Pub Date : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2026-01-14DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2026.113655
Mengting Li , Siyao Chen
The present study explored the longitudinal associations between need for cognition and college adjustment using the random intercept cross-lagged panel model (RI-CLPM) that disaggregates the between- and within-person variance. Five hundred and twenty-nine Chinese college students (Mage = 18.93, SDage = 0.73 at Time 1; 68.1% females) participated in this three-wave longitudinal study from their first academic year to the third year. Need for cognition (NFC), academic adjustment, and social adjustment were measured at each time point using self-report inventories. The RI-CLPM results revealed that at the within-person level, NFC at Time 1 positively predicted social adjustment at Time 2, which, in turn, positively predicted academic adjustment at Time 3. NFC at Time 1 also positively predicted academic adjustment at Time 2. At the between-person level, academic adjustment was positively related to social adjustment. The present study suggests that fostering students' NFC may assist them with their college adjustment.
{"title":"Need for cognition and college adjustment: A random intercept cross-lagged panel model","authors":"Mengting Li , Siyao Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.paid.2026.113655","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.paid.2026.113655","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The present study explored the longitudinal associations between need for cognition and college adjustment using the random intercept cross-lagged panel model (RI-CLPM) that disaggregates the between- and within-person variance. Five hundred and twenty-nine Chinese college students (<em>M</em><sub>age</sub> = 18.93, <em>SD</em><sub>age</sub> = 0.73 at Time 1; 68.1% females) participated in this three-wave longitudinal study from their first academic year to the third year. Need for cognition (NFC), academic adjustment, and social adjustment were measured at each time point using self-report inventories. The RI-CLPM results revealed that at the within-person level, NFC at Time 1 positively predicted social adjustment at Time 2, which, in turn, positively predicted academic adjustment at Time 3. NFC at Time 1 also positively predicted academic adjustment at Time 2. At the between-person level, academic adjustment was positively related to social adjustment. The present study suggests that fostering students' NFC may assist them with their college adjustment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48467,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Individual Differences","volume":"254 ","pages":"Article 113655"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145981444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2026-01-16DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2026.113659
Ana Isabela de Queiroz Gomes , Phillip Dyamond Gomes da Silva , Valdiney Veloso Gouveia , Bruna da Silva Nascimento
The present study examined the contribution of Dark Triad personality traits (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) to antisocial behaviors, considering the mediating roles of risk (low self-control, aggression, and excitement value) and protective (religiosity, maternal responsiveness, and normative value) factors. Participants were 401 Brazilian undergraduate students who completed measures of antisocial behaviors, personality traits, self-control, human values, and maternal responsiveness, in addition to demographic questions. Results revealed that antisocial behaviors were positively associated with all Dark Triad traits and risk factors, and negatively associated with protective factors. The best correlates of antisocial behaviors were low self-control, aggression, excitement value, and normative value. The mediation model indicated indirect associations between Dark Triad traits and antisocial behaviors through risk and protective factors, in a pattern consistent with a mediation framework rather than implying causality. The present findings suggest that antisocial behaviors have a multifactorial nature, best understood through the interaction between dispositional traits and contextual factors. We discuss these findings and their implications for future interventions.
{"title":"Protective and risk factors of antisocial behaviors: From self-control to psychopathy","authors":"Ana Isabela de Queiroz Gomes , Phillip Dyamond Gomes da Silva , Valdiney Veloso Gouveia , Bruna da Silva Nascimento","doi":"10.1016/j.paid.2026.113659","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.paid.2026.113659","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The present study examined the contribution of Dark Triad personality traits (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) to antisocial behaviors, considering the mediating roles of risk (low self-control, aggression, and excitement value) and protective (religiosity, maternal responsiveness, and normative value) factors. Participants were 401 Brazilian undergraduate students who completed measures of antisocial behaviors, personality traits, self-control, human values, and maternal responsiveness, in addition to demographic questions. Results revealed that antisocial behaviors were positively associated with all Dark Triad traits and risk factors, and negatively associated with protective factors. The best correlates of antisocial behaviors were low self-control, aggression, excitement value, and normative value. The mediation model indicated indirect associations between Dark Triad traits and antisocial behaviors through risk and protective factors, in a pattern consistent with a mediation framework rather than implying causality. The present findings suggest that antisocial behaviors have a multifactorial nature, best understood through the interaction between dispositional traits and contextual factors. We discuss these findings and their implications for future interventions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48467,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Individual Differences","volume":"254 ","pages":"Article 113659"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145981440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2026-01-27DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2026.113679
Nikki S. Rickard
{"title":"Corrigendum to “Character strength-based attributes as explanatory factors in the wellbeing benefits of music” [Personality and Individual Differences 246 (2025) 113324]","authors":"Nikki S. Rickard","doi":"10.1016/j.paid.2026.113679","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.paid.2026.113679","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48467,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Individual Differences","volume":"254 ","pages":"Article 113679"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146189353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2026-01-22DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2026.113643
Rachel Johnson, Christopher Hobson, Victoria Samuel
This study aimed to systematically review the psychometric properties of brief general coping outcome measures. Systematic searches across five databases identified 32 studies evaluating 12 measures using the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) methodology. Quality of evidence was graded using the modified GRADE approach. Methodological quality ranged from ‘inadequate’ to ‘very good’ depending on the psychometric property. Most measures showed poor content validity due to limited involvement of target populations. The Cultural Mix Coping Inventory (CMCI) showed promising results, but requires further validation. The Brief COPE, the most studied measure, had inconsistent evidence across key psychometric properties. Across all measures, evidence for cross-cultural validity, reliability, and criterion validity was limited. Findings suggest researchers and clinicians should exercise caution when selecting and interpreting coping measures. Future research should prioritise rigorous evaluation and involve target populations to improve content validity and ensure measures are fit for purpose.
