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The Mediating Effect of Self Compassion in the Relationship Between Job Stress and Burnout Levels Among Employees.
Günay E, Ünver B, Yılmaz S
Psychol Rep · 2026 Feb · PMID 41686754 · Publisher ↗
This study investigates the role of self-compassion as a mediator in the relationship between job stress and burnout among employees. While job stress is widely recognized as a critical factor leading to burnout, it has...
This study investigates the role of self-compassion as a mediator in the relationship between job stress and burnout among employees. While job stress is widely recognized as a critical factor leading to burnout, it has been suggested that self-compassion may be associated with a reduction in these negative effects. Participants were 429 actively employed adults living in Turkey (50.6% female). The data were gathered using an online administration of standardized psychological scales, that is, Job Stressor Appraisal Scale, Copenhagen Burnout Scale, and Self-Compassion Scale. Four dimensions of work stress "Role and Workload, Role Inadequacy, Organizational Rules & Practices, and Subordinate Relations" are taken into consideration in the volumetric model. Path analysis with bootstrapping (5,000 resamples) was implemented using Mplus statistical software, with gender, economic condition, and way of working during COVID-19 as covariates. The model fit was acceptable in path analysis. Role and workload and role inadequacy had a significant direct impact on burnout. Self-compassion had a significant mediating impact on the relationship between role and workload and burnout and the relationship between role inadequacy and burnout. Conversely, for organizational rules and practices and subordinate relations, both direct and mediating effects were non-significant. The model accounted for 21% and 52% for variance in self-compassion and burnout, respectively. This study emphasises the mediating role of self-compassion in the effect of job stressors on burnout. These findings suggest that interventions promoting self-compassion in the workplace may be effective in reducing employee burnout.
Testing the Motivational Theory of Role Modeling in First- and Continuing-Generation College Students: A Scale Development Approach.
DiMariano EM, Wilkowski BM
Psychol Rep · 2026 Feb · PMID 41685895 · Publisher ↗
The Motivation Theory of Role Modeling suggests that role models can serve three functions for role aspirants -being inspirational, behavioral guides, or representing what is possible. To date, however, no measure exists...
The Motivation Theory of Role Modeling suggests that role models can serve three functions for role aspirants -being inspirational, behavioral guides, or representing what is possible. To date, however, no measure exists which can distinguish between these functions or test predictions from this theory. In the current investigation, we conducted four studies (total = 1,448) to develop such a measure and use it to test predictions in first-generation and continuing-generation college students. Consistent with the theory, items describing these three functions could be distinguished in factor analyses, and first-generation students reported lower availability of academic role models serving all three functions. Availability of academic models serving these three functions was related to greater academic achievement and commitment. Support for nuanced predictions from this theory was mixed, however, with associations for the inspirational model scale being the most supported. Inspirational models appeared to indirectly contribute to benefits theorized to result from other functions, possibly because inspiration is a precondition to those benefits. Broadly, the four studies' results support the continued relevance of the theory, develop measures to assess availability of each role model type and support relationships of role model availability's importance for understanding first-generation college students' reduced commitment to academic goals.
Person-Environment Fit, Emotional Exhaustion, and Depression: The Mediating Role of Workplace Belonging.
Späh M, Andela M
Psychol Rep · 2026 Feb · PMID 41678775 · Publisher ↗
This study explored the relationship between person-environment fit (PE-fit), workplace belonging, emotional exhaustion, and depression, with a specific focus on the mediating role of workplace belonging. A sample of 202...
This study explored the relationship between person-environment fit (PE-fit), workplace belonging, emotional exhaustion, and depression, with a specific focus on the mediating role of workplace belonging. A sample of 202 French professionals completed validated French-language online-questionnaires assessing these variables. Results supported the hypothesized model. Negative associations were found between PE-fit, workplace belonging, emotional exhaustion, and depression. Mediation analysis confirmed workplace belonging's mediating role between PE-fit and employee depression, as well as emotional exhaustion. This research underscores the significance of workplace belonging in understanding links between person-environment fit, emotional exhaustion, and depression. These findings offer practical insights for organizations aiming to prevent psychological distress by enhancing employees' sense of belonging.
Mitigating Selective Exposure to Information via Accuracy and Defense Focused Messages.
