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Social Cognitive Factors Involved in Human Judgment and Decision Making
edited by Ahreum Maeng
submission deadline 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open
Keywords: marketing; consumer behavior; social cognition; face perception; decision-making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)
Pedagogy of Wellbeing in Higher Education: Innovating Educational Practice to Support Student Mental Health
edited by Pras Ramluggun and
submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open
Keywords: students’ mental health; pedagogy of wellbeing; inclusive pedagogy; integrating wellbeing into curriculum design; culture of wellbeing on campus; psychologically aware teaching; psychologically safe learning environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)
Sexual Violence Against Women Across Contexts: Prevention, Education, and Intervention submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open
Keywords: sexual violence; technology-facilitated abuse; prevention strategies; education and awareness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
Stress and Resilience in Adolescence and Early Adulthood
edited by Christa C. Christ
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open
Keywords: stress; resilience; coping; adolescence; early adulthood
(This special issue belongs to the Section Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Psycho-Social Aspects of Sport and Management
edited by
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 200 | 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 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open
Keywords: social identities; structural factors; intersectionality; intergroup relations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
The Impact of LGBTQ+ Relational Development on Mental Health
edited by
submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: LGBTQ+ relational well-being; mental health; minority stress; intersectionality; identity development; BIPOC LGBTQ+ communities; social support; stigma and discrimination; power and privilege; sexual and gender diversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
Parental and Infant Mental Health in the NICU Settings and Post-Discharge
edited by Soudabeh Givrad and Richard J. Shaw
submission deadline 26 May 2026 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open
Keywords: NICU infant mental health; NICU maternal mental health; NICU paternal mental health; NICU parent-infant attachment; NICU family mental health; NICU mental health outcomes; NICU mental health interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)
Roleplaying Games and Wellbeing
edited by Ian S. Baker and Ian Turner
submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 550 | 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)
Socio-Emotional Competencies and School Adjustment in Adolescence
edited by Vítor Alexandre Coelho, Baiba Martinsone and Anastassios Matsopoulos
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 870 | 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)
Psychosocial and Behavioral Interventions for Youth with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
edited by Zachary LaBrot and Margaret Powell
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 751 | 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)
Artificial Intelligence in Assessment: Opportunities, Challenges, and Ethical Considerations
edited by and Sevilay Kilmen
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 331 | 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 | Viewed by 240 | 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)
Breaking Barriers: Unveiling Resistances to Overcoming Gender-Based Violence in Psychological Research Today
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open
Keywords: gender-based violence (GBV); societal behavioral patterns; psychological processes; social structures; social dynamics; violence and silence
In the Shadows of Personality: Unpacking the Traits of the Dark Tetrad
edited by Alyson E. Blanchard
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 200 | 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)
Understanding Mental Health and Well-Being in University Students
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: university students; mental health; psychological stressors well-being; resilience; treatment interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
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 41 | 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)
Second Edition: Perspectives on Violence and Sexual Harassment
edited by Rosa Valls-Carol
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 36 | 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)
Social Psychology for a Sustainable Future: Understanding and Promoting Pro-Environmental Action
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 212 | 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 | Viewed by 127 | 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
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1699 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 943 | 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
Early Communication Intervention for Individuals with Autism
edited by Cindy Gevarter, and Sophia D'Agostino
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 376 | 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)
Eating Behaviours in Diverse Populations
edited by Misba Hussain and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 283 | 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)
Digital Interventions and Research for Health and Psychological Well-Being submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 281 | 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)
The Impact of Domestic Violence on Young Victims and Witnesses: Resilience and Recovery
edited by
submission deadline 18 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open
Keywords: domestic violence and abuse; children; young people; witnessing abuse; exposure; impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
Speech Impairments in Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Acquired Aphasia
edited by Junhua Ding, Juqiang Chen and
submission deadline 18 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 182 | 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)
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 210 | Submission Open
