2025 March - 27 articles
Emojis are widely used to measure users’ emotional states; however, their interpretations can vary over time. While some emojis exhibit consistent meanings, others may be perceived differently at other times. To utilize emojis as indicators in...
Background. This study examines the behavioral responses of adolescents to online sexual harassment based on their roles as victims, perpetrators, both, or neutral participants. Methods. Data from a national sample of Croatian high school students (N...
Background: Induced after-death communication (IADC) therapy is an emerging approach for addressing grief-related distress, particularly in individuals experiencing complicated grief (CG). Developed from eye movement desensitization and reprocessing...
Persistent physical symptoms (PPS) are frequently seen in most medical specialties. Healthcare provision for PPS patients has been largely ineffective due to an outdated biomedical approach and failure to encompass the multifaceted nature of PPS, des...
Cancer literacy is essential for promoting preventive behaviors and making informed decisions for a healthier lifestyle. There are significant gaps in the knowledge of modifiable and non-modifiable cancer risk factors among university students. The o...
The present study examined the contribution of mother–child and father–child synchrony to early adolescents’ prosocial and aggressive behavior with peers and friendship quality. Data were collected as part of a cross-sectional study...
(1) Background: Workplace procrastination leads to missed deadlines and financial losses, necessitating a deeper understanding of its risk factors and inhibitors for effective interventions. This study aims to bridge the significant gap in the litera...
Background: Self-directed learning (SDL) most appropriately is learning that is personally selected based on individual values. SDL potentially achieves psychological flow. Flow is an outcome identified and investigated by psychologist Mihaly Csiksze...
Background. Attachment between romantic partners has been investigated primarily through self-reports assessing the two dimensions of avoidance and ambivalence/anxiety, typically formulating items according to observable psychological properties. How...
Test anxiety has been the focus of research interest in the domains of education and psychology for over 70 years, as it affects not only students’ academic achievement and overall well-being, but students’ families and school staff as we...
During their career, most professional players in team sports encounter club-to-club transfers (CCTs). Indeed, it is unusual for a player to remain with a single club throughout their professional career, making these transitions pivotal moments in e...
Background: The role of social support in fostering academic engagement (AE) and life satisfaction (LS) is well established, as both are essential for student well-being and success. Theoretical frameworks suggest that distinct sources of social supp...
Background: Student-athletes and competitive dancers experience significant physical, psychological, and emotional stress, often coupled with academic and social pressures. These stressors may lead to unhealthy coping mechanisms, negatively impacting...
Teacher identity is a multidimensional construct that includes elements such as teachers’ perceptions of their responsibilities and the boundaries they place on those responsibilities. The purpose of this study was to examine how elements of te...
Background: This study evaluated the validity and reliability of the Health Action Process Approach model to predict physical activity behaviours in women experiencing urinary incontinence. Methods: Participants (n = 389) completed a series of measur...
Background: Exposure to violent content through video games can shape perceptions of aggression as normative or acceptable, potentially desensitizing adolescents to violence and increasing the likelihood that they will engage in aggressive behavior i...
Multiple researchers have called for greater investigation into the Florida HB 1557 bill and its corresponding legislation, as well as its impact, particularly in Florida Recent limitations in research on this topic include not having a developed, va...
The outbreak of COVID-19 signaled an unprecedented era of unforeseen events which, among others, affected in-person psychological therapy (IPT). On the one hand, it could be argued that psychological therapy had the foundations to make the transition...
Background: Stigma can have a significant impact on the lives of those inflicted, and stigmatisation can occur at any time when individuals commonly label behaviours and characteristics of others as offensive. Many attributes, such as homosexuality,...
We adapted the SCoTS from the Collegiate Psychological Sense of Community Scale to measure religious/spiritual (R/S) community and belonging among college students. Emerging research indicates that participation and involvement in R/S groups among co...
Background: The relationship between resilience and emotional intelligence and its influence on military personnel has become the object of research in recent years, since today’s combatant faces significant physical and psychological challenge...
Climate denialism represents a significant challenge to public awareness and the implementation of effective environmental policies. In Portugal, as in other countries, social networks have been the place where denialist ideas are disseminated, influ...
As modern technology enables instant access to virtually limitless information, students may perceive memorization of information as lacking in practical importance. The current study investigated the relationship between attitudes toward remembering...
Background: Emotional valence can be used to describe the pleasant or unpleasant nature of information such as images, words, sentences, or texts. The possible existence of a bias favoring the comprehension of positive versus negative information rem...
Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) is a widely used tool in the social sciences. Researchers employ it to identify the latent structure underlying observed indicator variables during the process of scale development, theory construction, and compariso...
Background: Interactive learning environments have emerged as transformative tools in education, enhancing engagement, academic performance, and addressing challenges like learning anxiety. This study examines the influence of multiple variables, inc...
Sports and quality of life have a well-established connection. Karate-Dō is now a global scale sport, although it preserves traditional values and behaviors. The main aim of this study is to compare the difference in subjective quality of life l...
