Journal of Social Psychology Research, Volume 1 Issue 1 (2022), 1-96



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Surveilling and Spying on Romantic Partners in the United States: The Influence of Perceived Maternal Rejection and Psychological Maladjustment

by Brien K. Ashdown, Jana Hackathorn, Leland Barclay, Hadley Browning, Marlendy Elysee

ABSTRACT: According to interpersonal acceptance-rejection theory (IPARTheory), people who perceive rejection by important others experience more psychological maladjustment than those who do not perceive...

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Sleep and Digital Altruism: Are Good Sleepers, Good Doers?

by Amy L. Melton, Edward Franz Pace-Schott, Amy Hartl

ABSTRACT: The present study examines how sleep quantity and sleep quality are associated with online behavior, specifically acts of digital altruism. A total of 228 adult (mean age 40 years) participants...

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Parental Attachment and Peer Support as Moderators of Associations Between Childhood Mobility and Young Adult Sense of Belonging and Depression

by Hilla Shlomi, Brian P. O'Connor, Megan Stager, Susan Wells

ABSTRACT: Objectives: This study examined how childhood residential moves and non-normative school transitions are associated with a sense of belonging and depression in young adults, and how parental and...

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Envisioning Change: An Empirical Test of the Social Psychological Model of Utopian Thinking and Collective Action

by Vivienne Badaan, Carla Akil, Yara Zebian, John T. Jost

ABSTRACT: This article provides the first empirical evidence of the theoretical model by Badaan et al. (2020) that proposes social psychological mechanisms whereby utopian thinking, which activates the...

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Insights into Positive Approaches to Parent Partnership Working in UK Nursery Schools

by Carla Solvason, Nicola Watson

ABSTRACT: In this article, we share interviews with Maintained Nursery School (MNS) leaders in deprived areas of the West Midlands of England. This constructivist research was carried out to better...