Positive Psychology

Latest research

1. Wellness fürs Gehirn – mehr Wohlbefinden durch TMS

   • Dirk H. Gröne

   in ästhetische dermatologie & kosmetologie

   Article 20 October 2025

   

2. Effects of negative mood and angry faces on the Ebbinghaus illusion

   • Antonia Pilar Pacheco-Unguetti
   • Jan W. de Fockert

   in Psychological Research

   Article 18 October 2025

   

3. The Differing Role of Psychological Well-Being in Academic Success Among Swedish Students

   • Deborah Elin Siebecke

   in Child Indicators Research

   Article Open access 17 October 2025

   

4. Collective verbal encouragement increases task-related positive emotions and intrinsic motivation via gratitude and elevation among Chinese young adults

   • Hui Tang
   • Qiang Xing

   in Motivation and Emotion

   Article 17 October 2025

   

5. Predicting Anti-Schizophrenia Prejudice: A Moderated-Mediated Model Using Positive Contact, Negative Contact, Fear, and Social Distance

   • Bibi Masala
   • Keon West

   in Psychological Studies

   Article 17 October 2025

   

6. Determinants and impacts of perceived quality of student support services in technical universities: insights from psychological need theory and social exchange theory

   • Francis Fonyee Nutsugah
   • John Sedofia
   • Jewel Dela Novixoxo

   in Discover Education

   Article Open access 17 October 2025

   

7. Hidden markov modeling of emotional state transitions in interactive installation art

   • Xiaowei Chen
   • Jinlei Li

   in Scientific Reports

   Article Open access 17 October 2025

   

8. Multidimensional capital: exploring the impact of left-behind experience on adult happiness

   • Zhengyi Yang

   in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

   Article Open access 17 October 2025

   

9. Relationship between hope, optimism, emotional regulation, and pain in fibromyalgia

   • Avani Patel
   • Jeeshma Vijin
   • Abhishek Patil

   in Clinical Rheumatology

   Article Open access 17 October 2025

10. Pavlovian bias is associated with symptom severity but not diagnostic status in individuals with both anxious and non-anxious depression

    • Carter M. Goldman
    • Navid Hakimi
    • Ryan Smith

    in Translational Psychiatry

    Article Open access 17 October 2025

    

11. The Development and Initial Validation of the Sense of Coherence Scale for Adolescents: its Relationships with Hope, Resilience, and Flourishing

    • Bilal Kaya
    • Fulya Cenkeseven Önder

    in Psychiatric Quarterly

    Article 16 October 2025

    

12. Profiles of Daily Positive Emotion Dynamics and Associations with Flourishing

    • Nidah Mohammed
    • Eric K. Layland
    • David M. Lydon-Staley

    in Journal of Happiness Studies

    Article 16 October 2025

    

13. The nature of the relation between mental well-being and ill-being

    • Christian K. Tamnes
    • Mona Bekkhus
    • Tilmann von Soest

    in Nature Human Behaviour

    Article 16 October 2025

    

14. The effect of eco-anxiety on pro-environmental behaviors and mental well-being: a parallel mediation model

    • Yağmur Kerse
    • Gökhan Kerse

    in BMC Psychology

    Article Open access 16 October 2025

    

15. The effect of positive feedback on motor learning in preschool children: evidence from an invented letter task

    • Rafat Ghanamah

    in Current Psychology

    Article 16 October 2025

    

16. Parental Acceptance, Depressive Symptoms, and Self-esteem Among Korean American Youth: Mediating Effect of Positive Communication

    • Yeddi Park
    • So-Young Park

    in Contemporary Family Therapy

    Article Open access 16 October 2025

    

17. Parent-Child Well-being Dynamics: A Dyadic Analysis of Parental Characteristics and Child Outcomes in Education and Mental Health

    • Hacer Yildirim-Kurtulus
    • Sumeyye Taskin
    • M. Engin Deniz

    in Child Indicators Research

    Article 15 October 2025

    

18. Enhancing students’ cognitive engagement in Ghanaian higher education: insights into the role of teacher support and student personality traits

    • Akoto-Baako Hansen
    • Jotham Prem Heeralal
    • Ndwandwe Dennis Ntokozo

    in Discover Education

    Article Open access 15 October 2025

19. The effect of empathic communication-based training on women’s positive birth perception, awareness, and birth experience: a randomized controlled trial

    • Emine Aksüt Akçay
    • Sultan Alan

    in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

    Article Open access 15 October 2025

    

20. Examining Relations among Psychological Flexibility, Psychological Inflexibility, and Positive and Negative Outcomes of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms

    • Dustin Seidler
    • Morgan C. Battle
    • Chad E. Drake

    in The Psychological Record

    Article 15 October 2025

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