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Art Experience and Empathy: The Mediating Role of Aesthetic Desire Psychology: Techniques and Application. 2017, 5 (3):  130-137.  DOI: 10.16842/j.cnki.issn2095-5588.2017.03.001 Abstract ( 297 )   PDF（pc） (585KB) ( 634 )   Save Aesthetic activity is an important part of human social life and art experience plays a vital role in personal development. Through the survey of 280 students of art colleges and nonart colleges, we examined the relationship between art experience and the ability of empathy, and the mediating role of aesthetic desire. The results suggested that: (1) Art experience was positively correlated with empathy and the students who had more art experience scored higher on empathy. (2) Aesthetic desire served to partially mediate the association between art experience and empathy. The subjects who had higher scores on art experience also had higher scores on aesthetic desire, and individuals with higher aesthetic desire had better ability of empathy. (3) Aesthetic desire of art college students was significantly higher than that of nonart college students. This study confirms the relationship between art experience and empathy, explores the potential probability to enhance the capacity of empathy through aesthetic activities, and highlights the value of the aesthetic activities, Related Articles | Metrics

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Enhancing Theory of Mind through Dance Appreciation Psychology: Techniques and Application. 2017, 5 (3):  138-145.  DOI: 10.16842/j.cnki.issn2095-5588.2017.03.002 Abstract ( 253 )   PDF（pc） (1635KB) ( 424 )   Save Theory of mind (ToM) is crucial for everyday interactions, cooperation, and cultural learning. Therefore, ToM is a key social cognitive skill for the college students. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether this social skill can be improved through dance appreciation. In Study 1, we compared 73 dancer majors and 81 common college students about their scores on the Read your Mind in the Eyes Test. The dancer majors got higher scores than the comparison group. In Study 2, 143 college students were randomly assigned into three groups, which were danceappreciation group, practicewatching group or control group. Then, they all completed the Yoni tests to assess the cognitive and affective theory of mind. After a little while dance appreciation, the affective ToM as well as cognitive ToM were significantly improved. This suggests that we could promote the skill of ToM through dance appreciation. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Impact of Employee's Perceived Meaning of Life on Presenteeism with Procreation as A Moderating Effect Psychology: Techniques and Application. 2017, 5 (3):  146-153.  DOI: 10.16842/j.cnki.issn2095-5588.2017.03.003 Abstract ( 305 )   PDF（pc） (598KB) ( 470 )   Save Presenteeism refers to the situation where employees present during work hours but cannot work functionally due to illness or other reasons. It therefore would bring huge loss to organizations. To find solutions to this problem and to suggest ways of improving work performance, this study measured the impact of perceived meaning of life on presenteesim using procreation as a moderating effect. 432 employees of a stateowned enterprise were recruited in this study. The results suggested that: (1) meaning of life is negatively correlated to presenteesim and (2) procreation plays a moderating effect in this correlation as the correlation is stronger to employees without procreation but weaker to employees with procreation. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Effect of Conscientiousness On Psychological WellBeing: the Serial Mediating Effect of College Students Perceived Social Support and Gratitude Psychology: Techniques and Application. 2017, 5 (3):  154-159.  DOI: 10.16842/j.cnki.issn2095-5588.2017.03.004 Abstract ( 254 )   PDF（pc） (582KB) ( 921 )   Save This studys aim was to examine whether perceived social support and gratitude play the serial mediating roles in the relationship between conscientiousness and psychological wellbeing (PWB) in a sample of university students in China. A total of 538 university students completed the questionnaires. The results showed that: (1) the conscientiousness could positively predicted perceived social support, gratitude and PWB; (2) perceived social support and gratitude played a partial mediating role between conscientiousness and PWB. Therefore, this study clarified the positive role of perceived social support and gratitude in the association between conscientiousness and PWB. Related Articles | Metrics