{"title":"A COSMIN systematic review of the psychometric properties of coping skills outcome measures","authors":"Rachel Johnson, Christopher Hobson, Victoria Samuel","doi":"10.1016/j.paid.2026.113643","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.paid.2026.113643","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aimed to systematically review the psychometric properties of brief general coping outcome measures. Systematic searches across five databases identified 32 studies evaluating 12 measures using the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) methodology. Quality of evidence was graded using the modified GRADE approach. Methodological quality ranged from ‘inadequate’ to ‘very good’ depending on the psychometric property. Most measures showed poor content validity due to limited involvement of target populations. The Cultural Mix Coping Inventory (CMCI) showed promising results, but requires further validation. The Brief COPE, the most studied measure, had inconsistent evidence across key psychometric properties. Across all measures, evidence for cross-cultural validity, reliability, and criterion validity was limited. Findings suggest researchers and clinicians should exercise caution when selecting and interpreting coping measures. Future research should prioritise rigorous evaluation and involve target populations to improve content validity and ensure measures are fit for purpose.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48467,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Individual Differences","volume":"254 ","pages":"Article 113643"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146039245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2026-01-16DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2026.113641
Yifan Zhang , Xiaolin Guo , Liang Luo
Parental educational anxiety, which may negatively affect parenting and child development, has become increasingly prevalent. However, its heterogeneity and stability remain unclear. This study explored distinct patterns of parental educational anxiety and their changes during children's transition from middle to high school, a period of heightened academic pressure. Based on two-wave data from 1333 fathers and 1590 mothers, four profiles—Low, Moderate-low, Moderate-high, and High Educational Anxiety—were identified for both fathers and mothers at each time point, with substantial transitions across profiles during this period. Moreover, compared to fathers, mothers reported significantly higher educational anxiety at both time points, had higher frequency in profiles with higher educational anxiety, and showed lower stability in profile transitions. Additionally, during this period, parents with constant-low or decreasing educational anxiety reported less psychological control, and parents with constant-low educational anxiety reported more autonomy support than those with other transition patterns. Notably, fathers with low or decreasing educational anxiety reported higher behavioral control, whereas mothers in these groups reported lower behavioral control. These findings provide a nuanced understanding of the heterogeneous and dynamic nature of parental educational anxiety, highlighting its relevance for parenting practices and offering implications for targeted interventions.
