Parental practices strongly influence offspring development, and parental alcohol use may affect parenting behavior. However, most studies have focused on child-related outcomes. This review instead examined associations between parental drinking and...
The aim of this study was to examine the contingencies involved in the stress process in university students by identifying evidence obtained through conditional process analyses. A systematic scoping review of mixed study designs was carried out fol...
Craving for mobile phone use is increasingly discussed as a relevant feature of problematic engagement with digital technologies. This population-based study of 1601 Spanish adults examined psychological factors (impulsivity traits and affective symp...
Background: Insufficient physical exercise is a growing public health concern in China, where only 30.3% of adults exercise regularly. Exploring the key factors associated with physical exercise participation is essential for promoting healthier life...
This study merged archival data from three separate experiments to investigate the typology of individuals who benefit most and least from gratitude letter writing interventions (N = 487). First, k-means clustering of pre- to post-intervention change...
Intergroup communication (IC) serves as a critical arena in which narratives, worldviews, and group behaviors are expressed, confronted, and translated into concrete communicative practices. Within this unique space of interaction, divergent narrativ...
This dyadic study distinguishes parents’ general well-being (overall life satisfaction) from parental well-being (satisfaction specific to the parenting role) and examines how each relates to daily beneficial parenting behaviors in mother&ndash...
Given the burgeoning interest in second language willingness to communicate (L2 WTC) in the context of second language acquisition (SLA) within online learning environments, and the current lack of systematic reviews on the topic, this study employed...
Purpose: Falls and depression in later life are both public health concerns. The current study aimed to establish the longitudinal link between falls and depressive symptoms among community-dwelling older adults in China. Moreover, the potential medi...
Sexual harassment (SH) remains widespread in workplaces and academic settings. Traditional compliance-based training has shown limited success in preventing SH or motivating bystander intervention. This study developed and tested a brief online empat...
Universities are increasingly seeking ways to build students’ sense of belonging. This paper reports a mixed-methods evaluation of BE At King’s, a seed-funded programme supporting grassroots, co-created initiatives to strengthen connectio...
Ethnic identity is a central psychological construct that shapes social perception, intergroup behavior, and everyday decision making, yet its influence on support for minority-owned businesses remains insufficiently understood. This research examine...
The application Strava is widely used among runners, yet its influence on motivational processes remains unclear. This study examined endurance sport self-efficacy, achievement goals, fitness indicators, and Strava use in 225 active club runners usin...
Drawing on digital agency theory, expectancy–value frameworks, and self-regulated learning perspectives, this study proposes and tests a moderated mediation model explaining students’ intentions to use AI. Using data from 673 university s...
In a sample of university employees, longitudinal data were examined to test a biopsychosocial model of whether exposure to workplace sexual harassment increases hazard for chronic disease, in the context of other known biological, psychological, and...
This study investigated the intricate relationship between sociodemographic factors and mental health indicators among a cohort of pregnant adolescents. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 338 primigravidas, aged 11–19 years, systematica...
School burnout is an increasing concern in highly competitive educational contexts. As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes embedded in classrooms, it shapes both learning processes and students’ stress experiences. Grounded in Mindset Theory a...
Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used to predict human behavior from plain-text descriptions of experimental tasks that range from judging disease severity to consequential medical decisions. While these methods promise quick insights wi...
Exposure to violence (physical, domestic, or sexual assault) increases risk for alcohol problems and alcohol use disorder (AUD), consistent with self-medication and drinking-to-cope theories of alcohol use, which posit that some individuals may misus...
This qualitative study investigates how graduate students engage with academic conferences as sites for professional development and identity construction. Grounded in academic socialization theory and employing an interpretive phenomenological appro...
This study investigates the interplay between insecure attachment styles, materialism, and phubbing behaviors. Phubbing, the act of ignoring a partner in favor of smartphone use, is influenced by individual differences and societal norms. We hypothes...
Social acceleration and recurrent structural shocks increase habitus–field mismatch, yet similar exposure does not produce uniform trajectories of daily well-being or suicidal distress. This paper asks how comparable structural strain can gener...
Past research has consistently demonstrated the negative effects of interpersonal mistreatment on student experiences by employing retrospective studies; however, little is known about the daily effects that could lead to career derailment. The prese...
The previous literature has explored the various relationships among Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), identity distress, imposter phenomenon (IP), self-esteem, masking, and social media, but to our knowledge no studies have looked at...
Amid the uncertainties of the post-pandemic era, there has been a notable rise in information addiction among individuals, which may function as a coping mechanism in response to perceived situational threats. Family cohesion can function as a protec...
