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A Cross-Lagged Study on Internalizing and Externalizing Problem Behaviors Among Junior High School Students: The Mediation of Expression Suppression CHEN Jianxin, HAN Yue, LIU Siyao, WEI Liuqing, SUN Shan, XU Bibo Psychology: Techniques and Application. 2025, 13 (8):  449-456,468.  Abstract ( 95 )   PDF（pc） (986KB) ( 141 )   Save There has been ongoing debate about the directional predictive relationship and underlying mechanisms between internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors in junior high school students. This study tested this question with junior high school students as participants and adopted a cross-lagged design. Using the Youth Self-Report Scale and the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, a follow-up survey was conducted over a five-month interval with 491 students from the first and second years of junior high school. The results showed that internalizing and externalizing problems have a bidirectional predictive relationship, and expressive suppression, an emotion regulation strategy, plays a mediating role between the two. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Effect of Self-Esteem on Directed Forgetting of Negative Memories in Middle School Students ZHU Yifang, ZHU Fengru, LU Fengying Psychology: Techniques and Application. 2025, 13 (8):  457-468.  Abstract ( 78 )   PDF（pc） (1069KB) ( 63 )   Save This study employed the directed forgetting paradigm to investigate self-esteem's influence on directed forgetting of negative memories in middle school students. Experiment 1 explored individual differences by comparing directed forgetting abilities of high- and low-self-esteem students. Results showed that high self-esteem individuals exhibits stronger directed forgetting of negative memories than low-self-esteem individuals, with no significant differences in neutral memory forgetting between groups. This suggests that emotional valence (neutral vs. negative) moderates the self-esteem-directed forgetting relationship. Experiment 2 and Experiment 3 examined self-esteem's influence through interventions. Experiment 2 showed that positive self-activation significantly enhances directed forgetting, particularly for negative memories, indicating that positive self-activation can improve the directed forgetting of negative memories. Experiment 3 revealed that self-esteem threat priming doesn't affect directed forgetting. Collectively, enhancing positive self-evaluation strengthens selective forgetting of negative memories. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Relationship Between Psychological Resilience and the Trajectory of Ostracism Among University Freshmen During the Enrollment Transition Period GE Piao, ZHOU Xianhong , XIE Yu’e , LIU Keyu, CHENG Gang Psychology: Techniques and Application. 2025, 13 (8):  469-476.  Abstract ( 70 )   PDF（pc） (943KB) ( 42 )   Save This study examined how psychological resilience influences the dynamic trajectories of ostracism among college freshmen during their transitional period. A longitudinal design was implemented with four-wave assessments (one week post-enrollment and monthly thereafter) to monitor ostracism and psychological resilience in a freshman cohort. Results revealed that ostracism levels are initially elevated at college entry but demonstrates a linear decline over time. Psychological resilience significantly predicts lower initial levels of ostracism and accelerates its subsequent reduction. Gender analysis shows no significant differences in baseline exclusion levels between males and females, though female students exhibited faster decline rates in ostracism. The findings highlight the protective role of psychological resilience in mitigating ostracism and reveal gender-specific dynamics in adaptation processes. These results emphasize the importance of incorporating resilience-building components into orientation programs and suggest the need for gender-differentiated intervention strategies to facilitate freshman adaptation. The study provides empirical evidence for optimizing transition support systems in higher education through targeted psychological resource cultivation. Related Articles | Metrics

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Relationship Between Negative Life Events and Meaning in Life Among College Students: The Role of Social Anxiety and Belief in a Just World GAO Hongmei, LI Manman, MA Hongshuang Psychology: Techniques and Application. 2025, 13 (8):  477-485.  Abstract ( 87 )   PDF（pc） (945KB) ( 57 )   Save In order to explore the influence mechanism of negative life events on meaning in life of college students, 1164 college students were investigated with the Adolescent Self-Rating Life Events Check List, Meaning in Life Questionnaire, Interaction Anxiety Scale and Belief in a Just World Scale. The results showed that: (1) Negative life events are significantly positively correlated with social anxiety and significantly negatively with meaning in life, belief in a just world were significantly positively with meaning in life; (2) Negative life events influences meaning in life through the mediating effect of social anxiety; (3) Belief in a just world significantly and negatively moderates the link between social anxiety and meaning in life only for males. The current study reveals the internal mechanism of the influence of negative life events on meaning in life, and provides reference and intervention suggestions for elevating meaning in life of college students. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Effects of Name Recognizability and Reduplication on the Perceived Trustworthiness of Investee and the Perceived Safety of Tour Guides HUANG Yuxuan, LAN Zebo Psychology: Techniques and Application. 2025, 13 (8):  486-493.  Abstract ( 59 )   PDF（pc） (911KB) ( 36 )   Save The study employed the trust game paradigm and a task where participants were asked to evaluate the safety of tour guides to examine the interactive effects of name recognizability and reduplication on the perceived trustworthiness of the investee and the perceived safety of tour guides. The results revealed that in both tasks, name recognizability has an impact on individuals' perceived trustworthiness. Specifically, individuals with easily recognizable names are perceived as more trustworthy compared to those with difficult-to-recognize names. Moreover, in the task of evaluating tour guide safety in hazardous scenic areas, it was found that the reduplication feature of names influences the perceived trustworthiness of tour guides. Tour guides with non-reduplicated names receive higher safety ratings and are perceived as more trustworthy than those with reduplicated names. Although the interaction between name recognizability and reduplication is not statistically significant, simple effects analysis indicated that the impact of reduplicated names on tour guides' trustworthiness is modulated by name recognizability. When names are difficult to recognize, the effect of reduplication on trustworthiness diminishes. Related Articles | Metrics

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Does Lack of Money Accelerate the Depletion of Individuals' Psychological Resources? The Tunneling Effect Under the Scarcity Mindset Bai Xiaoli, Jiang Yongzhi Psychology: Techniques and Application. 2025, 13 (8):  494-502.  Abstract ( 71 )   PDF（pc） (969KB) ( 62 )   Save This study explored whether the money scarcity mindset can weaken individuals' cognitive abilities and executive control through the tunneling effect and subsequently influence their decision-making behaviors by manipulating individuals' money scarcity mindset. Based on scarcity theory, experimental methods were employed to examine the impact of the money scarcity mindset on individuals' cognitive abilities and executive control. The results indicated that individuals with a money scarcity mindset perform worse on the Raven's Progressive Matrices test compared to those without such a mindset; individuals with a money scarcity mindset require more cognitive resources to complete executive control tasks. The findings contribute to revealing the mechanism by which the money scarcity mindset affects individuals' cognitive functions, providing a basis for improving scientific decision-making. Related Articles | Metrics

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Search is Gain? Causes and Interventions for Overconfidence Induced by Internet Search LI Jimeng, LU Yumei, BI Yanling Psychology: Techniques and Application. 2025, 13 (8):  503-512.  Abstract ( 57 )   PDF（pc） (900KB) ( 42 )   Save People frequently use the Internet for information search, but few people realize that the high fluency and high assistance of Internet search can lead individuals to mistakenly treat external information obtained by Internet search as their own internal knowledge, overestimate future performance without the help of Internet information. From the metacognitive perspective, this paper explored how Internet search induces overconfidence, and summarized current interventions to reduce the overconfidence caused by Internet search. Future research can further investigate the moderating effect of individual-level variables on this phenomenon. Researches can also focus on the impact of search information types on overconfidence, and the impact of search tool characteristics on individual cognitive biases. Related Articles | Metrics