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Behavioral Sciences, Volume 14, Issue 1

2024 January - 78 articles

Cover Story: Having a sense of “self” shapes how we understand and navigate the world. The Vygotskian framework points to self-directed speech as key in self-regulation, but what about other self-processes? Here, we found interesting correlations between inner speech, self-talk, self-concept clarity, mindfulness, mind wandering, and self-regulation, largely in support of our hypotheses. Our results opened discussion about how mindfulness and self-concept clarity may be important for self-regulation, and how self-directed speech may be involved in all of the above. We also discussed how mind wandering, as well as self-talk for social assessment and self-criticism, may be hindrances to self-regulation. This study has its limitations but opens future research avenues. View this paper
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Articles (78)

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,386 Views
17 Pages

22 January 2024

Attachment theory proposes that close relationships help us to regulate our emotions in stressful and positive situations. However, no previous studies have examined preferences for a partner’s emotional response to one’s own stressful an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,549 Views
15 Pages

22 January 2024

This study aimed to verify the effects of participation motivation in sports climbing on leisure satisfaction and physical self-efficacy. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the causal relationships between participation motivation in sp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,726 Views
17 Pages

“Knowing I Had Someone to Turn to Was a Great Feeling”: Mentoring Rural-Appalachian STEM Students

  • Henrietta S. Gantt,
  • Leia K. Cain,
  • Melinda M. Gibbons,
  • Cherish F. Thomas,
  • Mary K. Wynn,
  • Betsy C. Johnson and
  • Erin E. Hardin

20 January 2024

Post-secondary students benefit from mentorships, which provide both emotional and academic support tailored to the unique challenges they face. STEM students, and, in particular, those with historically marginalized identities, have unique strengths...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,892 Views
25 Pages

20 January 2024

The topic of flood phenomena has always been of considerable importance due to the high risks it entails, both in terms of potential economic and social damage and the jeopardizing of human lives themselves. The spread of climate change is making thi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,162 Views
16 Pages

20 January 2024

School bullying among primary and secondary school students has received increasing attention, and identifying relevant factors is a crucial way to reduce the risk of bullying victimization. Machine learning methods can help researchers predict and i...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,405 Views
33 Pages

Dyslexia, the Amsterdam Way

  • Maurits W. van der Molen,
  • Patrick Snellings,
  • Sebastián Aravena,
  • Gorka Fraga González,
  • Maaike H. T. Zeguers,
  • Cara Verwimp and
  • Jurgen Tijms

19 January 2024

The current aim is to illustrate our research on dyslexia conducted at the Developmental Psychology section of the Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, in collaboration with the nationwide IWAL institute for learning disabilities (now R...

  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
10,077 Views
18 Pages

19 January 2024

Academic interest in athletic performance is ongoing. To examine the correlation between athletic performance and athletes’ personality types, data extraction in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,968 Views
19 Pages

19 January 2024

The ambivalent experience of superior–subordinate relationships is widespread in organisations and has gradually become an important factor influencing employees to actively engage in extra-role behaviours. However, employees’ constructiv...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,185 Views
8 Pages

19 January 2024

Dots on natural backgrounds can elicit significant pupillary constrictions within the entire image phase associated with parasympathetic activation, suggesting disgust rather than fear. Although studies have reported that dots on faces elicit stronge...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,616 Views
17 Pages

19 January 2024

Faces and bodies both provide cues to age and cuteness, but little work has explored their interaction in cuteness perception. This study examines the interplay of facial and bodily cues in the perception of cuteness, particularly when these cues con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,961 Views
33 Pages

19 January 2024

This study proposes a new model derived from Behavioral Reasoning Theory (BRT) to examine the purchasing behavior of masstige jewelry consumers. The suggested model provides a more comprehensive understanding of the determinants of purchasing masstig...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,059 Views
26 Pages

Personal and Psychological Traits of University-Going Women That Affect Opportunities and Entrepreneurial Intentions

  • Luis Enrique Valdez-Juárez,
  • Elva Alicia Ramos-Escobar,
  • José Alonso Ruiz-Zamora and
  • Edith Patricia Borboa-Álvarez

18 January 2024

The purpose of this research is to analyze how personality traits and psychological profiles influence the detection of entrepreneurial opportunities by, and the intentions of, university-going women in the northwest region of Mexico. It also examine...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,624 Views
16 Pages

18 January 2024

Logistics personnel in Chinese universities are facing unbalanced costs and benefit from overloaded work with minimum wages, which impede school development and their well-being. However, the logistics staff population has been neglected in past inve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,195 Views
11 Pages

17 January 2024

This research investigated the relation between motivation to avoid uncertainty, as reflected in the need for cognitive closure, implicit theories about the malleability of human attributes, and attitudes toward women as leaders vs. followers. In a c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,936 Views
14 Pages

