ESP-4300

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Yongguo Hu, Li Dai, Jie Liu, Wenjie Huang, Zonghui Wu, Yahui Li, & Yongsong Yan. (2025). Psychological conflicts and ethical adaptation in collaborative editorial decision-making for convergent publishing. Environment and Social Psychology, 10(11), ESP-4300. https://doi.org/10.59429/esp.v10i11.4300

Psychological conflicts and ethical adaptation in collaborative editorial decision-making for convergent publishing

Yongguo Hu

Editorial Department of Health Medicine Research and Practice, Southwest University; Chongqing, 400715, China

Li Dai

Editorial Department of Health Medicine Research and Practice, Southwest University; Chongqing, 400715, China

Jie Liu

Editorial Department of Health Medicine Research and Practice, Southwest University; Chongqing, 400715, China

Wenjie Huang

Editorial Department of Health Medicine Research and Practice, Southwest University; Chongqing, 400715, China

Zonghui Wu

Editorial Department of Health Medicine Research and Practice, Southwest University; Chongqing, 400715, China ;Southwest University Hospital; Chongqing, 400715, China

Yahui Li

Editorial Department of Computer Science; Chongqing, 401121, China

Yongsong Yan

Editorial Department of Nano Materials Science, Chongqing University; Chongqing, 400044, China


DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/esp.v10i11.4300


Keywords: convergence publishing; editorial collaborative decision-making; psychological conflict; professional ethics; ethical adaptation; cognitive reconstruction; team communication

Abstract

The psychological conflicts and ethical dilemmas confronting editorial collaborative decision-making in convergence publishing environments have become increasingly prominent, significantly affecting content quality and professional development. This study employs a mixed-methods approach, utilizing questionnaire surveys (N=500), in-depth interviews (N=35), and quasi-experimental designs to systematically explore the types of editorial psychological conflicts, their impact mechanisms, and ethical adaptation strategies. The findings reveal that editors in convergence publishing contexts face three categories of psychological conflicts: role conflict, power conflict, and cognitive conflict, with an average intensity of 3.89 points; 68.9% of editors simultaneously experience multiple conflicts. Psychological conflicts significantly disrupt the ethical cognitive system (β=-0.492, p<0.001) by weakening moral sensitivity (declining by 30.8%), simplifying ethical reasoning (declining by 32.2%), and reducing judgment quality (declining by 26.6%). Environmental factors such as organizational ethical climate, technical support, and social norms exert significant moderating effects (buffering efficiency 31.1%-54.8%), while individual difference variables including moral identity, professional commitment, and psychological resilience constitute important mediating pathways (mediation ratio 13.4%-61.4%). Cognitive reconstruction strategies at the individual level (such as value clarification, improving by 39.0%) and communication-coordination mechanisms at the team level (such as ethical discussion forums, with comprehensive efficacy of 23.8 points) serve as effective ethical adaptation approaches. The study constructs an integrative theoretical model of "contextual stressors-psychological conflict-ethical cognitive disruption-ethical behavioral deterioration-adaptation mechanism intervention," providing empirical evidence and practical guidance for publishing institutions to establish a three-tier "individual-team-organization" ethical support system.

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