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Violence in the School Community: Students, Parents, Teachers, and Staff Members

edited by Ruth Berkowitz and Naama Bar-On Shmilovitch

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4305 | Submission Open

Keywords: school violence; bullying; victimization; students; school educational staff; school support staff; administrative staff; teachers; collegial school violence; parents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

The Emergence of Cyberpsychology as an Essential Framework for Social Science Research

edited by Scott M. Debb

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5446 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyberpsychology; cyberspace; digital; well-being; interdisciplinary; social science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

External Influences in Adolescents’ Career Development

edited by

Anna Parola

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 22618 | Submission Open

Keywords: career development; career choices; teacher career-related support; parental career-related support; peers behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

Parenting and Positive Development for Children and Adolescents

edited by

Xiaochun Xie

and Fengqing Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19269 | Submission Open

Keywords: parenting; children; adolescents; family; positive development; media; internet

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

Social Behaviors in Childhood: Causes and Consequences

edited by

Xuechen Ding

and

Wan Ding

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11338 | Submission Open

Keywords: social behavior; social withdrawal; aggressive behavior; prosocial behavior; antisocial behavior; parent– child interaction; parenting; bullying; adjustment; neuroscience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

The Shaping of Services for Health Promotion

edited by

Antonio Iudici

and

Jessica Neri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10598 | Submission Open

Keywords: health service; mental health; welfare; quality of life; health practice; clinic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

The Psychology of Underrepresentation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)

edited by Jennifer LaCosse

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6986 | Submission Open

Keywords: underrepresentation; individual differences; minority groups; persistence; attrition; STEM; equity; motivation; institutions; diversity; threat; performance; inequality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Psychoeducation and Early Intervention

edited by Laura Giusti, Rita Roncone, Antonio Ventriglio and Silvia Mammarella

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6088 | Submission Open

Keywords: early intervention; psychoeducation; mental disorders; digital mental health; transdiagnostic approach

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Psychological Perspectives on Dating Applications

edited by

Luca Cerniglia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5771 | Submission Open

Keywords: adolescent development; online dating behavior; mental health impacts; interpersonal relationships; digital ethics and safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Psychology of Children and Adolescents with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities

edited by Antonio Manuel Amor González,

María Fernández Sánchez

Alba Aza Hernández

and

María Lucía Morán Suárez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5610 | Submission Open

Keywords: intellectual disability; developmental disabilities; intellectual and developmental disabilities; basic psychology; applied psychology; positive psychology; rights; supports; quality of life; self-determination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

The Dark Side of Leadership: Research at Team- or Cross-Level of Analysis

edited by

Li-Yun Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5137 | Submission Open

Keywords: abusive supervision; destructive leadership; exploitative leadership; aversive leadership; negative leadership; narcissism; Machiavellianism; leader moral superiority; supervisor undermining; cross-level of analysis; team level

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organizational Behaviors)

Innovations in Music Based Interventions for Psychological Wellbeing

edited by

Hyun Ju Chong

and

Amy Clements-Cortés

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4821 | Submission Open

Keywords: music memory; reminiscence and association; developmental music therapy; music psychotherapy; music emotion regulation; community music therapy; telehealth; digital music health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Psychological Well-Being and Mental Health

edited by Stefano Eleuteri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4207 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; prevention; promotion; quality of life; wellbeing; treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Trauma and Maternal Wellbeing

edited by December R. Maxwell and Regina T. Praetorius

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2983 | Submission Open

Keywords: maternal mental health; maternal wellbeing; trauma; matrescence; paturescence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

Emerging Outlooks on Relationships in the Workplace

edited by Steve Duck

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2862 | Submission Open

Keywords: workplace relationships; success at work; workplace stress; working and COVID-19; workplace disrespect; workplace bullying; workplace productivity; working from home; organizational communication; supervisor– subordinate; peer; friendship; and romantic workplace relationships; workplace geography; working from home; communication competency; job insecurity; military transition to civilian workplace

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organizational Behaviors)

Sexual Double Standard: Prejudice in Gender and Sexual Orientation

edited by Carmen Gómez-Berrocal and María del Mar Sánchez-Fuentes

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2756 | Submission Open

Keywords: sexual double standards; gender norms; gender roles; gendered prejudices; sexual identity/ sexual orientation; personality traits; social influence; interpersonal relationship; gender-based conflict; sexual/mental health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Human Behavior and Neural Activity

edited by Fabio Garcia-Garcia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 716 | Submission Open

