Special Issues

Behavioral Sciences publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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The Influence of Social Context on Educational and Psychological/Cognitive Processes
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2478 | Submission Open
Keywords: education; learning; memory; metacognition; language; decision making and judgments; online learning; social media; social network; teaching of psychology; collaboration
Social Interactions and Aging
edited by
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1653 | Submission Open
Keywords: social support; social interaction; marital relationships; couples; intergenerational relationships; loneliness; social isolation; aging; older adults; midlife; conflict
Psychosocial Factors and Risk Behavior among Minority Populations
edited by
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1245 | Submission Open
Keywords: psychosocial; risk behavior; minority health; minority stress; health promotion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
The Impact of Sport and Physical Activity on the Mental Health of Adolescents and Children submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4873 | Submission Open
Keywords: mental health; stress; anxiety; well-being; physical activity; sports; adolescents; children
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
Communication Strategies and Practices in Conflicts
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submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open
Keywords: conflict; communication; intergroup relations; dialogue; social media; journalism; power asymmetry; conflict resolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Organizational Behaviors)
Psychology of Sexual and Gender Diversity
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submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open
Keywords: sexual diverse; gender diverse; sexual and/or gender minority; LGBTQ2SIA+; identity; prejudice and discrimination; BDSM; resiliency; allyship; intersectionality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
Supporting Student Mental Health and Learning through Effective Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Professional Workforce Preparation
edited by Brian Daly, Elizabeth Mellin and Mark Weist
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open
Keywords: mental health– education system partnerships; school behavioral health (SBH); school mental health; youth; workforce development; professional development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
Advances in the Science of Mating, Love, and Attachment in Romantic Relationships
edited by and Adam Bode
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 19523 | Submission Open
Keywords: short and long-term mating; mate choice; attraction; romantic love; pair-bonding; online dating; mate preferences; jealousy; infidelity; co-habitation; marriage; sex; attachment theory; couples therapy; psychometrics; measures; quantitative and qualitative research; fMRI; EEG; psychophysiology
Social Participation and Mental Health among Older Adults submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5723 | Submission Open
Keywords: active and healthy living; aging in place; community; family; life transitions; informal social participation; formal social participation; engagement; mental health; positive mental health; mental health disorders; mental health literacy; promotion/intervention-focused approaches; digital health; inclusion; technology-supported participation; volunteerism; friendship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
Stress and Children’s, Adolescents' and Young Adults’ Ways to Cope with It
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5574 | Submission Open
Keywords: stress; coping; trauma; mass disasters; mental health; well-being; social support; COVID-19; addiction; physical and social activity; nutrition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
Positive Psychology Interventions in Schools
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3809 | Submission Open
Keywords: positive subjective experiences; positive personal traits; mental health; intervention based on positive psychology; school context; students; teachers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)
Bidirectional Associations between Physical Activity and Psychosocial Factors
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2120 | Submission Open
Keywords: active lifestyle; motivation; enjoyment; wellness; wellbeing; emotional intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
Polysubstance Use among Adolescents and Young Adults: Effects on Brain, Behavior and Health
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1984 | Submission Open
Keywords: addiction; substance use; cannabis; nicotine; alcohol; adolescence; young adulthood; cognition; brain; mental health
Assessment and Intervention for Mental Health in Teenagers and Young Adults
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1758 | 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)
Neurocognitive Foundations of Embodied Learning
edited by Brian Mathias
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1611 | Submission Open
Keywords: grounded cognition; embodied cognition; cognitive neuroscience; learning; education; pedagogy; embodiment; multisensory; sensorimotor; multimodal
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)
Advances in Resilience Psychology
edited by Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1123 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural resilience; community resilience; strength-based approach; multicultural responsiveness; cross-cultural counseling; resilience-based interventions; trauma-informed care; public policy; advocacy; government support
Communication for Neurodiverse Individuals: Current Trends in Research
edited by Jonna Bobzien and Anne M. Perrotti
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open
Keywords: autism spectrum disorders; autistic; neurodiversity; communication; language; augmentative or alternative communication; communication skills training; non-speaking; self-determination; functional communication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)
