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Psychological Contracts at Different Levels: The Cross-Level and Comparative Multilevel Effects of Team Psychological Contract Fulfillment

How much compensation should I receive for my daily tasks, how many days off per year can I expect, what should be my regular work schedule, and other employment commitments are common components of formal written employment contracts. Written contracts play a crucial role in the employer-employee relationship by clearly defining key aspects of the job and providing a framework for resolving potential disputes. However, written contracts often fail to encompass all the promises and responsibilities inherent in an employment agreement.

Editor's Picks, ResearchMoazzma ArshadMay 1, 2024psychology, workplace, employees

Are Functional Disorders Driven By Underlying Psychological Distress?

An intriguing discussion is going on in one corner of the world of clinical neuropsychiatry that has implications that are important for how a very common group of disorders are understood and, therefore, treated. ‘Functional disorders’ are conditions where physical symptoms and signs, after very thorough assessment, cannot be attributed to a general medical condition. Individuals with these conditions make up about 22% of all people presenting for primary medical care, and over 30% in some neurology clinics. The matter of debate is whether we know enough to attribute causation of these conditions to underlying psychological distress, or whether we should take an agnostic approach to causation.

ResearchWehida NiaziApril 25, 2024psychology, neurology, Mental health

Gender Matters: The Not-Necessarily Invisible Experience of Being Queer

Within the United States, the stereotype that gay men are effeminate and lesbian women are masculine affects people of all genders, regardless of their sexual orientation. This stereotype reveals how gender expression – how we “do” gender through our clothing, hair style, accouterments, and body movements – is the basis upon which not only our gender identities are perceived (e.g., as a man, woman, nonbinary person) but also our sexual orientation (e.g., as straight, gay, lesbian).

Research, Editor's PicksMaria Pia TissotNovember 3, 2022gender, queer, psychology, sexual orientation, LGBTQ+

Sexualized gender stereotypes predict girls’ academic self-efficacy and motivation

“Girls live in a culture in which they see sexualized images of women and girls everywhere – on magazine covers at the grocery store, on Instagram and YouTube, on billboards, in movies, television, and music videos. According to research, by elementary school, children begin to stereotype those highly popular images of sexy women and girls as high in status, but not very smart. For both children and adults, being sexy is highly valued, but is seemingly incompatible with being smart. By the time kids enter middle school, they often believe that girls should be valued primarily for their sexual appeal and that boys should be focused solely on girls as sexual objects.