Social Psychological Approach Research Articles

Honour, acculturation and well-being: Evidence from the UK and Canada.

Adopting a social psychological approach, across three studies (N = 927) in two western immigrant-receiving societies (UK and Canada), we examined the role of honour in acculturation variables (i.e., immigrants' heritage and mainstream cultural orientation and well-being), controlling for some of the commonly studied predictors of immigrant adaptation. We assessed honour as concern (Studies 1 and 2) and as a desired attribute for men and women (Study 3) and studied well-being in terms of acculturative stress (Study 1) and subjective evaluation of one's life (Studies 1 and 3). We examined our questions among groups of immigrants originating from honour (Studies 1 and 2) and dignity cultural groups (Study 1) and from first- and second-generation immigrants (Study 3). Overall, despite some significant associations at the bivariate level between honour and acculturation outcomes, findings provided mixed support for the claim that honour (measured as concerns and cultural codes) plays a significant role in immigrant acculturation above and beyond commonly studied predictors of immigrant adaptation.

Analysis of the Current Status on Entrepreneurial Intentions among CrowdWorks Freelancers in Japan

Entrepreneurship is vital for economic growth in Japan. However, the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report for 2022 reveals that Japan still lags behind in entrepreneurial intentions and attitudes. The purpose of this paper is to establish statistically the structural aspects of entrepreneurial intentions among Japanese social media freelancers by applying a social psychological approach, the Theory of Planned Behaviour. Furthermore, it aims to outline the framework and link it to future research activities. A total of 476 respondents were surveyed. While no significant differences in the variances of entrepreneurial intentions were found between platforms, three other factors showed significant distinctions when analysed for each variable. The mean score for perceived behavioural control stood at 2.213, aligning with the 2022 GEM report’s low rating. However, attitudes towards entrepreneurship (mean score 4.423) and entrepreneurial intentions (mean score 3.844) were moderate. Correlation analysis highlighted a strong positive and significant relationship between attitude and entrepreneurial intention, as well as positive and significant relationships between perceived behavioural control and entrepreneurial intention, and between subjective norm and entrepreneurial intention. Furthermore, path analysis using SPSS Amos indicated that perceived behavioural control may influence attitudes and subjective norms. Subsequent research should explore new variables in a broader sample, customised to participants’ cultural backgrounds.

Why moral psychology needs personality psychology.

People vary in how they perceive, think about, and respond to moral issues. Clearly, we cannot fully understand the psychology of morality without accounting for individual differences in moral functioning. But decades of neglect of and explicit skepticism toward such individual differences has resulted in a lack of integration between moral psychology and personality psychology-the study of psychological differences between people. In recent years, these barriers to progress have started to break down. This special issue aims to celebrate and further increase the visibility of the personality psychology of morality. Here, we introduce the articles in this special issue by highlighting some important contributions a personality-based perspective has to offer moral psychology-particularly in comparison to the currently prominent social psychological approach. We show that personality psychology is well-placed to (a) contribute toward a rigorous empirical foundation for moral psychology, (b) tackle the conceptualization and assessment of stable moral tendencies, (c) assess the predictive validity of moral traits in relation to consequential outcomes, (d) uncover the mechanisms underlying individual differences in moral judgments and behavior, and (e) provide insights into moral development. For these reasons, we believe that moral psychology needs personality psychology to reach its full scholarly potential.

Religious identification in a changing Turkey

ABSTRACT Turkish politics is changing rapidly, as is the place of religion in its public square. In this context, it is useful to ask who prioritizes religious identity and who does not. Our social-psychological approach emphasizes the importance of understanding why religion is more central to certain individuals’ sense of self than others. We analyze data from an original, nationally representative survey of over 2,000 adults in Turkey that includes a measure of how strongly respondents identify with religion (among other identity options). We run statistical regression analysis to assess how well existing theories of religiosity in general explain the under-explored theoretical and empirical domain of religious identification. Our findings indicate that ideological conservatism, religious fundamentalism, and minority religious group status have significant implications for one’s strength of identification with religion. These results underscore the importance of future research into the psychological roots of attachment to religion and religious identity.