Banks LM, Brannon LA
Psychol Rep · 2026 Feb · PMID 41676991 · Publisher ↗
Selective exposure (i.e., the general psychological tendency that people have to prefer information that supports what they believe over counterattitudinal information) is problematic because optimal decision-making ofte...
Selective exposure (i.e., the general psychological tendency that people have to prefer information that supports what they believe over counterattitudinal information) is problematic because optimal decision-making often requires exposure to counterattitudinal information. Although the consequences of selectivity have been extensively studied, there remains a gap in the literature for how to persuade people to reduce their selectivity. Selective exposure is primarily motivated by defense (maintaining one's current attitude, belief, behavior, or self-concept) or accuracy concerns (having a correct attitude/decision/judgment). Therefore, the present study targeted defense and accuracy motivations through the use of theory-informed intervention messages. 406 participants recruited from an online panel were randomly assigned to read one of six persuasive messages (five experimental, one control) and then were asked to indicate how interested they would be in reading articles about increasing their internet bills (a counterattitudinal topic). Results found that messages explaining why it is good to , and why looking at counterattitudinal information can enhance one's ability to defend one's views () effectively mitigated selective exposure. Therefore, messages based on accuracy and defense were both supported. However, a message asking people to did not work. Similarly, the defensive frames based on cognitive dissonance theory were likewise ineffective (, and ). Implications for next steps are discussed.
Is Excessive Celebrity Admiration Related to Pathological Concern for Others, Distress, and Adverse Childhood Experiences?
McCutcheon LE, Grieve FG, Jorgensen M … +4 more , Nebl PJ, Luchner AF, Urbán R, Zsila Á
Psychol Rep · 2026 Feb · PMID 41662494 · Publisher ↗
The primary aim of this study was to provide additional validation for a brief version of the well-documented (CAS-7) in an American sample. This study sought to determine if there is a significant association with the...
The primary aim of this study was to provide additional validation for a brief version of the well-documented (CAS-7) in an American sample. This study sought to determine if there is a significant association with the strength of one's admiration for a favorite celebrity and (1) a pathological concern for the needs of others (2) symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress, (3) and adverse childhood experiences. The CAS-7, the (PCQ), the (DASS-9), and the scale (R-ACE) were administered to 367 undergraduate students (80.66% women, = 20.26 years, = 3.63) from four American institutions. Zero-order correlations indicated that psychological distress and pathological concern were positively associated with both healthy and unhealthy dimensions of celebrity worship. In the path model, psychological distress showed a robust positive association with intense-pathological celebrity worship. Adverse childhood experiences displayed opposing conditional pathways-a small, positive, indirect association via psychological distress and a weak, negative, direct association with intense-pathological celebrity worship-implying a heterogeneous pattern of associations. The findings also provide further support for the validity of the CAS-7 in an American sample.
A Phase-Oriented Framework for Emotion Regulation in Traumatized Individuals With Dissociation: A Narrative Review.
Garibaldi PM, Finley JA, Salvati JM … +3 more , Blackwell MA, Grove L, Brand B
Psychol Rep · 2026 Feb · PMID 41660949 · Publisher ↗
Symptoms of emotion dysregulation and dissociation are common among people with a history of psychological trauma, and can complicate treatment effectiveness. Phase-based approaches to treatments, which begin with a stab...
Symptoms of emotion dysregulation and dissociation are common among people with a history of psychological trauma, and can complicate treatment effectiveness. Phase-based approaches to treatments, which begin with a stabilization and skills phase before moving to trauma-oriented interventions allow for flexible, integrable, and effective approaches that can be applied across various therapeutic modalities and delivery contexts. This narrative review describes empirically supported methods (e.g., Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) for targeting emotion dysregulation within phase-based treatments for trauma and dissociation. The flexibility and efficiency of these approaches can increase access to care (e.g., through telehealth, group formats, and brief interventions) and address current limitations of the mental healthcare system, including provider shortages. This review discusses (1) the current scientific understanding of emotion dysregulation and dissociation secondary to trauma exposure, (2) the range of flexible, evidence-based approaches for treating emotion dysregulation, (3) the translational and practical implications of a phase-based, emotion-regulation-focused treatment for traumatized individuals who experience dissociation, and 4) potential limitations to phase-based approaches including the delaying of trauma processing.
