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School-Based Mental Health Systems: Psychological Care for Children and Youth

edited by

Nicole Skaar

and Erika Franta

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 656 | Submission Open

Keywords: school mental health; school behavioral health; comprehensive school mental health systems; multi-tiered systems of support; social and emotional learning; positive behavior interventions and supports; public and private partnerships; specialized instructional support personnel

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Autobiographical Memory and Cognition in Aging

edited by Katinka Dijkstra

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: autobiographical memory; episodic memory; embodied cognition; life script; emotion regulation; involuntary memories

(This special issue belongs to the Section Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences)

The Impact of Sport and Physical Activity on the Mental Health of Adolescents and Children

edited by

Patxi León-Guereño

Jurgi Olasagasti-Ibargoien

Arkaitz Castañeda-Babarro

and

Héctor Galindo-Domínguez

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 22497 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; stress; anxiety; well-being; physical activity; sports; adolescents; children

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Assessment and Intervention for Mental Health in Teenagers and Young Adults

edited by

Wei-Fen Ma

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 21149 | Submission Open

Keywords: anxiety; depression; insomnia; prodromal symptoms; ultra-high risk; at-risk mental state; health promotion; mental health; psychiatric symptoms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

Humor Use in Interpersonal Relationships

edited by Nathan Miczo and John Meyer

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20389 | Submission Open

Keywords: humor; interpersonal communication; relational humor; humor functions; teasing; embarrassment and humor; empathetic humor; alienation and humor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Psychological Advances in Physical Education and Sport Teaching (2nd Edition)

edited by

Antonio Granero-Gallegos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15962 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical education; physical activity and sport; teaching; motivation; validation; classroom and extracurricular physical activities; health education; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Assessment and Treatment of Challenging Behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorder

edited by

Kwang-Sun Cho Blair

and Cynthia Livingston

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15217 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional behavior assessment; functional analysis; function-based intervention; challenging behavior; problem behavior; ASD; positive behavioral interventions and supports

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

Psychology of Children and Adolescents with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities

edited by Antonio Manuel Amor González,

María Fernández Sánchez

Alba Aza Hernández

and

María Lucía Morán Suárez

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11689 | Submission Open

Keywords: intellectual disability; developmental disabilities; intellectual and developmental disabilities; basic psychology; applied psychology; positive psychology; rights; supports; quality of life; self-determination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

Psychoeducation and Early Intervention

edited by Laura Giusti, Rita Roncone, Antonio Ventriglio and Silvia Mammarella

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11138 | Submission Open

Keywords: early intervention; psychoeducation; mental disorders; digital mental health; transdiagnostic approach

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Narrative Approaches and Practice in Health Psychology

edited by

Andrew Soundy

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7613 | Submission Open

Keywords: narrative; methodology; psychology; stories; qualitative; corpus; metaphor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Interventions for Music Performance Anxiety

edited by Margaret S. Osborne

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6772 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance anxiety; musicians; music performance; treatment; prevention; coping strategies; education; flow; peak performance; musician’ s health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

The Impact of the Mindfulness-Based and Compassion-Based Therapies on Well-Being: The New Findings of the Neuroscience, the Practices, and the Education

edited by Fei-Hsiu Hsiao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5235 | Submission Open

Keywords: mindfulness; self-compassion; compassion for others; well-being; depression; anxiety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

Physical Activity and Health: Social Psychology Perspective—2nd Edition

edited by

Rogério César Fermino

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4898 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical activity; health promotion; social psychology perspective; determinants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Early Life Adversities and Mental Health Outcomes in Offspring

edited by Berihun Dachew, Abel Dadi and Getinet Ayano

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2699 | Submission Open

Keywords: adversities; early life; mental health; child health; maternal mental health; intergenerational transmission; social outcomes; developmental outcomes

Advances in Clinical Interventions on Grief

edited by

David Dias Dias Neto

and Manuela Alexandra Coelho

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1787 | Submission Open

Keywords: grief; bereavement; prolonged grief disorder; mental health; therapy; psychological intervention; death; prevention; treatment; mechanisms of change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Workplace Communication: An Emerging Field of Study

edited by Janie Harden Fritz and Kristen Majocha

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 573 | Submission Open

Keywords: workplace communication; organizational socialization; organizational relationships; professional civility; incivility; conflict

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organizational Behaviors)

Learning Disabilities in Reading and Writing: Current Issues in Assessment and Intervention

edited by Diamanto N. Filippatou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open

