PurposeThe major aim of this study is to explore the mechanism through which conflict management behavior impacts job satisfaction and innovation performance, and to verify this relationship with the empirical analysis in the context of China.Design/methodology/approachA model of the relationship among conflict management behavior, job satisfaction and innovation performance was developed and empirically tested. Based on a survey composed of 333 questionnaires designed for Chinese employees, the authors examine the effects of conflict management behavior on job satisfaction and innovation performance in Chinese contexts.FindingsResults show that integrating and compromising conflict management behaviors are positively related to job satisfaction; integrating conflict management behavior is positively related to innovation performance; and avoiding conflict management behavior is negatively related to innovation performance.Research limitations/implicationsThis study does not take the industry differences into consideration, though how to maintain job satisfaction and promote innovation might differ from one industry to another. This study only studied on the personal level, therefore future studies can be extended to the team level.Originality/valueThis paper offers some useful suggestions for business managers as well as employees to improve employees' job satisfaction and innovation performance.

BackgroundSerum uric acid (UA) has been reported to be associated with ischemic stroke and inflammation. However, whether or not UA is related to the recurrence of ischemic stroke, and whether inflammation plays a role in the relationship between them remain inconclusive.ObjectiveWe sought to explore the relationship between UA and the recurrence of ischemic stroke and to define the role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in the aforementioned relationship.MethodsA total of 8,995 patients were included in this study. Basic information and blood samples were collected, and whether or not each participant experienced ischemic stroke recurrence within 3 years was documented. Patients were stratified into three groups according to their UA level, as follows: ≤ 266, 267–339, and ≥ 340 μmol/L. COX regression and restricted cubic spline regression models were used to evaluate the clinical correlation between UA and ischemic stroke recurrence, mediation analysis and interaction and joint analysis were used to evaluate the role of NLR in the association of UA and ischemic stroke recurrence, and sensitivity and subgroup analyses were performed to test the robustness of the data.ResultsIschemic stroke recurrence was related to male sex, older age, higher UA level, higher NLR, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Following adjustment for potential confounders, a high level of UA (≥ 340 μmol/L) increased the risk of recurrence by 92.6% in patients with previous ischemic stroke. We also found that NLR affects the association between UA and the recurrence of ischemic stroke in older adults, suggesting that patients with high NLR and high UA levels are at greater risk for ischemic stroke recurrence.ConclusionUA level is non-linearly associated with recurrence, and NLR has an additive interaction between UA and ischemic stroke recurrence.

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Background To explore the relationship between loneliness and social avoidance of college students, the mediating role of depression and interpersonal trust between them, and the regulating role of self-esteem. A theoretical approach to provide an internal mechanism for the intervention of loneliness and social avoidance. Methods We included 1050 college students using simple random cluster sampling with the self-esteem scale(SES), the social avoidance and distress scale(SAD) , UCLA loneliness scale, the interpersonal trust scale(ITS), and the self-rating depression scale(SDS). And descriptive statistical analysis and correlation analysis, structural equation model analysis were conducted Results (1) The correlations between depression, loneliness, interpersonal trust, self-esteem and social avoidance were all statistically significant. (2) There is a significant positive correlation between loneliness and social avoidance. (3) Depression and interpersonal trust play multiple mediating roles between loneliness and social avoidance. (4) Self-esteem plays a regulating role between interpersonal trust and social avoidance. Conclusion Loneliness has a significant positive predictive effect on social avoidance. More profound loneliness among college students correlates with social avoidance.It provides a new way to explain the mechanism of loneliness, and a new perspective for the clinical intervention of loneliness, that is, from the perspective of their self-experience and self-esteem.