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Physical and Motor Development in Children

edited by

Ermioni Katartzi

and Thomas Kourtessis

submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2593 | Submission Open

Keywords: motor competence; physical activity; genetics; developmental disorders; developmental coordination disorder; motor learning; assessment tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

The Impact of Music on Individual and Social Well-Being

edited by Helena Ferreira Rodrigues and

Ana Isabel Lemos do Carmo Pereira

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14389 | Submission Open

Keywords: music; well-being; community music; lifespan; music interventions; sound vibrations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Neurophysiological and Behavioral Responses to Stressful Situations, Training, Therapies or Illness

edited by

Juan Pedro Fuentes García

and

Santos Villafaina

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12655 | Submission Open

Keywords: EEG; HRV; training load; biomarkers; fitness; periodization; mental load; fatigue; exercise; pathology

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

Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Well-Being in Children and Adolescents

edited by

Giacomo Mancini

, Federica Andrei,

Roberta Biolcati

and Elena Trombini

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9806 | Submission Open

Keywords: emotional intelligence; psychological well-being; children; adolescents; development; assessment; prevention; training

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

Novel Approaches to Intervention in Aphasia

edited by Caroline Newton

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 576 | Submission Open

Keywords: aphasia treatment; aphasia intervention; language rehabilitation; acquired language disorder

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Innovations and the Future of School-Based Interventions for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

edited by Brian R. Barber

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 409 | Submission Open

Keywords: school-based interventions; emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD); innovative educational practices; intervention testing; implementation and scaling of interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Body Image and Wellbeing: From a Social Psychology Perspective

edited by

Cristian Di Gesto

Amanda Nerini

Camilla Matera

and

Giulia Rosa Policardo

submission deadline 16 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4478 | Submission Open

Keywords: body image; sociocultural influences; esthetic surgery; stereotypes and gender differences; attitudes and behaviors; eating habits; pregnancy and postpartum period; sport and physical activity; intersectionality; wellbeing; quality of life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Social and Psychological Determinants of Acculturation

edited by Adrian J. Archuleta

submission deadline 19 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12473 | Submission Open

Keywords: determinants of acculturation; predictors of cultural change; social and psychological processes associated with acculturative strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Leadership in the New Era of Technology

edited by Xin-An Zhang, Lin Lu and Ming Kong

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 13470 | Submission Open

Keywords: leadership; technology; artificial intelligence; big data; algorithm; platform gig workers; leader substitution; leader judgment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organizational Behaviors)

Psycho-Affective Processes and Their Role in Development, Learning, and Well-Being Throughout Life

edited by Adrian Paterna

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3593 | Submission Open

Keywords: psycho-affective processes; emotional regulation; cognitive development; well-being; mental health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

Positive Youth Development Through Outdoor Recreation

edited by Eddie L. Hill,

Amy A. Direnzo

and

Edwin Gómez

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 878 | Submission Open

Keywords: PYD; outdoor recreation; Leave No Trace; resilience

Promoting Health Behaviors in the New Media Era

edited by

Qinghua Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 43034 | Submission Open

Keywords: new media; social media; artificial intelligence; health behaviors; social scientific approach

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Innovations in Music Based Interventions for Psychological Wellbeing

edited by

Hyun Ju Chong

and

Amy Clements-Cortés

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 33856 | 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)

Mental Health and the Natural Environment

edited by Curt Davidson

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 27319 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; behavioral health; nature; natural environment; nature therapy; ecotherapy; experiential education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Externalizing and Antisocial Behavior Across the Lifespan

edited by Rita Pasion and Carlos Campos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 26013 | Submission Open

Keywords: behavioral sciences; assessment; intervention; development; antisocial behaviour; aggression; impulsivity; psychopathology; personality

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

Sexual Double Standard: Prejudice in Gender and Sexual Orientation

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

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16508 | 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 Role of Attachment Behavior and Relationships in Lifespan Development

edited by Catarina Pinheiro Mota,

Inês Carvalho Relva

and Mónica Costa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16074 | Submission Open