Keywords: reading learning disabilities; writing learning disabilities; predictive indicators for LD; cognitive; neurobiological and psychological assessment of LD; subtypes of LD in reading and writing; psychoemotional school adjustment and LD in reading and writing; individualized psychoeducational intervention; classroom intervention and differentiated instruction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

Intimate Partner Violence: A Focus on Emotion Regulation

edited by Stefania Mannarini and

Federica Taccini

submission deadline 1 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5686 | Submission Open

Keywords: intimate partner violence; trauma; abuse; emotion regulation; post-traumatic stress disorder; assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

Diet, Lifestyle and Neurobehaviors

edited by

Lina Begdache

submission deadline 1 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain health; nutrition; cognitive function; exercise; resilience; sleep; mental health; psychological stress; motivation; brain– body connection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Resilience in Adversities

edited by Ilmari Määttänen

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4060 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience; perseverance; mental toughness; hardiness; grit; sisu; persistence; hope; self-efficacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

Communication Strategies and Practices in Conflicts

edited by

Yiftach Ron

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11757 | Submission Open

Keywords: conflict; communication; intergroup relations; dialogue; social media; journalism; power asymmetry; conflict resolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organizational Behaviors)

Decision Aggregation Processes and Sociocultural Influences

edited by

Ruth Ben-Yashar

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8811 | Submission Open

Keywords: Condorcet’ s jury theorem; decision rule; simple majority rule; unanimity rule; democracy; aggregation of decisions; skill; sociocultural influences

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)

Emerging Outlooks on Relationships in the Workplace

edited by Steve Duck

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7572 | Submission Open

Keywords: workplace relationships; success at work; workplace stress; working and COVID-19; workplace disrespect; workplace bullying; workplace productivity; working from home; organizational communication; supervisor– subordinate; peer; friendship; and romantic workplace relationships; workplace geography; working from home; communication competency; job insecurity; military transition to civilian workplace

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organizational Behaviors)

An Interdisciplinary Look at the Psychology and Neuroscience of Creativity

edited by

Natalie A. Ceballos

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6779 | Submission Open

Keywords: creativity; creative expression; education; innovation; malevolent creativity; STEM; wellness; workplace

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Perspectives on Violence and Sexual Harassment

edited by Rosa Valls-Carol

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6215 | Submission Open

Keywords: gender violence; sexual harassment; socioneuroscience; cognitive science; behavioral change; interventions; prevention; bystander intervention; psychological effects; survivors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Experiences and Well-Being in Personal Growth

edited by Madoka Kumashiro

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4061 | Submission Open

Keywords: personal growth; post-traumatic growth; personal development; self-improvement; self-actualization; self-fulfillment; well-being; identity development; positive psychology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

Diagnosis and Psychological Intervention for Bipolar Disorder: From Childhood to Adulthood

edited by

Laura Bernabei

Enrico Pompili

and

Valentina Piserchia

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3643 | Submission Open

Keywords: bipolar disorder; child and adolescent psychiatry; psychological interventions; social rhythm regulation; substance abuse; cognitive behavioral therapy; emotion dysregulation; mood disorders; pathophysiologic models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Early Identification and Intervention of Autism

edited by Melanie Pellecchia and Katherine E. Pickard

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3154 | Submission Open

Keywords: autism; early intervention; toddlers and preschool-aged children; implementation; caregiver-mediated intervention; naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention; community-partnered research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

Action Research, Methods and Measures in Community Psychology—2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2201 | Submission Open

Keywords: community psychology; well-being; empowerment; trust; mattering; social justice; gender issues; hope; civic engagement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Attention-Aware Interaction in Augmented Reality

edited by Lisa-Marie Vortmann

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1243 | Submission Open

Keywords: attention augmented reality (AR); cognitive load; adaptive interfaces; eye tracking; electroencephalography (EEG); brain– computer interfaces; user modeling; human– computer interaction (HCI); gesture-based interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Preventing and Mitigating the Psychological Harm of Cyberbullying

edited by Maria Assunta Zanetti and

Carlo Marinoni

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 967 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyberbullying; time spent online; online risks; prevention; psychological harm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Digital Interventions for Addiction and Mental Health

edited by

Alexandre Hudon

and Mohamad Matout

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital interventions; mental health; addiction; teletherapy; mobile health (mHealth); artificial intelligence; virtual reality; user engagement; relapse prevention; psychoeducation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

Resiliency, Well-Being and Mental Health

edited by Edward Sturman and Jennifer Bremser

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: locus of control; self-efficacy; git; resilience; willpower; self-control; mindfulness; coping; psychopathology; well-being

