The psychology of zero-sum beliefs

S Davidai, SJ Tepper - Nature Reviews Psychology, 2023 - nature.com
People often hold zero-sum beliefs (subjective beliefs that, independent of the actual
distribution of resources, one party's gains are inevitably accrued at other parties' expense) …

[HTML][HTML] Lonely@ Work@ Home? The impact of work/home demands and support on workplace loneliness during remote work

T Walz, JM Kensbock, SB de Jong, F Kunze - European Management …, 2024 - Elsevier
Workplace loneliness is becoming increasingly prevalent in the fast-growing remote work
environment. Remote work exposes employees to different demands and support not only at …

Loneliness in emerging adulthood: A scoping review

EM Kirwan, A Burns, PS O'Súilleabháin… - Adolescent Research …, 2024 - Springer
Loneliness is prevalent during emerging adulthood (approximately 18–25 years) and is an
important issue given it has been linked to poorer physical and mental health outcomes …

Creativity, theory of mind and loneliness–The links between cognitive and social abilities of school-age children

J Smogorzewska, G Szumski, P Grygiel… - Learning and Individual …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we explored the relationships among children's creative imagery abilities, their
theory of mind (ToM) and loneliness. A large sample (N= 743) of primary school-age …

Going at it alone: Zero-sum beliefs inhibit help-seeking

S Davidai - Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 2025 - Elsevier
What inhibits people from asking for help? Four studies of fully employed British and
American participants (N= 1973, including three pre-registered studies) document the …

Blindness enhances interpersonal trust but deafness impedes social exchange balance

A Oleszkiewicz - Personality and Individual Differences, 2021 - Elsevier
General beliefs about social world may be altered by the sensory impairment that potentially
exposes blind or deaf individuals to exploitive behaviors of others, however research in this …

Reducing hindering job demands: the role of belief in life as a zero-sum game and workload

M Roczniewska, B Wojciszke - International Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
When individuals engage in job crafting by decreasing their job demands, the workload of
their teammates rises. Pursuing self-interest at the expense of others requires holding a …

The science of zero-sum thinking: a scoping review of 10 years of empirical research

LH Matsunaga, J Petersen, T Aoki… - Dynamics of Asymmetric …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Zero-sum thinking, the belief that gains for one party necessitate losses for another,
pervades social and psychological phenomena, influencing conflict resolution. Yet, research …

[PDF][PDF] Loneliness and resilience of teacher candidates: The mediator role of cynicism

F Bakioglu, Z Kiraz - International Online Journal of Educational …, 2019 - academia.edu
Resilience is an important notion that positive psychology is interested in. Resilience derives
from the Latin word 'resilient ', which means that a substance is elastic and it can easily …

Understanding loneliness in emerging adulthood: A mixed methods approach

EM Kirwan - 2024 - researchrepository.ul.ie
Introduction. Loneliness is prevalent during young or emerging adulthood and is an
important public health issue given it has been associated with poorer mental and physical …