Certainty in holistic thinking and responses to contradiction: Dialectical proverbs, counter‐attitudinal change and ambivalence

D Santos, B Requero, L Moreno… - British Journal of …, 2025‏ - Wiley Online Library
The present research examined whether consideration of individuals' certainty in their
holism can enhance the ability of this individual difference to predict how they respond to …

Fundamental processes of positive change

P Briñol, R Petty - European Review of Social Psychology, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
Many strategies designed to facilitate the generation of positive thoughts (focusing on
strengths, imagining the best possible self, reflecting on achievements) are effective in …

[HTML][HTML] The interplay between self-talk and body posture on physical performance: Analyzing a moderated serial multiple mediation model

J Horcajo, R Mateos, K Tannion - Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Prior research has shown that non-verbal behavior (eg, overt head movements) can
moderate the effects of positive and negative self-talk on physical performance. In the …

The effects of positive versus negative self-talk on vertical jump in soccer players: The moderating role of need for cognition

J Horcajo, R Mateos - Journal of Sport and Exercise …, 2024‏ - journals.humankinetics.com
The current study analyzed the effects of positive versus negative self-talk on physical
performance in soccer players from a multiprocess approach. We operationalized the …

The importance of emotional, spiritual intelligence, and self efficacy on the Principal's performance in sekolah penggerak program based on merdeka curriculum

EH Andriansyah, MA Rafsanjani… - … Hasil Penelitian Dan …, 2022‏ - e-journal.undikma.ac.id
This study aims to analyze the importance of emotional, spiritual intelligence, and Self
Efficacy on the performance of school principals in Sekolah Penggerak that use the Merdeka …

The effects of perceived COVID‐19 threat on compensatory conviction, thought reliance, and attitudes

L Moreno, B Paredes, J Horcajo… - European Journal of …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
This research examines how people can defend themselves from the threat associated with
the COVID‐19 pandemic by relying more on their recently generated thoughts (unrelated to …

The relationship between general self‐efficacy and nursing practice competence for second‐year nurses: Empirical quantitative research

R Tomita - Nursing Open, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aim To examine the relationship between general self‐efficacy and nursing practice
competence for nurses in the second year of employment. Design A cross‐sectional design …

[HTML][HTML] Strengthening the link between vaccine predispositions and vaccine advocacy through certainty

B Paredes, MAM Cárdaba, L Moreno, N Cano, P Briñol… - Vaccines, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Background. Instruments designed to assess individual differences in predispositions
towards vaccination are useful in predicting vaccination-related outcomes. Despite their …

[HTML][HTML] Certainty improves the predictive validity of Honesty-Humility and Dark Triad traits on cheating behavior

D Santos, A Ghodsinia, B Requero, D Gonçalves… - Journal of Experimental …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
This research examined the extent to which certainty can strengthen the relationship
between individual differences and cheating behavior. In the first two studies, participants …

The pathway of social support in enhancing adolescents' physical fitness: The mediating roles of physical activity and self-efficacy

Z Xu, J Xu, T Liu, Z Gu, D Hu - Plos one, 2024‏ - journals.plos.org
Purpose Utilising Welk's Youth Physical Activity Promotion (YPAP) model as a foundational
framework, this study investigates the intricate interplay of social support, physical activity …