Field Of Social Psychology Research Articles

Values, ideas, and practices in social representation of the subject: A possible dialogue between artist and conservator on contemporary art

This poster presents the results of an investigation carried out to assess the different possibilities that a discipline belonging to the field of social psychology, and defined by the social representation of the subject and thus different from the conservation/restoration field, could contribute to the study of the relationships between those involved in the production and preservation of contemporary art, the artist and the conservator-restorer.

Concepciones y prácticas de consumo y endeudamiento en adolescentes de la ciudad de Temuco, Chile

La adolescencia constituye una etapa del desarrollo psicosocial que se ve influenciada por los contextos económico-político, social y cultural. Estos no solo inciden en la conformación de identidades sociales, sino también en la subjetividad y en las prácticas de consumo y endeudamiento de los[as] adolescentes. Aunque estos temas han sido de interés para la mercadotecnia, también constituyen un espacio de debate en los ámbitos de la psicología económica, social y del desarrollo. En este artículo se examinan las prácticas de consumo y endeudamiento de adolescentes escolarizados[as] urbanos[as] de la ciudad de Temuco en la Región de La Araucanía, Chile. Mediante un diseño de investigación cualitativa de tipo descriptivo, con diseño de casos múltiples, se realizaron grupos focales donde participaron 30 adolescentes, encontrándose diferencias en las prácticas de consumo y endeudamiento. Los resultados reportan la dimensión emocional implicada en casos de compras exitosas y frustradas, cuestionando a estudios anteriores que señalan déficits de previsión y ahorro de los[as] jóvenes.

Everyday Life in Social Psychology

AbstractIn the field of psychology, the topic of everyday life as a specific subject of inquiry has been afforded little attention. Indeed, everyday life has recently been analyzed mainly in psychological studies that examine people's ways of behaving and thinking when they act in situations termed as mundane and ordinary. These studies are mainly carried out in two fields of social psychology which we refer to in general terms as Social Cognition and Social Representation Theory. The aim of this paper is to examine how both these fields treat some of the features commonly attributed to everyday life. In particular, the features of familiarization, continuity and stability over time and automaticity are discussed in order to try to figure out meeting points between the two fields mentioned.

Brookes, G., Pooley, J. A., & Earnest J. (2015). Terrorism, Trauma and Psychology: A multilevel victim perspective of the Bali bombings. New York, NY: Routledge.

Dedicated to the victims of the 2002 Bali bombings, Terrorism, Trauma and Psychology: A multilevel victim perspective of the Bali bombings provides a comprehensive insight into the dimensionality of the effects experienced by those involved in terrorist attacks: victims, their family members, and volunteer and professional emergency responders. Intended as an essential reading for scholars in the fields of social and clinical psychology, victimology, and terrorist studies, this book is also a good background reading for those willing to learn how the Bali bombings of 2002 rank on the global scale of terrorist attacks.

PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR IN RELATION TO NARCISSIM AND SPIRITUALITY AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

The current study explored pro-social behavior in relation to narcissism and spirituality among university students. The study also explored differences on the basis of different demographic variables i.e., ageand gender. The sample comprised of 300 university students (n=150, n =150) from a university in Pakistan, using convenience sampling technique. The assessment tools for datacollection werePro-social tendencies measure (PTM), Spirituality index of wellbeing (SIW), and Narcissism personality inventory (NPI). To find out the relationship of pro-social behavior with narcissism and spirituality, Pearson product moment correlation was computed. The resultindicatedsignificant positive relationship between PTMand SIW, whereas negative relationship between narcissism and spiritualitywas found.t-test was applied on data in order to view the difference between pro-social behavior, narcissismand spirituality on the basis of gender among university studentswhichwas indicatedsignificant.The association between age and the three study variable (PTM, SIW and NPI) was found to be significantly positive. This study will be implacable for the psychologist working on personality development and in the field of positive and social psychology.

