Eerder onderzoek heeft aangetoond dat de uitputting van iemands wilskracht afhankelijk is van diens overtuiging of wilskracht gelimiteerd is. Personen die denken dat wilskracht ongelimiteerd is,...Show moreEerder onderzoek heeft aangetoond dat de uitputting van iemands wilskracht afhankelijk is van diens overtuiging of wilskracht gelimiteerd is. Personen die denken dat wilskracht ongelimiteerd is, zouden eenvoudiger impulsen kunnen onderdrukken. Hierdoor zouden ze efficiënter langetermijndoelen kunnen behalen. Wij verwachtten dat mensen met deze overtuiging anderen minder snel om hulp zouden vragen, omdat zij wellicht denken dat ze alles alleen kunnen. Anderen om hulp vragen heeft echter voordelen, die mensen met een ongelimiteerde wilskrachtovertuiging zouden missen. Voor dit onderzoek is daarom onderzocht of mensen met een ongelimiteerde wilskrachtovertuiging anderen minder snel om hulp vragen. Dit is onderzocht door middel van online vragenlijsten, bestaande uit 12 vragen over wilskrachtovertuiging en 12 vragen over anderen om hulp vragen. Deze variabelen bleken zwak gecorreleerd, waarbij toeval niet kon worden uitgesloten. Dit onderzoek kon geen verband aantonen tussen wilskrachtovertuiging en de mate waarin diegene anderen om hulp vraagt. Het verwachte negatieve effect van een ongelimiteerde wilskrachtovertuiging kon zodoende ook niet worden aangetoond. Extra onderzoek rondom dit onderwerp is aanbevolen. Zo kan onderzocht worden welke andere eventuele nadelige bijkomstigheden mensen met een ongelimiteerde wilskrachtovertuiging ervaren.Show less
Whereas financial scarcity has mostly been measured through objective indicators in the past, more recent research provides implications that subjective indicators might be of value in explaining...Show moreWhereas financial scarcity has mostly been measured through objective indicators in the past, more recent research provides implications that subjective indicators might be of value in explaining scarcity effects as well. The current study is a replication of previous research on the effects of financial scarcity on cognitive performance, to examine the role of subjective scarcity. Subjective scarcity is measured through the Personal Inventory of Financial Scarcity (PIFS), objective scarcity through effective household income, and cognitive performance through the Hearts & Flowers (HF) task. Our results, however, do not support relationships between subjective scarcity and cognitive performance, nor between objective scarcity and cognitive performance. This could be accounted to ceiling effects and a lack of control on the HF task, as well as to potential shortcomings in the PIFS as predictor of subjective scarcity. Nonetheless, we deem subjective scarcity as a potential valuable predictor of financial stress, and thus recommend further research on the concept.Show less
Since the use of social media networks has strongly increased, people have the opportunity to easily discuss their opinions (Kim et al., 2013). Discussions on moral issues, such as abortion and...Show moreSince the use of social media networks has strongly increased, people have the opportunity to easily discuss their opinions (Kim et al., 2013). Discussions on moral issues, such as abortion and meat consumption, often take place online. In the current research (N = 310), the effect of moral emotional framing on attitude polarization was examined. It was predicted that moral emotional frames would lead to more attitude polarization compared to nonmoral frames and that this effect was mediated by moralization of the issue. Additionally, it was investigated whether a higher moral identity centrality would lead to a stronger effect of moral emotional frames on moralization. The results only partly supported these expectations. The results showed that the higher someone’s moral identity centrality, the stronger that person tends to moralize issues. Also, moralization was directly and positively related to attitude polarization. This study may serve as a solid basis for future research.Show less