Подходы к пониманию профессионального самоопределения в социальной психологии

Relevance. Young people have always been concerned about their choice of profession. Currently, in the context of the sharp increase and expansion of opportunities in the sphere of professional choice, this problem has become even more relevant. This article considers the concept of professional self-determination (PS) through social-psychological knowledge. The problem of free choice is discussed in the approaches of sociology (M. Veber), philosophy (M. Heidegger, N.A. Berdyaev) and psychology (S.L. Rubinstein, I.S. Kon, N.S. Pryazhnikov, A.A. Anistratenko). Objective. The aim of our work is to conduct an overview and analytical research of the PS construct as well as to structure the existing approaches to the study of the target construct. Methods. Theoretical analysis in the form of systematization and generalization of the ideas of sociologists and psychologists discussing the problems of awareness and freedom of choice in self-determination was carried out. Results. Self-determination is divided into 2 components: personal and social. The PS is outlined as a subspecies of social self-determination. 4 approaches to understanding PS as well as representatives of these approaches in social psychology are distinguished: 1. professional self-determination as a conscious choice of life path (N.S. Pryazhnikov, I.A.Koch, V.A. Orlov); 2. professional self-determination as a free choice for which a person is responsible (I.S. Kohn); 3 professional self-determination as a consequence of life orientation (T.G. Anistratenko, R.M. Shamionov); 4. professional self-determination as a psychological new formation (A.D. Andreeva, A.G. Lisichkina). Conclusion. Professional self-determination is a type of social self-determination. This construct can be fully considered socio-psychological. The highlighted 4 approaches to understanding PS are promising for socio-psychological research.

Has feminism “gone too far?” A mixed-methods exploration of perceptions of digital feminist activism

ABSTRACT This study is the first to take a social psychological approach to understanding willingness to engage with digital feminist activism (DFA), providing the necessary context scholars need to explore and offer suggestions to promote engagement with digital feminist movements. In this mixed-methods study, a convenience sample of adult men and women who use social media in the U.S. (n = 705, 19–83 years old) were recruited for participation in a digital survey. Volunteers from this sample (n = 15, 23–66 years old) subsequently participated in semi-structured, in-depth interviews via Zoom. Quantitative insights indicate higher support for feminism and higher feminist-identifying social networks are associated with personal feminist identification. Higher personal feminist identification and feminine gender identity (among both men and women) are associated with willingness to participate in DFA. Qualitative insights deepen these findings, exploring the complexity of understandings of feminism, conceptualizations of “feminism” and “feminists,” gender identities, and social network pressure that may contribute to avoidance of digital feminist [and other social] activism.

Mainland Chinese students’ psychological adaptation to Hong Kong: an intergroup communication perspective

ABSTRACT Mainland Chinese students (MCSs) represent the largest non-local student group in Hong Kong and their adaptation experiences require more research attention than exists. This study investigates MCSs’ psychological adaptation to Hong Kong with a language and social psychological approach by invoking Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT) and Willingness to Communicate in a Second Language (L2 WTC). Survey results were collected from 372 MCSs studying in Hong Kong. Structural equation modelling yielded an empirical model that describes the relations between MCSs’ perceived Cantonese competence, Cantonese use anxiety, Cantonese confidence, WTC with locals in Cantonese (Cantonese WTC), accommodative encounters and contact with locals, acculturative stress, and psychological adaptation. The model highlights the focal role of MCSs’ frequency of accommodative encounters with locals and Cantonese use anxiety in their Cantonese WTC, which underscores the situational factors (i.e. an accommodative conversational partner) in an individual’s L2 WTC. This study offers valuable insights into MCSs’ adaptation to Hong Kong from an intergroup communication perspective and provides novel theoretical contributions by empirically examining the transferability of L2 WTC to an eastern cultural context and to languages other than English as well as the simultaneous application of CAT and L2 WTC to better account for intergroup communication.

Pura Dalem Betawi: Harmonisasi Komunikasi Antarbudaya Dalam Ikatan Menyamabraya Hindu dan Budha