Type D Personality and Disordered Eating: Examining the Serial Mediating Effects of Social Support and Perceived Stress.
O'Riordan A, Costello AM
Psychol Rep · 2026 Feb · PMID 41657293 · Publisher ↗
Type D personality, characterized by increased levels of both negative affectivity and social inhibition has been consistently associated with poor psychological wellbeing, with perceived stress and diminished social sup...
Type D personality, characterized by increased levels of both negative affectivity and social inhibition has been consistently associated with poor psychological wellbeing, with perceived stress and diminished social support often posited as imperative mediating pathways. The current study aimed to (1) examine the association between Type D personality and disordered eating symptomology, (2) identify the potential sequential mediating pathways through social support and perceived stress that may underlie the link between Type D personality and disordered eating, and (3) identify if Type D personality has predictive utility in analyses adjusting for Type D subcomponents (negative affect and social inhibition). A sample of 761 participants (Mage = 19.17, SD = 2.68, ages 18-52) completed measures assessing Type D personality (DS14), social support (ISEL), perceived stress (PSS) and symptoms of disordered eating (EDE-QS). Our findings revealed that Type D personality was associated with increased disordered eating symptomology, and this association was serially mediated through diminished social support and greater perceived stress. Here, Type D personality was associated with reduced social support, which in turn, predicted greater levels of perceived stress, leading to increased disordered eating symptoms. However, after adjusting for the main effects of negative affect and social inhibition, the main effects for Type D personality became non-significant. While these findings suggest potential pathways linking Type D personality to disordered eating, the effects are primarily driven by the social inhibition and negative affect subcomponents.
Repercussion of a Psychosocial Care Program for People Experiencing Homelessness With Mobile Phones.
Herrera-Espiñeira C, Expósito M, Jiménez Lérida C … +2 more , Granados R, Martín-Salvador A
Psychol Rep · 2026 Feb · PMID 41653446 · Publisher ↗
People experiencing homelessness (PEH) face more mental health-related problems and a worse quality of life (QoL) than the general population. This research aimed to know the repercussion of a psychosocial healthcare pro...
People experiencing homelessness (PEH) face more mental health-related problems and a worse quality of life (QoL) than the general population. This research aimed to know the repercussion of a psychosocial healthcare program with PEH using mobile phones. This quasi-experimental study previously and subsequently evaluated interventions with 30 users (Complete Intervention = 23; Partial Intervention = 7) at 3 and 6 months. They periodically attended two municipal shelters for PEH.. At 3 months, those who did the complete intervention presented significant improvements in self-perceived QoL, with this significance moving toward anxiety/depression and responsible alcohol consumption. Those who completed the study indicated a high degree of satisfaction with it and adhered to scheduled appointments. The PEH who adhered to the study obtained a better initial psychosocial evaluation than those who dropped out. Thus, future studies with more participants would clear up doubts about the tendency of the variables that improved in this study. We recommend healthcare professionals to go directly to where PEH are and to set up mobile phone follow-up because PEH's personal conditions do not allow them to go to mental health appointments.
Differential Effects of Lateralization-Task and Training on Low-Frequency EEG Oscillations in Upper- and Lower-Limb Amputees.
Dilek B, Zapała D, Augustynowicz P … +4 more , Yildirim E, Szubielska M, Guntekin B, Hanoglu L
Psychol Rep · 2026 Feb · PMID 41653402 · Publisher ↗
Amputation may disrupt body schema through impairments in attentional mechanisms within the central nervous system. This study examined behavioral performance and low-frequency oscillatory (LFO) activity in individuals w...
Amputation may disrupt body schema through impairments in attentional mechanisms within the central nervous system. This study examined behavioral performance and low-frequency oscillatory (LFO) activity in individuals with upper-limb amputations (ULA), lower-limb amputations (LLA), and healthy controls (HC). Participants included six ULA (5 Male, 1 Female), nine LLA (7 Male, 2 Female), and eleven HC (8 Male, 3 Female). During electroencephalography (EEG) recording, participants performed a hand laterality task with stimuli varying in laterality (right vs. left) and angular orientation (0° vs. 180°). EEG was recorded before and after lateralization training. Accuracy was higher for stimuli presented at 0° than at 180° ( < .05), and overall accuracy significantly improved following training ( < .001). ULA exhibited slower reaction times than LLA ( < .05). EEG results showed a greater increase in delta (1.5-3 Hz) power in ULA compared with HC ( < .05). Right-hand stimuli and those presented at 0° modulated delta phase responses ( < .05). Increased theta (4-7 Hz) power and phase responses after training suggest enhanced oscillatory entrainment through attentional engagement ( < .05). Overall, behavioral and electrophysiological findings provide insight into bodily attention mechanisms in amputees and have implications for neurorehabilitation. Future studies with larger and more homogeneous samples are needed to improve generalizability and clarify underlying mechanisms.