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Dating Conflict and the Quality of Dating Relationship among College Students: Moderating Role of Dating Conflict Resolution Strategies Psychology: Techniques and Application. 2017, 5 (3):  160-168.  DOI: 10.16842/j.cnki.issn2095-5588.2017.03.005 Abstract ( 344 )   PDF（pc） (601KB) ( 666 )   Save To explore the moderating role of dating conflict resolution strategies between dating conflict and the quality of dating relationship among the college students in love, a sample of 319 college students participated in this study by completing four questionnaires. The results showed that: on the whole, college students showed a low level of dating conflicts, high level of the quality of dating relationship and using positive dating conflict resolution strategies; Dating conflict, mutualevasion and demandevasion were negatively related to the quality of dating relationship, while constructivecommunication was positively related to the quality of dating relationship; Constructivecommunication played a moderating role between dating conflict and the quality of dating relationship. We concluded that the negative effect of dating conflict on the quality of dating relationship significantly decreased as the level of the lovers constructivecommunication promoted. Related Articles | Metrics

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Employment Quality of College Graduates in South of Jiangsu: The Effect of Self Efficacy and Career Expectation Psychology: Techniques and Application. 2017, 5 (3):  169-174.  DOI: 10.16842/j.cnki.issn2095-5588.2017.03.006 Abstract ( 396 )   PDF（pc） (538KB) ( 807 )   Save To investigate the relationship of college graduates’ employment quality, career decision making selfefficacy and career expectancy, 408 college graduates from Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou were selected to fill in the Employment Quality Questionnaire, Career Expectation Scale and Career Decisionmaking Selfefficacy Scale(CDMSE). We found that(1) Correlation analysis shows that there is significant positive correlation between career decisionmaking selfefficacy, career expectation and employment quality of college graduates. (2) The result of regression analysis shows that career expectation plays an intermediary rolebetween career decisionmaking selfefficacy and employment quality.Conclusion: Career decisionmaking selfefficacy can not only directly affect the quality of employment, but also can influence the quality of employment through career expectation. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Effect and Mechanism of Gratitude Expression Psychology: Techniques and Application. 2017, 5 (3):  175-180.  DOI: 10.16842/j.cnki.issn2095-5588.2017.03.007 Abstract ( 484 )   PDF（pc） (558KB) ( 669 )   Save Gratitude is one of the most important characters in positive psychology. Previous studies focused on the concept and measurement of gratitude and other factors related to gratitude as well as interventions to improve ones gratitude. What different from before is that recent studies started to focus on the behavioral level, namely gratitude expression instead of being seen as a kind of emotional state. Then benefactor and beneficiarytwo side of gratitude, will be seen as a binary relation and researchers investigated the mechanism of the effect of gratitude expression. Many researches have found that gratitude expression could enhance wellbeing, and interpersonal relationship quality as well prosocial behaviors, although the mechanisms were not similar. This article targeted to explain the relationship between expressing gratitude and mental health, interpersonal relationship, prosocial behaviors as well as the mechanism how gratitude expression contribute to mental health, interpersonal relationship and prosocial behaviors. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Influential Factors and Psychological Mechanism of Mate Choice Copying Psychology: Techniques and Application. 2017, 5 (3):  181-189.  DOI: 10.16842/j.cnki.issn2095-5588.2017.03.008 Abstract ( 289 )   PDF（pc） (670KB) ( 458 )   Save Mate copying (ormate choice copying) is a kind of phenomenon when one person choose his or her mate, his or her evaluation of the opposite sex will be affected by the same sex. Individuals tend to use this strategy to make judgments when they have insufficient information about the value of potential mates. Lots of factors affected mate copying, such as gender, age, attraction, character and so on. As far as we know, social learning theory and public information theory are the probable psychological mechanisms. The direction for future study on mate copying is suggested on following three aspects: firstly, exploring features of mate copying in Chinese culture context and carrying on the comparative study of multicultural background; then, expanding the methodology with fMRI and EEG to explore the age effect; further, trying to improve ecological validity by creating real dating interaction or real dating games. Related Articles | Metrics