BMC Psychology

3 weeks ago | bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com | Yancheng Teachers |Hailun Liu |Lili Fu |Junhua Zhang |Li Zhang |Jiayi Zhao | +2 more

A questionnaire survey was conducted among junior middle school students who were randomly selected from 19 middle schools with random cluster sampling method. A total of 1991 valid questionnaires were collected, comprising 1,025 from boys (51.5%) and 966 from girls (48.5%). The self-report scale developed by Zhang and colleagues in 2024 [59], specifically designed for the Chinese youth population, was adopted.

1 month ago | bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com | Nadia El |Yazbeck Karam |Khoury Malhame |Myriam El

A cross-sectional study was carried out between May and June 2024 at the Lebanese American University Medical Center – Rizk Hospital (LAUMC-RH), a tertiary medical center located in Beirut, Lebanon. The center offers 17 residency and 7 fellowship training programs where all PGMT are trained by a clinical teaching team, and each program is directed by a program director with the support of the Graduate Medical Education office.

2 months ago | bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com | Fangyu Xia |Ye Xu |Haonan Zhang |Xinzhou Yuan

The uncertainty associated with doll blind boxes has sparked a consumer frenzy in China. However, it remains unclear how the allure of uncertain rewards influences the irrational consumption behavior of blind box consumers. This study aimed to elucidate the internal mechanisms underlying this process. Specifically, this study investigated the relationships among perceived uncertainty, gambler’s fallacy, instant gratification, perceived scarcity, and irrational consumption behavior. 434 Online questionnaires were distributed to Chinese doll blind box consumers. This study examines the impact of perceived uncertainty on consumers’ irrational consumption behavior by employing the Stimulus-Organism-Response theory and constructing a mechanism model. The analysis was conducted using PLS-SEM in SmartPLS 4.0. Perceived uncertainty positively affected instant gratification and gambler’s fallacies. Gambler’s fallacy and instant gratification significantly mediate between perceived uncertainty and irrational consumption behavior. Moreover, perceived scarcity positively moderated the relationship between gambler’s fallacy and irrational consumption behavior. As perceived scarcity increased among blind box consumers, cognitive bias resulting from gambler’s fallacy more significantly influenced the consumers to engage in irrational consumption behavior. This study clarified the psychological mechanisms underlying irrational consumption behavior among blind box consumers. Moreover, it provides specific suggestions for blind box consumer, product stakeholders and policymakers to better advocate rational consumption behavior.

Jan 28, 2025 | bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com | Shandong Normal |Cheeloo College

Data for this study were obtained from the 2015 survey and the 2014 Life History Survey of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). CHARLS is a national longitudinal study conducted from 2008 to 2020, involving residents aged 45 years or older across 28 Chinese provinces. The study utilized a multi-stage, stratified, probability-proportional-to-size sampling methodology.

Jan 19, 2025 | bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com | Liaoning Normal

Control methods for common method bias are categorised as procedural control and statistical control. The researcher can separate the measurement time during the study for procedural control to reduce the participants' guessing about the purpose of the measurement [28].