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The original article was published in BMC Psychology 2025 13:931
Procrastination is a pervasive habit that undermines well-being, productivity, and mental health. Developing brief and scalable interventions to address this issue is crucial. Here, we tested the efficacy of a...
Left-behind adolescents in China may face heightened risks of involvement in cyberbullying due to their psychological vulnerability and complex social circumstances. Considering the potential heterogeneity wit...
Burnout remains a critical concern among nurses, yet relatively little is known about the motivational and relational mechanisms that may buffer against it. This study examined whether interpersonal goals infl...
This study focuses on the concept of eco-anxiety and examines its effect on mental well-being through pro-environmental behaviors. In this context, green buying, recycling, and low-carbon behaviors were specif...
Life satisfaction is the cognitive assessment of an individual’s current life circumstances. Since its introduction, the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) has been translated into more than 30 languages. How...
This study examines how teachers' perceptions of their principal's trust in them are associated with their organizational commitment, with a particular focus on the mediating role of marginalization and isolat...
Accurate identification of high-risk individuals for NSSI and timely intervention are critical for mitigating self-harm risk. This study aimed to develop a predictive model for NSSI behaviors in adolescents wi...
Several investigations have delved into the heterogeneity of anxiety symptom trajectories throughout pregnancy. However, the causal relationships between prenatal anxiety, stress, and psychological flexibility...
Antenatal depression is a risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes. Previous studies have demonstrated the significance of meaning in life as an influential factor for depression. However, the mediating effe...
Suicide and suicidal ideation are critical public health issues worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries such as Iran, where cultural and socioeconomic factors complicate prevention efforts. U...
Anxiety and depression as important factors affecting college students’ physical and mental health have received more and more social attention. Though a growing literature have confirmed significant correlati...
To assess the association between depression in women and the risk of spontaneous abortion (SA) after pregnancy.
This mixed-methods study explored the relationships between emotion regulation, coping strategies, and burnout among 286 Chinese competitive athletes (aged 18–28, 54% female) from diverse sports and competitio...
Resilience, career decision self-efficacy, and career adaptability are university students’ important personal resources in coping with the challenges they face in the career development process. No longitudin...
Based on network analysis methodology, a network model was constructed to elucidate the relationship between academic stress and depressive symptoms among middle school students. By identifying core nodes (hig...
Utilizing avatar identification to explain the relationship between avatar attractiveness on players’ self-objectification among young MOBA players and analyze the moderating effects of avatar customization an...
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) integrates mindfulness practices with cognitive strategies to alleviate perceived stress and its associated symptoms. While well studied in adults, evidence for schoo...
The main objective of the study was to identify the degree of association between phubbing behaviors and psychological well-being in university students from Mexico, Colombia and Peru.
Individuals’ participation in preventive health practices may influenced by a variety of factors, including personality traits. This study aims to examine the relationship between women’s personality traits an...
Social adaptation (SA) and depression significantly challenge the older adults’s psychological health. The complex interplay between these conditions, particularly in the context of varying different levels of...
This study evaluates the validity and reliability of a Turkish Life Satisfaction Scale developed using artificial intelligence (ChatGPT) to explore AI’s potential in creating psychometric tools. The scale was ...
While the literature is inconsistent about the link between anxiety and oral contraceptives (OC), the link between depression and OC is recognized in women who started OC during adolescence. Perseverative cogn...
Emotion regulation difficulties (ERD) serve as a transdiagnostic risk factor for psychopathology, and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) is a widely-used self-report measure. Brief versions of...
Over-adaptation is defined as an individual’s attempt to conform to the demands and expectations of the environment in a near-perfect form, and the effort to meet external expectations and demands, even if int...
China’s migrant workers have long resided in the city’s “isolated islands”, facing challenges in fully integrating into urban life. This study investigates the impact of social networks on the social integrati...
The COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale (C-19ASS) is valid and reliable instrument to measure COVID-19 related anxiety in Canadian dentists. There is a need to further validate the C-19ASS by evaluating its sensit...
Substance use disorders (SUDs) remain a prevalent public health issue characterized by a substantial disease burden and high relapse rates. The aim of this planned project is to investigate the optimal electro...
Previous research indicates that mindfulness is associated with lower levels of addictive behaviors, including problematic smartphone use. However, the mechanisms underlying this relationship remain insufficie...
The aim of this study was to analyze whether trait emotional intelligence statistically predicts mental health outcomes in university students.
Heart rate variability (HRV) is a cardiac measure that reflects individuals’ ability to adjust their physiological activation at a given time and has been associated with several psychological conditions, incl...
Research consistently shows that parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at a greater risk of psychological difficulties. While various interventions exist to enhance the psychological heal...
The power of sports, which plays an important role in bringing modern societies together, in shaping the behavior of individuals cannot be ignored. The role of this power in individuals’ consumption behavior i...
Child mental health needs are rising in Canada, with over half a million young people requiring access to mental health care. Social determinants, including poverty and limited social support, contribute signi...
Social-emotional distress is related to greater mental health challenges and reduced well-being. However, factors that mitigate its impact on mental health and well-being outcomes remain relatively understudie...
Positive psychology suggests combining negative and positive emotions for research, which is beneficial for promoting mental health. Depression is frequently reported among older patients with chronic non-comm...
Online learning is rapidly evolving and gaining popularity due to its flexibility in both time and space. College students’ learning satisfaction is regarded as a key criterion for assessing the learning effec...
Although online discussions are widely recognized as an effective instructional strategy in blended learning environments, their differential impacts on learners with varying need for cognition (NFC) remain un...
Today, rapidly advancing artificial intelligence technologies provide significant changes in the health field. These technologies, which have a wide range of applications in nursing practices, enhance the qual...
At present, there is a lack of targeted support models for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), mainly relying on comprehensive treatment with rehabilitation, education, and medication as supplemen...
Partners play an important role in a couple's life, and the whole family may face various challenges when meeting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study aimed to explore the therapeutic effect of co...
Although the relationship between personality and quality of life has been extensively studied, openness has received relatively little attention. This is despite its importance in the Big Five model and its a...
Civil servants encounter many psychological challenges in implementing pro-environmental behavior (PEB). However, previous research on the determinants of PEB has largely overlooked the combined impact of mult...
It is of the utmost importance that children receive an appropriate adult response in order to ensure optimal child development. Prior research on parental brain networks has demonstrated that maternal brain a...
The transition from high school to college is crucial for adolescents' identity, responsibilities, and career choices and may shape adolescents' lives. This study aims to explore the mediating role of career t...
This study explores how gender and year of study influence academic motivation among undergraduate students at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, an understudied non-Western, gender-segregated context in th...
A substantial body of literature has demonstrated that women may be negatively influenced by gender stereotypes, especially when induced in an evaluative situation, during a task where a negative stereotype to...
Intimate relationships can enhance quality of life and reduce the risk of psychological disorders. Self-disclosure, a fundamental component of intimacy, occurs only when vulnerability is met with acceptance ra...
Healthcare workers (HCWs) faced significant mental health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study explored the associations between vaccine hesitancy, pandemic-related social influences, and coping...
Previous investigations into the impact of age on the Attentional Boost Effect (ABE) have produced inconsistent findings, primarily attributable to insufficient exploration of delay task duration as a critical...
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