Keywords: sleep function; neuronal firing; neuronal plasticity; learning; cognitive impairment; sleep loss

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

Personality Traits and Decision-Making Styles as Predictors of Behavior

edited by Luis F. Garcia and

Anton Aluja

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 476 | Submission Open

Keywords: personality traits; impulsive-disinhibited personality; decision-making styles; addictive behaviors; lack of control; decision-making process and behaviors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Psychiatry)

Innovative Interdisciplinary Tools and Methodologies in Clinical Psychology: How to Promote People’s Health During Uncertain Times

edited by

Lydia Giménez-Llort

and

Gian Piero Turchi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical and applied psychology; global challenges; health and social cohesion; emergency management; human communities-related data; innovation and development; IoT; artificial intelligence and machine learning

New Trends? New Patterns? – Explanations for Changes in Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use

edited by

Zsuzsanna Elekes

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: alcohol use; illicit drugs; leisure time; harm perception; trends; well-being; behavior addiction

Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic: Typical and Atypical Cognitive Development—2nd Edition

edited by

Sandra Fernandes

and

Luís Querido

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: reading; spelling; writing; arithmetic; development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

The Effectiveness of Grade Retention and Alternative Remedial Practices

edited by Jonathan Smith

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: grade retention; automatic grade promotion; alternative measures; educational support; effectiveness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Temperament in Children’s Social and Emotional Development: Multiple Perspectives

edited by Xiaoxue Kong and Louis Schmidt

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: temperament; social– emotional development; child development; adaptive functioning; developmental trajectories; biological foundations; social relationships; cross-cultural perspectives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Eating Disorders in Youth

edited by Cynthia Yoon

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: eating disorders; eating disorder symptomatology; anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa; binge eating disorder; avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder; other specified feeding or eating disorders; orthorexia nervosa; disordered eating behaviors; children; adolescents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

Social Interactions and Aging

edited by

Dikla Segel-Karpas

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10588 | Submission Open

Keywords: social support; social interaction; marital relationships; couples; intergenerational relationships; loneliness; social isolation; aging; older adults; midlife; conflict

Health Psychology and Behaviors during COVID-19

edited by

Bang Zheng

Qing Han

and

Chinedu Udeh-Momoh

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9871 | Submission Open

Keywords: COVID-19; lockdown; psychological consequences; risk perception; mental health; preventive behaviors; vaccination; health behaviors; healthy lifestyle; long COVID

Humor Use in Interpersonal Relationships

edited by Nathan Miczo and John Meyer

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9614 | Submission Open

Keywords: humor; interpersonal communication; relational humor; humor functions; teasing; embarrassment and humor; empathetic humor; alienation and humor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

The Influence of Social Context on Educational and Psychological/Cognitive Processes

edited by

Lisa K. Son

and

Yoonhee Jang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7342 | Submission Open

Keywords: education; learning; memory; metacognition; language; decision making and judgments; online learning; social media; social network; teaching of psychology; collaboration

Mental Illnesses and Related Self-Injury Behavior

edited by

Tim M. H. Li

Paul W. C. Wong

and Shimin Zhu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6257 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; emotional distress; self-injury behavior; self-harm; suicide

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

Music Listening as Exploratory Behavior

edited by

Mark Reybrouck

Piotr Podlipniak

and

David Welch

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2430 | Submission Open

Keywords: music as a sound environment; music as soundscape; exploratory behavior as a cognitive category; broad-and-build theory: broadening the behavioral and cognitive repertoire; music perception and attentional dynamics; skillful coping with sounds; musical affordances; exploratory listening and homeostatic regulation; music knowledge acquisition; musical improvisation as exploratory behavior; musicality as an evolutionary achievement; discovery learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences)

Current Challenges and Developments in Personality Disorders: New Theories and Models, Testing and Psychosocial Interventions in Special Settings

edited by Denis Köhler and Romina Müller

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1264 | Submission Open

Keywords: personality traits; personality disorders ICD-11 and DSM5; borderline personality disorder; antisocial disorder; psychopathy; treatment of personality disorders; assessment of personality (disorders)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

Exploring New Frontiers in Psychometrics: Advancing Measurement of Skills and Behaviors

edited by Ioannis Tsaousis and

Georgios Sideridis

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 838 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychometrics; measurement theory; advanced measurement approaches; skill measurement advancements; advancements in behavioral assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

Academic Performance: Understanding Complex Student Outcomes Through an Integrative Lens

edited by Eugene Wong, Lisa Looney and Kevin Rosales

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 500 | Submission Open

Keywords: academic performance; cognitive abilities; academic motivation systems; perspectives on student outcomes relations within the school setting; student experiences