COVID-19 Personal Protective Behaviors during Large Social Events: The Value of Behavioral Observations

  • Ashley Gould,
  • Lesley Lewis,
  • Lowri Evans,
  • Leanne Greening,
  • Holly Howe-Davies,
  • Jonathan West,
  • Chris Roberts and
  • John A. Parkinson

17 January 2024

Within the context of reopening society in the summer of 2021, as the UK moved away from ‘lockdowns’, the Government of Wales piloted the return of organized ‘mass gatherings’ of people at a number of test events. The current...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,847 Views
15 Pages

Exploring Factors Associated with Physical Activity in the Elderly: A Cross-Sectional Study during the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Vesna Miljanovic Damjanovic,
  • Lejla Obradovic Salcin,
  • Daria Ostojic,
  • Ljerka Ostojic,
  • Barbara Gilic,
  • Marijana Geets Kesic,
  • Edin Uzicanin and
  • Damir Sekulic

17 January 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic negatively influenced individuals’ physical activity levels (PALs) and particularly the PAL of the elderly. However, few studies have examined the correlates of PALs in this population during the pandemic. This study aimed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
19,020 Views
14 Pages

The Association between Cesarean Section Delivery and Child Behavior: Is It Mediated by Maternal Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Maternal Postpartum Depression?

  • Marie-Andrée Grisbrook,
  • Deborah Dewey,
  • Colleen Cuthbert,
  • Sheila McDonald,
  • Henry Ntanda and
  • Nicole Letourneau

17 January 2024

Cesarean sections (C-sections) account for up to 21% of births worldwide. Studies have linked delivery via C-section with an increased risk of child behavior problems, such as internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Maternal postpartum depression...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
9,394 Views
17 Pages

Skin-to-Skin Care and Spontaneous Touch by Fathers in Full-Term Infants: A Systematic Review

  • Laura Cordolcini,
  • Annalisa Castagna,
  • Eleonora Mascheroni and
  • Rosario Montirosso

17 January 2024

A series of studies have shown that mothers’ early tactile behaviors have positive effects, both on full-term and preterm infants, and on mothers alike. Regarding fathers, research has focused mostly on paternal skin-to-skin care with preterm i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,859 Views
19 Pages

16 January 2024

This paper identifies preschool teachers’ sources of stress, the times they experience high stress, and their ways of coping with stress levels. The study was conducted using a phenomenological design, one of the qualitative research models. Th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,220 Views
10 Pages

16 January 2024

This study investigated the impact of perceived parent–child relationships on creative personality in middle school students according to self-concept, focusing on environmental (parent–child relationships) and individual (self-concept) f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,403 Views
16 Pages

16 January 2024

This study aims to provide a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying the relationship between the experiences of compassion and job performance. Specifically, we test if positive emotion and job crafting could help explain the experience of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,813 Views
23 Pages

Intra- and Inter-Individual Associations of Family-to-Work Conflict, Psychological Distress, and Job Satisfaction: Gender Differences in Dual-Earner Parents during the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Berta Schnettler,
  • Edgardo Miranda-Zapata,
  • Ligia Orellana,
  • Mahia Saracostti,
  • Héctor Poblete,
  • Germán Lobos,
  • Cristian Adasme-Berríos,
  • María Lapo,
  • Katherine Beroiza and
  • Karol Reutter
  • + 3 authors

16 January 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the work-family interface dynamics in some families. For couples who kept earning a double income during the pandemic, their family demands may entail a loss of psychological resources that affect the work domain. This s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
11,779 Views
12 Pages

15 January 2024

In this study, the researchers explored novel relationships between the self-related processes of self-talk, inner speech, self-concept clarity, mindfulness, mind wandering, and self-regulation. Using self-report questionnaires (n = 227), we found a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,786 Views
28 Pages

15 January 2024

This paper provides a systematic review of the transfer and quantification of the concept of entropy in multidisciplinary fields and delves into its future applications and research directions in organizational management psychology based on its core...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,123 Views
16 Pages

15 January 2024

Background: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of general characteristics, fatigue, depression, self-efficacy, job stress and interpersonal relationships on the quality of life (QoL) of caregivers in nursing hospitals and use them a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,128 Views
11 Pages

Effects of Impulsivity and Interpersonal Problems on Adolescent Depression: A Cross-Lagged Study

  • Yanan Yang,
  • Mingyangjia Tian,
  • Yu Liu,
  • Shaojie Qiu,
  • Yuan Hu,
  • Yang Yang,
  • Chenxu Wang,
  • Zhansheng Xu and
  • Lin Lin

