Task formats and ambiguity aversion

This paper proposes that task format (choosing or rejecting) moderates the effect of ambiguity aversion. Specifically, an ambiguous option is more attractive in a choosing task than in a rejecting task compared with a risky option. The author performed three experiments to test the propositions. In the first experiment, participants showed less ambiguity aversion when they had to choose a preferred option (risky or ambiguous) compared with when they had to reject an option they preferred less. In the second experiment with a monetary incentive, participants had to form a cash‐equivalent estimate for both a risky gamble and an ambiguous gamble in a traditional Ellsberg scenario. The ambiguous option emerged as more attractive than the risky option in the choosing task compared with the rejecting task. The third experiment showed that the participants' decision rationale mediated the effect of the task format on choice. These three experiments support the proposition that task formats moderate the effect of ambiguity aversion. On the basis of the findings, the author provides suggestions for practice and further research. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Ecstasy use and suicidal behavior among adolescents: findings from a national survey

The relationship between ecstasy use and suicidal behavior among adolescents in the United States was examined. Data from the adolescent subsample (ages 12-17, N = 19,301) of the 2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse were used in the analyses. Information on adolescent substance use, suicidal behaviors, and related sociodemographic, family, and individual factors was obtained in the survey. The rate of past year suicide attempt among adolescents with lifetime ecstasy use was almost double that of adolescents who had used other drugs only, and nine times that of adolescents with no history of illicit drug use. In multinomial logistic regression analyses controlling for related factors, the effect of ecstasy use remained significant. Adolescent ecstasy users may require enhanced suicide prevention and intervention efforts.     

Assessing the Climate for Creativity (KEYS): Confirmatory factor analysis and psychometric examination of a Taiwan version

Understanding the feasibility of using KEYS to assess the organizational climate for creativity in non‐Western societies is essential for researchers studying cultural influences on workers' perceptions of workplace climates. This study reports on the effectiveness of translating KEYS, using data from 401 employees of 13 different companies in Taiwan. A confirmatory factor analysis was performed and its results indicated a satisfactory fit for a 10‐factor model. However, six items tackling environmental obstacles had low factor loadings (<0.3) and should either be eliminated or amended. The results raise questions regarding the role of cultural influences in international studies that assess creativity climates. Further research into the conceptualization of organizational creativity in Chinese societies is warranted.     

Travelling backwards and forwards in time: culture and gender in the episodic specificity of past and future events

There is considerable evidence that, when recalling past events, Westerners exhibit greater episodic specificity than East Asians and women exhibit greater episodic specificity than men. Yet it is unknown whether the same cultural and gender differences are true for future events. In the present study 209 European American and Chinese young adults were asked to recall past personal events and imagine future personal events occurring in varied time periods (i.e., 1 week, 1 year, 10-15 years). Regardless of time period, European Americans consistently produced more specific details than Chinese for future events than they did for past events, and women produced more specific details than men for both past and future events. These findings provide additional support for the constructive-episodic-simulation hypothesis, and shed new light on the influence of culture and gender on episodic thinking.     

布伯宗教哲学的哈西德主义内在理路

马丁·布伯的宗教哲学建构深受犹太教哈西德主义神秘范式的影响。后者近代从被动的律法主义向积极的信仰主义倾向创新与转换意义重大。通过脱胎于哈西德主义神秘范式之上的"我—你"对话哲学,布伯的宗教存在主义哲学不仅从信仰向度上实现了对传统西方哲学认识论的超越,同时也在对人之"生活世界"的强调中,实现了积极行动意义上的宗教普世主义关怀。与此同时,这一哲学建构本身的内在理路亦体现了现代犹太思想哲学化重构过程中与生俱来的悖论性。     

"人间佛教"的问题及都市佛教研究

20世纪初,太虚大师等人倡导的"人间佛教"运动警醒了明清至民国陷于腐败、堕落的中国佛教,开始了近一个世纪的"人间佛教"运动.进入新世纪,回头分析"人间佛教"的发展,可以从中吸取很多经验,同时也可发现当中存在的问题.笔者提出"都市佛教"理念,以期通过它为"人间佛教"的发展瓶颈找到解决之策.     

建国后毛泽东农业合作思想的困窘与张力——基于"组织起来"的视角

"组织起来"像一条金线贯穿于建国后的农业合作化运动中,也渗透在毛泽东的农业合作思想中.作为毛泽东农业合作思想有力的通俗表达方式,"组织起来"蕴含着丰富的内涵,也有着背后的政治逻辑."组织起来"在一定程度上促进了农田水利建设,发展了农业生产,支援了工业化建设,但是,基于那个时代的局限,经验的有限与实践的复杂,毛泽东农业合作化思想在实践过程中凸显出理论、利益及制度方面的困窘,从而不可避免地在农业合作实践中遭受挫折和失败.今天,面对亿万分散的一家一户的小农经济,2010年中央一号文件进一步提出"着力提高农业生产经营组织化程度",毛泽东"组织起来"的农业合作思想再次呈现其广阔的前景和张力.     

中国计划生育下的避孕节育:1970-2010

避孕节育作为保障中国计划生育成功的核心技术路径,已成为每位已婚育龄个体生命历程中无法回避的社会现实.本研究从中国避孕节育政策、避孕节育技术的进展及避孕节育使用等方面对中国实施计划生育以来的避孕节育历程进行了梳理与分析,以丰富对我国避孕节育及计划生育历史体系的考察.     

论中国经济制度的宪法规范

经济立宪是现代宪法发展的重要推动力,对经济制度的规定也是现代宪法发展的重要特征之一,它对和平时期宪法经济功能的发挥起到了重要作用.从我国的立宪与行宪史来看,宪法中的经济制度规范不仅是我国宪法中的重要内容,而且对中国的当代经济制度变迁也起到了很强的推动作用,并呈现出三方面的基本特征,即与中国发展国情相联系的特色性,与中国现代化改革进程相联系的时代性,以及与中国现实发展相适应的恒定性.     

“报者,天下之利也”——论内嵌于传统伦理秩序的报机制

"报者,天下之利也"蕴含着儒家对"报"的社会基础性意义的理解。先贤学人的阐释呈现出两条不同的思路,展现出"报"与"义"、"礼"等儒家伦理规范的内在关联。这些阐释分歧的契合点在于:"报"是内嵌于传统伦理秩序的隐性机制,维系着传统社会的共同交往和整体性稳定。