Trauma Informed Research: Mental and Physical Health Consequences of Trauma on Marginalized Groups
edited by and Husain Lateef
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: trauma; adverse childhood experiences; culturally responsive interventions; gender-responsive interventions; measurement; developmental trauma; child maltreatment; juvenile justice; mental health; longitudinal methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
Psychological Advances in Physical Education and Sport Teaching (2nd Edition) submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1325 | 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)
Psychological Impact of Stress- and Trauma-Related Events in Early Years of Parenthood
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submission deadline 3 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 661 | Submission Open
Keywords: stress-related events; trauma-related events; psychological adjustment; parenthood; first years of life
(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)
The Interaction between Cultural and Environmental Factors in Children’s Development
edited by Lucía Alcalá, Guadalupe Díaz Lara and Paula Alonqueo
submission deadline 16 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1176 | Submission Open
Keywords: culture; child development; cultural variation; environmental influences; BILPOC
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)
How Couple Relationships Affect Mental Health
edited by Suzanne Bartle-Haring
submission deadline 16 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open
Keywords: couple relationship processes; depression; dyadic data analyses; moderation; relationship satisfaction; couple therapy outcome; mental health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
The Role of Attachment Behavior and Relationships in Lifespan Development
edited by Catarina Pinheiro Mota, and Mónica Costa
submission deadline 26 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open
Keywords: attachment; family; caregivers; relationships; psychological adjustment; emotional regulation; resilience; mental health; agency; autonomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
Cognitive Control and Interaction submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12359 | Submission Open
Keywords: inhibitory control; cognitive control; interaction; robot; human– robot interaction; virtual environment; competition; cooperation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)
The Emotional Antecedents and Consequences of Buying and Consuming: A Multidisciplinary Perspective on Consumers’ Emotions submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9608 | Submission Open
Keywords: consumption; buying behavior; emotions; consumer's emotions; consumer behavior; marketing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)
Assessment Instruments for Measuring Individual and Organizational Wellbeing submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6612 | Submission Open
Keywords: psychometric properties of tests; validity studies; factor structure; factorial group; validation study; statistical approaches; measurement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
Therapeutic Advances in Eating Disorders and Addictive Eating submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5319 | Submission Open
Keywords: feeding and eating disorders; disordered eating; eating disorders; eating behaviours; eating attitudes; food addiction; addictive eating; intervention; treatment; lived experience
Burnout, Mental Health and Work-Family Interface in Today’s Workplaces submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5248 | Submission Open
Keywords: occupational well-being; traditional and emerging psycho-social hazards; job burnout; mental health at work; work– life interface
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
The Influencing Factors of Prosociality: How Humans Cooperate with Others
edited by Dingguo Gao
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3723 | Submission Open
Keywords: altruistic behavior; cooperation; social cognition; empathy; altruism; cultural norms; interpersonal relationships; neural mechanisms; preferences for others' attention; prosocial emotion; social networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
Effects of Parent–Child Relationship on Child Mental Health
edited by Larissa Rossen
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2188 | Submission Open
Keywords: parent– child relationship; child mental health; childhood development; parenting; children’ s mental and emotional wellbeing; children’ s behavioural development; adolescence; parent– child interaction; attachment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)
Contemporary Perspectives on LGBTQ Psychology and Health
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submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1600 | Submission Open
Keywords: sexual orientation; gender identity; LGBTQ+; asexuality; intersex; intersectionality issues; wellbeing; physical health; mental health; behaviours and risks; social determinants; health behaviour and health seeking; quality of life; economic evaluation; resilience; empowerment; social justice; self-efficacy; lived experience; health knowledge; attitudes and practice; health literacy; human and civil rights; health improvement; social inclusion and sense of community; social and community participation; mediators and moderators of health and wellbeing; education of health and social care professionals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
The Role of Behavioural Science in Improving Public Health
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submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1554 | Submission Open
Keywords: behavioural science; health behaviour change; behavioural determinants; behavioural interventions; public health; health psychology
Promoting Behavioral Change to Improve Health Outcomes submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1355 | Submission Open