Marital Problem Solving, Marital Offense Forgiveness, Spousal Self-Efficacy as Predictors of Marital Adjustment.
Yılmaz Bingöl T
Psychol Rep · 2026 Feb · PMID 41650341 · Publisher ↗
Marital adjustment can be conceptualized as a resource of the family system or a part of the regenerative powers of the family. It is important to investigate marital adjustment as it is a concept that deeply affects the...
Marital adjustment can be conceptualized as a resource of the family system or a part of the regenerative powers of the family. It is important to investigate marital adjustment as it is a concept that deeply affects the quality of life. In this study, which attempts to explain marital adjustment, regression analysis was performed on the obtained results. The data were examined with correlation analysis and regression analysis. According to the study results, there was a strong positive correlation (r = .76) between marital adjustment and spousal self-efficacy among the predictor and dependent variables. Martial adjustment establishes a high level and significant relationship with spouse self-efficacy, resentment-avoidance, marital problem solving, gender, marriage duration, having children and the number of children, income level, education status and place of residence. All variables (spousal self-efficacy, resentment-avoidance, marital problem-solving skills, gender, duration of marriage, having children, number of children, income level, educational status, and place of residence) explain 75% of marital adjustment.
Other-Oriented Perfectionism and Romantic Relationship Stress: The Role of Social Media Use Among Italians.
Amodeo AL, Giaquinto V, Reginelli F … +3 more , Esposito C, De Alfieri E, Belluzzo M
Psychol Rep · 2026 Feb · PMID 41650283 · Publisher ↗
The present study examines the associations between other-oriented perfectionism and individual stress within romantic relationships, focusing on the intervening role of social media use as a relational context. Data wer...
The present study examines the associations between other-oriented perfectionism and individual stress within romantic relationships, focusing on the intervening role of social media use as a relational context. Data were collected through an online survey administered via a snowball sampling procedure to a sample of 455 Italian adults aged 19 to 65 years. Using mediation analyses with relevant demographic and relational covariates (age, gender, relationship duration, education level, and sexual orientation), results indicated that higher levels of other-oriented perfectionism were positively associated with greater social media use. In turn, increased social media use was associated with higher levels of stress within romantic relationships. Other-oriented perfectionism also showed a significant direct association with relationship stress, indicating a pattern consistent with partial mediation. Age and relationship duration were significantly associated with social media use, whereas gender and relationship duration were significantly associated with relationship stress. Education level and sexual orientation were not significantly related to relationship stress. Overall, the findings suggest that social media use represents a relevant contextual process through which perfectionistic tendencies oriented toward the partner are linked to relational stress, highlighting the importance of considering digitally mediated interactions in the study of contemporary romantic relationships.
Workplace Cyberbullying and Belief in Organisational Conspiracy Theories: The Serial Mediating Roles of Emotional Exhaustion and Organisational Cynicism.
Sharma S, Shahnawaz MG
Psychol Rep · 2026 Feb · PMID 41650280 · Publisher ↗
This study examines how workplace cyberbullying contributes to employees' belief in organisational conspiracy theories by testing the sequential mediating roles of emotional exhaustion and organisational cynicism. Guided...
