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Behavioral Sciences, Volume 13, Issue 8

2023 August - 81 articles

Cover Story: Sexual minority young adults (SMYAs), compared to heterosexual young adults (HYAs), are a high-risk population for problematic substance use, a disparity perhaps exacerbated by COVID-19. This study tested whether SMYAs had more problematic substance use than HYAs during the pandemic due to isolation and loneliness, as well as lower family closeness. Participants (N = 141) aged 23–29 completed self-report surveys in 2014–2015 as college students and in 2021 as young adults. Though the results did not support our hypothesized effects, SMYAs experienced a lack of social safety—increased loneliness and decreased family closeness—compared to HYAs. Further research is needed to investigate both the impact and underlying processes of this decreased social safety on SMYA well-being beyond the pandemic to better inform tailored support. View this paper
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Articles (81)

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
8,494 Views
19 Pages

21 August 2023

The personal outcomes of Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) have recently gained popularity in research, but it is rarely studied in part-time or temporary employees and, in particular, in employed university students. The aim of the current s...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Prosocial Behaviours at Work: Key Concepts, Measures, Interventions, Antecedents, and Outcomes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,520 Views
14 Pages

21 August 2023

Overall, pharmaceutical pictograms seem to improve medication adherence. However, little is known about how warning pictograms (e.g., “do not drive after taking”) on medication packages influence patients’ information-seeking strate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,473 Views
12 Pages

Mental Health of People with Intellectual Disabilities Living in Residential Care before, during, and after Lockdown

  • María Dolores Gil-Llario,
  • Irene Díaz-Rodríguez,
  • Olga Fernández-García,
  • Verónica Estruch-García,
  • Mar Bisquert-Bover and
  • Rafael Ballester-Arnal

21 August 2023

Background: The impact of the COVID-19 on the well-being of people with intellectual disabilities (PID) has been little studied. Methods: We analyzed its impact with a cohort study quantitatively analyzing anxiety, depression, organic symptoms, quali...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,889 Views
15 Pages

21 August 2023

In today’s digital world, children are exposed extensively to electronic media, making it an integral part of their daily lives. However, excessive use of electronic media during childhood has been associated with various internalizing problems...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Developmental Trajectory of Children's Social Behaviors and Their Cognitive Neural Mechanisms)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,737 Views
18 Pages

20 August 2023

There is a growing demand for health popular science information from the public. Online paid health popular science information provides a new channel for the public to obtain health popular science information and can meet users’ demands for...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Behavioral and Psychological Intervention for Long Term Health Conditions)
  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
26,780 Views
13 Pages

19 August 2023

Social anxiety is a serious psychological problem prevalent among Chinese college students, and appearance anxiety plays an important role in its development. Although some studies have explored the relationship between the two, the mediating mechani...

(This article belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,278 Views
21 Pages

19 August 2023

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) results in various functioning impairments in children’s lives and families. Parents of children with ADHD report high levels of parenting stress, low levels of parental self-efficacy, and use of...

(This article belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,035 Views
17 Pages

19 August 2023

The theory of cultural capital has long been applied to explain academic achievement. This qualitative study investigated first-year students in higher vocational colleges and, taking this low cultural capital group as an example, explored how cultur...

(This article belongs to the Topic Sustainability of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) along with Vocational Psychology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,856 Views
18 Pages

19 August 2023

With the trend of national cultural confidence and the growing appreciation for aesthetic diversity, traditional apparel from different countries or regions has become a driving force in the clothing industry. Hanfu, an emerging trend that industrial...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,510 Views
16 Pages

18 August 2023

Background: The purpose of this study was to analyze the mediating effects of social networks and wisdom on the relationship between lifestyle habits and healthy aging in older adults with chronic diseases. Methods: Participants were 120 community-dw...

(This article belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
12,181 Views
14 Pages

Effective Coping with Academic Stress Is a Matter of Personality Types: Revisiting the Person-Centred Approach

  • Cristina Varo,
  • María del Mar Aires-González,
  • María García-Jiménez,
  • María Eva Trigo and
  • Francisco Javier Cano-García

18 August 2023

Recent literature provides alarming data on the increase in university academic stress. The role of personality in understanding and addressing this problem is well established. However, this evidence could be improved by adopting a person-centred ap...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Wellbeing and Mental Health among Students)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,296 Views
18 Pages

Validation of an Abbreviated Scale of the CENVI Questionnaire to Evaluate the Perception of School Violence and Coexistence Management of Chilean Students: Differences between Pandemic and Post-Pandemic

