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Psycho-Social Aspects of Sport and Management
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submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 740 | Submission Open
Keywords: stress; appraisals; emotions; coping; performance; resilience; well-being; psychophysiology; performance; anti-doping
Social and Structural Influences on Social Identities
edited by Negin Ghavami
submission deadline 18 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1333 | Submission Open
Keywords: social identities; structural factors; intersectionality; intergroup relations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
Experiences and Well-Being in Personal Growth
edited by Madoka Kumashiro
submission deadline 19 May 2026 | 16 articles | Viewed by 33780 | Submission Open
Keywords: personal growth; post-traumatic growth; personal development; self-improvement; self-actualization; self-fulfillment; well-being; identity development; positive psychology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)
Roleplaying Games and Wellbeing
edited by Ian S. Baker and Ian Turner
submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 847 | Submission Open
Keywords: roleplaying games; RPGs; Dungeons and Dragons; D& D; wellbeing; lifelong play; play; storytelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
The Impact of Psychosocial Factors on Health Behaviors
edited by Hyoung Suk Lee
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9664 | Submission Open
Keywords: psychological factors; cognitive factors; emotional factors; health behavior; substance use; physical activity; diet; health seeking behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
Psychosocial and Behavioral Interventions for Youth with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
edited by Zachary LaBrot and Margaret Powell
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8081 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurodevelopmental disorders; developmental disabilities; autism spectrum disorder; ADHD; intellectual disability; tic disorders; psychosocial intervention; behavioral intervention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)
Disordered Eating and/or Sleep Disturbance Among Trauma-Exposed Adolescents and Adults
edited by Emily L. Tilstra-Ferrell, Alexandra N. Brockdorf and Christine Hahn
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6561 | Submission Open
Keywords: adolescents; adults; trauma exposure; traumatic stress symptoms; eating disorders; disordered eating behaviors; body image/dissatisfaction; sleep; sleep– wake disorders; insomnia
(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)
Socio-Emotional Competencies and School Adjustment in Adolescence
edited by Vítor Alexandre Coelho, Baiba Martinsone and Anastassios Matsopoulos
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4822 | Submission Open
Keywords: social and emotional learning; school adjustment; school transition; school climate; school belonging; school connectedness; school engagement; differential effectiveness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)
Emotions and Stereotypes About People with Visible Facial Difference
edited by and Angela Gosling
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3120 | Submission Open
Keywords: visible facial difference; employment discrimination; emotional response; stereotyping; implicit evaluation; familiarization; intervention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)
Understanding Mental Health and Well-Being in University Students
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2832 | Submission Open
Keywords: university students; mental health; psychological stressors well-being; resilience; treatment interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
Perinatal Depressive and Affective Disorders: Assessment, Screening and Treatment—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1744 | Submission Open
Keywords: perinatal; postpartum; prenatal; father; mother; parents; depression; affective disorders; attachment; dyadic; pregnancy; screening; assessment; treatment; prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)
Cultural and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Attitudes, Values and Social Axioms submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1407 | Submission Open
Keywords: attitudes; values; social axioms; life satisfaction; well-being; self-efficacy; self-awareness; self-construal; psychological flexibility; personal thriving; cultural dimensions; cross-cultural dimensions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
In the Shadows of Personality: Unpacking the Traits of the Dark Tetrad
edited by Alyson E. Blanchard
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1403 | Submission Open
Keywords: dark triad; psychopathy; primary and secondary psychopathy; narcissism; grandiose and vulnerable narcissism; machiavellianism; sadism; development and stability of antisocial traits; biological and neurobiological bases of the dark triad; cultural and contextual influences on the dark triad; dark triad and behavior; personality pathology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
Artificial Intelligence in Assessment: Opportunities, Challenges, and Ethical Considerations
edited by and Sevilay Kilmen
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 947 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence in assessment; psychological assessment; cognitive assessment; adaptive testing; natural language processing; large language models; fairness and bias mitigation; ethical AI; behavioral data analysis; psychometrics and AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)
Adaptive Decision Making in Complex Environments
edited by Bjørn T. Bakken
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 903 | Submission Open
Keywords: cognitive styles; decision making; cognitive processing; intuition; analysis; crisis management; VUCA (volatile; uncertain; complex; ambiguous); adaptability; preparedness; safety; security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)
Cultivating Health and Well-Being in Newcomer Communities Impacted by Forced Displacement
edited by and Fiona Thomas
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 587 | Submission Open
Keywords: mental health; refugee; immigrant; forced displacement; collective trauma; well-being; mental health promotion; community based; community led
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
Second Edition: Perspectives on Violence and Sexual Harassment
edited by Rosa Valls-Carol
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 546 | Submission Open
Keywords: gender violence; sexual harassment; socioneuroscience; cognitive science; behavioral change; interventions; prevention; bystander intervention; psychological effects; survivors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