{"title":"Profiles and changes in parental educational anxiety during children's transition to high school and its associations with parenting","authors":"Yifan Zhang , Xiaolin Guo , Liang Luo","doi":"10.1016/j.paid.2026.113641","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.paid.2026.113641","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Parental educational anxiety, which may negatively affect parenting and child development, has become increasingly prevalent. However, its heterogeneity and stability remain unclear. This study explored distinct patterns of parental educational anxiety and their changes during children's transition from middle to high school, a period of heightened academic pressure. Based on two-wave data from 1333 fathers and 1590 mothers, four profiles—Low, Moderate-low, Moderate-high, and High Educational Anxiety—were identified for both fathers and mothers at each time point, with substantial transitions across profiles during this period. Moreover, compared to fathers, mothers reported significantly higher educational anxiety at both time points, had higher frequency in profiles with higher educational anxiety, and showed lower stability in profile transitions. Additionally, during this period, parents with constant-low or decreasing educational anxiety reported less psychological control, and parents with constant-low educational anxiety reported more autonomy support than those with other transition patterns. Notably, fathers with low or decreasing educational anxiety reported higher behavioral control, whereas mothers in these groups reported lower behavioral control. These findings provide a nuanced understanding of the heterogeneous and dynamic nature of parental educational anxiety, highlighting its relevance for parenting practices and offering implications for targeted interventions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48467,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Individual Differences","volume":"254 ","pages":"Article 113641"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145981567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2026-01-15DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2026.113649
Marcin Zajenkowski , Gilles E. Gignac
This study examined the relationship between grandiose narcissism and epistemically suspect beliefs, focusing on two dimensions of narcissism—agentic and antagonistic—and two types of irrational beliefs: conspiracy thinking and pseudo-profound bullshit receptivity. Additionally, we included belief in purpose of random events (teleological thinking) as a potential mediator of these associations. Using two samples (Ntotal = 546) we confirmed most hypotheses. Our findings confirmed that agentic narcissism was positively related to both conspiracy beliefs and bullshit receptivity. Individuals high in agentic narcissism may be especially drawn to vague, profound-sounding statements because such content bolsters feelings of uniqueness and being intelligent. Furthermore, agentic narcissism was associated with a stronger tendency to perceive purpose in random events, suggesting that teleological thinking may serve self-enhancement motives by implying an ordered, meaningful world. In contrast, antagonistic narcissism was uniquely related to conspiracy beliefs, likely due to its ego-defensive orientation and reliance on hostility, control, and externalization of blame. However, it showed little to no association with bullshit receptivity or teleological thinking when controlling for agentic narcissism. These findings highlight distinct cognitive and motivational pathways linking narcissistic traits to irrational belief systems.
{"title":"Seeing purpose, believing nonsense: A narcissism-informed path to bullshit receptivity and conspiracist beliefs","authors":"Marcin Zajenkowski , Gilles E. Gignac","doi":"10.1016/j.paid.2026.113649","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.paid.2026.113649","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examined the relationship between grandiose narcissism and epistemically suspect beliefs, focusing on two dimensions of narcissism—agentic and antagonistic—and two types of irrational beliefs: conspiracy thinking and pseudo-profound bullshit receptivity. Additionally, we included belief in purpose of random events (teleological thinking) as a potential mediator of these associations. Using two samples (<em>N</em><sub><em>total</em></sub> = 546) we confirmed most hypotheses. Our findings confirmed that agentic narcissism was positively related to both conspiracy beliefs and bullshit receptivity. Individuals high in agentic narcissism may be especially drawn to vague, profound-sounding statements because such content bolsters feelings of uniqueness and being intelligent. Furthermore, agentic narcissism was associated with a stronger tendency to perceive purpose in random events, suggesting that teleological thinking may serve self-enhancement motives by implying an ordered, meaningful world. In contrast, antagonistic narcissism was uniquely related to conspiracy beliefs, likely due to its ego-defensive orientation and reliance on hostility, control, and externalization of blame. However, it showed little to no association with bullshit receptivity or teleological thinking when controlling for agentic narcissism. These findings highlight distinct cognitive and motivational pathways linking narcissistic traits to irrational belief systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48467,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Individual Differences","volume":"254 ","pages":"Article 113649"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145981441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2026-01-19DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2026.113669
Liting Xia , Xueyuan Yu , Jiamin Song , Lingling Wang , Xiaochi Zhang , Jürgen Margraf , Dan Cai
Social focus values (SFV) and personal focus values (PFC) are closely linked to mental health. Navigating the challenging transitions characteristic of emerging adulthood proves psychologically demanding. This nine-year longitudinal study (2013−2021) tracked positive and negative mental health among 431 Chinese emerging adults (76.1% female; Mage = 19.24 ± 0.85), examining the influence of baseline SFV and PFV on mental health changes across five waves. Results showed stable positive mental health alongside significant longitudinal reductions in negative mental health. SFV predicted higher baseline positive mental health and lower baseline negative mental health. Crucially, SFV demonstrated stronger predictive effects on longitudinal declines in negative mental health compared PFV. This highlights the effects of SFV on mental health in Chinese emerging adults. It should be noted, however, that the study experienced a relatively high attrition rate, and thus the findings should be interpreted with caution.
