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Cynical, But Useful?

open access: yesSocial Psychology, 2023
Abstract: Cynicism – the belief that people are driven primarily by self-interest – has been predominantly associated with detrimental consequences for individuals and organizations. Less is known about its potentially positive implications. We investigated whether lay people consider cynicism helpful in preventing antisocial behavior and therefore ...
Teodora Spiridonova   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Cynical consumers : dangerous enemies, loyal friends [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf ...
Helm, Amanda E., 1973-
core   +1 more source

The Effect of Organizational Cynicism on Tendency to Deviant Behaviours; the Moderating Role Leadership Style [PDF]

open access: yesمطالعات مدیریت بهبود و تحول, 2018
Workplace deviant behavior is one aspect of organizational behavior which due to its cost, has grabbed the attention of organizational behavior experts in recent decades.
Alireza Moghaddam   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Applied evolutionary anthropology: Darwinian approaches to contemporary world issues [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
I appreciate the value of both evolutionary behavioural science and applied social research, and I see no better foundation for the latter than the former.
Price, ME
core   +1 more source

Anger is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in low SES but not in higher SES men and women : the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
We investigated the associations of anger and cynicism with carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) and whether these associations were moderated by childhood or adulthood socioeconomic status (SES).
Juonala, Markus   +8 more
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Effect of abusive supervision on organizational cynicism (Cognitive, affective, behavioral) mediating effect of playing dumb

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
The purpose of the present study is to examine the link of Abusive Supervision with Organizational Cynicism i.e. Cognitive, Emotional, or Behavioral Cynicism by focusing on the mediating role of Abusive Supervisor’s Knowledge Hiding behavior of Playing ...
Mahwash Ghafoor Chaudhry   +2 more
doaj  

Development of Cynicism in Medical Students: Exploring the Role of Signature Character Strengths and Well-Being

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2020
Reports of medical students experiencing burnout-related symptoms (e.g., cynicism) have increased in recent years. Little is known about the developmental process of this phenomenon and its relations with signature character strengths and well-being. The
Timo Kachel   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Contributing to English as a Foreign Language Learners’ Academic Burnout: An Investigation Through the Lens of Cultural Historical Activity Theory

open access: yesFrontiers in Education, 2022
During the shift from face-to-face to online emergency classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, learners of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) were under constant pressure to familiarize themselves with the once-in-many-generations learning context.
Quyen Thi Thuc Bui   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wider benefits of education: skills, higher education and civic engagement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
In this paper we do the following: First we describe the remit and programme of the University of London’s Wider Benefits of Learning Research Centre, which studies the noneconomic effects of learning, at individual but also collective level.
Bynner, John   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Causes and Consequences of Organizational Cynicism (Case Study: Employees of Parsian Electronic Commerce Company) [PDF]

open access: yesمطالعات مدیریت بهبود و تحول, 2011
Should the human resource managers be concerned about cynicism and should they attempt to respond to it or not, depends mostly on whether cynicism has any negative effects on employees or their organizations.
Mehdi Haghighi Kafash   +2 more
doaj  

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