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This research extends the understanding of how self-construal plays a role in our consumption behavior using self-gifting as its context. By applying a four-dimensional self-construal model, we sought to examine differences in self-gifting behaviors among the four self-construal groups (i.e., Bicultural, Western, Traditional, and Alienated), composed of participants from four ethnic groups in the UK (White, Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi). The dependent variables included self-gift propensity, self-gift selection effort, and self-gift post-emotion. Our findings revealed significant differences in self-gifting patterns among different self-construal groups. Generally, the Bicultural and Western self-construal groups are similar, but differ in self-gifting behaviors from Traditional and Alienated self-construal groups. We demonstrate how the four-dimensional self-construal model allows a more precise conceptualization of self-construal and a more thorough investigation of cross-cultural consumption patterns than does the two-dimensional view.

Semi-device-independent certification of an unsharp instrument has recently been demonstrated (2019 New J. Phys. 21 083034) based on the sequential sharing of quantum advantages in a prepare-measure communication game by assuming the system to be qubit. In this work, we provide device-independent (DI) self-testing of the unsharp instrument through the quantum violation of two Bell inequalities where the devices are uncharacterized and the dimension of the system remains unspecified. We introduce an elegant sum-of-squares approach to derive the dimension-independent optimal quantum violation of Bell inequalities which plays a crucial role. Note that the standard Bell test cannot self-test the post-measurement states and consequently cannot self-test unsharp instrument. The sequential Bell test possess the potential to self-test an unsharp instrument. We demonstrate that there exists a trade-off between the maximum sequential quantum violations of the Clauser–Horne–Shimony–Holt inequality, and they form an optimal pair that enables the DI self-testing of the entangled state, the observables, and the unsharpness parameter. Further, we extend our study to the case of elegant Bell inequality and we argue that it has two classical bounds—the local bound and the non-trivial preparation non-contextual bound, lower than the local bound. Based on the sharing of preparation contextuality by three independent sequential observers, we demonstrate the DI self-testing of two unsharpness parameters. Since an actual experimental scenario involves losses and imperfection, we demonstrate robustness of our certification to noise.

We present a self-testing protocol in a constrained prepare-measure scenario, based on a communication game known as parity-oblivious multiplexing (POM) task. In this scenario, a parity-oblivious constraint is imposed on the preparations, allowing us to define a classical bound derived from a preparation noncontextual ontological model. We demonstrate that the optimal quantum value exceeds preparation noncontextual bound and therefore enables self-testing of the preparations and the measurement devices. Contrasting the prevailing consensus that the self-testing in prepare-measure scenario inevitably requires an upper bound on the dimension of the quantum system, we derive the optimal quantum success probability of the POM task devoid of assuming the dimension of the quantum system. Furthermore, by proving the existence of a unitary, we show that the optimal preparations and measurements in an unknown but finite dimensional Hilbert space, responsible for the observed input–output correlations, can be mapped, via a unitary, onto a known finite-dimensional quantum system. Our results thus pave the way for scalable, single system based certification protocols in the prepare-measure scenario.

The extant literature has established an association between mindfulness, forgiveness, and self-construal; however, the mechanisms underlying these relationships are not yet clear. The present study aims to explore the potential moderating role of self-construal between mindfulness and forgiveness. Four hundred and nineteen participants were recruited and asked to complete measures of mindfulness, self-construal, state, and trait forgiveness. The results showed that mindfulness was positively correlated with state and trait forgiveness. The present study investigated the association between mindfulness and state forgiveness, as well as trait forgiveness, and how this was moderated by self-construal. The findings indicated that for participants who identified with interdependent self-construal, both associations increased, while for those who identified with independent self-construal, the relationship decreased or became non-significant. These results align with previous research and suggest that the mechanisms identified may be applicable to psychological education. The results of this study suggest the presence of a potential underlying mechanism between mindfulness and forgiveness through self-construal. The findings of the research have guiding significance for the design and implementation of psychological interventions, providing evidence that mindfulness training may promote forgiveness by affecting self-construal. These findings have the potential to enhance interpersonal relationships, promote cross-cultural communication and international cooperation, and cultivate students’ mindfulness, empathy, and forgiveness, thereby supporting the creation of a more harmonious and supportive learning environment.