{"title":"Do social or personal focus values better predict longitudinal changes in mental health? A nine-year longitudinal study among emerging adult in China","authors":"Liting Xia , Xueyuan Yu , Jiamin Song , Lingling Wang , Xiaochi Zhang , Jürgen Margraf , Dan Cai","doi":"10.1016/j.paid.2026.113669","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.paid.2026.113669","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Social focus values (SFV) and personal focus values (PFC) are closely linked to mental health. Navigating the challenging transitions characteristic of emerging adulthood proves psychologically demanding. This nine-year longitudinal study (2013−2021) tracked positive and negative mental health among 431 Chinese emerging adults (76.1% female; <em>M</em><sub>age</sub> = 19.24 ± 0.85), examining the influence of baseline SFV and PFV on mental health changes across five waves. Results showed stable positive mental health alongside significant longitudinal reductions in negative mental health. SFV predicted higher baseline positive mental health and lower baseline negative mental health. Crucially, SFV demonstrated stronger predictive effects on longitudinal declines in negative mental health compared PFV. This highlights the effects of SFV on mental health in Chinese emerging adults. It should be noted, however, that the study experienced a relatively high attrition rate, and thus the findings should be interpreted with caution.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48467,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Individual Differences","volume":"254 ","pages":"Article 113669"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146039246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2026-01-21DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2026.113675
Elizabeth Milad , Antonio Terracciano , Daisy Zavala , Selin Karakose , Martina Luchetti , Amanda A. Miller , Michele K. Evans , Alan B. Zonderman , Angelina R. Sutin
This preregistered study* used a socioeconomically diverse, African American sample (N = 573) to examine the association between personality traits, facets, discrimination, and culturally informed coping strategies (spirituality, interconnectedness, problem-oriented, and disengagement) with life satisfaction. Higher extraversion (β = 0.035) and conscientiousness (β = 0.028) and lower neuroticism (β = −0.036) and discrimination (β = −0.146) were associated with greater life satisfaction (all ps < 0.001); anxiety and depression (neuroticism), positive emotion (extraversion), and achievement-striving (conscientiousness) were the strongest facet-level correlates. Personality traits were related to coping, but coping was surprisingly unrelated to life satisfaction. An exploratory structural equation model generally supported these associations, except for a contradictory association between spirituality coping and lower life satisfaction. This work clarifies personality and coping associations with life satisfaction in African American adults and highlights similarities and differences in these associations when compared to non-minority samples. The structural model indicates avenues to further refine frameworks for understanding life satisfaction that consider both individual level and broader environmental/culturally specific factors contributing to well-being.
{"title":"A culturally congruent approach to life satisfaction: The role of personality traits, social stressors, and coping in African American adults","authors":"Elizabeth Milad , Antonio Terracciano , Daisy Zavala , Selin Karakose , Martina Luchetti , Amanda A. Miller , Michele K. Evans , Alan B. Zonderman , Angelina R. Sutin","doi":"10.1016/j.paid.2026.113675","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.paid.2026.113675","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This preregistered study* used a socioeconomically diverse, African American sample (<em>N</em> = 573) to examine the association between personality traits, facets, discrimination, and culturally informed coping strategies (spirituality, interconnectedness, problem-oriented, and disengagement) with life satisfaction. Higher extraversion (β = 0.035) and conscientiousness (β = 0.028) and lower neuroticism (β = −0.036) and discrimination (β = −0.146) were associated with greater life satisfaction (all <em>p</em>s < 0.001); anxiety and depression (neuroticism), positive emotion (extraversion), and achievement-striving (conscientiousness) were the strongest facet-level correlates. Personality traits were related to coping, but coping was surprisingly unrelated to life satisfaction. An exploratory structural equation model generally supported these associations, except for a contradictory association between spirituality coping and lower life satisfaction. This work clarifies personality and coping associations with life satisfaction in African American adults and highlights similarities and differences in these associations when compared to non-minority samples. The structural model indicates avenues to further refine frameworks for understanding life satisfaction that consider both individual level and broader environmental/culturally specific factors contributing to well-being.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48467,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Individual Differences","volume":"254 ","pages":"Article 113675"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146039249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2026-01-14DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2026.113646
Xiaoyu Li , Xudong Song , Wenqing Li , Yinqiu Zhao , Chi Yang , Yingchao Zhang , Xin Tian
Future time perspective (FTP) is a critical protective factor against adolescent short-form video addiction, yet the personality traits that undermine FTP remain under-explored. This three-wave longitudinal study examined how Dark Triad traits (i.e., narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy) predict short-form video addiction through FTP, and whether mindfulness moderates this pathway. Chinese adolescents (NTime 1 = 1567; NTime 2 = 1278; NTime 3 = 1453; Mage = 15.41 years, SD = 0.52, age range = 15–17) completed assessments at 6-month intervals over one year. Dark Triad traits (Dirty Dozen), baseline FTP (FTP Scale), and baseline short-form video addiction (Short-Form Video Addiction Scale) were assessed at Time 1; FTP and mindfulness (Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure) at Time 2; and short-form video addiction at Time 3. Results revealed that Machiavellianism and psychopathy longitudinally predicted increased addiction via diminished FTP (indirect effects = 0.03 and 0.04, 95% CIs [0.02, 0.05] and [0.02, 0.06], respectively), while narcissism showed no significant indirect effect. Critically, mindfulness strengthened rather than buffered the negative association between these antagonistic traits and FTP. These findings extend life history theory into digital contexts and highlight the need for personality-informed interventions targeting high-risk youth.
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