Pura Dalem Betawi is located in Banjar Jumpayah, Mengwitani Village, Mengwi Subdistrict, Badung Regency, Bali Province, belonging to the concept of siwa-buddha. The uniqueness of Pura Dalem Betawi is the palinggih Gedong Buddha Dewi Kwan Im, and its piodalan coincides with Chinese New Year. The community as the temple caretakers call it Chinese New Year piodalan. Intercultural interaction occurs at Pura Dalem Betawi, because the Chinese New Year piodalan is attended by Chinese people. The purpose of this research emphasizes the context of intercultural communication, namely to bridge the process of community interaction in ethnic, religious and racial differences, so that social conflict does not arise. The research used a qualitative-interpretative approach with the intention of exploring information that describes the existence of the research location, based on community experience and describing it in scientific work. Determination of informants using purposive sampling technique, with the consideration that the informants know and understand the research topic, such as: pemangku, pengempon temple, religious leaders, and temple pengayah from Chinese residents. The data analysis technique uses the Miles and Huberman model, resulting in a picture that intercultural communication has a very important role in the process of social interaction in Pura Dalem Betawi. The intercultural communication approaches applied are: social psychological, intercreative, and cultural dialogic approaches. Humans develop understanding through their mindset, and gain new knowledge through interaction so that they can interpret it to form perceptions. The intercultural communication approach is combined with the concept of menyamabraya that has been inherent in Balinese life. Menyamabraya is ideal, because it views all humans as brothers, so menyamabraya is applied in intercultural interactions at Pura Dalem Betawi when ngayah prepares for the Chinese New Year piodalan. Cultural acculturation in Pura Dalem Betawi runs harmoniously and in line with religious moderation, because it has the same goal in maintaining harmony.

The role of language use and communication in Mainland Chinese students’ cross-cultural adaptation to Hong Kong: a qualitative investigative study

ABSTRACT Mainland Chinese students’ (MCSs’) cross-cultural adaptation experiences in Hong Kong have remained under-researched. Our study investigates this phenomenon with a language and social psychology approach and explores the role of Cantonese ability and communication with locals. We invoked Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT) to investigate the intergroup communication between MCSs and locals. Thematic analysis of ten semi-structured interviews revealed that MCSs considered self-perceived Cantonese abilities and communication with locals critical for their adaptation. Invoking CAT to investigate this intercultural context provided valuable insights into the importance MCSs place on locals’ communicative behaviours when deciding whether to communicate in the local language.

Examining attitudes towards inclusion and social justice among U.S. Climbers: analysis and findings from a national survey

ABSTRACT Climbing in the U.S. resembles other ‘alternative’ and ‘lifestyle’ sports in that it has long been an exclusionary leisure pursuit. Whiteness, a history of land dispossession, and settler colonialism have reinforced exclusive boundaries to the sport through a ‘hierarchy of participation’. Formal moves from climbing advocacy organisations, gyms, and brands have increased diversity and justice efforts in climbing through funding, pledges, and social media messaging. However, these initiatives receive varied support from within climbing communities. This paper employs a social-psychological approach to examine which factors likely help shape and maintain variation in U.S. climbers’ concern for matters related to inclusion and justice in climbing. We draw data from a national survey conducted in collaboration with the national advocacy organisation Access Fund. We then apply multiple regression to examine how various climbing and demographic attributes are associated with inclusion and justice concerns by testing three hypotheses: experienced privilege and/or marginalisation, partisan political affiliation, and issue prominence. Our findings suggest that variation in climbers’ inclusion and justice attitudes appears driven more by respondents’ affiliation with one or more marginalised identities, political leanings, and other sociodemographic characteristics that we suggest are representative of the ‘politics of everyday life’.

Historical Folk Sociolinguistics

This paper shows how the canonical definition of historical sociolinguistics as the study of language use fails to consider independent evidence for language attitudes, beliefs, and ideologies (i.e., language regard).[1] One approach to avoiding this limited understanding of use might lie in a historical folk sociolinguistics, in which particular attention is paid to the nonasserted (i.e., indirect, presuppositional, implicational, perlocutionary) meanings, described in Preston (2004) as “metalanguage 3.” Interactions in drama are first justified as “good data,” and analyses of such nonasserted elements of utterances show that they approach both the social psychological goal of uncovering implicit language regard behaviors and the variationist goal of determining the subjective correlates of variation and change.
 
 [1] Language regard groups together social psychological (chiefly experimental, e.g., matched guise), anthropological (e.g., studies in language ideology), and sociolinguistic (e.g., folk linguistic and “third wave”) approaches to beliefs about and reactions to language use and language varieties. Preston (2018) reviews established and emerging relationships between these areas. The label is used throughout this paper to refer to all three areas as well as research methods derived from and combining them.

