A5103182016- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Religion and Society Interactions
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
University of Hong Kong
2016-2025
Chinese University of Hong Kong
2016-2025
China Geological Survey
2025
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
2024
Jilin University of Finance and Economics
2023
Hope College
2020
University of Kentucky
2020
University of Auckland
2020
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2013
Purdue University West Lafayette
2006-2008
There is an active debate regarding whether the ego depletion effect real. A recent preregistered experiment with Stroop task as depleting and antisaccade outcome found a medium-level size. In current research, we conducted multilab replication of that experiment. Data from 12 labs across globe (N = 1,775) revealed small significant effect, d 0.10. After excluding participants who might have responded randomly during task, size increased to 0.16. By adding informative, unbiased data point...
Ostracism, the act of ignoring and excluding, is a universally applied tactic social control. Individuals who detect ostracism often change their behaviors to be readmitted into group, even if it means becoming excessively socially susceptible influence. We tested whether ostracized individuals are more subsequent influence attempt. In this study, 65 undergraduates were randomly assigned 2 (Inclusion or Ostracism)×3 (Compliance tactic: foot‐in‐the door, target request only, door‐in‐the‐face)...
Recent discoveries suggest that socialpain is as real and intense physical pain, the social-pain system may have piggybacked on brain structure had evolved earlier for pain. The present study examined an important distinction between social pain: Individuals can relive reexperience pain more easily intensely than Studies 1 2 showed people reported higher levels of after reliving a past socially painful event physically event. 3 4 found, in addition, performed worse cognitively demanding...
This study examines the effects of social exclusion on consumers’ brand and product switching behavior. Five studies were conducted, which revealed that consumers who perceive themselves as being chronically or temporarily excluded exhibit more behavior than their peers do not feel socially excluded. effect is mediated by a decreased sense control after exclusion. The disappears when incumbent option possesses function maintaining belongingness (e.g., conformed symbolizes connection).
Four studies (total valid N = 643) examined whether ostracism increases people’s political conspiracy beliefs through heightened vulnerability and self-affirmation intervention counteracts the effect of on beliefs. Compared with their nonostracized counterparts, ostracized participants were more likely to endorse related different issues (Studies 1–3). Moreover, mediated link between Offering an opportunity reaffirm values important them could reduce (Study 4). Taken together, our findings...
Eleven studies (N = 2,254; 2 preregistered) examined whether ostracism would trigger suicidal thoughts and perceived meaning in life account for this effect. The feeling of was induced via recalling a past experience (Studies 1a, 1c, 2c, 3b), imagining future 1d, 1e, 2b), engaging an online real-time interaction 1b 2d), or receiving bogus personality feedback (Study 3a). Across all 11 studies, increased thoughts. Study 1a found that implicit associations “death” “me” relative to “life” on...
Five experiments tested whether ostracism increases dishonesty through increased feelings of entitlement. Compared with included and control participants, ostracized participants indicated higher levels dishonest intentions (Experiments 1-3) cheated more to take undeserved money in a behavioral task 4 5). In addition, entitlement mediated the effect on 3-5). Framing as beneficial weakened connection between ostracism, entitlement, behavior (Experiment Together, these findings highlight...
More than 1 billion people worldwide report no religious affiliation.These "nones" represent the world's third largest religion-related identity group and are a diverse group, with some having previous identification others never identifying as religious.We examined how 3 forms of identification-current, former, never-influence range cognitions, emotions, behavior.Three studies using nationally representative samples Western (United States), secular (Netherlands, New Zealand) Eastern (Hong...
Psychology research focuses primarily on male competition. This research, however, investigates women’s competition for love and the ideal partner in mating market reveals one psychological consequence women, that is, beautification. is demonstrated with ecologically valid, real-world archive online search query data, a quasi-experiment, series of controlled experiments random assignments. Intrasexual competition, indexed by operational sex ratio (OSR) income inequality (GINI), predicts...
Objectification is a daily experience with various negative consequences. In four studies ( N = 877), we tested whether and how objectification contributes to decreased prosociality. Using correlational designs (Studies 1 2), found that participants’ negatively predicted their prosocial intention self-dehumanization could account for the association between intention. Next, by manipulating experience, effect of on intention, as well mediating role 3 4). Additionally, in comparison relative...
Abstract Accurate information on the distribution of regional black-soil resource is one important elements for sustainable management soils. And its results can provide decision makers with robust data that be translated into better making. This study utilized all Sentinel-2 images covering area from April to July in 2022. After masking clouds, were synthesized monthly. Based revised random forest classification algorithm, model performance using different feature combination programs...
Objectification, being perceived and treated merely as an object with a denial of one's humanness, has been linked to numerous adverse outcomes in daily life. Despite this, its influence on online behaviors, particularly problematic gaming, remains underexplored. The current research (total N = 1,000) extends the literature objectification by investigating effect gaming. Study 1, correlational design (N 300), established significant association between Subsequent experimental studies...
[Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported online in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology on Sep 9 2019 (see record 2019-54516-001). In the article, first phrase second sentence Study 1 should appear as This study begins to test H1. The third Participants design section 5 read follows: We excluded seven participants not completing study, 13 following instructions (on participant autobiographical memory condition wrote: Future country, Childrens future, Economy,...