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Many young people experience at least subthreshold depression symptoms which impact their functioning. Yet, access to evidence-based help is limited, with barriers such as service thresholds, stigma, and lack ...
Emotion dysregulation is a common concern in autistic youth. Growing evidence suggests emotion dysregulation underlies multiple co-occurring issues in autism, including externalizing (e.g., aggression, irritab...
Life-threatening conditions such as cancer can evoke demoralization, which is characterized by feelings of meaninglessness, hopelessness, and helplessness. Assessing demoralization in cancer patients is crucia...
With the rising population age and the development of information technology in China, a growing number of older adults use social media as a means of social participation. The impact of posting on WeChat Mome...
Family emotional expression is considered one of the key contributors to children’s development and functions as a precondition that is linked with educational equality in the preschool living environment for ...
There is evidence to suggest that individuals with the personality trait of shyness are more prone to depression, and a possible key factor in the process of shyness leading to depression is core self-evaluati...
This empirical study investigates the impact of various variables on the potential novelty and adoption level of breaking as an official event in the 2024 Paris Olympics and how these factors influence media e...
Although defending self-efficacy is related to defending behavior in cyberbullying, little is known about the underlying mechanisms of this association. This study explored the relationship between defending s...
A lack of understanding about the needs of people in Middle Eastern and Islamic contexts living with mental health disorders, and their experiences of diagnosis-related social and personal stigma inhibits high...
This study aimed to determine to what degree venom immunotherapy can affect the Quality of Life (QoL) in patients hypersensitive to the Hymenoptera venom and to validate the Slovene version of the “Vespid Alle...
Since the cold war, the population have not felt so much fear about the outbreak of the Third World War, sensation revived with the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
The recent International Classifications of Diseases-11 (ICD-11) distinction of complex- post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), has highlighted a research gap in ex...
Secure attachment bonds between children and their parents are crucial for their positive developmental outcomes. In attachment-based treatment, there are few instruments available for identifying insecure chi...
Kinesiophobia is one of the most prevalent postoperative problems with negative effects on patient mobility. Fear of pain (FOP), pain anxiety (PA), and fear of avoidance beliefs (FABs) are influential factors ...
The negative impact of childhood trauma on adolescence’ meaning in life has become a widely concerned topic. The junior high school students are still at a critical stage of developing their meaning in life. T...
An increasing body of evidence suggests that exercise positive affect contribute to sustained engagement in physical activity, yet few studies have proposed intervention strategies targeting exercise affect. C...
The objective of the current study is to explore the actor, partner and mediating effects of dyadic trust in the relationship between insecure romantic attachment and marital satisfaction in a Turkish sample o...
MOOCs as a flexible form of online education, have gained increasing popularity among EFL learners. However, the impact of cognitive load on learners’ satisfaction has not been thoroughly explored. This study,...
The aim of this study was to determine which items in the psychological assessment forms used by counselling and research centres for individuals with special needs are effective in classifying individuals int...
Procrastination, defined as the voluntary delay of intended actions, affects personal and academic tasks and is linked to decreased quality of life and well-being. This study evaluates the prevalence, causes, ...
Emerging adulthood is a critical period for the establishment of personal intimacy, and emerging adulthood students are vulnerable groups with social anxiety. Some studies have explored the mechanism of social...
After delivery, the psychological status of women may go through several critical stages. Postpartum urinary incontinence (PPUI) might be one factor that affects mental health. The aim of this study is to eval...
The prevalence of “education fever” in South Korea has subjected students to the pressures of intense academic competition. Consequently, educators face significant challenges in reducing academic burnout and ...
A reduction in the hedonic capacity, that is, anhedonia, is closely associated with the onset of depression, which negatively affects mental health and life satisfaction. However, simple and comprehensive tool...
This study aims to investigate the relationship between parental emotional warmth and overprotective parenting styles in relation to children’s experiences of school bullying, focusing on the chain mediating r...
In some services involving social and emotional needs (such as psychological counseling), people seem to prefer human services over AI. Exploring the psychological mechanisms behind this preference can help in...
This study aimed to explore the link between cognitive impairment and levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA).
This study examines the relationships between spiritual orientation, meaning in life, attitudes towards death, and indicators of psychological health (depression, anxiety, and stress) among 348 Muslim religiou...
Parents’ value of children (VOC) is a related implicit belief toward their children that may predict adolescents’ mental health. However, empirical studies are scarce about this relationship. This study invest...
Depression and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) are theorized to mutually reinforce one another, yet longitudinal evidence for this bidirectional relationship, particularly in high-risk populations like childre...
Owing to the prevalence of maternal mental health problems and the negative effects on both the mothers and infants, this research was conducted to analyze symptoms of maternal emotion and its trajectories dur...
Neuroticism is considered the general antecedent of many specific psychopathological conditions. Even though previous studies addressed the issue of a mediated relationship by which it exerts its influence, th...
From a holistic perspective of positive psychology, there is a dearth of knowledge regarding how its three underlying factors (i.e., positive subjective experience, positive individual traits, and positive col...
This study investigated the experiences of stigma and somatization among middle-aged adults with mental health issues. Using frameworks of public stigma, self-stigma, affiliate stigma, and somatization (both p...
A chronic disease generally leads to a decline in patients’ health and shortened lives. This cross-sectional study examined death acceptance and related factors among Thai Buddhists diagnosed with chronic dise...
Families with child crying, sleeping, and feeding problems are a vulnerable group due to high levels of parenting stress and an increased risk for child abuse. However, little is known about their specific sit...
Ghosting is a newly studied term that is mostly used for online relationships. It is described as one of the methods used for breakups. As follows, the channels of communication are sharply ended without expla...
The original article was published in BMC Psychology 2025 13:186
Aging has become a global trend, and depression, as an accompanying issue, poses a significant threat to the health of middle-aged and older adults. Existing studies primarily rely on statistical methods such ...
This study sought to translate and validate the Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form (FoP-Q-SF) for use in assessing the FoP among Turkish cancer patients.
Numerous studies have shown that emotional intelligence could play a role in satisfaction with life and eudaimonic well-being. Several theories hold that emotional intelligence is a construct that can be measu...
Relative deprivation (RD), the belief of being unfairly disadvantaged compared to a standard, has frequently been linked to aggressive behaviors. This study explored how affective experiences are associated wi...
Many studies have identified two types of spatial congruency effects in number parity judgment tasks: the SNARC effect (Spatial-Numerical Association of Response Codes), related to numerical magnitude, and the...
Previous research predominantly focused on burnout’s proximal antecedents, with less known about distant influences such as cultural values. Confucian values, integral to Chinese culture, advocate for diligenc...
Cyberbullying presents a significant challenge for adolescents, leading to severe psychological and social consequences. This study explores the relationships between cyberbullying, self-control, and moral ide...
Psychometrically sound resilience outcome measures are essential to establish how health and care services or interventions can enhance the resilience of people living with dementia. In response to a lack of r...
Professional identity is a crucial psychological construct that shapes pre-service physical education (PE) teachers’ academic engagement, persistence, and future career commitment. However, limited research ha...
As unethical pro-supervisor behavior focuses on the benefits of leaders and causes great damage to both organizations and individuals, leadership can be an effective tool to explore the causes and possible sol...
This study examined the effects of interparental conflict on non-suicidal self-injury in middle school students and investigated the mediating role of self-esteem and the moderating role of regulatory emotiona...
The psychometric properties of the Satisfaction with Life Scale for Children (SWLS-C) are presented (Gadermann et al., Soc Indic Res 96:229–47, 2010).
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