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Background Close others' pro-environmental or anti-environmental behaviors can create a vicarious trap: good deeds trigger licensing (reducing one's own effort), and bad deeds induce identification (justifying inaction). However, how this trap can be...
Sociality has evolved repeatedly in rodents, yet whether sociality has shaped auditory processing remains unclear. Here, we used auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) to examine the relationship between sociality and auditory processing in nine...
A contingency under which responses by an individual yield a reinforcer delivered to another individual, and vice versa, sometimes has been called mutual reinforcement. The present experiment examined whether this mutual reinforcement maintains...
Background Stigma is an important factor in medication adherence, but the mechanisms linking stigma to adherence are not understood, despite having been examined across multiple populations using a variety of study designs. Guided by a stigma-coping...
This study examined how visiting cafés shapes young people’s social lives and psychological outcomes in Ha’il, Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional survey involving 177 participants forms the basis of the inquiry, focusing on links between café habits...
Background Peer acceptance remains a critical challenge for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in inclusive preschool settings. From an ecological systems perspective, this mixed-methods study examined peer acceptance toward children with...
Prominent justifications of the value of free speech—such as the argument from truth and the argument from democracy—presuppose that the contents of the opinions expressed through speech are successfully communicated to listeners and interlocutors....
Livestream commerce has rapidly expanded, making viewers’ continued watching and purchase intentions critical issues. Drawing on Flow Theory and Social Identity Theory, this study investigates how three key features of the livestreaming environment...
Current bullying prevention efforts primarily focus on victims, lacking a more effective upstream approach targeting perpetrators. This study evaluated the potential culturally specific associations of self-compassion and self-coldness with...
Introduction This study aims to develop a scientifically valid and effective scale for measuring irrational behavior in online discourse among undergraduate students, thereby providing a scientific basis for understanding online public opinion in...
Objective Most gun owners store a gun unlocked at home, but do they prefer that other people do the same? This question is important because self-other discrepancies in views about guns may provide a foundation on which to develop information...
Phubbing, which involves snubbing others in favor of smartphone use during face-to-face interactions, has become increasingly prevalent among university students. International students, who already face challenges related to cultural adaptation and...
While counteroffers are a key component of faculty retention, limited research explores how faculty perceive and experience these negotiations and how this might impact institutional departure. Using Quantitative Ethnography and Epistemic Network...
Social camouflaging behaviours are often used by people with high autistic traits to negotiate a predominantly neurotypical social world. Previous discussion has associated camouflaging with a tendency to conform, although it has also been suggested...
This study examines how linguistic cues in online review text are associated with the social value of online reviews. Using more than 172,000 Yelp reviews of leading quick-service restaurant (QSR) brands in the United States, we examine how...
Human behavior is driven by a fundamental need for social connection, which requires the ability to assign subjective value to social experiences. Although social resources such as perceived social support and socio-affective traits are known to...
Cybercrime is one of the most pressing global challenges in the digital era, encompassing offenses conducted through computer networks and online platforms. Among these, cyber harassment refers to the use of electronic communication, such as email,...
Trust plays a crucial role in refugees’ integration. This study examines how social information about trust levels among peers from home and host countries affects non-Western refugees’ trust. Using a trust game, we experimentally measured trust...
Social media has become a central context for adolescent social interaction, yet little is known about the social-cognitive processes that support adolescents’ online engagement. This study examined whether Theory of Mind (ToM) was associated with...
The journal publishes reviews, original contributions and commentaries dealing with quantitative empirical and theoretical studies in the analysis of...
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Journal of Nonverbal Behaviorpresents peer-reviewed original theoretical and empirical research on all major areas of nonverbal behavior. Specific...
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Primatesis an international journal of primatology whose aim is to provide a forum for the elucidation of all aspects of primates. The oldest...