  • Flavio Muñoz-Troncoso,
  • Isabel Cuadrado-Gordillo,
  • Enrique Riquelme-Mella,
  • Gerardo Muñoz-Troncoso,
  • Edgardo Miranda-Zapata,
  • Karina Bizama-Colihuinca and
  • Ekaterina Legaz-Vladímirskaya

17 August 2023

The objective of the study was to specify an abbreviated model of the school coexistence questionnaire for non-violence (CENVI) for students from 5th to 8th grade (9 to 14 years old), in order to determine the perception of violence and management of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Behaviors in Educational Settings)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,088 Views
14 Pages

How Emotional Contagion among Teachers Affects the Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Team Cohesion

  • Giulia Paganin,
  • Lorenzo Avanzi,
  • Dina Guglielmi,
  • Carlos-María Alcover and
  • Greta Mazzetti

16 August 2023

Teachers and educators are experiencing turmoil under the drastic changes in educational practices caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to research, transformational leaders effectively facilitate organizational change by fostering teachers&rsq...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,823 Views
11 Pages

Chinese Personality Traits and Mental Health: A Meta-Analysis

  • Liangsheng Wang,
  • Yong Zhang and
  • Zhiyuan Fu

16 August 2023

This meta-analysis aimed to synthesize the evidence on the relationship between Chinese personality traits and mental health. Through literature search and screening, a total of 70 original articles and 72 independent samples with a total of 65,133 p...

(This article belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
  • Concept Paper
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,139 Views
35 Pages

16 August 2023

Work on callings has burgeoned in the past 20 years, yet recent reviews exposed a lack of conceptual clarity and disagreements around its definition, components and measures. One lingering point of contention revolves around the element of prosociali...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Prosocial Behaviours at Work: Key Concepts, Measures, Interventions, Antecedents, and Outcomes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,111 Views
14 Pages

14 August 2023

The learning adaptability of international students is pivotal to the success of sustainable international higher education development. The purpose of this study was to explore what factors affect the learning adaptability of international students...

(This article belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,158 Views
16 Pages

Bimanual Movement Characteristics and Real-World Performance Following Hand–Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy

  • Shailesh S. Gardas,
  • Christine Lysaght,
  • Amy Gross McMillan,
  • Shailesh Kantak,
  • John D. Willson,
  • Charity G. Patterson and
  • Swati M. Surkar

13 August 2023

The purpose of this study was to quantify characteristics of bimanual movement intensity during 30 h of hand–arm bimanual intensive therapy (HABIT) and bimanual performance (activities and participation) in real-world settings using acceleromet...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Shifting the Therapeutic Paradigm for Children with Neuromotor Disabilities to Maximizing Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,459 Views
18 Pages

12 August 2023

Smoking is a major public health problem in most countries and usually occurs in marginalized groups. Analyzing the smoking behavior of migrant workers, a marginalized group in China, is of practical significance. Using panel data from the China Heal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
9,727 Views
15 Pages

12 August 2023

In today’s information society, with the growing integration of the Internet into individuals’ lives, problematic Internet use (PIU) among adolescents has become more prevalent. Therefore, we conducted this study to investigate the correl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Adolescent Risk Behaviors: Harm from Social Networking and Alcohol Use)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,648 Views
16 Pages

What Sustains Mask-Wearing Behavior among Elders in a Rural Community in the Post-COVID-19 Era: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study

  • Sethapong Lertsakulbunlue,
  • Pinyada Kittisarapong,
  • Sirikorn Pikulkaew,
  • Pree Pusayapaibul,
  • Apisit Tangtongsoonthorn,
  • Chanunpisut Wichaiboon,
  • Fasai Amornchatchawankul,
  • Suranuch Marsook,
  • Supakrit Mahaisawariya and
  • Kanlaya Jongcherdchootrakul
  • + 6 authors

11 August 2023

The current study investigates the factors influencing face-mask-wearing practices among elderly individuals in rural Thailand. A mixed-methods approach was employed, involving qualitative interviews with 15 elderly participants and a subsequent surv...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Action Research, Methods and Measures in Community Psychology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,413 Views
17 Pages

11 August 2023

Background: Emotional mimicry, a phenomenon frequently observed in our everyday interactions, is the act of replicating another individual’s facial expression. The Emotion Mimicry in Context View and the Correction Hypothesis underscore the cri...

(This article belongs to the Section Cognition)
  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
8,596 Views
12 Pages

Face Blindness in Children and Current Interventions

  • Weina Ma,
  • Zeyu Xiao,
  • Yannan Wu,
  • Xiaoxian Zhang,
  • Dongwen Zheng,
  • Xue Lei and
  • Chengyang Han

11 August 2023

Children with prosopagnosia, also known as face blindness, struggle to recognize the faces of acquaintances, which can have a negative impact on their social interactions and overall functioning. This paper reviews existing research on interventions...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Developmental Trajectory of Children's Social Behaviors and Their Cognitive Neural Mechanisms)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,368 Views
17 Pages

11 August 2023

The development and change in the other-race effect (ORE) in different age groups have always been a focus of researchers. Previous studies have mainly focused on the influence of maturity of life (from infancy to early adulthood) on the ORE, while f...