Harnessing group composition-related effects in pain management programs: a review and recommendations.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy, an effective management strategy for chronic pain, is frequently conducted in groups. Although clinicians often report 'knowing when a group will go well or badly', investigations of the effect that group composition might have on outcomes is lacking. Conceptual models, explanatory theories and experiments have been developed in fields of psychotherapy, organizational, social and educational psychology, but there has been no attempt to take on this issue in our field. The current hypothesis-generating review synthesizes these substantial bodies of literature to identify common themes across fields and integrate them with current concepts of cognitive-behavioral therapy-based pain management. We present a putative conceptual model with testable hypotheses relating to features of each group as a whole, the individuals in that group and the group's leader.

’n Praktiese-teologiese ondersoek na prediking en die effek van sosiale kognisie in die handeling van kontek-stualisering

A practical theological investigation on preaching and the effect of social cognition in the act of contextualisation. It is indicated in recent research that church and society are conscious of each other through their observation of one another – a process also known as social cognition. This article intends to investigate the manner in which the church is observingsociety. The following research question is stated: Which role can preaching play to foster good neighbourship in society and what is the aspects that influence the cognition of the church as community of believers? This research will be undertaken from a practical-theological vantage point. This field of research shows a tangency with the fields of Ecclesiology and Missiology. From these two fields the importance of the practical-theological field of research will be indicated. This research will further investigate the problematic praxis through an intradisciplinary discourse with the field of Social Psychology. In this exposition it will be indicated that the founding and functioning of social cognition is a natural process although it also has it complexities. From a normative vantage point investigation on Jeremiah 29 and Matthew 5 will be undertaken in order to state that the right cognition is important for internalising sermons and the conveyance of sermons into daily life. Distortions, in the process of social cognition, can also cultivate a wrong view on what it entails to be salt and light in the world. Practical-theoretical perspectives on the benefit of a good name in society will be provided that will be favourable for the preaching of the Word.Keyword: Homiletics

The relationship between personality types and prosocial behavior and aggression in Chinese adolescents

Research on personality types has recently received increasing attention in the field of personality and social psychology. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between adolescents' personality types and prosocial/aggressive behavior. A sample of 1644 Chinese adolescents was recruited to complete the NEO Five-Factor Inventory and the Children's Behavior Inventory. Results revealed that there were four personality types in Chinese adolescents: Resilients, Withdrawn, Undercontrollers, and Ordinary. Results of ANOVA showed that resilient adolescents had the highest scores whereas withdrawn adolescents had the lowest scores on the measure of prosocial behavior. Both withdrawn and undercontrolled adolescents had the highest scores and resilient adolescents had the lowest scores on the measure of aggression. This is the first study of Chinese adolescents' personality types and the relationship between Chinese adolescents' personality types and prosocial behavior and aggression. The results have implications for understanding western notions of personality in the Chinese population.

Subjetividad, lógica de consumo y narrativa de si en adolescentes

Este estudio se incluye en el campo de la Psicologia Social con perspectiva historico-cultural y su objetivo fue investigar como los adolescentes organizan sus narrativas del yo y construyen sus relaciones con la logica de consumo, presentes en el proceso de subjetivacion. Se trata de un estudio cualitativo con seis estudiantes del tercer ano de escuela ensenanza secundaria. Las entrevistas fueron analizadas a partir del analisis del discurso. Las narraciones fueron configuradas como: 1) “entrada para el mundo real” (opciones, estabilidad y trabajo), 2) identificacion con los personajes de los medios y referencias de modos de ser de su cotidiano, entrelazados a formas idealizadas por los participantes; 3) vision del consumo (significado, proposito y factor de modulacion). En el estudio, el consumo se presenta como marcador social clave y habilitador de posibilidades existenciales, dando significado para a sus acciones presentes y planes a futuro. El consumo es visto por los participantes con un proposito de inclusion y con caracteristicas de compulsion, y la alteridad aparece como una manera de modular y ayudar en el proceso de las practicas del consumo.