This study examines how workplace cyberbullying contributes to employees' belief in organisational conspiracy theories by testing the sequential mediating roles of emotional exhaustion and organisational cynicism. Guided by Conservation of Resources theory, we argue that workplace cyberbullying operates as a resource-depleting interpersonal stressor that drains employees' emotional capacity, giving rise to emotional exhaustion as an immediate affective response. Drawing on Affective Events Theory, we further propose that this exhaustion shapes subsequent cognitive evaluations, predisposing employees toward organisational cynicism - an interpretation grounded in distrust and perceived violation of fairness norms. Consistent with Social Exchange Theory, such cynicism then fosters conspiratorial interpretations of organisational actions, increasing belief in organisational conspiracy theories. Data were collected using a two-wave time-lagged survey of 329 employees in India's information technology sector. Confirmatory factor analysis conducted in AMOS version 26 supported the distinction among the study variables, and serial mediation analysis using the Hayes PROCESS macro (Version 4.3) with bootstrapping for SPSS (Version 26) showed that workplace cyberbullying significantly predicted belief in organisational conspiracy theories both directly and indirectly through emotional exhaustion and organisational cynicism. By articulating this affective-cognitive pathway, the findings extend the nomological network of workplace cyberbullying and underscore the importance of addressing cyberbullying to reduce mistrust, cynicism, and conspiracy-based interpretations within organisational settings.
Psychological Distress and Spiritual Well-Being in Mothers of Children With Disabilities: The Longitudinal Mediation Role of Coping Through Meaning.
Erduran Tekin Ö
Psychol Rep · 2026 Feb · PMID 41645817 · Publisher ↗
Mothers of children with disabilities often face persistent caregiving demands that elevate psychological distress and may adversely affect spiritual well-being, a key psychological resource related to meaning and life p...
Mothers of children with disabilities often face persistent caregiving demands that elevate psychological distress and may adversely affect spiritual well-being, a key psychological resource related to meaning and life purpose. Drawing on stress and coping frameworks, the present study examined coping through meaning as a longitudinal mediating mechanism linking psychological distress to spiritual well-being among mothers of children with disabilities. Using a semi-longitudinal design, data were collected at two time points separated by three months from a final sample of 343 Turkish mothers of children with disabilities ( age = 34.65, = 5.64). A cross-lagged panel model within a structural equation modeling framework was estimated. Psychological distress at Time 1 negatively predicted coping through meaning at Time 2 ( = -.183, < .01, 95% CI[-.318, -.043]). Coping through meaning at Time 1 positively predicted spiritual well-being at Time 2 ( = .277, < .01, 95% CI[.166, .386]), and psychological distress at Time 1 also showed a direct negative effect on spiritual well-being at Time 2 ( = -.129, < .01, 95% CI[-.244, -.016]). Mediation analyses indicated a significant indirect effect of psychological distress on spiritual well-being via coping with meaning (standardized indirect effect = -.034, 95% CI [-.052, -.010]), indicating partial longitudinal mediation. These findings suggest that psychological distress undermines mothers' ability to engage in meaning-making, which in turn contributes to reduced spiritual well-being over time. The results highlight coping through meaning as a key psychological mechanism and have implications for meaning-centered interventions in psychological counseling and family support programs.
Predictors of Phubbing in Young Adults: Assessing the Role of Public Speaking Anxiety and Social Approval.
Çelik Yavuz S, Ertuğrul B, Tekinyildiz E
Psychol Rep · 2026 Feb · PMID 41643068 · Publisher ↗
This study was conducted to determine phubbing, public speaking anxiety, and the need for social approval among young adults. This study was conducted using a cross-sectional design. The study was completed with 1,063 yo...
This study was conducted to determine phubbing, public speaking anxiety, and the need for social approval among young adults. This study was conducted using a cross-sectional design. The study was completed with 1,063 young adults aged 18-26 from various cities in Turkey. Data were collected using a personal information form, the General Phubbing Scale, the Public Speaking Anxiety Scale, and the Need for Social Approval Scale. Multiple linear regression analysis and linear regression analysis were used to analyse the data. According to the results of multiple linear regression analysis, the model explains 39.5% of the variance in public speaking anxiety and is statistically significant (p < 0.001). It has been determined that the level of phubbing is positively and significantly related to public speaking anxiety and the need for social approval. An increase in phubbing scores is associated with an increase in public speaking anxiety and social approval need scores. Furthermore, phubbing explains 14.1% of the variance in social approval need and significantly predicts this variable (p < 0.001). This study demonstrates that phubbing behaviour in young adults is associated with public speaking anxiety and the need for social approval. An increase in phubbing negatively impacts both variables. The findings indicate that a decrease in face-to-face communication may have significant effects on the psychological well-being of young adults. Accordingly, it is recommended that young adults engage in social activities and receive information aimed at reducing phubbing.