(This article belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,036 Views
19 Pages

11 August 2023

Conjoint behavioral consultation (CBC), as adjusted for 2e children with academic and behavioral difficulties, was the focus of this single-subject design study. Three young children from a preschool participated, together with their parents and teac...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Training and Education in Children with Autism)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
8,054 Views
16 Pages

11 August 2023

[Purpose/Significance] Under the influence of various factors such as the pandemic, oil prices, and economic conditions, the global automotive industry has entered a period of downturn. Therefore, how to activate market potential and increase consume...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Psychology of Decision-Making: How Choice Context, Content and Task Influence People’s Behaviour)
  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
19,626 Views
21 Pages

10 August 2023

The intense competition among fresh food e-commerce platforms in China has reduced the market share of the leading firms. This study aims to establish a model framework based on brand knowledge, perceived value, brand trust, and purchase intention to...

(This article belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,995 Views
24 Pages

10 August 2023

This study investigates the predictors and mediators of branded functional beverage consumption behaviour (CB) within the Gen Z demographic group in Bulgaria. An integrated model based on two widely known psychosocial theories was developed to examin...

(This article belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,147 Views
12 Pages

10 August 2023

Employee health is crucial to organizational success. However, workplace ostracism (WO) has significant negative effects on employee health. Numerous researchers have extensively examined how WO influences employees’ negative health (job stress...

(This article belongs to the Section Organizational Behaviors)
  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
17,641 Views
17 Pages

The Dysfunctional Mechanisms Throwing Tics: Structural and Functional Changes in Tourette Syndrome

  • Jacopo Lamanna,
  • Mattia Ferro,
  • Sara Spadini,
  • Gabriella Racchetti and
  • Antonio Malgaroli

10 August 2023

Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a high-incidence multifactorial neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by motor and vocal tics co-occurring with several diverse comorbidities, including obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity dis...

(This article belongs to the Section Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,008 Views
26 Pages

The Dynamics of Mastery Motivation and Its Relationship with Self-Concept in Music Education

  • Márta Janurik,
  • Tun Zaw Oo,
  • Noémi Kis,
  • Norbert Szabó and
  • Krisztián Józsa

10 August 2023

Musical education hinges on students’ mastery motivation and self-concept, which are crucial for effective musical learning. Despite the acknowledgement of their individual importance, the relationship between these factors within music educati...

(This article belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
4,889 Views
17 Pages

9 August 2023

To live a healthy lifestyle, urban residents need contact with nature and restoration in a natural environment. Environmental psychology has investigated the types and features of natural environments that could be optimal for restoration. Using a sa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,345 Views
12 Pages

Critical Thinking, Generalized Anxiety in Satisfaction with Studies: The Mediating Role of Academic Self-Efficacy in Medical Students

  • Elbert Huamán-Tapia,
  • Robinson B. Almanza-Cabe,
  • Liset Z. Sairitupa-Sanchez,
  • Sandra B. Morales-García,
  • Oriana Rivera-Lozada,
  • Alcides Flores-Paredes and
  • Wilter C. Morales-García

9 August 2023

Background: The academic and emotional challenges faced by medical students can affect critical thinking and may also contribute to the development of increased generalized anxiety. Similarly, critical thinking and generalized anxiety can impact stud...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Wellbeing and Mental Health among Students)
  • Article
  • Open Access
45 Citations
7,843 Views
19 Pages

9 August 2023

As the global population continues to grow, the impact of environmental damage and resource depletion has been severely increased. In this context, green food gains tremendous potential as a sustainable solution. This study establishes a model framew...

(This article belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,688 Views
10 Pages

8 August 2023

As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic ends, it is worth considering whether the ability to cope with such a pandemic has improved. The initial response to COVID-19 was hampered by the fear of new infectious diseases and spread of misinformat...

(This article belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,420 Views
15 Pages

8 August 2023

The prevalence of depression among adolescents is increasing, which can hinder their healthy development and is intricately linked to the intolerance of uncertainty (IU). IU involves both prospective anxiety and inhibitory anxiety. However, the preci...