太陽光発電システムへの心理的近接性が省エネルギー意識・行動に及ぼす影響

Objective. Changes in thinking and behavior of consumers are required to solve global environmental problems. Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems may play a significant role for increasing attention to energy issues and behavioral change. The present study focuses on a concept of “psychological proximity to PV systems”, that is, a feeling that regards PV systems as a symbol and attachment object, and aims to revealwhether and how it affects energy-saving behavior based on the Value-Belief-Norm (VBN) theory in the social-psychological field. Questionnaire surveys were conducted with 281 households which send their children to three nursery schools (two with and one without PV systems) in Iida city, Nagano prefecture. The questionnaire comprises about 20 questions such as the psychological proximity to PV systems, awareness of energy issues, energy-saving behavior. The collected data was statistically analyzed to find causal relationships between the psychological proximity of PV systems and variables in the VBN theory. In addition, an intervention study to increase the psychological proximity to PV systems at a nursery school was carried out to observe changes in VBN variables associated with the proximity increase. Results and Discussion. The results of covariance structure analysis show that the psychological proximity to PV systems positively affects some VBN variables, suggesting that it encourages energy-saving behavior through activating the altruistic and biospheric value, and might directly promote two types of energy-saving behavior (i.e. domestic energy-saving behavior, support of energy saving policies). Furthermore, statistical analysis of the intervention study data finds that there is an almost significant relationship between two increases in the psychological proximity to PV systems and the altruistic and biospheric value. Consequently, the psychological proximity to PV systems may directly and indirectly facilitate to engage people in more energy-saving behavior. Conclusions and Perspectives. The present study revealed a possible mechanism to generate energy-saving behavior when PV systems exist in our daily living area and we have a positive feeling for them. An important conclusion is that the mechanism seems to be different from those to explain behavioral change by conventional energy and environmental education. In the future, authors will collect data by using more long-term follow up survey to thoroughly analyze the mechanism. In addition, we plan to improve the intervention study, and provide effective measures to increase the psychological proximity of PV systems.

Проблема взаимоотношений врача и ВИЧ-инфицированного пациента

This paper presents the foreign literature review on the relationships between doctor and patient as a psycho-social factor affecting the various HIV treatment and care outcomes. While some researchers have found an association between the "patient-provider" relationships and missed clinic visits, following the medical advice (adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy), some diagnostic services’ utilization and the length of hospitalizations, the other researchers did not find such evidences. In general, "patient-provider" relationships research involves methodological difficulties, such as the accuracy and validity of the scales used; it indicates the need for further theoretical and empirical research in this field. The article may be of interest to researchers in the fields of sociology and social psychology of health, practitioners and also specialists developing prevention programs for people living with HIV.

SOCIALPSYKOLOGISKE REFLEKSIONER OVER ET REGELRANDZONEFELT

Crime, resocialization and totalinstitutions define three research fields. Some discoursesabout social integration common to these research fields also constitute the field of socialpsychology. These discourses are presented and discussed in the article. Based on thediscussion, a common field of research is outlined. This common field is the study ofzones of contrasting laws, rules and/or codes of conduct in marginal positions, where participantsare in transition from one community to another, and needs to negotiate and/orchange motives, intentions, values and attitudes in order to behave according to the laws/rules/codes of conduct in the future community (for example, a prison can be the futurecommunity for the sentenced time). This research field is labeled zones of contrastingmargins. Some of the challenges that may rise due to the outlined characteristics of zonesof contrasting margins are discussed. Finally, some questions are posed considering theimplications of this approach to future research in the field.

“Haven’t We Always Been Doing Mixed Methods Research?”