Java Leaders: Raden Adipati Cakranagara I In The Babad Bagelen Social Psychology Study

<p>Abstract<br />Javanese script is an ancient manuscript of ancestral cultural heritage in the form of handwriting which stores various expressions of thoughts, feelings, and results of past cultures. The contents of the diary text of the Babad Bagelen manuscript tell about the leading figure of the first Purwareja regent who was formerly known as the Bagelen area, namely Raden Adipati Cakranagara 1. The colonial era was full of pressure and policies that harmed the natives. This leadership attitude is in the manuscript of Babad Bagelen with the study of Social Psychology by David G. Myers. The presentation of the results of this study was carried out by analyzing the leadership attitude of Raden Adipati Cakranagara 1 which includes (1) Caring for others, (2) Reminding others, (3) Serving others, (4) Giving gifts, (5) Distributing good invitation quotes. The above data written in the Babad Bagelen manuscript shows the leadership attitude of Raden Adipati Cakranagara when he became Regent in Purwareja (Bagelen). The attitude studied through the Social Psychology approach is very suitable for revealing the problems written</p><p>Keywords: Babad Bagelen, Raden Adipati Cakranagara 1, Social Psychology, David G. Myers</p>

Intercultural communication in building religious moderation

Gelgel Village is renowned for its history and culture. The community of Gelgel Village is pluralistic due to the harmonious development of diverse religions and cultures, which has been maintained since the reign of Dalem Ketut Ngulesir until the present day. Intercultural communication bridges social interactions between Nyama Hindu and Nyama Selam in efforts to maintain religious harmony, utilizing primary, secondary, linear, and circular communication patterns. Intercultural communication patterns are very instrumental in maintaining human relations and social interactions with the aim of building community perceptions and understanding, so that moderate behavior is realized and religious moderation is realized. The formation of community perceptions is also prioritized with intercultural communication approaches, such as: social psychology, creative, critical, dialectical, and cultural dialog approaches. This intercultural communication approach can be seen in the implementation of the ngejot tradition and the ngaminang tradition, including when the takbiran night is held religious moderation is built very harmoniously. This study employs a qualitative method with a descriptive approach to gather the necessary information and conduct an analysis of the field data, culminating in drawing conclusions.

Positioning Asian Americans in social cognition

AbstractAsian Americans are increasingly positioned at the center of current events, yet extant theories and approaches in social psychology (and social cognition specifically) may not adequately capture how Asian Americans are perceived and treated in the current American racial landscape. We propose three directions to propel social cognition research on Asian Americans. First, research emphasizes Asian Americans' perceived high status (e.g., the model minority stereotype) while often overlooking their perceived foreignness. The two‐dimensionalRacial Position Modelelucidates the consequences of being stereotyped as perpetual foreigners for Asian Americans and their relations with other racial and ethnic groups. Second, research and laypeople alike consider East Asian Americans to be the prototypical Asian Americans, thereby excluding subgroups such as South and Southeast Asian Americans. Considering theethnic diversityof Asian Americans challenges and extends existing social psychological theories. Lastly, much of psychological research approaches race in isolation without considering its intersection with other identities such as gender. Anintersectional frameworkoffers insights into how Asian Americans' gender and race overlap in our social cognition. More nuanced research on Asian Americans is needed to fully understand race relations in the 21st century and we hope these three interconnected directions can guide researchers who are interested in the topic.

WHAT MAKES PEOPLE BIND TOGETHER?’: SOCIAL COHESION FACTORS IN THE PEOPLE OF PEKANBARU TOWARDS MADANI CIVILIZATION

Contradict to Islamic and Malay teachings, the people of Pekanbaru face a susceptibility to become a careless society. A consumerism style is adapted massively by people of Pekanbaru, making it harder for the marginal group to live by means. Not to mention the COVID-19 pandemic that caused the economy disruption that majorly affect the marginal group. This social phenomenon that is currently rising is the segregation in society, starting from the scope of work, social, and even education. By this phenomenon, the “Pekanbaru Kota Madani” slogan is not reflected in people of Pekanbaru. Social cohesion is one of the approaches in social psychology that can lead Pekanbaru people to become Madani individuals. This research aims to investigate and explore the factors that can restore the social cohesion of the people of Riau–Pekanbaru in particular–so that society is no longer divided or segregated in the social. A phenomenological study conducted in this research to investigate the forms of social cohesion in Pekanbaru society. It was found to be divided into three aspects: religiosity, activity, and familiarity. With the strengthening of these three aspects, it is considerably good that the issue of social conflict in society in the scope of work, social and education can transform into social cohesion.

Facial aesthetic minimally invasive procedure: More than just vanity, a social-psychological approach.

