Publications by authors named "Nicolson Yat-Fan Siu"

Introduction: The positive relationship between future orientation and prosocial tendency has been consistently reported. However, the possible mechanism has not been examined yet. Previous research revealed the positive relationship between future orientation and meaning in life, as well as between meaning in life and prosocial tendency.

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Social networking sites (SNSs) play an important role in many aspects of life nowadays, and it seems to be crucial to explore their impact on human well-being and functioning. The main aim of the study was to examine the mediating role of Facebook intrusion between positive capital and general distress. Positive capital was considered as comprising self-esteem, ego-resiliency, and self-control, while general distress was seen as having three dimensions: depression, anxiety, and stress.

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Positive emotions are linked to numerous benefits, but not everyone appreciates the same kinds of positive emotional experiences. We examine how distinct positive emotions are perceived and whether individuals' perceptions are linked to how societies evaluate those emotions. Participants from Hong Kong and Netherlands rated 23 positive emotions based on their individual perceptions (positivity, arousal, and socially engaging) and societal evaluations (appropriate, valued, and approved of).

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Article Synopsis
  • - Members of collectivist cultures prioritize the happiness of their in-group (friends and family), while those from individualist cultures focus more on personal happiness, according to recent theory (Uchida et al., 2004).
  • - A study tested this concept by having participants recall kind acts towards close or distant individuals; results showed that recalling acts towards close ones improved emotional well-being significantly more for participants primed with collectivist cues (e.g., language) compared to individualist cues.
  • - Findings from two studies indicate that individuals with collectivist identities experience more positive emotions and less negative emotions when engaging in prosocial behavior towards close relationships versus strangers, especially in Hong Kong context.
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The main aim of our study was to examine whether there was a relationship between psychological characteristics such as self-efficacy, self-control and chronotype as well as procrastination on the one hand and sleep problems on the other. There were 315 young adults aged between 18 and 27 years ( = 20.57).

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There has been an increase in attention to studying shared mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders. The 'Jumping to conclusions' (JTC(1)) bias, a tendency to make decisions with certainty based on insufficient information, has been reported in patients with psychosis, and process-based treatment protocols targeting this bias have recently been developed. This review aimed to investigate to what extent the JTC bias, measured by various tasks, is associated with psychotic disorders and other psychiatric disorders using a meta-analytic approach.

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