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Resilience in Adversities
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Resilience in Adversities

A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 2682

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Il­ma­ri Määt­tä­nen

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Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 63, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Interests: stress psychology; evolutionary psychology; resilience; sisu; persistence; hope

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The past few years have made the field of resilience research even more relevant. The ongoing war in Ukraine, COVID-19 pandemic and other global adversities have had economic, cultural and psychological influences on peoples’ lives. This Special Issue in Behavioral Sciences will invite research that is related to resilience in adversities. Psychological resilience research, as an umbrella term, has been performed under several different terms, from mental toughness to grit. In this Special Issue, we do not separate between different models of psychological resilience, as long as they are relevant to the topic of the Special Issue. In other words, researchers conducting studies with scales measuring resilience, mental toughness, grit, hope, hardiness, sisu, self-efficacy and other related concepts are warmly invited to submit their research. We encourage multidisciplinary, multi-method studies. This includes ESM/EMA, physiological stress, cognition, affects, mental health and other relevant methods and variables that are combined with resilience. This is a great opportunity to obtain a clearer picture of the resilience in adversities!

Dr. Il­ma­ri Määt­tä­nen
Guest Editor

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Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • resilience
  • perseverance
  • mental toughness
  • hardiness
  • grit
  • sisu
  • persistence
  • hope
  • self-efficacy

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Anxiety and Academic Procrastination in Deaf and Hard of Hearing College Students: A Moderated Mediation Model
by Guomin Li, Zhiheng Xiong and Pingting Lin
Behav. Sci. 2024, 14(12), 1219; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14121219 - 18 Dec 2024
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Deaf and hard of hearing college students encounter unique challenges and pressures in their daily lives and academic pursuits, often leading to heightened anxiety levels, which may increase the likelihood of academic procrastination. This study aims to investigate the relationship between anxiety and [...] Read more.
Deaf and hard of hearing college students encounter unique challenges and pressures in their daily lives and academic pursuits, often leading to heightened anxiety levels, which may increase the likelihood of academic procrastination. This study aims to investigate the relationship between anxiety and academic procrastination in deaf and hard of hearing college students, with a focus on the mediating role of rumination and the moderating effect of psychological resilience. The findings offer valuable insights into strategies for reducing anxiety and academic procrastination in this population. A total of 685 deaf and hard of hearing college students were assessed using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, Academic Procrastination Scale, Rumination Scale, and Psychological Resilience Scale. The study revealed three key findings: (1) Anxiety is a significant positive predictor of academic procrastination in deaf and hard of hearing college students; (2) Rumination partially mediates the relationship between anxiety and academic procrastination, suggesting that anxiety indirectly influences procrastination through rumination; (3) Psychological resilience moderates the relationship between rumination and academic procrastination, with higher levels of resilience diminishing the impact of rumination on procrastination. The findings of this study provide a deeper understanding of the complex relationship between anxiety and procrastination in deaf and hard of hearing college students, within the context of ecosystem theory and resilience theory of development. Full article
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Association of Job Satisfaction, Intention to Stay, Organizational Commitment, and General Self-Efficacy Among Clinical Nurses in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
by Naif M. Alshaibani, Ahmad E. Aboshaiqah and Naif H. Alanazi
Behav. Sci. 2024, 14(12), 1140; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14121140 - 28 Nov 2024
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Nurse turnover presents a significant challenge for healthcare organizations worldwide, impacting patient care quality and organizational stability. Understanding the determinants of nurse turnover, particularly job satisfaction, intention to stay, organizational commitment, and general self-efficacy, is crucial for developing effective retention strategies. This study [...] Read more.
Nurse turnover presents a significant challenge for healthcare organizations worldwide, impacting patient care quality and organizational stability. Understanding the determinants of nurse turnover, particularly job satisfaction, intention to stay, organizational commitment, and general self-efficacy, is crucial for developing effective retention strategies. This study aimed to explore the relationships among job satisfaction, intention to stay, organizational commitment, general self-efficacy, and demographic variables. A cross-sectional, correlational research design was employed, with data collected through validated questionnaires distributed to a total convenience sample of 227 clinical nurses in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between July 2023 and August 2023. Validated measurement tools, including the Job Satisfaction Index, the Intent to Stay Scale, the Organizational Commitment Scale, and the General Self-Efficacy Scale, were utilized. Descriptive statistics were employed to summarize demographic information, and a correlation analysis was conducted to explore the relationships between the study variables. The findings revealed moderate levels of job satisfaction, intention to stay, organizational commitment, and general self-efficacy among the clinical nurses, with significant positive correlations observed among these variables as well as the nurses’ sociodemographic characteristics. Notably, clinical nurses constituted a significant portion of the sample, suggesting the need for targeted interventions tailored to this demographic group as well as non-Saudi nurses (expatriate nurses), particularly in enhancing their organizational commitment and self-efficacy. The study found significant and positive associations between the four study variables and the nurses’ demographic characteristics. Tailored interventions addressing job satisfaction, intent to stay, organizational commitment, self-efficacy, and demographic variables are essential for mitigating nurse turnover. By fostering a supportive work environment and implementing targeted retention strategies informed by demographic insights and determinants of turnover, healthcare organizations can enhance nurse retention rates and ensure a stable and fulfilled nursing workforce. Full article
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