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Mitigating and managing COVID-19 conspiratorial beliefs (2022)
Journal Article
Dow, B. J., Wang, C. S., Whitson, J. A., & Deng, Y. (2022). Mitigating and managing COVID-19 conspiratorial beliefs. BMJ Leader, 6(4), 259-262. https://doi.org/10.1136/leader-2022-000600

Background/Aim: Belief in COVID-19 related conspiracy theories is a widespread and consequential problem that healthcare leaders need to confront. In this article, we draw on insights from social psychology and organisational behaviour to offer evide... Read More about Mitigating and managing COVID-19 conspiratorial beliefs.

Managing my shame: Examining the effect of parental identity threat and emotional stability on work productivity and investment in parenting (2021)
Journal Article
Greenbaum, R., Deng, Y., Butts, M., Wang, C., & Smith, A. (2022). Managing my shame: Examining the effect of parental identity threat and emotional stability on work productivity and investment in parenting. Journal of Applied Psychology, 107(9), 1479-1497. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000597

We identify parental identity threat as a blended work–family experience (i.e., when the family domain becomes a salient aspect of the work domain) that prompts working parents to attend to their parenting identities while at work. By integrating the... Read More about Managing my shame: Examining the effect of parental identity threat and emotional stability on work productivity and investment in parenting.

Culture and patterns of reciprocity: The role of exchange type, regulatory focus, and emotions. (2020)
Journal Article
Deng, Y., Wang, C., Aime, F., Wang, L., Sivanathan, N., & Kim, Y. (2021). Culture and patterns of reciprocity: The role of exchange type, regulatory focus, and emotions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 47(1), 20-41

Reciprocity is a fundamental mechanism for sustained social relationships. Escalation-based theories suggest that reciprocity intensifies over time. In contrast, equity-based theories propose that people reciprocate behaviors in kind. We reconcile th... Read More about Culture and patterns of reciprocity: The role of exchange type, regulatory focus, and emotions..

A business frame perspective on why perceptions of top management's bottom-line mentality result in employees’ good and bad behaviors (2019)
Journal Article
Babalola, M., Greenbaum, R., Armanani, R., Shoss, M., Deng, Y., Garba, O., & Guo, L. (2020). A business frame perspective on why perceptions of top management's bottom-line mentality result in employees’ good and bad behaviors. Personnel Psychology, 73(1), 19-41. https://doi.org/10.1111/peps.12355

Emerging research suggests that bottom-line mentalities (BLMs) (i.e., a sole focus on bottom-line outcomes to the exclusion of other considerations) can have dysfunctional consequences within the workplace. However, research has yet to consider how a... Read More about A business frame perspective on why perceptions of top management's bottom-line mentality result in employees’ good and bad behaviors.