Sylvia Y Xu
Biographic Data
| ID | 9561483 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sylvia Y Xu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sylvia Y |
| FAMILY NAME | Xu |
| SIGNATURE | XU S Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Faculty of Economics and Business University of Groningen Groningen The Netherlands |
| ORCID | 0009-0004-8951-4725 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Behavioral Impact of Moral Appeals
Moral appeals—persuasive messages aimed at invoking moral obligations—are widely used across various contexts. However, evidence about their effectiveness in changing behaviors remains mixed, and little is known about the conditions that influence it. To address this, we conducted a meta-analysis with 67 papers ( k = 399) to assess the overall impact of moral appeals on behavioral intentions and behaviors, and to test various moderators of this e…
Fear of Losing Power and Malevolent Creativity in Organizational Leaders
Leader's fear of power loss may motivate novel antisocial behavior toward employees. In this study, we hypothesized a positive relationship between leader's fear of power loss and leader's engagement in malevolent creativity toward employees (i.e., creativity used for harming employees). We also hypothesized that this relationship is moderated by how leaders' construe power, either as an opportunity or as a responsibility. Study 1, a time‐lagged …
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Fear of Losing Power and Malevolent Creativity in Organizational Leaders
Leader's fear of power loss may motivate novel antisocial behavior toward employees. In this study, we hypothesized a positive relationship between leader's fear of power loss and leader's engagement in malevolent creativity toward employees (i.e., creativity used for harming employees). We also hypothesized that this relationship is moderated by how leaders' construe power, either as an opportunity or as a responsibility. Study 1, a time‐lagged …
The Behavioral Impact of Moral Appeals
Moral appeals—persuasive messages aimed at invoking moral obligations—are widely used across various contexts. However, evidence about their effectiveness in changing behaviors remains mixed, and little is known about the conditions that influence it. To address this, we conducted a meta-analysis with 67 papers ( k = 399) to assess the overall impact of moral appeals on behavioral intentions and behaviors, and to test various moderators of this e…
Appeal (1 work) · Assertiveness (1 work) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (1 work) · Creativity (1 work) · Cultural Differences and Values (1 work) · Emotional Intelligence and Performance (1 work) · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (1 work) · Moral development (1 work) · Moral disengagement (1 work) · Morality (1 work)