Conspiracy as a Defense: The Role of Defensive Styles in the Endorsement of Conspiracy Theories.
Antichi L, Giannini M, Tosti AE … +2 more , Guazzini A, Gursesli MC
Psychol Rep · 2026 Feb · PMID 41641592 · Publisher ↗
This study examined whether individual differences in defensive functioning help explain why people endorse conspiracy beliefs. A community sample of 516 adults completed measures of conspiracist ideation, contemporary c...
This study examined whether individual differences in defensive functioning help explain why people endorse conspiracy beliefs. A community sample of 516 adults completed measures of conspiracist ideation, contemporary conspiracy beliefs (CCB), and defense styles. Results showed that higher endorsement of conspiracy beliefs was associated with a more immature style, whereas the mature style showed no association, and the neurotic style yielded small, non-replicated effects. At the single defense mechanism level, splitting emerged as the only replicated predictor of conspiracist ideation. There was also a small education moderation effect, suggesting that contextual variables can shape how defenses relate to conspiracy thinking; these findings are exploratory and require replication. Furthermore, CCB was associated with general conspiracist ideation. Among socio-demographic characteristics, being left-wing and having a higher level of education were associated with lower levels of conspiracy ideation. Taken together, the findings suggest that conspiracy beliefs may, in part, serve defensive functions and that considering a continuum of defense maturity could enrich psychological accounts of conspiracist thinking. Speculative interpretations should be viewed solely as hypotheses and require confirmation in further independent samples.
Explanation and Psychological Mechanisms.
Tryon WW
Psychol Rep · 2026 Feb · PMID 41640341 · Publisher ↗
Psychological science is facing an explanatory dead-end because it currently offers interpretations rather than scientific explanations without any way to move from mediators to mechanisms. The long-standing promise has...
Psychological science is facing an explanatory dead-end because it currently offers interpretations rather than scientific explanations without any way to move from mediators to mechanisms. The long-standing promise has always been that future investigators will transform mediators into mechanisms but this promise remains unfulfilled. The missing mechanism information might be discovered by new empirical methods that have yet to be developed, but presently there is little evidence of this. Another approach is to identify an explanatory narrative that already understands psychology in a way that provides the required causal mechanisms. Connectionist network models with sufficient mechanism information to effectively simulate/emulate psychological phenomena provide this perspective because they explain how psychological processing can take place or is brought about. Previously identified core and corollary connectionist network properties/principles function as psychological mechanisms from this perspective.
Personality Traits, Emotional Competencies and Rumination: Measuring Individual and Joint Effect on Psychological Well-Being.
Kvitsiani M, Mestvirishvili M
Psychol Rep · 2026 Feb · PMID 41637579 · Publisher ↗
Although a large body of research suggests, that rumination is a strong and consistent predictor for poor well-being, data gathered from other studies underlie possible adaptive mechanisms of rumination and speak of posi...
Although a large body of research suggests, that rumination is a strong and consistent predictor for poor well-being, data gathered from other studies underlie possible adaptive mechanisms of rumination and speak of positive aspects of repetitive thinking. Using three-dimensional model of rumination (brooding, reflective pondering and depression-related rumination) the study explores adaptive and maladaptive styles of rumination and their psycho-emotional correlates. The present study utilizes response styles theory (RST) and explores adaptive and maladaptive rumination styles (brooding, reflective pondering and depression-related rumination) and their psycho-emotional correlates. Data was obtained from 210 participants (63% Female, 77% age between 18-25) Georgian university students, who completed questionnaires assessing Rumination (Brooding, Reflection, Depression-related), Psychological well-being, Trait Emotional Intelligence (TEI) (Well-being, Sociability, Self-control, Emotionality) and HEXACO Personality Traits (Extraversion, Honesty-humility, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotionality, Openness). Hierarchical regression was performed to empirically explore the relationships between rumination dimensions, personality traits, emotional competencies and psychological well-being. Results revealed that total score of rumination is negatively associated with psychological well-being, although, when examining closely, depression-related rumination turned out to be the only negative predictor for psychological well-being, thus the only maladaptive form of rumination. Sequential mediation was performed to understand direct and indirect paths that linked personality traits, emotional competencies and rumination styles to well - being. Findings revealed that Depression-related rumination mediates the positive relationship between emotional self-control (TEI) and well-being, meaning that, lack of emotional regulation associated higher levels of rumination, which on its hand negatively affected well-being. Also, Depression-related rumination mediates the relationship between extraversion and psychological well - being.