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

Perspectives on Violence and Sexual Harassment

edited by Rosa Valls-Carol

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 359 | 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 Social Psychology)

Promoting Healthy Cognitive Aging: Psychological Approaches and Interventions

edited by Ada Wai Tung Fung

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental wellness; brain health; cognitive preservation; psychosocial interventions; healthy and active ageing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Providing Emotional Support for People with Chronic Diseases

edited by

Sara Gostoli

and Giulia Raimondi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation; chronic disease; coping; emotional burden; emotional support; mental health; psychological distress; psychological intervention; psychological well-being; quality of life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Educational Applications of Cognitive Psychology

edited by Jeri L. Little and Elizabeth Ligon Bjork

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1475 | Submission Open

Keywords: learning; memory; metacognition; concepts; categories; education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

The Impact of Climate Change on Public Mental Health

edited by Gulnaz Anjum and Mudassar Aziz

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; public mental health; climate justice; eco-anxiety; environmental inequities; psychological resilience; mental health disparities; vulnerable populations; adaptive coping strategies; policy interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Preventing and Addressing Negative Behaviors in the Workplace

edited by

Gülüm Özer

Elfi Baillien

and

Jordi Escartín

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15900 | Submission Open

Keywords: negative acts; perpetrators; intervention; prevention; counterproductive workplace behavior; incivility; aggression; workplace bullying; cyberbullying; alcohol and drug misuse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organizational Behaviors)

Social Media as Interpersonal and Masspersonal

edited by Bradley J. Bond

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13588 | Submission Open

Keywords: interpersonal; masspersonal; social media; new media; media psychology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Educator Well-Being and Resilience: Paradigms, Pathways, and Possibilities

edited by

Junjun Chen

and

John Chi-Kin Lee

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12217 | Submission Open

Keywords: teacher resilience; school leader resilience; teacher well-being; methodological design; theoretical framework

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Supporting Student Mental Health and Learning through Effective Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Professional Workforce Preparation

edited by Brian Daly, Elizabeth Mellin and Mark Weist

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6331 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health– education system partnerships; school behavioral health (SBH); school mental health; youth; workforce development; professional development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Creative Methods, Images and Dreams in Psychotherapy: Methods, Processes and Results

edited by

Christian Roesler

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5331 | Submission Open

Keywords: creative methods in psychotherapy; art therapy; dreams in psychotherapy/dream interpretation; images and imagination in psychotherapy; process models; efficacy/effectiveness studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

Communication Strategies and Practices in Conflicts

edited by

Yiftach Ron

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3916 | Submission Open

Keywords: conflict; communication; intergroup relations; dialogue; social media; journalism; power asymmetry; conflict resolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organizational Behaviors)

Exploring the Complexity of Internalizing Disorders in Suicidal Youth and Suicide Prevention

edited by Augustine Osman and Jenny Mei Yiu Huen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3423 | Submission Open

Keywords: internalizing disorders; youth suicide; suicide prevention; modern statistical and psychometric methods; assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Examining Cognitive Processes of Decision-Making under the Perspective of a Dual-System Approach

edited by

Guy Hochman

and Shahar Ayal

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3363 | Submission Open

Keywords: dual systems; cognitive processes; heuristics and biases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Social and Emotional Development of Gifted and Talented Individuals in a Rapidly Changing World

edited by F. Richard Olenchak and Ophelie Desmet

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2441 | Submission Open

Keywords: gifted and talented; social and emotional development; affective development; psychosocial needs; talent development; high ability; mental health; wellbeing; personality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

Effects of the Interaction of Parenting Practices and Environment on Children’s Outcomes

edited by Meeta Banerjee and Fatima A. Varner

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2206 | Submission Open

Keywords: parenting; ethnic minority populations; culture; schools; neighborhoods; communities; academic outcomes; psychosocial outcomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

The Fading Affect Bias and Its Moderators and Mediators

edited by

Jeffrey Gibbons

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1124 | Submission Open

Keywords: fading affect bias; moderators; mediators; emotion regulation; healthy coping mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

The Impact of the Mindfulness-Based and Compassion-Based Therapies on Well-Being: The New Findings of the Neuroscience, the Practices, and the Education

edited by Fei-Hsiu Hsiao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1021 | Submission Open

Keywords: mindfulness; self-compassion; compassion for others; well-being; depression; anxiety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

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