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

The Role of Future Time Perspective Among Young Adults

edited by Janet L. Koposko

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open

Keywords: future time perspective; time orientation; future orientation; young adulthood; adolescence; emerging adulthood; developmental psychology; decision-making; future planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

Leadership Development Programming and Assessment

edited by

Kevan Lamm

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: leadership; leadership development programming; assessment; evaluation; leadership education; organizational behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organizational Behaviors)

Psychological Factors Determining Performance Under Pressure

edited by Stewart T. Cotterill and Zoe Wimshurst

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance under pressure; decision making; emotion; resilience; confidence; motor control; expertise

Forensic and Legal Cognition

edited by James Munro and Lee Curley

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4436 | Submission Open

Keywords: forensic bias; decision making; legal psychology; cognition; jurors and juries; verdict systems; biases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Individual Differences in Narcissism: From Personality to Psychopathology

edited by Elias Tsakanikos and Mark Hardaker

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1974 | Submission Open

Keywords: narcissism; narcissistic traits; narcissistic personality disorder (NPD); individual differences; personality; psychopathology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

The Promotion of Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) in the Classroom

edited by Stella Vosniadou

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 457 | Submission Open

Keywords: self-regulated learning; metacognition; teacher beliefs about SRL; teacher SRL knowledge; teacher SRL practices; SRL interventions; measurement of SRL

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

The Nature, Role, and Development of Purpose

edited by Gitima Sharma and Mariya Yukhymenko-Lescroart

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: sense of purpose; life purpose; purpose development; identity; purpose interventions; adolescents; adults; personal transformation; meaning in life; wellness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Well-Being in Educational Contexts: Social–Psychological Perspectives and Innovations

edited by

Alessio Tesi

, Andrea Baroncelli and Maria Ermelinda de Carlo

submission deadline 19 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7703 | Submission Open

Keywords: organizational culture; social inclusion; caring behaviors; equity in education; organizational well-being; empowerment; continuous learning; educational innovations; leadership and processes in education

The Affective, Cognitive, and Cultural Dimensions of Computational Thinking in the Digital Age

edited by Daisuke Akiba and Julie M. Albright

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 394 | Submission Open

Keywords: affective computing; computational thinking; computing and digital literacies; digital literacy; culturally responsive computing education; equity in technology; inclusive STEM education; STEM equity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Educator Well-Being and Resilience: Paradigms, Pathways, and Possibilities

edited by

Junjun Chen

and

John Chi-Kin Lee

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 28692 | Submission Open

Keywords: teacher resilience; school leader resilience; teacher well-being; methodological design; theoretical framework

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Stress and Drinking

edited by

Julie Patock-Peckham

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 25618 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress; alcohol use disorders; drinking; psychosocial determinants; heavy episodic drinking; gender

Suicidal Behaviors: Prevention, Intervention and Postvention

edited by Irene Caro-Cañizares, María Cantero-García and

Eva Izquierdo-Sotorrío

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11688 | Submission Open

Keywords: suicide; suicide behaviors; suicide prevention; risk factors; protective factors; tailored interventions; postvention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Social Cognitive Processes in Legal Decision Making

edited by Kayla Burd and Hannah Phalen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8313 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychology; law; social cognition; social cognitive processes; decision making; judgment; reasoning; memory; prejudice; bias

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Exploring New Frontiers in Psychometrics: Advancing Measurement of Skills and Behaviors

edited by Ioannis Tsaousis and

Georgios Sideridis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6556 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychometrics; measurement theory; advanced measurement approaches; skill measurement advancements; advancements in behavioral assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

Academic Performance: Understanding Complex Student Outcomes Through an Integrative Lens

edited by Eugene Wong, Lisa Looney and Kevin Rosales

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6027 | Submission Open

Keywords: academic performance; cognitive abilities; academic motivation systems; perspectives on student outcomes relations within the school setting; student experiences

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

Healthy Work Environment: Employee Well-Being and Job Satisfaction

edited by Lucía Inmaculada Llinares-Insa and Pilar González-Navarro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5448 | Submission Open

Keywords: employee well-being; job satisfaction; psychological well-being; subjective well-being; healthy work environment

The “Constructive” Side of Media: Promoting Prosocial Behavior, Well-Being, and Health

edited by

Rosa Scardigno

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5136 | Submission Open

Keywords: media engagement; participation; prosocial behavior; well-being; health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

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