Psychology International, Volume 7, Issue 2

Addressing climate change requires deeper insight into the psychological drivers of pro-environmental behavior. This study investigates how personality traits, climate-related emotions, and demographic factors can predict sustainable consumption and...

This mixed-methods study examined the influence of physical activity on mental health and sleep quality among 78 long-distance South Asian caregivers of older adults. As caregiving demands grow globally, long-distance caregivers face unique stressors...

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated an urgent shift to emergency remote learning, significantly affecting the education of bilingual students. This study examines the use of technology-enhanced drama-based methods, specifically digital Readers Theater...

Previous research has linked Big Five personality traits—agreeableness, openness to experience, neuroticism, extraversion, and conscientiousness—to relationship initiation in speed dating and relationship quality in long-term relationship...

This study explored the role of positive education practices in predicting teacher well-being, life satisfaction, and self-efficacy. Background:Drawing on positive psychology principles, positive education integrates evidence-based strategies aimed a...

Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are linked to increased risk of deliberate self-harm (DSH), yet little is known about how women in forensic inpatient settings with histories of childhood abuse understand their self-harm. This study a...

Traditionally, disaster research has focused on well-being consequences or socio-economic effects, often overlooking the association between disaster-brought life changes (i.e., transition) and mental health. Therefore, in this online longitudinal su...

Dealing with mathematics can induce significant anxiety, affecting academic performance: this phenomenon is known as Math Anxiety (MA). While math anxiety scales were mostly developed in English, some have been translated and validated for Italian po...

Intensive parenting is a parenting style in which parents, especially mothers, devote significant portions of their time, money, and energy to their children. An intensive parenting attitude questionnaire has been developed that assesses five dimensi...

This study explored innovative methods for teaching mathematics to seventh-grade students with persistently low performance by using an AI-driven neural network approach, specifically focusing on solving first-degree inequalities. Guided by the Respo...

Background: Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare metabolic disorder requiring lifelong dietary treatment. Adolescents and young adults face unique challenges in managing the condition, often compromising adherence and psychological well-being. This study...

“Sharenting” appears to have become a common practice among families, who tend to normalise the posting of children’s content on social media, which can raise concerns about the privacy, safety, and mental health of exposed children...

The deployment of emotion-recognition technologies expands across healthcare education and gaming sectors to improve human–computer interaction. These systems examine facial expressions together with vocal tone and physiological signals, which...

When children are raised in environments that lack important elements of supportive care needed for developing a healthy identity, it results in a kind of “loss” of what is archetypally expected but never received. This category of loss,...

The Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET) is widely regarded as the primary instrument for measuring the Theory of Mind (ToM). However, its reliability, validity, and administration procedures, particularly across the lifespan and within adolescen...

Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) and the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning (CTML) have long served as foundational frameworks in instructional design. However, their applicability to contemporary, technologically mediated learning environments remai...

Background: research shows that university students’ academic engagement and performance can be usefully predicted by academic behavioural confidence (ABC), a set of self-beliefs in study-focused behaviours. While demographic and institutional...

Academic success in medical education is shaped by a complex interaction of biological predispositions, lifestyle choices, and mental health status. Understanding these factors is essential for student-centered educational reform and well-being suppo...

Swearing, a highly emotive form of expression, has recently attracted growing interest from researchers. Yet, swearing is still largely unexamined as a form of self-talk among professional athletes, coaches, and casual exercisers. This study aims to...

Enhancing mathematical achievement has been identified as a pivotal issue in school education, extending beyond mathematics education alone. However, research comprehensively examining the relationship between multiple affective variables and learnin...

Previous research on immigrant integration indicates that contextual factors, such as access to health services, often lead to varying levels of immigrant incorporation and feelings of inclusion. Research has demonstrated the link between inclusion a...

Objective: Psychological resilience, defined as one’s self-reported ability to bounce back from stress, is understudied in young African American women (YAAW). Guided by community feedback, this study examined the associations between resilienc...

Background: The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic profoundly impacted education, causing uncertainty and constant changes for teachers, including new teaching modalities, increased workloads, and limited rest periods. Global studies have report...

This study aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the online delivery of a spiritual–mind–body (SMB) wellness intervention previously delivered and validated in person, Awakened Awareness for Adolescents (AA-A), designed for...

Functional somatic symptoms (FSSs) in children—such as headaches, stomachaches, and muscle pain without clear medical explanations—pose a significant clinical challenge, often leading to repeated healthcare visits and impairments in daily...

Despite expanded mental health services and outreach within the military, most active-duty members who endorse mental health problems do not seek services. Little is known about why this is the case, but cognitions may play a key role. In this study,...

Background: The present research seeks to understand the impact of emotional intelligence on the psychological well-being of young graduates Well-being is closely linked to happiness and life satisfaction and occurs when individuals possess adequate...

Background: Street harassment is a widespread issue affecting women’s freedom and well-being. While research has explored its impact on victims, little is known about individual factors influencing societal tolerance of such behaviour. This stu...