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the role of salesperson moral identity centrality in value co-creation. This study identified and tested an extended identity-based formation process of selling orientation, customer orientation and value co-creation. This was accomplished by examining the role of inclusion of others in the self and circle of moral regard in the mechanism through which moral identity centrality impacts selling orientation, customer orientation and value co-creation, taking into account the contingency role of salesperson self-construal. Design/methodology/approach An extended identity-behavior model grounded in identity theory and the social-cognitive perspective of moral identity centrality was tested. The study used survey data from business-to-business salespeople. Data collected was analyzed using structural equation modeling. Findings The results show that a central moral identity to a salesperson’s self-drives higher expansion of the salesperson’s circle of moral regard. This process facilitates the mechanisms for salesperson moral identity centrality to decrease selling orientation and increase customer orientation and value co-creation, leading to higher sales performance. Independent self-construal is found to deteriorate the positive effects of salesperson moral identity centrality on the inclusion of others in the self, expansion of the circle of moral regard and customer orientation. Research limitations/implications Through the conceptualized and tested framework, the study opens the door for additional research to inspect the role of moral identity centrality in sales. Practical implications Findings have implications for the human resource side of sales organizations in the areas of recruitment, mentoring, coaching and training. Moral identity centrality plays a vital role in the interface between salespeople and customers, leading to improved behavioral and sales outcomes. Sales managers must look for their salespeople’s moral identity centrality to improve morality in the attitudes and decision-making of their salesforce. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to uncover the vital impacts of salesperson moral identity centrality on selling orientation, customer orientation and value co-creation. Through the conceptualized and tested framework, the study opens the door for additional research to inspect the role of moral identity centrality in sales.

Independent self-employment (ISE) has a crucial impact on new job creation as well as sustainable and inclusive growth. However, the findings on depression status among self-employed individuals are mixed owing to the lack of targeted classifications or the use of different classification criteria. This study investigated the association between depression and ISE, and conducted a categorical comparison of ISE. Using logit models, the study employed data from the 2018 China Labor-force Dynamics Survey (CLDS) ( N  = 10,758) to explore differences in depression status between individuals with ISE and those with non-ISE individuals and employees. Further, intellectual and physical ISE were distinguished. This study tested the mediating roles of job freedom and income. ISE individuals were significantly less likely to experience depression than non-ISE individuals and employees. The odds ratio (OR) of ISE with depression was 0.828 times that of non-ISE individuals and employees. The OR of intellectual ISE with depression was 0.717 times that of non-ISE individuals and employees. The regression results of depression in relation to physical ISE were not significant. A mechanism analysis showed that income (rather than work freedom) reduced the risk of depression among intellectually ISE individuals. Significantly different risk levels of depression were found between ISE individuals, and non-ISE individuals and employees in China, particularly between intellectually ISE individuals, and non-ISE individuals and employees. Moreover, the mediating role of income was identified, contradicting prior knowledge that a high degree of work freedom is what leads to high happiness and job satisfaction in self-employment.

This study developed and tested a model linking independent self-construal to radical creativity by utilizing the framework of uniqueness theory. We administered time-lagged surveys to 277 dyads of employees and their immediate supervisors. The results showed that independent self-construal had a significant and positive effect on radical creativity, while the need for uniqueness played a mediating role in this relationship. Furthermore, an error-management climate positively moderated both the relationship between independent self-construal and the need for uniqueness, and the indirect effect of independent self-construal on radical creativity through the need for uniqueness. The multiple mechanisms by which independent self-construal affects radical creativity illuminate its positive effects and indicate avenues that can be utilized to strengthen its potential impact and subsequently improve employees' innovation and creativity. These findings provide guidance for the practice of organizational innovation management.

Food waste has become a global problem, which has a profound impact on global sustainable development. The waste produced at the consumption level is shocking and is the key link that causes food waste. In recent years, researches on food waste behavior intervention at the consumer lever have mainly explored from the perspective of cognitive information, while the impact on emotions has been less studied and its mechanisms have not been explained. This article proposes an emotional path to intervene in food waste. Three studies confirm the differential effects of anthropomorphic visual design (pleasure vs. sadness) and anthropomorphic verbal design (positive vs. negative), and test the moderating role of consumer’ characteristics. The findings suggest that sad anthropomorphic visual design (vs. pleasant) and negative anthropomorphic verbal design (vs. positive) had a greater effect on intention to not waste food. And compared with anthropomorphic verbal design, anthropomorphic visual design has a greater impact on consumers’ intention to not waste food. The effect is mediated by consumer’ empathy, and sad (vs. pleasant), negative (vs. positive) anthropomorphic design is more likely to trigger consumer’ empathy. Moreover, self-construal plays a moderating role in the relationship between anthropomorphic design and empathy. These findings provide novel insights for governments, environmental groups and the restaurant industry to design effective interventions for against food waste.