Keywords: applied behavior change; dual-process theory; intention– action gap; illness prevention; health promotion; nudge systems thinking; wellbeing; environmental design; choice architecture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
The Association between Visual Attention and Memory
edited by Summer Sheremata
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1109 | Submission Open
Keywords: working memory; visual attention; executive attention; retro-cue
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)
Interventions for Depression and Anxiety: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
edited by and Hiroko Fujisato
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 361 | Submission Open
Keywords: cognitive behavioral therapy; acceptance and commitment therapy; schema therapy; mindfulness; compassion-focused therapy; depression; anxiety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
Life Satisfaction and Mental Health in Migrant Children
edited by Qiaobing Wu
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open
Keywords: migrant children; life satisfaction; mental health; psychological wellbeing; resilience; acculturation; social integration; intervention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
Music Listening as Exploratory Behavior submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open
Keywords: music as a sound environment; music as soundscape; exploratory behavior as a cognitive category; broad-and-build theory: broadening the behavioral and cognitive repertoire; music perception and attentional dynamics; skillful coping with sounds; musical affordances; exploratory listening and homeostatic regulation; music knowledge acquisition; musical improvisation as exploratory behavior; musicality as an evolutionary achievement; discovery learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences)
The Role of Peer Relationships in the Development of Minority Children
edited by Travis Wilson
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open
Keywords: minority children; peers; relationships; culture; development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)
The Role of Motivation and Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategies in Learning across the Lifespan
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open
Keywords: motivation for learning; cognitive and metacognitive strategies; academic resilience; psychosocial adjustment; anxiety and stress; learning disabilities and dyslexia; children and adolescents; higher education students; COVID-19
(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)
Protective Factors and Mechanisms of Mental Health in Children and Adolescents
edited by , Lei Han and Xingchao Wang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open
Keywords: adolescent; social networking; social network sites; risk behaviors; alcohol use
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)
Behavioral Consequences of Sleep Restriction
edited by Nicolas Bessot and Jacques Taillard
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open
Keywords: sleep restriction; sleep deprivation; performance; physical capacity; cognitive capacity; psychological status; countermeasure; vigilance; sleepiness; alertness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)
Intimate Partner Violence: A Focus on Emotion Regulation
edited by Stefania Mannarini and Federica Taccini
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open
Keywords: intimate partner violence; trauma; abuse; emotion regulation; post-traumatic stress disorder; assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
Narrative Approaches and Practice in Health Psychology
edited by
submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1281 | Submission Open
Keywords: narrative; methodology; psychology; stories; qualitative; corpus; metaphor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
Effects of the Interaction of Parenting Practices and Environment on Children’s Outcomes
edited by Meeta Banerjee and Fatima A. Varner
submission deadline 11 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1029 | Submission Open
Keywords: parenting; ethnic minority populations; culture; schools; neighborhoods; communities; academic outcomes; psychosocial outcomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)
Early Life Adversities and Mental Health Outcomes in Offspring
edited by Berihun Dachew, Abel Dadi and Getinet Ayano
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1361 | Submission Open
Keywords: adversities; early life; mental health; child health; maternal mental health; intergenerational transmission; social outcomes; developmental outcomes
Psychological Interventions for People with a Chronic Illness and Their Families
edited by Marieke Verkleij and Eleonora Volpato
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1195 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic illnesses; psychological distress; mental health; psychological intervention; counseling; patients’ families; caregivers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
Social Behaviors in Childhood: Causes and Consequences
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1188 | Submission Open
Keywords: social behavior; social withdrawal; aggressive behavior; prosocial behavior; antisocial behavior; parent– child interaction; parenting; bullying; adjustment; neuroscience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)
Contemporary Developments in Attitudes and Interactions with Victims of Crime
edited by Dara Mojtahedi and
submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 413 | Submission Open
Keywords: victim; survivors; support; crime; trauma; victim attitudes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)
Humor Use in Interpersonal Relationships
edited by Nathan Miczo and John Meyer
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3206 | 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)
Stress, Anxiety, and Depression among Healthcare Workers
edited by Eduardo Fernández-Jiménez and Clara González-Sanguino
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2531 | Submission Open
Keywords: stress; anxiety; depression; healthcare workers; burnout
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
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