15 January 2024

The dynamic changes over time in the relationships between impulsivity, interpersonal problems, and depression warrant further exploration. This study delves into the roles of impulsivity and interpersonal issues in the progression of adolescent depr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,865 Views
12 Pages

14 January 2024

To reduce prejudice and to promote intergroup harmony and equality, the imagined intergroup contact technique, based on the mental simulation of an encounter with an outgroup member, has been proposed. Though a substantial body of research has provid...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,062 Views
18 Pages

12 January 2024

The lack of tactile experience is a significant flaw in online product evaluation and purchasing, but visual information can be utilized to compensate for tactile deficits. This study constructed a conceptual model based on mental imagery theory, inn...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,063 Views
15 Pages

12 January 2024

Reported associations of pre-pregnancy weight and/or gestational weight gain with offspring behavioural outcomes are inconsistent. Using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), this study aimed to examine these associa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,050 Views
19 Pages

12 January 2024

Drawing upon the conservation of resource theory, we offer a framework for understanding the mechanism underlying the effect of public employees’ overqualification on their cognitive and behavioral outcomes, through both positive and negative p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,253 Views
26 Pages

The Fibromyalgia Decomposition Phenomenon: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis

  • Bethany C. Fitzmaurice,
  • Rebecca L. Grenfell,
  • Nicola R. Heneghan,
  • Asius T. A. Rayen and
  • Andrew A. Soundy

11 January 2024

Research is needed that can provide an illustration of the different biopsychosocial and environmental experiences of people with fibromyalgia to consider how healthcare professionals can best engage with the challenges that are faced. Qualitative re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
10,880 Views
16 Pages

Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) on Psychological Distress among Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Role of Problem-Solving Appraisal

  • Enas Mahrous Abdelaziz,
  • Nourah Alsadaan,
  • Mohammed Alqahtani,
  • Nadia Bassuoni Elsharkawy,
  • Marwa Mohamed Ahmed Ouda,
  • Osama Mohamed Elsayed Ramadan,
  • Mostafa Shaban and
  • Evon S. Shokre

10 January 2024

Mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face considerable psychological distress. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has shown promise in reducing caregiver burden, but evidence in the Arab world is lacking. Problem-solving appraisal...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,046 Views
17 Pages

10 January 2024

China’s delayed retirement policy will be prudently rolled out at the appropriate time, yet the public’s acceptance of this policy is concerning. To address this issue, our endeavor explores the impact of framing and anchoring effects on...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,819 Views
21 Pages

Measurement Invariance of the Multidimensional Jealousy Scale and Quality of Relationships Inventory (Friend)

  • Ãngela Leite,
  • Beatriz Silva,
  • Beatriz Vilela,
  • Inês Rodrigues,
  • Joana Fernandes,
  • Joana Romão and
  • Ana Margarida Ribeiro

10 January 2024

The aim of this study is to measure the invariance of the Multidimensional Jealousy Scale (MJS) and of the Quality of Relationships Inventory (Friend) (QRI-F) across gender, age, education, and being in a romantic relationship in a Portuguese sample...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
11,024 Views
19 Pages

Effect of Dancing Interventions on Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Tiago Paiva Prudente,
  • Eleazar Mezaiko,
  • Erika Aparecida Silveira and
  • Túlio Eduardo Nogueira

10 January 2024

This systematic review and meta-analysis (PROSPERO CRD42023428105) investigated the effect of dancing on depression and anxiety symptoms in older adults. Conducted up to October 2023, the search across seven databases and gray literature yielded 5020...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,831 Views
17 Pages

MoCA Domain-Specific Pattern of Cognitive Impairment in Stroke Patients Attending Intensive Inpatient Rehabilitation: A Prospective Study

  • Benedetta Basagni,
  • Serena Malloggi,
  • Cristina Polito,
  • Leonardo Pellicciari,
  • Silvia Campagnini,
  • Silvia Pancani,
  • Andrea Mannini,
  • Paola Gemignani,
  • Emilia Salvadori and
  • Francesca Cecchi
  • + 6 authors

9 January 2024

A domain-specific perspective to cognitive functioning in stroke patients may predict their cognitive recovery over time and target stroke rehabilitation intervention. However, data about domain-specific cognitive impairment after stroke are still sc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,308 Views
10 Pages

Flexibility Retained: Unimpaired Updating of Expectations in Schizophrenia

  • Jian Li,
  • Luo Chen,
  • Dongsheng Zhou,
  • Enze Tang,
  • Jiewei Zheng,
  • Xiaoqi Huang,
  • Bao-Liang Zhong,
  • Chenxiao Guan,
  • Huiying Liu and
  • Hui Chen
  • + 1 author

