Outputs (12)

Attitudes toward older adults: A matter of cultural values or personal values? (2015)
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Zhang, X., Xing, C., Guan, Y., Song, X., Melloy, R., Wang, F., & Jin, X. (2016). Attitudes toward older adults: A matter of cultural values or personal values?. Psychology and Aging, 31(1), 89-100. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000068

The current research aimed to address the inconsistent findings regarding cultural differences in attitudes toward older adults by differentiating the effects of personal and cultural values. In Study 1, we used data from the sixth wave of the World... Read More about Attitudes toward older adults: A matter of cultural values or personal values?.

Predicting Chinese human resource managers' strategic competence: Roles of identity, career variety, organizational support and career adaptability (2015)
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Guan, Y., Yang, W., Zhou, X., Tian, Z., & Eves, A. (2016). Predicting Chinese human resource managers' strategic competence: Roles of identity, career variety, organizational support and career adaptability. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 92, 116-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2015.11.012

Based on career construction theory, the predictors of human resource managers' strategic competence in the Chinese context were examined. Results from a survey administered to Chinese HR managers (N = 220) showed that professional identification, ca... Read More about Predicting Chinese human resource managers' strategic competence: Roles of identity, career variety, organizational support and career adaptability.

Do people’s world views matter? The why and how (2015)
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Chen, S., Lam, B., Wu, W., Ng, J., Buchtel, E., Guan, Y., & Deng, H. (2016). Do people’s world views matter? The why and how. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 110(5), 743-765. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000061

Over the past decades, personality and social psychologists have extensively investigated the role of self-views in individual functioning. Research on world views, however, has been less well studied due to overly specific conceptualizations, and li... Read More about Do people’s world views matter? The why and how.

Co-benefits of addressing climate change can motivate action around the world (2015)
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Bain, P. G., Milfont, T. L., Kashima, Y., Bilewicz, M., Doron, G., Garðarsdóttir, R. B., …Saviolidis, N. M. (2016). Co-benefits of addressing climate change can motivate action around the world. Nature Climate Change, 6(2), 154-157. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2814

Personal and political action on climate change is traditionally thought to be motivated by people accepting its reality and importance. However, convincing the public that climate change is real faces powerful ideological obstacles1, 2, 3, 4, and cl... Read More about Co-benefits of addressing climate change can motivate action around the world.

Career adaptability and perceived overqualification: Testing a dual-path model among Chinese human resource management professionals. (2015)
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Yang, W., Guan, Y., She, Z., Lai, X., & Lockwood, A. (2015). Career adaptability and perceived overqualification: Testing a dual-path model among Chinese human resource management professionals. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 90, 154-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2015.08.007

Based on career construction theory, the current research examined the relationship between career adaptability and perceived overqualification among a sample of Chinese human resource management professionals (N = 220). The results of a survey study... Read More about Career adaptability and perceived overqualification: Testing a dual-path model among Chinese human resource management professionals..

Conceptualizing psychological processes in response to globalization: Components, antecedents, and consequences of global orientations (2015)
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Chen, S., Lam, B., Hui, B., Ng, J., Mak, W., Guan, Y., …Lau, V. (2016). Conceptualizing psychological processes in response to globalization: Components, antecedents, and consequences of global orientations. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 110(2), 302-331. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0039647

The influences of globalization have permeated various aspects of life in contemporary society, from technical innovations, economic development, and lifestyles, to communication patterns. The present research proposed a construct termed global orien... Read More about Conceptualizing psychological processes in response to globalization: Components, antecedents, and consequences of global orientations.

Immorality East and West: Are immoral behaviors especially harmful, or especially uncultured? (2015)
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Buchtel, E., Guan, Y., Peng, Q., Su, Y., Sang, B., Chen, S., & Bond, M. (2015). Immorality East and West: Are immoral behaviors especially harmful, or especially uncultured?. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 41(10), 1382-1394. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167215595606

What makes some acts immoral? Although Western theories of morality often define harmful behaviors as centrally immoral, whether this is applicable to other cultures is still under debate. In particular, Confucianism emphasizes civility as fundamenta... Read More about Immorality East and West: Are immoral behaviors especially harmful, or especially uncultured?.

Depletion from Self-Regulation: A Resource-based Account of the Effect of Value Incongruence (2015)
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Deng, H., Wu, C., Leung, K., & Guan, Y. (2016). Depletion from Self-Regulation: A Resource-based Account of the Effect of Value Incongruence. Personnel Psychology, 69(2), 431-465. https://doi.org/10.1111/peps.12107

Value incongruence between employees and organizations has been identified as a negative work condition. An attitude-based account suggests that value incongruence gives rise to negative attitudes toward organizations and thus causes low performance.... Read More about Depletion from Self-Regulation: A Resource-based Account of the Effect of Value Incongruence.

Differences in career decision-making profiles between American and Chinese university students: The relative strength of mediating mechanisms across cultures. (2015)
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Guan, Y., Chen, S., Levin, N., Bond, M., Luo, N., Xu, J., …Han, X. (2015). Differences in career decision-making profiles between American and Chinese university students: The relative strength of mediating mechanisms across cultures. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 46(6), 856-872. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022115585874

The current research examined differences in career decision-making profiles (CDMP) between American and Chinese university students, as well as the mediating mechanisms possibly underlying these cultural differences. The results of a survey among Am... Read More about Differences in career decision-making profiles between American and Chinese university students: The relative strength of mediating mechanisms across cultures..

Big-five personality and BIS/BAS traits as predictors of career exploration: The mediation role of career adaptability. (2015)
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Li, Y., Guan, Y., Wang, F., Zhou, X., Guo, K., Jiang, P., …Fang, Z. (2015). Big-five personality and BIS/BAS traits as predictors of career exploration: The mediation role of career adaptability. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 89, 39-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2015.04.006

Based on career construction theory, the current research examined whether career adaptability mediates the relations of the personality traits (Five-Factor Model personality traits and behavioral inhibition and activation systems (BIS/BAS)) to caree... Read More about Big-five personality and BIS/BAS traits as predictors of career exploration: The mediation role of career adaptability..

Perceived organizational career management and career adaptability as predictors of success and turnover intention among Chinese employees. (2015)
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Guan, Y., Zhou, W., Ye, L., Jiang, P., & Zhou, Y. (2015). Perceived organizational career management and career adaptability as predictors of success and turnover intention among Chinese employees. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 88, 230-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2015.04.002

Based on the theories of career construction and of social exchange, the current research examined the joint and interactive effects of perceived organizational career management and career adaptability on indicators of career success (i.e., salary a... Read More about Perceived organizational career management and career adaptability as predictors of success and turnover intention among Chinese employees..

Career decision-making profiles and career decision-making difficulties: A cross-cultural comparison among US, Israeli, and Chinese samples. (2015)
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Willner, T., Gati, I., & Guan, Y. (2015). Career decision-making profiles and career decision-making difficulties: A cross-cultural comparison among US, Israeli, and Chinese samples. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 88, 143-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2015.03.007

Assessing individuals' career decision-making difficulties and career decision-making profile (style) allows counselors to help them make better career decisions. The present study focused on the associations between the Career Decision-Making Profil... Read More about Career decision-making profiles and career decision-making difficulties: A cross-cultural comparison among US, Israeli, and Chinese samples..