Search Results - "Kwan, S. Y."

Feeling Closer to the Future Self and Doing Better: Temporal Psychological Mechanisms Underlying Academic Performance by Adelman, Robert Mark, Herrmann, Sarah D., Bodford, Jessica E., Barbour, Joseph E., Graudejus, Oliver, Okun, Morris A., Kwan, Virginia S. Y.

“…This research examined the function of future self‐continuity and its potential downstream consequences for academic performance through relations with other…”
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A test of a triadic conceptualization of future self-identification by Bixter, Michael T, McMichael, Samantha L, Bunker, Cameron J, Adelman, Robert Mark, Okun, Morris A, Grimm, Kevin J, Graudejus, Oliver, Kwan, Virginia S Y

“…People encounter intertemporal decisions every day and often engage in behaviors that are not good for their future. One factor that may explain these…”
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Stereotype content model across cultures: Towards universal similarities and some differences by Cuddy, Amy J. C., Fiske, Susan T., Kwan, Virginia S. Y., Glick, Peter, Demoulin, Stéphanie, Leyens, Jacques-Philippe, Bond, Michael Harris, Croizet, Jean-Claude, Ellemers, Naomi, Sleebos, Ed, Htun, Tin Tin, Kim, Hyun-Jeong, Maio, Greg, Perry, Judi, Petkova, Kristina, Todorov, Valery, Rodríguez-Bailón, Rosa, Morales, Elena, Moya, Miguel, Palacios, Marisol, Smith, Vanessa, Perez, Rolando, Vala, Jorge, Ziegler, Rene

“…The stereotype content model (SCM) proposes potentially universal principles of societal stereotypes and their relation to social structure. Here, the SCM…”
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Overlooking evolution: a systematic analysis of cancer relapse and therapeutic resistance research by Aktipis, C Athena, Kwan, Virginia S Y, Johnson, Kathryn A, Neuberg, Steven L, Maley, Carlo C

“…Cancer therapy selects for cancer cells resistant to treatment, a process that is fundamentally evolutionary. To what extent, however, is the evolutionary…”
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Characterisation of Host Defence Proteins in Milk Using a Proteomic Approach by Smolenski, Grant, Haines, Stephen, Kwan, Fiona Y.-S, Bond, Jude, Farr, Vicki, Davis, Stephen R, Stelwagen, Kerst, Wheeler, Thomas T

“…Besides providing nutrition to the newborn, milk also protects the neonate and the mammary gland against infection. As well as the six major proteins, bovine…”
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Perceptions of Temporal Selves: Continuity, Psychological Outcomes, and the Significance of a Disadvantaged Background by McMichael, Samantha L, Redifer, Kevin D, Kwan, Virginia S Y

“…Psychologists and philosophers have argued that a consistent self-concept is essential for mental health and well-being. Differences in individuals'…”
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Cultural Sharing in a Global Village: Evidence for Extracultural Cognition in European Americans by Alter, Adam L, Kwan, Virginia S. Y

“…The authors examined the effects of exposure to foreign cultural environments and symbols on decision making among European Americans. Although European…”
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Pancultural Explanations for Life Satisfaction: Adding Relationship Harmony to Self-Esteem by Kwan, Virginia S. Y, Bond, Michael Harris, Singelis, Theodore M

“…The first part of the study confirmed an additive effect of the newly proposed construct of relationship harmony to self-esteem in predicting life satisfaction…”
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Foxo3a transcription factor is a negative regulator of Skp2 and Skp2 SCF complex by Wu, J, Lee, S-W, Zhang, X, Han, F, Kwan, S-Y, Yuan, X, Yang, W-L, Jeong, Y S, Rezaeian, A H, Gao, Y, Zeng, Y-X, Lin, H-K

“…Skp2 (S-phase kinase-associated protein-2) SCF complex displays E3 ligase activity and oncogenic activity by regulating protein ubiquitination and degradation,…”
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Disagreeing on whether agreement is persuasive: perceptions of expert group decisions by Votruba, Ashley M, Kwan, Virginia S Y

