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Instrumental Approach to Institutional Corruption: Explaining Performance‐Conditional Acceptance of Corruption Among Citizens in European Countries

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the mechanisms through which institutional corruption and engagement in corruption at the societal level may be normalized to the extent that citizens adopt an instrumental approach to corruption. Such an approach means that the public accepts corrupt practices and sees them as reasonable, as long as they achieve results ...
Shlomo Mizrahi, Shani Bar
wiley   +1 more source

When Does Hope Drive Social Change? Empirical Insights and Their Policy Implications

open access: yesSocial Issues and Policy Review, Volume 20, Issue 1, December 2026.
ABSTRACT When and how does people's hope for change drive social transformation? This question has gained urgency amidst the profound sociopolitical crises of the 21st century, including escalating intergroup conflicts, accelerating environmental degradation, and mounting threats to democracy.
Oded Adomi Leshem, Eran Halperin
wiley   +1 more source

Cynicism in knowledge work

open access: yes
Kyynisyys vaikuttaa työelämään ja työntekijöiden asenteisiin monien ulottuvuuksien kautta. Kyynisen asenteen muodostumiseen liittyvät esimerkiksi luottamus, työyhteisö, johtaminen ja työkuorma.
Karvonen, Elina
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Security-Related Cynicism: A Double-Edged Sword?

open access: yes, 2019
Employees are exposed to a great number of security requirements such as information security policies (ISPs) or technical controls. Motivated by prior research indicating that such requirements can also have adverse effects, we introduce the concept of ...
Mallmann, Gabriela, Jaeger, Lennart
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Psychometric Properties of the Dutch Short Form of the Five‐Factor Narcissism Inventory

open access: yesPersonality and Mental Health, Volume 20, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT The Five‐Factor Narcissism Inventory–Short Form (FFNI‐SF) is specifically developed to assess narcissism at the two‐ (grandiose and vulnerable narcissism) and three‐factor level (agentic extraversion, self‐centered antagonism, and narcissistic neuroticism).
Etelka J. Harmsen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing Sleep and Mental Health: Longitudinal, Observational, Real-World Study From a Digital Mental Health Platform. [PDF]

open access: yesJMIR Form Res
Van Swearingen KM   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Propaganda to a Cynical Audience *

open access: yesPolitical Science Research and Methods
Abstract Using a model, we explain why propaganda in autocracies can be blatantly false and unconvincing. We model two news outlets that report on a hidden state of the world, motivated by the ex-post beliefs of the audience about the state of the world. News outlets face a tradeoff when making egregiously false statements. On the one
openaire   +1 more source

Cynicism in Police Officers: Correlates and Consequences

open access: yes, 2009
Cynicism in police officers is important to understand because of the potential impact on the department and the larger community. Police departments must identify characteristics associated with police cynicism to provide a higher level of service to ...
Kanode, Elizabeth
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Generalized loss of trust following political betrayal: Cross‐country evidence in the context of elections

open access: yesPolitical Psychology, Volume 47, Issue 4, August 2026.
Abstract This research investigates how perceptions of political betrayal—that is, the perceived violation of mutually known pivotal expectations by a political entity—shape political trust. We test a generalization hypothesis that the loss of trust might extend beyond the specific political entity (i.e., the one who betrayed) and generalize to others.
Jakob Schuck   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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