Personal growth initiative (PGI) is presumed to foster positive change leading to positive psychological adjustment. Accordingly, in this study we examined PGI as a predictor of life satisfaction 15 weeks later in a sample of 152 Chinese college students. Time 1 PGI was found to explain a significant amount of unique variance in Time 2 life satisfaction, even after controlling for Time 1 life satisfaction and Time 2 PGI. Specifically, (lower) intentional behavior and planfulness at baseline emerged as significant predictors of later life satisfaction. No evidence was found indicating that life satisfaction at Time 1 accounted for any significant amount of unique variance in PGI processes at Time 2, after controlling for baseline PGI processes and concurrent life satisfaction. Overall, the present findings are the first to demonstrate the importance of PGI as a prospective predictor of positive psychological adjustment in adults. 相似文献
This study examined the role played by leisure satisfaction in the relationship between leisure settings (built and natural), subjective well-being, and depression among midlife residents of urban China. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze this conceptual model, exploring data taken from a representative sample of 663 Chinese urban middle-aged citizens included in the 2014 Chinese Leisure Study. Additionally, leisure satisfaction was tested as a mediator between leisure in nature and subjective well-being. The results indicate that leisure satisfaction mediates the relationship between specific leisure settings (i.e., leisure in nature and outdoor recreation), subjective well-being, and depression. The results therefore contribute to the literature by providing evidence of the relationship between leisure settings, subjective well-being, and depression through identification of the positive effects of leisure on nature. Future health interventions should therefore highlight the advantages of urban green spaces.
Because of the expansive multiracial population growth in the United States, the authors explored multiracial identity integration (MII), color‐blind racial ideology (CBRI), and discrimination using regression analyses with 288 individuals. CBRI and discrimination significantly correlated and predicted MII, with 15.3% of the variance explained by discrimination and CBRI. Moderation analysis revealed that CBRI did not moderate the relationship between discrimination and MII. Continued research among multiracial individuals is recommended to better understand the CBRI and racial identity link. 相似文献
The notion that consumers' preference is constructed by decision context is well established. Two of such salient manifestations are compromise effect and attraction effect. Although literature has explored the moderators of these effects from the perspective of a decision maker, little is known about whether a significant difference exists between the effects of individual differences as a situational state and as a stable personality. This article approaches this question by examining how specific self‐confidence and general self‐confidence shape consumer's preference for context options. Four studies find that compromise effect is greater for consumer with high specific self‐confidence, whereas attraction effect is greater for consumer with low specific self‐confidence. The two context effects are greater for consumers with low general self‐confidence only in the presence of social influence. In addition, low (vs. high) general self‐confidence strengthens (vs. weakens) the impact of specific self‐confidence on context effects under this condition. This article concludes by discussing the theoretical and practical implications of the findings. 相似文献
This study investigates the effect of advertising with physically attractive models on male and female adolescents. The findings suggest that highly attractive models are less effective than those who are normally attractive. Implications of social comparison are discussed. 相似文献
Animal analogue studies show that damaged adult brains reorganize to accommodate compromised functions. In the human arena,
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and other functional neuroimaging techniques have been used to study reorganization
of language substrates in aphasia. The resulting controversy regarding whether the right or the left hemisphere supports language
recovery and treatment progress must be reframed. A more appropriate question is when left-hemisphere mechanisms and when
right-hemisphere mechanisms support recovery of language functions. Small lesions generally lead to good recoveries supported
by left-hemisphere mechanisms. However, when too much language eloquent cortex is damaged, right-hemisphere structures may
provide the better substrate for recovery of language. Some studies suggest that recovery is particularly supported by homologues
of damaged left-hemisphere structures. Evidence also suggests that under some circumstances, activity in both the left and
right hemispheres can interfere with recovery of function. Further research will be needed to address these issues. However,
daunting methodological problems must be managed to maximize the yield of future fMRI research in aphasia, especially in the
area of language production. In this review, we cover six challenges for imaging language functions in aphasia with fMRI,
with an emphasis on language production: (1) selection of a baseline task, (2) structure of language production trials, (3)
mitigation of motion-related artifacts, (4) the use of stimulus onset versus response onset in fMRI analyses, (5) use of trials
with correct responses and errors in analyses, and (6) reliability and stability of fMRI images across sessions. However,
this list of methodological challenges is not exhaustive. Once methodology is advanced, knowledge from conceptually driven
fMRI studies can be used to develop theoretically driven, mechanism-based treatments that will result in more effective therapy
and to identify the best patient candidates for specific treatments. While the promise of fMRI in the study of aphasia is
great, there is much work to be done before this technique will be a useful clinical tool. 相似文献
This research combines computer self-efficacy, computer anxiety, innovation diffusion theory, the technology acceptance model, and a proposed new hybrid technology acceptance model to study adolescents' behavioral intentions to use online learning courses. The results of the study show computer self-efficacy, compatibility, perceived usefulness, and perceived ease of use have a great positive effect, and computer anxiety has a great negative effect, on the behavioral intention to use online learning courses. By explaining adolescents' behavioral intentions from a user's perspective, the findings of this research provide insight into the best way to promote new e-learning tools for adolescents. 相似文献