Breaking Barriers: Unveiling Resistances to Overcoming Gender-Based Violence in Psychological Research Today
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 499 | Submission Open
Keywords: gender-based violence (GBV); societal behavioral patterns; psychological processes; social structures; social dynamics; violence and silence
Parent-Child Relations and Children's Emotional Development: Enhancing Intervention Effectiveness
edited by David S. DeGarmo and Wendy Hadley
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open
Keywords: parent– child relations; social emotional learning; emotion regulation; emotion socialization; parent training; intervention effectiveness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
Social Psychology for a Sustainable Future: Understanding and Promoting Pro-Environmental Action
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submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 956 | Submission Open
Keywords: psychosocial factors; sustainable behavior; behavior change; environmental psychology; sustainable consumption; environmental emotions; interventions; social norms; communication strategies; motivation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
Body Image and Disordered Eating: Psychosocial, Cultural, Cognitive and Clinical Perspectives submission deadline 12 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2142 | Submission Open
Keywords: body image; body image disturbance; eating disorders; disordered eating; orthorexia nervosa; body positivity; sociocultural influences; media and body ideals; emerging eating behaviors; gender and body perception
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
Picturing Morality from Multidisciplinary Perspectives—Third Edition
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submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5359 | Submission Open
Keywords: behavioral ethics; moral dilemma; moral judgment; health ethics; business ethics; organizational ethics; moral sociology; moral psychology; civic moral education; justice; AI ethics; responsibility; technological ethics; virtue ethics; moral behavior; unethical behavior; cheating; harming; lying; prosocial behavior; corruption; rule breaking; extra-role behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
Mental Health and Behavioral Intervention for Children at Risk
edited by Yean Wang, Guanghuai Zheng, Xinfeng Tang, Kuo Zhang and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3102 | Submission Open
Keywords: children at risk; mental health; depression; health promotion services; prevention; behavioral intervention; positive psychology of children in difficult circumstances; cognitive behavioral mechanism; psychological resilience; longitudinal intervention study
Digital Interventions and Research for Health and Psychological Well-Being submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1887 | Submission Open
Keywords: new technologies; psychological intervention; human– technology interaction; cyberpsychology; chronic illness; digital mental health; psychotherapy; virtual reality; eHealth; artificial intelligence; user experience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
Eating Behaviours in Diverse Populations
edited by Misba Hussain and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 789 | Submission Open
Keywords: eating behaviours; food choices; obesity; mindfulness; mindful eating; self-compassion; socioeconomic status; minoritised groups; clinical populations; cultural norms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)
Early Communication Intervention for Individuals with Autism
edited by Cindy Gevarter, and Sophia D'Agostino
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 618 | Submission Open
Keywords: autism; early communication intervention; neurodiversity; augmentative and alternative communication; naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions; echolalia; bilingualism; social validity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Evidence-Based Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Brain Injury
edited by Melissa McCart, and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric traumatic brain injury; cognitive deficits; behavioral interventions; emotional dysregulation; executive functioning; attention problems; memory impairment; processing; socio-emotional regulation; functional outcomes; intervention; rehabilitation; evidence-based practices; neurodevelopment; resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences)
Speech Impairments in Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Acquired Aphasia
edited by Junhua Ding, Juqiang Chen and
submission deadline 18 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 965 | Submission Open
Keywords: speech impairments; speech production; speech comprehension; stroke aphasia; neurodegenerative disease; neurodevelopmental disorders; large language model; machine learning; linguistic analysis; neurological diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)
The Impact of Domestic Violence on Young Victims and Witnesses: Resilience and Recovery
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submission deadline 18 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 694 | Submission Open
Keywords: domestic violence and abuse; children; young people; witnessing abuse; exposure; impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
Cooperation, Trust, and Reciprocity: Theory and Evidence from the Field of Behavioral Economics
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1147 | Submission Open
Keywords: cooperation; trust; reciprocity; social preferences; social dilemmas; collective action; altruism and spite; guilt and shame; experimental methods; behavioral economics; neuroeconomics; public goods provision; gift exchange
(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)
Youth, AI, and Social Connection: Identity, Intimacy, and Mental Wellbeing in a Digital Age
edited by Catherine Smith
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 715 | Submission Open
Keywords: social development; identity formation; well-being; artificial intelligence; emotional regulation; mental health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)
Bounded Rationality: Bridging Cognition and Emotion in Decision Making
edited by
submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3427 | Submission Open
Keywords: bounded rationality; decision making; cognition; emotion; heuristics; cognitive constraints; risk perception
(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)
Educator Well-Being and Resilience: Paradigms, Pathways, and Possibilities submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 64194 | Submission Open
