Browsing by Author "Lu, Su"
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Can you forgive? It depends on how happy you are
Jiang, Feng; Yue, Xiaodong; Lu, Su; Yu, Guangtao (Article)This paper examined how individual group status and happiness influence forgiveness. In Study 1, happiness was treated as a trait difference: highly happy people, compared with very unhappy people, were found to be more ... -
The effect of subgroup homogeneity of efficacy on contribution in public good dilemmas
Yam, Paton Pak Chun; Ng, Gary Ting Tat; Au, Wing Tung; Tao, Lin; Lu, Su; Leung, Hildie; Fung, Jane M. Y. (Article)This paper examines how to maximize contribution in public good dilemmas by arranging people into homogeneous or heterogeneous subgroups. Past studies on the effect of homo- geneity of efficacy have exclusively manipulated ... -
How Belief in a Just World Benefits Mental Health: The Effects of Optimism and Gratitude
Jiang, Feng; Yue, Xiaodong; Lu, Su; Yu, Guangtao; Zhu, Fei (Article)Past research suggests that individuals’ belief in a just world (BJW) is closely connected with their mental health. To clarify the underlying mechanism, the current study proposes that BJW encourages optimism and gratitude ... -
Perceived Family Life Quality in Junior Secondary School Students in Hong Kong
Shek, Daniel T. L.; Leung, Hildie; Lu, Su (Article)The present longitudinal study examined perceived family functioning and related socio-demographic correlates from the perspective of adolescents in Hong Kong. Results showed that adolescent perceptions of family functioning ... -
Social media impacts the relation between interpersonal conflict and job performance
Jiang, Feng; Lu, Su; Zhu, Xiji; Song, Xin (Article)Previous research has predominantly focused on the effects of cognitive and emotional reactions on the relation between interpersonal conflict and job performance. The effects of behavioral reactions, however, have been ... -
To Be or Not To Be Humorous? Cross Cultural Perspectives on Humor
Yue, Xiaodong; Jiang, Feng; Lu, Su; Hiranandani, Neelam (Article)Humor seems to manifest differently in Western and Eastern cultures, although little is known about how culture shapes humor perceptions. The authors suggest that Westerners regard humor as a common and positive disposition; ... -
True versus strategic fairness in a common resource dilemma: Evidence from the dual-process perspective
Lu, Su; Au, Wing Tung; Zhu, Yi; Jiang, Feng (Article)Common resource dilemmas involve collectively coordinating individual choices to promote group efficiency. Equal division represents one of the most important coordination rules. Previous research suggests that individuals ... -
Up or Down? How Culture and Color Affect Judgments
Jiang, Feng; Lu, Su; Yao, Xiang; Yue, Xiadong; Au, Wing Tung (Article)In the Mainland China stock market, an upmarket is represented by the color red, whereas a downmarket is represented by the color green. Elsewhere, including the Chinese Hong Kong stock market, the color representations ...