“…While expert groups often make recommendations on a range of non-controversial as well as controversial issues, little is known about how the level of expert…”
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A Dog's Got Personality: A Cross-Species Comparative Approach to Personality Judgments in Dogs and Humans by Gosling, Samuel D, Kwan, Virginia S. Y, John, Oliver P

“…This research offers a blueprint for how a cross-species comparative approach can be realized empirically. In a single design, parallel procedures and…”
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Conceptualizing and Assessing Self-Enhancement Bias: A Componential Approach by Kwan, Virginia S. Y, John, Oliver P, Robins, Richard W, Kuang, Lu Lu

“…Four studies implemented a componential approach to assessing self-enhancement and contrasted this approach with 2 earlier ones: social comparison (comparing…”
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The Effects of a Female Role Model on Academic Performance and Persistence of Women in STEM Courses by Herrmann, Sarah D., Adelman, Robert Mark, Bodford, Jessica E., Graudejus, Oliver, Okun, Morris A., Kwan, Virginia S. Y.

“…Women are more likely to leave science, technology, engineering, and mathematics compared to men, in part because they lack similar role models such as peers,…”
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Do the offline and social media Big Five have the same dimensional structure, mean levels, and predictive validity of social media outcomes? by Bunker, Cameron, Kwan, Virginia S. Y.

“…AbstractPrior studies found that the Big Five personality traits are significant predictors of social media outcomes, but they did not specify the situational…”
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Is Seeing Believing? A Longitudinal Study of Vividness of the Future and Its Effects on Academic Self-Efficacy and Success in College by McMichael, Samantha L., Bixter, Michael T., Okun, Morris A., Bunker, Cameron J., Graudejus, Oliver, Grimm, Kevin J., Kwan, Virginia S. Y.

“…This research followed students over their first 2 years of college. During this time, many students lose sight of their goals, leading to poor academic…”
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Stereotype Content Model Explains Prejudice for an Envied Outgroup: Scale of Anti-Asian American Stereotypes by Lin, Monica H., Kwan, Virginia S. Y., Cheung, Anna, Fiske, Susan T.

“…The Stereotype Content Model hypothesizes anti-Asian American stereotypes differentiating two dimensions: (excessive) competence and (deficient) sociability…”
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Narcissism and United States' Culture: The View From Home and Around the World by Miller, Joshua D, Maples, Jessica L, Buffardi, Laura, Cai, Huajian, Gentile, Brittany, Kisbu-Sakarya, Yasemin, Kwan, Virginia S. Y, LoPilato, Alex, Pendry, Louise F, Sedikides, Constantine, Siedor, Lane, Campbell, W. Keith

“…The issue of Americans' levels of narcissism is subject to lively debate. The focus of the present research is on the perception of national character (PNC) of…”
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The Value Relevance and Reliability of Brand Assets Recognized by U.K. Firms by Kallapur, Sanjay, Sabrina Y. S. Kwan

“…We examine the value relevance and reliability of brand assets recognized by 33 U.K. firms, and the stock price reaction to the announcement of brand…”
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Personality Change Over 40 Years of Adulthood: Hierarchical Linear Modeling Analyses of Two Longitudinal Samples by Helson, Ravenna, Jones, Constance, Kwan, Virginia S. Y

“…Normative personality change over 40 years was shown in 2 longitudinal cohorts with hierarchical linear modeling of California Psychological Inventory data…”
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Reconceptualizing Individual Differences in Self-Enhancement Bias: An Interpersonal Approach by Kwan, Virginia S. Y, John, Oliver P, Kenny, David A, Bond, Michael H, Robins, Richard W

“…Self-enhancement bias has been studied from 2 perspectives: L. Festinger's (1954) social comparison theory (self-enhancers perceive themselves more positively…”
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