The Moderating Roles of Forgiveness and Blaming Others in the Relationship Between Shame-Proneness and Depression for Adults.
McKinney BL, Alvey L, Vaile S … +3 more , Murch HE, Volk F, Kim JJ
Psychol Rep · 2026 Feb · PMID 41637570 · Publisher ↗
Recent research has identified that shame can contribute to depressive symptomology. Considering the harmful effects of clinical and subclinical depression on emotional well-being and long-term health, it is critical to...
Recent research has identified that shame can contribute to depressive symptomology. Considering the harmful effects of clinical and subclinical depression on emotional well-being and long-term health, it is critical to consider protective factors. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between shame-proneness and depression, exploring the moderating roles of forgiveness and blaming others. In a sample of 1,275 adults (ages 18-77, 58.5% female), this cross-sectional study used self-report measures including the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21), the Test of Self-Conscious Affect (TOSCA), and the Heartland Forgiveness Scale (HFS) to investigate whether forgiveness and blaming others moderate the relationship between shame-proneness and depression. The results suggest that shame is associated with increased depression, an effect which was attenuated by self-forgiveness. The model explained 28% of the variance in depression ( < .001). These results can inform strategies for clinicians when working with clients who struggle with depression, denoting the key value of self-forgiveness in attenuating the effects of shame.
When I Do Not See or Hear So Well: Dyadic Associations Between Sensory Impairment, Communication, and Relationship Satisfaction in Older Age.
Øverup CS, Hald GM, Rothoff R … +1 more , Hald AN
Psychol Rep · 2026 Feb · PMID 41637112 · Publisher ↗
Sensory impairments in older adulthood are associated with interpersonal struggles, including communication difficulties and lower relationship satisfaction. Using a sample of 139 older Danish couples (aged 60 years and...
Sensory impairments in older adulthood are associated with interpersonal struggles, including communication difficulties and lower relationship satisfaction. Using a sample of 139 older Danish couples (aged 60 years and older), we examined the dyadic associations between sensory impairment (hearing and/or vision), communication satisfaction (with self-presence, own emotional experience, partner's responsiveness, partner's contribution), and relationship satisfaction. Actor-partner-interdependence-modeling showed that husband's greater hearing impairment was associated with wife's lower emotional experience and presence during communication. Conversely, wife's greater vision impairment was associated with husband's lower emotional experience, and lower perceptions of wife's responsiveness and contribution during communications. Moreover, husband's lower satisfaction with wife's responsiveness and contribution during communication was associated with lower relationship satisfaction. For wives, lower satisfaction with their emotional experience and their partner's responsiveness was associated with lower relationship satisfaction. Results contribute to a limited literature that seeks to understand sensory impairment among older adults from a dyadic perspective.
Cognitive Emotion Regulation and Mental Health Outcomes among Individuals with Chronic Diseases: Exploring Adaptive and Maladaptive Strategies.
Agyei F, Opare M, Yeboah PA … +5 more , Banakoma A, Oduro G, Kondi J, Kando SB, Yabani PA
Psychol Rep · 2026 Feb · PMID 41630686 · Publisher ↗
Chronic diseases place substantial cognitive and emotional demands. Utilizing adaptive strategies can mitigate these challenges and enhance mental health outcomes. However, research is limited among individuals living wi...
Chronic diseases place substantial cognitive and emotional demands. Utilizing adaptive strategies can mitigate these challenges and enhance mental health outcomes. However, research is limited among individuals living with chronic conditions, especially in non-western contexts. We examined the relationship between cognitive emotion regulation strategies and mental health outcomes among individuals living with chronic conditions in Ghana. Using cross-sectional data from 801 participants (mean age = 46.61 years, SD = 16.21), we used multiple regression models to estimate associations between specific strategies and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. Positive refocusing, self-blame, refocus on planning, and putting into perspective were found to negatively associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. In contrast, rumination, positive appraisal and blaming others, were positively associated with depression, anxiety and stress. These findings emphasize the need for targeted mental health interventions that promote adaptive emotion regulation strategies to enhance mental health for individuals with chronic conditions.
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