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Self-compassion is a crucial factor in psychological well-being, particularly among young adults facing various life challenges. This study investigates the multidimensional nature of self-compassion and its impact on flourishing and life satisfaction in 994 college students. We found that the Self-Compassion Scale is best understood as comprising separate “protective” (e.g., self-acceptance and kindness) and “vulnerability” (e.g., self-criticism) factors. Both men and women interpreted the scale similarly, suggesting a shared understanding of self-compassion. However, gender differences emerged in how these dimensions relate to well-being. The “protective” dimension positively influenced flourishing and life satisfaction for both genders. Notably, for women, managing “vulnerability” was a stronger predictor of life satisfaction compared to men. This highlights the importance of fostering self-compassion, particularly by addressing the vulnerability factor, to enhance women’s overall well-being. The study emphasizes the need to consider the multidimensional nature of self-compassion and gender differences when examining its relationship with well-being.

Background: Little research has been done to identify the individual-level factors contributing to the prevention of administrative corruption. Specifically, Iranian public employees are an understudied population in terms of individual and contextual factors that contribute to the prevention of administrative corruption. This study aimed to identify the perception of public servants about the psychosocial factors that facilitate the prevention of corruption.

Method: Data were collected using semistructured interviews with 14 individuals working in public sector departments or agencies in Tehran.

Results: Six main themes emerged from the data: cognitive characteristics (including “detachment-promoting thoughts and beliefs” and “consequence-focused thoughts and beliefs”), emotional patterns (including “deterrent negative emotions” and “deterrent positive emotions”), personality characteristics (including “self-oriented conservative personality traits” and “other-oriented prosocial personality traits”), behavioral strategies (including “need-fulfillment strategies” and “self-care strategies”), familial background (including “growing up in a rule-oriented and value-oriented family” and “living with an honest and supportive spouse”), and organizational context (including “employee monitoring” and “rule-based and ethical space of the organization”).

Conclusion: The study reveals some psychological and contextual factors that could be involved in preventing administrative corruption in Iran. These factors can be taken into consideration when designing preventive measures and policies aimed at reducing corrupt behaviors in public agents and promoting ethics in public service.

A diverse workforce is innovative and women are equally contributing to the country’s economic development along with men. In a dynamic business community, women are more enthusiastic and progressively using their potential for financial growth and providing benefits to their families as well. In the subcontinent, women also participate in the workforce and contribute to improving their quality of life and financial responsibilities. The objective of current research is to find out the relationship between emotional health, positive life orientation, and work-life balance in professional married women. A correlational research design and purposive sampling strategy were utilized to conceptualize the study. A total of 300 professional married women who served in various positions in different organizations were selected. Standardized instruments were used to measure study variables along with sociodemographic Performa. Statistical findings of the study revealed a significant positive relationship between emotional wellness, positive life orientation, and work-personal life enhancement ( ^∗∗∗p < 0.01,  ^∗∗p < 0.1,  ^∗p < 0.05) by using Pearson product-moment correlation. Mediation through PLS revealed that positive life orientation mediates the relationship between emotional wellness and work-life balance. Independent Sample T-test results also revealed that working women living in the nuclear family system have higher work interference with personal life and personal life interference with work than those women who live in a joint family system. This research will be helpful for organizations to design a conducive and women-friendly job environment and use women’s potential for constructive and productive professional growth and organizational progress.

Although it is widely recognized that atmosphere influences people’s decision-making process, few studied have examined the effect of atmosphere in the context of consensus building concerning the construction of controversial infrastructures. At local residents’ briefing sessions, the negative words used by certain members of the strong opposition can often create a negative atmosphere, leading to unpleasant arguments. Therefore, in this study, a vignette experiment was conducted to examine the influence of the atmosphere at briefing sessions on local residents’ intention to participate in discussion. The results showed that local residents reported greater intention to participate in discussion in a positive atmosphere compared to a negative atmosphere. As for the cognitive process, however, while in the positive atmosphere only a single factor (i.e., interest) affected local residents’ intention, in the negative atmosphere multifactors (e.g., procedural justice, disbenefit, and mental burden) affected the intention. These findings suggest the importance of choosing an appropriate strategy to increase resident’s intention to participate in discussion depending on the atmosphere (positive or negative). The psychological mechanism of the influence of atmosphere and effective strategies that project implementers should take when the atmosphere becomes negative at a briefing session are discussed.