Keywords: attachment; family; caregivers; relationships; psychological adjustment; emotional regulation; resilience; mental health; agency; autonomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Neural Correlates of Cognitive and Affective Processing

edited by

Giovanni Federico

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15971 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognitive neuroscience; neuroimaging; neuropsychology; experimental psychology; cognitive psychology; neurophysiology; cognitive science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Physical Activity for Mental Health: The Diverse Evidence and New Avenues

edited by Jingdong Liu and

Shuge Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14562 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical activity; physical exercise; sports; work-related physical activity; mental health; mental illness; subjective wellbeing; quality of life; burnout; personality and individual differences

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Psychology of Sexual and Gender Diversity

edited by

CJ Bishop

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13232 | Submission Open

Keywords: sexual diverse; gender diverse; sexual and/or gender minority; LGBTQ2SIA+; identity; prejudice and discrimination; BDSM; resiliency; allyship; intersectionality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Providing Emotional Support for People with Chronic Diseases

edited by

Sara Gostoli

and Giulia Raimondi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12756 | 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)

Paving the Path to Well-Being Through Human Behavior Analysis with Data Science

edited by

Kota Kodama

Makoto Niwa

and Itsuki Kageyama

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11212 | Submission Open

Keywords: well-being; job satisfaction; data analysis; questionnaire survey; biometric data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

Effects of Family Functioning on Adolescent Mental Health

edited by Øyfrid Larsen Moen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9573 | Submission Open

Keywords: adolescents; family function; family support; intervention; mental health; resources

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

Subjective Well-Being in Sport Participants and Spectators

edited by Kyusoo Chung and

Hoyeol Yu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5257 | Submission Open

Keywords: subjective well-being; sport participants; sport spectators; sport consumption; sporting environment

(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 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3969 | Submission Open

Keywords: workplace communication; organizational socialization; organizational relationships; professional civility; incivility; conflict

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organizational Behaviors)

Promoting Behavioral Change to Improve Health Outcomes—2nd Edition

edited by

John Parkinson

and Rhiannon Tudor Edwards

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2245 | Submission Open

Keywords: dual-process theory; intention– action gap; health economics; illness prevention; health promotion; systems thinking; sustainability; environmental design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Communication for Neurodiverse Individuals: Current Trends in Research

edited by Jonna Bobzien and Anne M. Perrotti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1558 | Submission Open

Keywords: autism spectrum disorders; autistic; neurodiversity; communication; language; augmentative or alternative communication; communication skills training; non-speaking; self-determination; functional communication

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

Online Behavioral Dynamics of Psychological Harm: Technology-Facilitated Abuse

edited by

Michal Dolev-Cohen

and Gaia Cuccì

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1462 | Submission Open

Keywords: sextortion; image-based sexual abuse; online sexual abuse; technology-facilitated abuse; cyberbullying; cybercrime; cyberstalking; online exploitation; doxxing; online grooming

New Methodological Contributions in Organizational and Sports Psychology

edited by

Antonio Hernández-Mendo

Verónica Morales-Sánchez

Rafael Enrique Reigal Garrido

, Encarna Chica Merino and

Raquel Morquecho Sánchez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1021 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative methodologies; organizational psychology; sports psychology; human behavior; sports contexts; social network analysis

Identification and Intervention of Learning Disabilities in Early Childhood

edited by Shaul Shelley

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 656 | Submission Open

Keywords: early literacy; early numeracy; children at risk of learning disabilities; early identification; intervention programs; early childhood; learning disabilities; developmental screening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Advanced Studies on Psychological Resilience to Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors: Current Trends and Future Directions

edited by Kamelia Harris

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 388 | Submission Open

Keywords: suicide; suicide death; suicidal behaviours; suicidal thoughts; suicidal ideation; self-harm; suicidality; psychological resilience; wellbeing; mental health

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

Cultural and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Attitudes, Values and Social Axioms

edited by

Gari Aikaterini

and

Penny Panagiotopoulou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 386 | 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)

Psychological and Functional Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder

edited by Amy Camodeca

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open

Keywords: autism; assessment; validity; reliability; functional; diagnostic practices; diagnostic procedures; psychometrics; gold-standard measures; social media

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

Perinatal Depressive and Affective Disorders: Assessment, Screening and Treatment—2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 308 | 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)

Adolescent Internalizing Problems and Substance Use Disorders

edited by

Shou-Chun Chiang

and Yu-Hsien Sung

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: internalizing problems; substance use disorders; adolescent; young adult; developmental psychology; lifespan development; psychopathology; mental health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