Keywords: teacher resilience; school leader resilience; teacher well-being; methodological design; theoretical framework
(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)
Promoting Health Behaviors in the New Media Era
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 62576 | Submission Open
Keywords: new media; social media; artificial intelligence; health behaviors; social scientific approach
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
The Emotional Antecedents and Consequences of Buying and Consuming: A Multidisciplinary Perspective on Consumers’ Emotions—Second Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 61591 | Submission Open
Keywords: consumption; buying behavior; emotions; consumer's emotions; consumer behavior; marketing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)
Challenging Behavior of Individuals with Autism and/or Other Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
edited by Lesley A. Shawler and Michael Kranak
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 24112 | Submission Open
Keywords: challenging behavior; severe behavior; treatment; neurodevelopmental disorders
(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)
Embracing Aging in Place: Fostering Healthy Cognitive Aging in the Community
edited by Daniela Aisenberg-Shafran
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 20311 | Submission Open
Keywords: aging; cognitive abilities; psychological well-being; aging in place; interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
Workplace Communication: An Emerging Field of Study
edited by Janie Harden Fritz and Kristen Majocha
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9557 | Submission Open
Keywords: workplace communication; organizational socialization; organizational relationships; professional civility; incivility; conflict
(This special issue belongs to the Section Organizational Behaviors)
Violence and Bullying: Risks, Intervention, Prevention
edited by Yangjin Park, Jennifer L. Murphy and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8366 | Submission Open
Keywords: bullying; violence; aggression; intervention strategies; prevention programs; cyberbullying; workplace harassment; school safety; mental health; policy development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)
The Prevention, Intervention and Treatment of Eating Disorders submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3867 | Submission Open
Keywords: eating disorders; disordered eating; treatment approaches; interventions; screening; prevention; risk factors; mental health; diagnosis; diverse populations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)
Cognitive, Social, and Cultural Dimensions of Teaching and Learning in Diverse Classrooms
edited by Victoria Damjanovic
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 522 | Submission Open
Keywords: developmental psychology in education; behavioral science and student learning; equity in cognitive development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)
Co-Occurring Conditions in Autism Spectrum Disorder
edited by Tanya L. Procyshyn
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 372 | Submission Open
Keywords: autism; ADHD; anxiety; depression; eating disorders; epilepsy; gastrointestinal conditions; learning differences; sleep problems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences)
Exploring Indebtedness and Its Impact on Well-Being submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open
Keywords: debt; indebtedness; debt stress; income; financial stress; financial insecurity; life satisfaction; mental health; well-being; quality of life
The Role of Sleep in Children’s Learning and Memory
edited by and Laura Roche
submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 598 | Submission Open
Keywords: sleep and memory; sleep and learning; sleep architecture; sleep-related memory consolidation; cognitive development; childhood sleep; paediatric sleep research; sleep quality; sleep duration; sleep hygiene; infant sleep; toddler sleep; preschool sleep; school-aged children; developmental neuroscience; early childhood education; neurodivergence and sleep; academic performance; executive functioning; attention and concentration; working memory; declarative memory; procedural memory; sleep and emotional regulation; sleep interventions; actigraphy; polysomnography; longitudinal studies; sleep difficulties in children; sleep and ADHD; sleep and autism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)
Psychological Stress, Well-Being, and Performance in Sport
edited by and Raymon Hunte
submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1232 | Submission Open
Keywords: stress; appraisals; emotions; coping; performance; resilience; well-being; psychophysiology; performance; anti-doping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
Creativity in Education: Influencing Factors and Outcomes
edited by William Bart
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8768 | Submission Open
Keywords: creativity; innovation; teaching practices; creativity measurement; influencing factors; creativity outcomes; creativity curriculum; special populations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)
Hypnosis and the Brain: Emotion, Control, and Cognition
edited by Barbara Schmidt and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2834 | Submission Open
Keywords: hypnosis; brain function; emotion regulation; cognitive control; suggestibility; neuroimaging; attention; dissociation; therapeutic mechanisms; direct verbal suggestions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)
Intrusive Thoughts, Mental Imagery, and Rumination: Shared Cognitive Vulnerabilities Across Disorders and Implications for Suicide Risk
edited by Jaël S. van Bentum and Sarah Brown
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 1403 | Submission Open
Keywords: suicide prevention; suicide behaviors; suicidal thoughts; intrusive thoughts; intrusions; mental imagery; assessment; interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences)
Bridging the Toddler Data Desert: Advancing Methods, Theory, and Diversity in Early Developmental Science submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 823 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurodevelopment; cognition; toddlers; executive functions; emotion regulation; language development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)
Risk Factors and Integrated Interventions in Substance Use Disorders
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open
Keywords: substance use disorders; substance use; risk factors; comorbidity; integrated interventions; psychosocial treatment; pharmacological treatment; implementation science; recovery
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