Keywords: social development; identity formation; well-being; artificial intelligence; emotional regulation; mental health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)
Cooperation, Trust, and Reciprocity: Theory and Evidence from the Field of Behavioral Economics
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 192 | 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)
21st Century Evidence-Informed Behavioral Interventions Tackling Emerging Criminal Modalities
edited by Marta Sofia De Sousa Pinto
submission deadline 22 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open
Keywords: criminal justice interventions; intervention effectiveness; intervention efficiency; evidence-based practice; criminology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
Bounded Rationality: Bridging Cognition and Emotion in Decision Making
edited by
submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 504 | 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 | 14 articles | Viewed by 44941 | Submission Open
Keywords: teacher resilience; school leader resilience; teacher well-being; methodological design; theoretical framework
(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)
Challenging Behavior of Individuals with Autism and/or Other Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
edited by Lesley A. Shawler and Michael Kranak
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13819 | Submission Open
Keywords: challenging behavior; severe behavior; treatment; neurodevelopmental disorders
(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)
Violence and Bullying: Risks, Intervention, Prevention
edited by Yangjin Park, Jennifer L. Murphy and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 365 | 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)
Exploring Indebtedness and Its Impact on Well-Being submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open
Keywords: debt; indebtedness; debt stress; income; financial stress; financial insecurity; life satisfaction; mental health; well-being; quality of life
Cognitive, Social, and Cultural Dimensions of Teaching and Learning in Diverse Classrooms
edited by Victoria Damjanovic
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 165 | 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 97 | 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)
The Role of Sleep in Children’s Learning and Memory
edited by and Laura Roche
submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 41 | 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 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: stress; appraisals; emotions; coping; performance; resilience; well-being; psychophysiology; performance; anti-doping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
Risk Factors and Integrated Interventions in Substance Use Disorders
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open
Keywords: substance use disorders; substance use; risk factors; comorbidity; integrated interventions; psychosocial treatment; pharmacological treatment; implementation science; recovery
Bridging the Toddler Data Desert: Advancing Methods, Theory, and Diversity in Early Developmental Science submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurodevelopment; cognition; toddlers; executive functions; emotion regulation; language development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)
Digital Technologies, Mental Health and Well-Being submission deadline 16 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 397 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital technologies; mental health; well-being; problematic Internet use; social media; Internet addiction; online therapy; virtual reality; public health communication; digital stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
Understanding the Foundations of Relationship Dynamics: Predictors of Quality and Conflict
edited by Bruna Da Silva Nascimento and Renan Pereira Monteiro
submission deadline 17 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: close relationships; relationship dynamics; relationship satisfaction; relationship quality; conflict in relationships; conflict resolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)
From Insight to Action: Psychological Foundations and Behavioral Interventions for Change
edited by and Dimitra Sifaki-Pistolla
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: behavioral change interventions; psychological foundations; interdisciplinary approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
Narrative Approaches and Practice in Health Psychology
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12333 | Submission Open
Keywords: narrative; methodology; psychology; stories; qualitative; corpus; metaphor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
Affective Shifts: Emotion, Identity, and Consumer Behavior in a Changing Digital World
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
Keywords: emotions and affect; technology; online culture; social identity; consumer behavior; consumer digital journey; social and digital media; consumer wellbeing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)
Metacognition in Learning and Memory
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: metacognitive monitoring; metacognitive control; metacognitive regulation; learning and memory
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)
Emotion, Motivation, and Learning: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Education submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: emotional regulation; motivation in education; socio-emotional learning; teacher and student emotions; affective neuroscience; educational well-being; emotional climate in schools; culturally responsive education; cognitive– emotional processes in learning; generativity and teacher development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)
Novel Psychological Perspectives on Traumatic Bereavement: From Research to Practice
edited by Jamison Bottomley and Joah Williams
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: trauma; bereavement; grief; mental and behavioral health; psychological intervention; fatal overdose; suicide; minority; minority stress; social determinants of health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)
The Psychology Perspective on Emerging Media
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open
Keywords: media effects; emerging media; media psychology; media effects; mass communication; mediated communication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
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