(This article belongs to the Section Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,184 Views
17 Pages

8 August 2023

Combining Hofstede’s cultural dimensions, value–belief–norm theory, and social exchange theory, this study explores the impact of individualism and social cohesion on pro-environmental behavior (PEB) as well as the moderating role o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Intergroup Relations and Social Cognition: Promoting Social Harmony)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,103 Views
14 Pages

8 August 2023

Personalized education has been a widely shared goal pursued by Chinese and foreign educators. As the primary method of teacher–student interaction, the importance of personalized questioning is self-evident. Due to a lack of technical support,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
7,827 Views
23 Pages

6 August 2023

This work is a combination of two studies, Study I and Study II, which aimed to examine the impact of animated movies on the aggression and behavioral performance of primary school students, as well as their control using the CBACT program. In Study ...

(This article belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,160 Views
17 Pages

5 August 2023

This study focuses on the vocational interests of trainee teachers for kindergarten and primary school, investigating whether the RIASEC-interest dimensions are related to teaching preferences in the Swiss subject of Nature–Human–Society,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Behaviors in Educational Settings)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,550 Views
14 Pages

4 August 2023

This study investigates the specific pathways through which mindfulness influences task performance, focusing on the sequential mediating roles of psychological resilience, customer-oriented behavior, and deep acting. Structural equation modeling is...

(This article belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,844 Views
21 Pages

4 August 2023

This study aims to advance the theoretical understanding of the contextual antecedents underlying abusive supervision. It provides a fresh perspective on how subordinates’ perceptions of an abusive supervision climate are shaped in temporary wo...

(This article belongs to the Section Organizational Behaviors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,474 Views
15 Pages

4 August 2023

Sexual minority young adults (SMYAs), compared to heterosexual young adults (HYAs), are a uniquely high-risk population for problematic substance use, a disparity perhaps exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study tested whether SMYAs had more...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Stress and Drinking)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,721 Views
14 Pages

4 August 2023

Several studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of motivational interviewing (MI) in reducing sexual risk behaviors. However, limited information is available on the acceptability of brief MI among men who have sex with men (MSM) in poor resource...

(This article belongs to the Topic Economics of Public Health: Assessment of Health Interventions)
  • Case Report
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,355 Views
10 Pages

4 August 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic was one of this century’s deadliest and most widespread viral outbreaks, with higher mortality rates in men than women. Disruptions in funeral rituals and customs, no social recognition of the losses, and limited social su...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Clinical Psychology and Challenges of Current Uncertain Times in an Interdisciplinary Perspective)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,660 Views
14 Pages

A Relational Workforce Capacity Approach to Trauma-Informed Care Implementation: Staff Rejection Sensitivity as a Potential Barrier to Organizational Attachment

  • Tareq Hardan,
  • Emily A. Bosk,
  • Alicia Mendez,
  • Abigail Williams-Butler,
  • Fabrys Julien and
  • Michael J. MacKenzie

4 August 2023

This study explores the relationship between staff rejection sensitivity (a psychological concept grounded in histories of loss and trauma) and organizational attachment among mental health agencies transitioning to Trauma-Informed Care (TIC), which...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Perspectives on Trauma-Responsive Care)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,538 Views
24 Pages

Impact of LEAP and CBT-AN Therapy on Improving Outcomes in Women with Anorexia Nervosa

  • Phillipa Hay,
  • Mohammed Mohsin,
  • Liquan Liu,
  • Stephen Touyz,
  • Caroline Meyer,
  • Jon Arcelus,
  • Sloane Madden,
  • Evelyn Attia,
  • Kathleen M. Pike and
  • Janet Conti

3 August 2023

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a mental health disorder that has serious physical, emotional and social consequences. Whilst cognitive behavioural therapy for AN (CBT-AN) has demonstrated efficacy, there remains a global need to improve AN treatment. Compu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
12,914 Views
13 Pages

Educating Youth to Civic Engagement for Social Justice: Evaluation of a Secondary School Project

  • Mara Martini,
  • Chiara Rollero,
  • Marco Rizzo,
  • Sabrina Di Carlo,
  • Norma De Piccoli and
  • Angela Fedi

3 August 2023

The positive effects of youth civic engagement can be felt both at the individual level (e.g., better emotional regulation, a greater sense of empowerment) and at the community level (e.g., a greater likelihood of participation in civic and political...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Action Research, Methods and Measures in Community Psychology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
7,071 Views
22 Pages

3 August 2023

Due to the advances in internet communications technology (ICT), the use of digital devices, such as laptops, tablets, or smartphones, in the educational setting has become very common among young people. A considerable body of research has shown tha...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,066 Views
15 Pages

3 August 2023

The effect of social preferences, such as altruism and trust, on economic development is widely recognized. However, the reciprocal impact, i.e., how individuals experience the economic environment and how this shapes their social preferences, has re...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Social Preferences in Economic Behavior)

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