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Play-mirth theory: a cognitive appraisal theory of humor [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology
This work aims to introduce a general theory of humor elicitation and appreciation, the play-mirth theory, which is based on the cognitive appraisal perspective. Two experiments test the theory’s central hypothesis: that is, to experience humor, one must
Leonidas Hatzithomas
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Positive Verbal Rewards, Creative Self-Efficacy, and Creative Behavior: A Perspective of Cognitive Appraisal Theory. [PDF]

Behav Sci (Basel), 2023
The creative behavior of cultural innovation team members is the key to driving the team forward. Previous studies have relatively neglected the dynamic mechanism of positive verbal rewards on the creative behavior of cultural innovation team members. This paper, drawing on cognitive appraisal theory, focuses on the dynamic mechanism of positive verbal
Liang Z, Suntrayuth S, Sun X, Su J.
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Creating idiometric short-form measures of cognitive appraisal: balancing theory and pragmatics [PDF]

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2021
Background The Rapkin and Schwartz appraisal theory and measure provided a path toward documenting response-shift effects and describing individual differences in ways of thinking about quality of life (QOL) that distinguished people in different ...
Carolyn E. Schwartz, Roland B. Stark, Bruce D. Rapkin   +2 more
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AI-associated academic writing anxiety in AI-assisted contexts: evidence from Chinese EFL postgraduate students [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology
IntroductionAI adoption in academic writing provides support but also introduces uncertainty for L2 learners. Research has focused on tool effectiveness and acceptance, with limited attention to how technology perceptions influence emotional experiences,
Yaoqin Zhang
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Digital technology anxiety and teacher digital literacy development: a longitudinal examination of cognitive appraisal mechanisms [PDF]

BMC Psychology
This study examines how teacher digital technology anxiety influences digital literacy development through cognitive appraisal mechanisms. Employing a three-wave longitudinal design spanning one academic year, we surveyed 1,247 in-service teachers across
Ruina Liu, Xian Li
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Is involution effective? Research on the influence mechanism of perceived overwork climate on employees' creative performance [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology
IntroductionAmid intensifying market competition, overwork climate has become pervasive in organizations, yet its impact on employees' creative performance remains theoretically controversial.
Yun Chen, Mengyao Zhou, Pengcheng Du, Kuntai Song, Yifei Sun   +4 more
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Psychological adaptation mechanisms of athletes’ cognitive resilience in high-temperature environments [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology
IntroductionThis study integrates the “Stress and Coping” theory with the “Ordinary Magic” model to propose a sequential “challenge appraisal -resource gain -cognitive resilience” framework.
Huixiang Guan, Songchen Gao
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Cognitive appraisal processes and health: from bench to bedside [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
Background/objectivesAfter two decades of cognitive-appraisal research in spine surgery and other medically ill patients, the present work reviewed the published literature on cognitive-appraisal processes and health outcomes to determine key findings ...
Carolyn E. Schwartz, Carolyn E. Schwartz, Richard L. Skolasky, Bruce D. Rapkin, Katrina Borowiec, Katrina Borowiec, Joel A. Finkelstein, Joel A. Finkelstein, Joel A. Finkelstein   +8 more
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To embrace or to avoid: the dual path effects of digital technology requirements on employees with different digital literacy [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology
Whether and how enterprise digital technology requirements affect employees constitutes a pivotal scholarly inquiry in the digital economy landscape. Grounded in the Cognitive Appraisal Theory of Stress and integrating the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R ...
Shuang Li, Yumei Wang, Xiao Wang
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Understanding the impact of stressors on safety behavior of Chinese special equipment operators: a transactional theory of stress perspective [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionSpecial equipment operator safety behavior is a critical factor in preventing accidents involving special equipment. To mitigate such incidents, it is essential to understand and address the stress and coping mechanisms of operators.
Jing Jing Zhang, Jin Cai Zhang, Yang Bai, Xiao Chang Liu, Ran Liu, Ze Shi Yang   +5 more
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