Recent authors have examined the origins of mixed methods research arguing that it is actually nothing new, and that current interest in mixed methods research is little more than a fad. For example, Pelto (2015) illustrated that anthropologists have used qualitative and quantitative methods together for more than 80 years, claimed that mixed methods research was nothing new, and questioned the excitement about mixed methods as an emerging methodology. The fields of social psychology (Festinger, Riecken, & Schachter, 1956; Milgram, 1974) and sociology (Jahoda, Lazarsfeld, & Zeisel, 1971) as well have had a history of combining qualitative and quantitative methods in single programs of research. In this issue, Maxwell traces evidence for combining qualitative and quantitative data back for centuries, and provides examples from the natural, social and health sciences traditions. (Maxwell, 2016) Also in this issue, Ramlo traces Q methodology to 1935 (Ramlo, 2016). Undoubtedly, combining qualitative and quantitative methods has occurred in other fields as well prior to emergence of the term mixed methods in the late 20th century. While there is clear evidence that using qualitative and quantitative data collection procedures together is not new (Teddlie & Johnson, 2009) during the early- to mid-20th century, mixed methods research never had a full chance to develop fully because of the power and ascendency of other paradigms, especially in the social and health sciences, that controlled how research was conducted and written. Regarding mixed methods research as a fad, one observer found difficulty in identifying anything novel about mixed methods research, and concluded that it was, “arguably yet another in a long line of methodological trends in vogue in the guise of methodological innovation” (Sandelowski, 2014, p. 3). It strikes me that arguments claiming mixed methods research has been around for a long time, and it is … Language: en

The contributions of stereotype threat research to social psychology

Stereotype threat describes the experience of being viewed through the lens of a negative stereotype. This socialpsychological phenomenon demonstrates the deleterious effects that negative societal stereotypes can exert on performance. The current article provides a general overview of the past two decades of stereotype threat research, and highlights the generality of these effects across a diverse range of tasks and populations. This article also appraises critically the mechanisms that have been proposed to moderate and mediate stereotype threat effects, interventions developed to ameliorate it, and provides future avenues for research. This theory showcases the importance of recognising how our social world, and not inherent differences between groups, may underwrite social inequality. In addition to its contribution to the field of social psychology, this theory has far-reaching implications for schools and educational reform, particularly in reducing achievement gaps among minority groups.

Are postgraduates morning people…?

Stereotype threat describes the experience of being viewed through the lens of a negative stereotype. This socialpsychological phenomenon demonstrates the deleterious effects that negative societal stereotypes can exert on performance. The current article provides a general overview of the past two decades of stereotype threat research, and highlights the generality of these effects across a diverse range of tasks and populations. This article also appraises critically the mechanisms that have been proposed to moderate and mediate stereotype threat effects, interventions developed to ameliorate it, and provides future avenues for research. This theory showcases the importance of recognising how our social world, and not inherent differences between groups, may underwrite social inequality. In addition to its contribution to the field of social psychology, this theory has far-reaching implications for schools and educational reform, particularly in reducing achievement gaps among minority groups.

Association between Facebook addiction, self-esteem and life satisfaction: A cross-sectional study

In recent years, many research efforts have been focused on investigation of potential connection between social networking and mental health issues. Particularly important and controversial remains the association between Facebook use, self-esteem and life satisfaction. In our cross-sectional study, on a sample of 381 Facebook users, we tested the existence and strength of this relationship using Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS), Facebook Intensity Scale (FBI), Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (SES), and Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS). With k-means cluster analysis, we divided the sample into 3 groups: ordinary, intensive, and addicted Facebook users. The results of our study show that ordinary Facebook users differ statistically in self-esteem and life satisfaction from both addicted and intensive users. Facebook addiction was in relation with lower self-esteem. Facebook addiction was also negatively related to life satisfaction. These results are in accordance with the previously published findings of other authors in the fields of social networking psychology and psychiatry.