Due to the great importance of the face in social interaction, minimally invasive treatments can-besides their ability to rejuvenate and enhance beauty-also change the way facial impressions of a person are perceived. In recent literature, three main character traits (attractiveness, trustworthiness, and competence) and subdomains essential for facial perception were described. To investigate whether minimally invasive procedures truly influence different character traits when evaluated by independent, objective observers. Photographs of n=34 female faces before and after treatment with injectable fillers and botulinum toxin were rated by 393 individuals without aesthetic background with regards to different character traits on a 7-point Likert scale. Tests for dimensionality were performed, and composite scores of the impressions underlying each of the three dimensions were created and compared using within-subjects t tests. Treatments statistically significantly improved the overarching character trait domains attractiveness, trustworthiness, and competence in posttreatment photographs compared with pretreatment. Posttreatment ratings of the respective subdomains also showed a statistically significant difference compared with pretreatment photographs, with the exception of the subdomain dominance which failed to reach statistical significance. Impressions of facial attractiveness, trustworthiness, and competence can be improved by injectables while the naturalness of the face is left intact. An implication is that the improvement of traits highly relevant to social interaction will accommodate the patient's desires for beautification and rejuvenation.

Language Preferences in the Dutch Autism Community: A Social Psychological Approach.

This research examined the preference for identity-first language (IFL) versus person-first language (PFL) among 215 respondents (Mage = 30.24 years, SD = 9.92) from the Dutch autism community. We found that a stronger identification with the autism community and a later age of diagnosis predicted a stronger IFL preference and a weaker PFL preference. Both effects were mediated by the perceived consequences (justice to identity, prejudice reduction) of PFL. Participants' own explanations were in line with these statistical analyses but also provided nuance to the IFL-PFL debate. Our results are consistent with the Social Identity Approach (Reicher et al., 2010) and Identity Uncertainty Theory (Hogg, 2007) and demonstrate the value of a social psychological approach to study disability language preferences.

Utilizing Design Thinking to Enhance Wellbeing in Interdisciplinary Courses: A Positive Social Psychology Approach

Design thinking is considered to be a positive social psychology intervention. Students who practice using the design thinking process during their coursework will most likely solve personal problems that improve their well-being. This study investigates the impact of using the design thinking process in interdisciplinary courses to enhance students' well-being through developing mindsets that enable them to solve their problems and set personal goals unconsciously. A modified PERMA-PH model is used to guide this study. The PERMA included Positive Emotions, Negative Emotions, Engagement, Relationship, Meaning and Purpose, and Accomplishments, the "PH" (future plans and health) was added to the PE to ensure continuity of students' capability in improving their well-being. The participants (n=38) were undergraduate female students (preservice teachers) at a Federal University in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A sequential mixed-method approach using quantitative and qualitative data was used. An online survey with closed-ended items was adopted to collect data from participants. The qualitative data were collected using semi-structured interviews with six students. The study's results reveal that students improved their well-being when engaged in the design thinking process during their reflection in the interdisciplinary courses, and expectations of continuing to improve their well-being occurred.

Deviance as an historical artefact: a scoping review of psychological studies of body modification

Body modification is a blanket term for tattooing, piercing, scarring, cutting, and other forms of bodily alteration generally associated with fashion, identity, or cultural markings. Body modifications like tattooing and piercing have become so common in industrialised regions of the world that what were once viewed as marks of abnormality are now considered normal. However, the psychological motivations for body modification practices are still being investigated regarding deviance or risky behaviours, contributing to a sense in the academic literature that body modifications are both normal and deviant. We explored this inconsistency by conducting a scoping review of the psychological literature on body modifications under the assumption that the psychological and psychiatric disciplines set the standard for related research. We searched for articles in available online databases and retained those published in psychology journals or interdisciplinary journals where at least one author is affiliated with a Psychology or Psychiatry programme (N = 94). We coded and tabulated the articles thematically, identifying five categories and ten subcategories. The most common category frames body modifications in general terms of risk, but other categories include health, identity, credibility/employability, and fashion/attractiveness. Trends in psychology studies seem to follow the shifting emphasis in the discipline from a clinical orientation regarding normality and abnormality to more complex social psychological approaches.

On double miss in Russian studies: can social and political psychology help?

ABSTRACT This essay highlights the potential analytical leverage from the import of recent approaches in social and political psychology into the study of politics in Russia. The core argument is that social psychology offers suitable conceptual and analytical tools to explore the political phenomena that have come to the forefront of social and political processes in Russia over the past decade. Social psychology is best at dealing with collective emotions and allows for integrating into the political analysis such affective issues as resentment, national humiliation, and collective victimhood. It also enables the appreciation and exploration of the phenomenon of political leadership from a collective perspective.