The present study attempts to explore the effect of awe on environmentalism and mediating role social dominance orientation in generating this effect. In Study 1, a series questionnaires were used investigate correlation among trait awe, orientation, ecological behavior. Results demonstrated that, while was positively correlated with behavior, it partially mediated by orientation. follow-up studies, two priming experiments conducted test causal relationship psychological mechanisms between...

Awe is an intense emotional response to perceptually vast stimuli that dramatically transcend one's ordinary reference frame and provoke a need adjust the current mental structures. Dispositional awe reflects individual differences in tendency experience awe. The study aims examine effect of dispositional on subjective well-being, with focus confirming mediating role meaning life materialism. A sample 563 Chinese adults completed measures awe, life, materialism, well-being. Correlation...

The current study is the first attempt to examine association between Dark Triad of personality (i.e., Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) corruption through a mediator-belief in good luck. Based on Ajzen's theory planned behavior, we assumed that individuals with would be more likely engage as result belief In Study 1, set hypothetical scenarios was used assess bribe-offering intention corresponding Results indicated while positively predicted intention, it mediated by luck...

ABSTRACT This study explored why highly altruistic individuals are regarded as less moral from a third‐party perspective and investigated the boundary conditions of this phenomenon. In Study 1 ( N = 199), participants evaluated those who distributed all (vs. half) their resources to others being predictable having lower character. 2 238) examined condition mediation effect found that honesty‐humility moderated relationship between altruism type predictability. Low exacerbated perception were...

The present study attempts to examine the effect of perceived descriptive norms on corrupt intention (e.g., bribe-taking intention) and then further explore psychological mechanism underlying this effect. Based social cognitive theory, we established a mediation model in which moral disengagement partially mediated link between intention. In Study 1, participants (N = 690) completed series questionnaires, results demonstrated that, while were positively associated with intention, it was by...

Scant research has investigated the potential influence of personal relative deprivation on moral disengagement, and little is known regarding mechanisms underlying this relationship. Inspired by theory, study proposed a moderated mediation model to explore relationship between disengagement examining mediating role malicious envy moderating Honesty-Humility. Five hundred eighty-nine Chinese adults completed anonymous measures deprivation, envy, Honesty-Humility, disengagement. Results...

This study aims to explore the relationship between social face consciousness and corrupt intention. Based on cognitive theory, we established a mediated moderation model in which Honesty-Humility moderated link intention, moral disengagement this moderating effect. Data were collected from an online survey of Chinese adults (N = 1,061) using self-administered questionnaires. Results revealed that cushioned effect such was stronger for individuals with low than those high Honesty-Humility....

Previous studies on reducing employees' cyberloafing behaviors have primarily examined the external control factors but seldomly taken individual internal subjective into consideration. Future orientation, an important factor, is defined as extent to which one plans for future time and considers consequences of one's current behavior. To explore further whether how orientation can dampen their behaviors, two were conducted examine relationship between behaviors. The mediation effect...

Abstract Prosocial behavior is a category of acts that benefits other people and society. However, previous researchers have paid little attention to the study community prosocial behavior. Accordingly, present adopts multiple mediation analysis investigate how urban residents' life satisfaction influences their behavioral intentions in community. This collects data from an online survey Chinese residents ( N = 765) using self‐administered questionnaires. Results show following: (1) positive...

Although it has been shown that exceptional good deeds exert influences on people's prosocial behavior and intention, we have known little about how common moral actions in our daily life. The present study aimed to examine upward comparison influenced behavioral intention as well explore the mediating role of guilt moderating identity focal relationship. An experimental was conducted with 162 Chinese undergraduates (103 women, 59 men) randomly assigned an condition, competence condition or...

The present study describes the development and validation of good evil character traits (GECT) scale. A set 3,614 moral descriptors (i.e., immoral traits) was selected from a dictionary contemporary Chinese language daily life expressions ultimately condensed into 55 items. Then, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) parallel (PA) were conducted to explore structure final items GECT with sample 1 ( n = 350), resulting in 21 32 After that, confirmatory (CFA) 2 confirmed for 53‐item scale (Study...

Online deviant behavior is a series of maladaptive behaviors that may have adverse effects on the physical and mental health others adolescents in Internet environment. Previous studies paid more attention to risk factors adolescent online behavior. However, its protective psychological mechanisms remain unclear. Thus, this study explored effect virtuous personality trait adolescents' mechanism. A total 851 Chinese college students anonymously completed questionnaires about trait, moral...