Promoting sustainable consumption in China: a conceptual framework and research review

Various theories and approaches have been introduced in the debate on how to address sustainable consumption. In this study, we first discuss different theoretical perspectives on sustainable consumption, particularly developed in the fields of economics, social psychology and environmental sociology. We argue that neither an ‘individualist’ nor a system- or structural perspective alone is sufficient for understanding and analysing the transition towards sustainable consumption. Therefore, we propose to apply the Social Practices Approach (SPA) that combines both human agency and social structures to understand sustainable consumption issues. Following the SPA framework, we review and summarize research on sustainable consumption in China in particular on three consumption fields: food, housing energy and mobility. It is found that introducing more efficient production technology is commonly taken as the focal point in these sectors when sustainable consumption was introduced to China. Despite a rising interest in consumers' perceptions of products' sustainability in recent years, research has rarely paid any attention to consumers' behavioural change or to the transition dynamics towards sustainable consumption. In general, ‘individualist’ perspectives have largely dominated Chinese sustainable consumption research. This paper proposes to move attention to a better understanding of Chinese consumption issues by emphasizing the link between the provision of sustainable products and the diverse sustainable consumption practices. Also, images of food, energy, mobility and other consumption products that are undergoing transitions need to be considered in future research as these have consequences for socio-technical changes, material infrastructures and for ‘lifestyle’ innovations.

Blended news delivery in healthcare: a framework for injecting good news into bad news conversations

Clinicians often inject good news into bad news delivery, and they do so for a variety of reasons. We present a framework that draws from research in the fields of health and social psychology to shed light on situations in which clinicians add superfluous good news into bad news conversations in an effort to ease the conversation or mitigate patients’ distress, a broad strategy we refer to as blended news delivery. Our framework includes predictors of clinicians’ use of blended news delivery, characteristics of blended news and outcomes of this strategy for both patients and clinicians. This framework addresses a common aspect of health communication and can direct future research on ideal strategies for and likely consequences of blended news delivery and communication more broadly.

Use of Self-Regulation Principles to Improve Adolescent Treatment Adherence to the Medical Regimen for Diabetes

A substantial percentage of youngsters with diabetes have treatment adherence problems that inevitably reduce treatment efficacy. Effective adherence to a diabetes treatment regimen requires adolescents’ motivation to manage goal pursuit in the face of personal and situational obstacles. However, interventions are usually associated only with health promotion and not with the motivational structure typical of adolescents, their perceived purpose in life and their meaningful personal goals. Using principles for the motivation and self-regulation of goals adapted from the fields of social and personality psychology, we suggest a motivation-based conceptual framework to address the problem of treatment adherence. We argue that the failure to adhere to treatment is partially the result of the conflict between adolescents’ health-related goals and their personal goals. We suggest that adolescents’ motivation for treatment adherence can be increased and reinforced by forging an association between their personal life goals and their health-related goals. We present a two-phase model for goal setting and goal striving that aims to improve patient evaluation and ability to cope with resource delusion in the face of numerous self-regulatory challenges associated with adherence to the medical treatment regimen for diabetes.

Using a vision of a desired future in climate change adaptation planning: lessons learned in the municipality of Rivière-au-Tonnerre (Québec, Canada)

Through a practical application in the municipality of Rivière-au-Tonnerre on the Northern coast of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, this article explores the advantages of using a vision of future desired conditions for planning adaptation to climate change. Such an approach was used in small “kitchen meetings” for the elaboration of an adaptation action plan that was approved by the municipal council in September 2013 and revised in November 2014. The impacts of climate hazards were discussed as obstacles to the desired future conditions expressed by participants. This approach allowed the planning of a number of adaptation options, to define roles and responsibilities of different actors involved and to articulate different plans that are either in existence or being developed, linking them with adaptation. Based on our observations and on other studies in the fields of social movements, psychology and risk perception, we suggest that the use of a vision in discussion meetings with local actors could increase their motivation by placing the avoidance of undesired situations in the context of reaching their aspirations, in other words by embedding a prevention problem in promotion logic. The expression of a vision of a desired future could allow them to express their values and could facilitate the “framing” of a plan in a way that is coherent with them. The visions could then also be used to frame awareness-raising activities along the values they express.