among Black and Latino gay men in Florida
Forum engagement showed distinct linguistic paths over time
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in Psychology
Linguistic analysis of 2 million forum comments reveals distinct psychological trajectories in users who leave, stay in, or return to an incel community, with re-engagement marked by reduced.
School-based psychoeducational programs reduce bullying and raise self-esteem
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in Psychology
Systematic review of school-based psychoeducational programs for bullying reduction and self-esteem improvement, examining how contextual factors and family involvement influence effectiveness.
Life satisfaction best matched flourishing across 22 countries
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in Psychology
Study of 202,898 people in 22 countries comparing three measures of subjective wellbeing and their associations with 15 life factors, revealing country-level variation.
Chat option increased collaboration in social virtual reality
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in Computer Science
Study comparing social virtual reality and video communication for remote collaboration, examining how chat functionality affects cooperation rates in ride-sharing simulations.
Work-care conflict shapes employee mindset and creativity
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in Psychology
Research reveals how work-care conflict impacts employee creativity via mindset and rumination, offering organizations strategies for enhancing creative performance.
Online support appears to add to, not replace, in-person support
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in Social psychology
Cross-sectional study of 112 adults finds online social support functions as adjunct to traditional support rather than substitute, supporting rich-get-richer hypothesis.
Teacher care linked to middle school social-emotional competence
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in Psychology
Teacher care influences middle school students’ social-emotional competence through teacher-student relationships, with differential effects based on migration status using CEPS data.