Browsing Department of Psychosocial Science by Title
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Ways of counting in Micronesia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)In many languages in Micronesia, clever ways of extending their counting systems to numbers far beyond imagination were developed in precolonial times. Here, we provide an exhaustive overview of these systems, highlight ... -
Weeks in Pregnancy on Maternal Iodine Status and Infant Neurodevelopment: Mommy's Food, a Randomized-Controlled Trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency is still present in many countries, particularly in pregnant women. Observational studies suggest that mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency during pregnancy may be associated ... -
What determines a positive attitude towards natural food products? An expectancy theory approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Natural food products are becoming increasingly popular worldwide due to their health and environmental benefits. However, these products' increasing anecdotal popularity has not translated into their widespread adoption; ... -
What Do Immigrants From Various Cultures Think Is the Best Way to Cope With Depression? Introducing the Cross-Cultural Coping Inventory
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The aim of this study is to introduce a domain-specific instrument, the Cross-Cultural Depression Coping Inventory (CCD-CI), to assess ways in which people from different cultures prefer to cope with depression. Part 1 of ... -
What drives brand love and purchase intentions toward the local food distribution system? A study of social media-based REKO (fair consumption) groups
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Local food is gaining increasing popularity among consumers due to its association with sustainable consumption. However, for a product to be commercially successful, such growing popularity should translate into high ... -
What drives brand love for natural products? The moderating role of household size
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Natural products, including food, cosmetics, and other fast-moving consumer goods, are becoming increasingly popular, and their health-related benefits are widely recognized. Despite the growing awareness and use of natural ... -
What drives diners' eco-friendly behaviour? The moderating role of planning routine
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Research focusing on diners' intentions towards leftovers, which are considered one of the main sources of consumer food waste in restaurants, is still at a nascent stage and requires further investigation. The present ... -
What drives the adoption and consumption of green hotel products and services? A systematic literature review of past achievement and future promises
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The current study utilises the time-tested systematic literature review (SLR) method to identify and analyse 76 studies addressing the consumer adoption of green hotels. The results of the research profile analysis show ... -
What Early Sapiens Cognition Can Teach Us: Untangling Cultural Influences on Human Cognition Across Time
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Evidence of cultural influences on cognition is accumulating, but untangling these cultural influences from one another or from non-cultural influences has remained a challenging task. As between-group differences are ... -
What Is Causal Cognition?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)While gaining an understanding of cause-effect relations is the key goal of causal cognition, its components are less clearly delineated. Standard approaches in the field focus on how individuals detect, learn, and reason ... -
What makes tourist experiences interesting
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08-07)Traditional tourist role theory implies that tourists are either novelty seekers or familiarity seekers, while the interaction-hypothesis-of-inherent-interest predicts that interestingness is maximal when novel and familiar ... -
What motivates the adoption of green restaurant products and services? A systematic review and future research agenda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Issues regarding green restaurants have received significant scholarly and practitioner attention in the last decade, particularly concerning why consumers adopt green restaurants. Although several reviews exist on green ... -
What we know, what we do not know, and what we should and could have known about workplace bullying. An overview of the literature and agenda for future research
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-09)Over the last three decades, the scientific and social interest in workplace bullying has accelerated and our understanding of this pervasive and detrimental social problem has advanced considerably in a relatively short ... -
When do past events require explanation? Insights from social psychology
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Some past events incite more wonder about their causes than do others. For example, negative events require explanation more than positive events. We review social psychologists’ theoretical and empirical insights on what ... -
When worry about climate change leads to climate action: How values, worry and personal responsibility relate to various climate actions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05)The IPCC's report on Global Warming of 1.5°C positioned climate change as one of the most worrying issues mankind has ever faced. Although many people worry about climate change, there is still much unknown about the origins ... -
Why do people buy organic food? The moderating role of environmental concerns and trust
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-28)Although consumer interest in organic food has risen over time, resulting in a generally positive attitude toward these organic food products, scholarly research suggests a comparatively low volume of its consumption in ... -
Why do people purchase from food delivery apps? A consumer value perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Consumers are increasingly using food delivery apps (FDAs) to facilitate convenient and quick food delivery. Yet, the existing research offers a limited understanding of consumers’ behavioral responses to the visibility ... -
Why do retail consumers buy green apparel? A knowledge-attitude-behaviour-context perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Consumers' increased knowledge and awareness of environmental issues have not translated into a pervasive rise in purchasing green apparel, resulting in a phenomenon known as the ‘attitude-behaviour gap’. The current study ... -
Why metacognition Is not always helpful
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07)In many situations, actively engaging in metacognition may improve cognitive achievement and subjective well-being. However, the potential disadvantages of metacognitive engagement are only rarely communicated in metacognition ... -
The “why” and “how” of International Students’ Ambassadorship Roles in International Education
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-01-31)Current developments in tourism studies have sought to link international education experience to other domains of people’s lives. Although the literature on tourist experience as well as various perspectives pertaining ...