Emotions and Stereotypes About People with Visible Facial Difference

edited by

Anna Stone

and Angela Gosling

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: visible facial difference; employment discrimination; emotional response; stereotyping; implicit evaluation; familiarization; intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Mental Health and Wellbeing of Students with Disabilities

edited by Clodagh Nolan,

Eithne Hunt

and Emma Frawley

submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 383 | Submission Open

Keywords: higher education; disability; autism; mental health; wellbeing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Prevalence and Correlates of Bullying Behaviors among Children and Young People

edited by Laura M. Crothers and

Jered B. Kolbert

submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open

Keywords: tier III interventions; prevention of bullying; targets of bullying; LGBTQ++IA; overweight/obese; students who have an interest in STEM; types of bullying; predictors of bullies; predictors of victims

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Individual Differences in Narcissism: From Personality to Psychopathology

edited by Elias Tsakanikos and Mark Hardaker

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16400 | Submission Open

Keywords: narcissism; narcissistic traits; narcissistic personality disorder (NPD); individual differences; personality; psychopathology

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

Applying the Expressive Therapies Continuum to the Treatment of Trauma and Emotional Dysregulation

edited by

Lisa Hinz

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 488 | Submission Open

Keywords: expressive therapies continuum (ETC); post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); post-traumatic growth (PTG); art therapy; emotional dysregulation; trauma; trauma integration; visual expression

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

Well-Being in Educational Contexts: Social–Psychological Perspectives and Innovations

edited by

Alessio Tesi

, Andrea Baroncelli and Maria Ermelinda de Carlo

submission deadline 19 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 24849 | Submission Open

Keywords: organizational culture; social inclusion; caring behaviors; equity in education; organizational well-being; empowerment; continuous learning; educational innovations; leadership and processes in education

Stress and Children’s, Adolescents' and Young Adults’ Ways to Cope with It

edited by

Anna Bokszczanin

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 23993 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress; coping; trauma; mass disasters; mental health; well-being; social support; COVID-19; addiction; physical and social activity; nutrition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Trauma, Career Choices, and Vocational Behavior

edited by India Bryce and Jan Powers

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 469 | Submission Open

Keywords: trauma; career choice; vocational behavior; career motivations; career counseling; career decision making

Interventions for Music Performance Anxiety

edited by Margaret S. Osborne

submission deadline 26 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 14950 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance anxiety; musicians; music performance; treatment; prevention; coping strategies; education; flow; peak performance; musician’ s health

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

Preventing and Mitigating the Psychological Harm of Cyberbullying

edited by Maria Assunta Zanetti and

Carlo Marinoni

submission deadline 28 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2663 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyberbullying; time spent online; online risks; prevention; psychological harm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Interventions Supporting Young Children with Developmental Differences and Their Families

edited by

Megan Kunze

, Stephanie Shire and Sara Schmitt

submission deadline 28 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open

Keywords: naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions; developmental differences; culturally and linguistically responsive practices; caregiver-mediated interventions; early childhood special education; early childhood intervention

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

Intersecting Risks: Addressing PTSD and Suicide Among Vulnerable Veteran Populations

edited by Sean Lauderdale

submission deadline 29 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: PTSD; veterans; trauma; suicide; suicide attempts; suicide deaths; veteran suicides; public stigma; self-stigma; women veterans; Native American veterans; justice-involved veterans

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Artificial Intelligence and Educational Psychology

edited by Manli Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 53279 | Submission Open

Keywords: educational artificial intelligence; educational data mining; AI tutoring systems; collaborative learning; learning analytics; personalized learning; educational governance with AI; intelligent recommender systems; self-adaptive learning; affective computing; value sensitive design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Neurocognitive Foundations of Embodied Learning

edited by Brian Mathias

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 23433 | Submission Open

Keywords: grounded cognition; embodied cognition; cognitive neuroscience; learning; education; pedagogy; embodiment; multisensory; sensorimotor; multimodal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Advances in Clinical Interventions on Grief

edited by

David Dias Dias Neto

and Manuela Alexandra Coelho

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10780 | Submission Open

Keywords: grief; bereavement; prolonged grief disorder; mental health; therapy; psychological intervention; death; prevention; treatment; mechanisms of change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

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