As the global economy and sociopolitical, technological, climate, and international trade contexts continue to shift rapidly, educational goals and aims for skilled employment are changing accordingly. Research on the cognition of relational reasonin...
The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) coaching challenges the professional roles and identities of human coaches, yet empirical research on this transformation remains scarce. This qualitative field study investigates how professional coaches...
Street harassment is a common form of gender-based violence against women. Bystanders are sometimes present when this violence occurs, yet there is limited literature on the factors influencing their decision to intervene. We conducted two cross-sect...
Grounded in Self-Determination Theory (SDT), this study tested the hypothesis that body image perception delineates distinct motivational pathways, linking the perceived interpersonal style of exercise professionals to basic psychological needs, moti...
Effective decision-making is critical in high-performance sports like football and is heavily influenced by cognitive processes. This study applies Beck’s Cognitive Theory to investigate the mechanisms through which automatic thoughts impact de...
Human interaction with manipulable objects relies heavily on the ability to perceive and execute grasping actions, yet it remains unclear whether the semantics of these actions are processed without conscious awareness. While previous work has identi...
The ambivalent sexism theory supports differences in the manifestations of sexism among individuals with diverse genders and sexual orientations. However, it still remained unclear whether individuals who share common strong cultural values endorse d...
This study examines how structured interventions influence team creativity on a metaverse-based collaboration platform. Using B.sket, a custom virtual workspace, we tested two interventions during an online brainstorming task: (1) real-time participa...
Despite the increasing emphasis on residents’ prosperity aspirations in rural development initiatives, the lack of a psychometrically sound measure limits comparability and rigor, as existing studies primarily focus on structural and policy fac...
The rapid expansion of gaming and esports in Saudi Arabia has prompted new interest in understanding how social and regional factors shape digital play. One trend is the variation in gaming preferences and motivations across gender and geographic reg...
Parents have a major influence on a child’s wellbeing, including the development of internalizing problems in their children. Furthermore, the influences between parents and their children could be reciprocal. This study examined the longitudin...
This study presents the results of the application of an instrument designed to assess gender stereotypes in a cohort of 672 Chilean students. An exploratory factor analysis identified three main dimensions: traditional masculinity, feminine caregivi...
Strengthening engineering identity among engineering postgraduates is essential to the sustainable development of the nation’s engineering talent teams. This subject has emerged as a major focus of international research on engineering educatio...
Open-label placebos (OLPs) have demonstrated benefits across multiple conditions; however, the factors influencing their acceptance or rejection remain unclear. This study aimed to examine the relationship between willingness to take an OLP pill and...
Self-rated health is a comprehensive indicator reflecting an individual’s subjective assessment of their overall health status. The health condition of students in elite universities is directly related to the quality of talent reserves and the...
Supervisor ostracism represents a pervasive and detrimental workplace stressor, yet existing research has predominantly focused on reactive coping mechanisms, leaving a critical gap regarding how employees can proactively prevent such mistreatment. T...
Acculturation, traditionally described as the adjustment to new cultural realities, faces major conceptual challenges in superdiverse societies where defining “heritage” and “mainstream” cultures is increasingly problematic. T...
Objective: To understand how emotion regulation may foster well-being through life transitions, one needs to consider situational factors and the specific strategy applied. Research has rarely investigated how emotion regulation relates to coping acr...
Tackling poor mental health and wellbeing among healthcare workers remains a high priority for the National Health Service (NHS). This study evaluated the social value of the Coming to Our Senses mindfulness-based programme, designed to support the m...
This study explores parents’ perspectives on self-determination for individuals with intellectual disabilities in the Saudi Arabian context. Using a qualitative approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with six parents of individuals...
Aging may lead to a gradual decline in work ability, but other factors, such as worker motivation, also play a crucial role. This study, based on the Job Demands–Resources model, examined whether work engagement, an indicator of high motivation...
Narrative perspective and focalization mode constitute fundamental elements shaping readers’ cognitive and neural responses during novel comprehension. Despite their theoretical importance in narratology, empirical evidence for their distinct p...
Exercise dependence is a maladaptive pattern of excessive exercise characterized by psychological and cognitive symptoms. The existence and nature of attentional bias in individuals with exercise dependence remain unclear. This study combined behavio...
Grounded in the self-regulated learning model, this research examined the effects of mindfulness on learning burnout among high school students. A survey was administered to 1311 high school students utilizing the following instruments: the Short For...
Digital transformation poses significant challenges to employee well-being, particularly in public administration, where hierarchical structures, increasing digitalization pressures, and high mental health-related absenteeism underscore the need to u...
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