7 January 2024

Flexibly and actively updating expectations based on feedback is crucial for navigating daily life. Previous research has shown that people with schizophrenia (PSZ) have difficulty adjusting their expectations. However, there are studies suggesting o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
7,221 Views
25 Pages

5 January 2024

The importance of self-related constructs in predicting academic achievement has been increasingly emphasized in recent decades. Typically, bivariate associations of self-related variables with achievements have been reported. Research quantifying th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,674 Views
20 Pages

Enforcement of Fairness Norms by Punishment: A Comparison of Gains and Losses

  • Ivo Windrich,
  • Sabrina Kierspel,
  • Thomas Neumann,
  • Roger Berger and
  • Bodo Vogt

5 January 2024

Although in everyday life decisions about losses are prevalent (e.g., the climate crisis and the COVID-19 crisis), there is hardly any research on decisions in the loss domain. Therefore, we conducted online experiments with a sample of 672 participa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
8,082 Views
13 Pages

5 January 2024

In this study, we used a cross-lagged design to explore the relationship between children’s self-regulation and positive parenting behaviors. Children aged 3 years (N = 84) were tested individually three times a year for their hot and cool self...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,875 Views
24 Pages

5 January 2024

Background: Couple therapists will encounter couple violence in their practice at some point. In this context, one of the main questions they must address is whether to continue with conjoint sessions. This study explores how couple therapists make s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,847 Views
16 Pages

By Carrot or by Stick: The Influence of Encouraging and Discouraging Facial Feedback on Implicit Rule Learning

  • Yiling Liu,
  • Muxin Ouyang,
  • Wenjie Peng,
  • Wenyang Zhang,
  • Keming Lu,
  • Yujun He,
  • Xiangyan Zeng and
  • Jie Yuan

5 January 2024

Implicit learning refers to the process of unconsciously learning complex knowledge through feedback. Previous studies investigated the influences of different types of feedback (e.g., social and non-social feedback) on implicit learning. This study...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,799 Views
14 Pages

Perceived Stressful Life Events and Suicide Risk in Adolescence: The Mediating Role of Perceived Family Functioning

  • Irene Caro-Cañizares,
  • Nuria Sánchez-Colorado,
  • Enrique Baca-García and
  • Juan J. Carballo

3 January 2024

Aim: Suicidal behavior is a serious public health problem and a major cause of death among adolescents. Three categories of major risk factors have been identified: psychological factors, stressful life events, and personality traits. Severe and obje...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,406 Views
21 Pages

Asian American University Students’ Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

  • Jacqueline Hwang,
  • Yi Ding,
  • Cixin Wang,
  • Eric Chen,
  • Ying Wu and
  • Xiaoyan Hu

3 January 2024

In addition to the unprecedented challenges and stressors that university students faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian American students experienced specific hardships due to COVID-19-associated xenophobic attitudes, harassment, and assault aga...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,948 Views
15 Pages

2 January 2024

This study investigates the bidirectional associations between gender egalitarianism and prosocial behavior in adolescents, and the moderating effect of gender in the associations, as well as gender differences and longitudinal changes in both. We re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
12,410 Views
18 Pages

2 January 2024

Tech giants are large, well-known internet and technology companies. Employees of such companies are generally expected to work fast and for long periods of time, causing them to experience high occupational fatigue. The relationship between occupati...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,167 Views
28 Pages

Exploring the Psychological Nexus of Virtual and Augmented Reality on Physical Activity in Older Adults: A Rapid Review

  • Andrea Chirico,
  • Marco Avellone,
  • Tommaso Palombi,
  • Fabio Alivernini,
  • Guido Alessandri,
  • Lorenzo Filosa,
  • Jessica Pistella,
  • Roberto Baiocco and
  • Fabio Lucidi

31 December 2023

With the global population of older adults projected to double to 2.1 billion by 2050, it becomes crucial to promote healthy aging to alleviate the associated disease burden. In this context, technology, particularly virtual reality (VR) and augmente...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,051 Views
19 Pages

30 December 2023

Background: An important aspect of recovery in schizophrenia relates to one’s subjective, lived experience. Self-report is a subjective measurement method with yet-uncertain utility in the assessment of functioning among individuals diagnosed w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,842 Views
16 Pages

Shifting Perceptions and Emotional Responses to Autonomous Vehicles Using Simulated Experiences

  • Jose L. Tapia,
  • David Sánchez-Borda,
  • Carmen Iniesta,
  • Francisco Badea and
  • Jon Andoni Duñabeitia

30 December 2023

The societal integration of autonomous vehicles (AVs) relies on public acceptance, closely related to individual emotions and perceptions. This study explores the emotional factors affecting AV acceptance in Spain through lexical tasks, virtual AV si...

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