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Human Behavior in the Age of Agentic AI: Trust, Adoption and Interaction Dynamics

edited by

Chao Wen

, Benjamin George and

Jiaming Fang

submission deadline 12 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1236 | Submission Open

Keywords: Agentic AI; Human–AI interaction; Trust in AI; AI adoption behavior; Autonomous systems; Behavioral economics; User acceptance; AI ethics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)

The Science of Intentional Forgetting and Psychological Resilience

edited by Saima Noreen and Nathan Ridout

submission deadline 14 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: intentional forgetting; psychological resilience; depression; memory control; psychopathology

Cooperation, Trust, and Reciprocity: Theory and Evidence from the Field of Behavioral Economics

edited by

Jie Zheng

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3703 | 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)

Emotion, Motivation, and Learning: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Education

edited by

Gerardo Fuentes-Vilugrón

Felipe Caamaño-Navarrete

and

Carlos Arriagada-Hernández

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3540 | 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)

Male Intimate Partner and Sexual Victimisation

edited by

Nikki Carthy

and Elizabeth Bates

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2381 | Submission Open

Keywords: intimate partner violence; sexual victimisation; male victims; help-seeking; masculinity; gender stereotypes; disclosure barriers; stigma; support services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Mindfulness, Compassion, and Well-Being in Social Work Practice

edited by Arielle Dylan and Sara Carder

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1146 | Submission Open

Keywords: mindfulness; compassion; well-being; contemplative practices; diverse contexts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Facilitating Suicide Prevention in Online Spaces

edited by

Andrea Lamont-Mills

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 814 | Submission Open

Keywords: suicide prevention; online help‑seeking; digital mental health; social media use; peer support; human–technology interaction; lived experience; artificial intelligence–mediated support

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

Understanding Suicidality in Young People: Developmental, Psychosocial, and Cultural Perspectives

edited by

Eliane Sommerfeld

and

Yael Apter Levy

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: suicidality in children, adolescents, and emerging adults; developmental psychopathology; psychosocial and contextual factors of suicidality

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

Integrating Dynamic Modeling and Psychometrics in Mental Health Research

edited by Hairong Song,

Meng Chen

and

Rohit Batra

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamic psychometrics; intensive longitudinal data (ILD); network analysis; ecological momentary assessment (EMA); dynamic structural equation modeling (DSEM); within-person variability

Developing and Evaluating Psychological Interventions for Higher Education Student Mental Health

edited by

Cassie Marie Hazell

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2016 | Submission Open

Keywords: student; mental health; interventions

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

Cognitive and Behavioral Aspects of Ageing: Preventive Approaches, Early Detection and Innovative Interventions

edited by

Maria Luisa Rusconi

, Jessica Giannì and Laura Colautti

submission deadline 23 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognitive well-being; psychological well-being in ageing; behavioural disorders; healthy ageing; neurodegenerative diseases; cognitive and motor reserve; prevention of aging processes; non-pharmacological interventions; artificial intelligence; virtual reality interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Sensory Experiences and Sensory Environments in Educational Contexts

edited by Jessica Massonnie

submission deadline 23 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensory experience; sensory sensitivities; educational spaces; learning; wellbeing; mental health; development; pedagogies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Sleep Disorders: New Developments

edited by Dimitris Dikeos and Vagioula Tsoutsi

submission deadline 24 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6152 | Submission Open

Keywords: sleep disorders; insomnia; sleep apnea; circadian rhythm; sleep health; diagnosis; treatment; aging; comorbidities

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

21st Century Evidence-Informed Behavioral Interventions Tackling Emerging Criminal Modalities

edited by Marta Sofia De Sousa Pinto, Ricardo Barroso and Celina Manita

submission deadline 24 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1518 | Submission Open

Keywords: criminal justice interventions; intervention effectiveness; intervention efficiency; evidence-based practice; criminology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Psychology of Health Behavior Change

edited by Tom St Quinton and Ben Morris

submission deadline 26 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14316 | Submission Open

Keywords: health behavior change; theory testing; health psychology; social cognition; theory effectiveness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Subjective Well-Being in Sport Participants and Spectators

edited by Kyusoo Chung and

Hoyeol Yu

submission deadline 26 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12166 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Processes of Change and Mechanisms of Action in Behavioral Therapies

edited by

Daniel Maitland

submission deadline 26 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: processes of change; mechanisms of action; behavioral therapies; process-based therapy; component analysis; evidence-based practice

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

Executive Functions and Prospective Memory Enhancement: Interventions, Neurocognitive Mechanisms and Individual Differences

edited by

Tianxiao Yang

and Ya Wang

submission deadline 30 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2339 | Submission Open

Keywords: prospective memory; executive functions; working memory; inhibition; switching; cognitive flexibility; training; intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Diet, Lifestyle and Neurobehaviors

edited by

Lina Begdache

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8925 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain health; nutrition; cognitive function; exercise; resilience; sleep; mental health; psychological stress; motivation; brain–body connection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Metacognition in Learning and Memory

edited by

Yoonhee Jang

and

Lisa K. Son

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2324 | Submission Open

Keywords: metacognitive monitoring; metacognitive control; metacognitive regulation; learning and memory

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

The Psychology Perspective on Emerging Media

edited by

Arienne Ferchaud

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1600 | Submission Open

Keywords: media effects; emerging media; media psychology; media effects; mass communication; mediated communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Psychosocial Determinants of Food Choice and Consumption in Contemporary Contexts

edited by Marco Rizzo,

Cristian Di Gesto

and Giulia Rosa Policardo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1164 | Submission Open

Keywords: food consumption; psychosocial antecedents; consumer psychology; eating behavior; social norms; food attitudes; emotions; sustainable consumption; food innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)

Cognitive Development and Mathematics Skills

edited by Kristy Litster and

Bona Kang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognitive demand; cognitive development; cognitive load; cognitive perspective; cognitive processing; depth of knowledge; intellectual mathematics processing; learning processes and conceptual change; mathematical cognition; mathematics education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Persuasion, Risk, and Health Behavior in Contemporary Media

edited by

Erika Katherine Johnson

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: persuasion; mass media; health communication; health behavior; advertising; social media; creator content; entertainment media; digital media

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Heterogeneity in Cognitive and Socio-Emotional Development in Contexts of Developmental Vulnerability

edited by Julie Robinson

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: social development; cognitive development; heterogeneity in development; positive deviance; adversity; conflict; terrorism; disaster; poverty; discrimination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

Psychopathic Traits and Risky Behaviors

edited by J. Michael Maurer

submission deadline 1 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 614 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychopathic traits; risky behavior; risky decision-making; impulsivity; reward seeking; reward processing; decision-making; substance use

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

Psychophysiological Markers of Cognitive Fatigue and Mental Workload in Complex Cognitive Tasks and Operational Environments

edited by Dmitri Poltavski

submission deadline 3 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychophysiological markers; cognitive fatigue; mental workload; electroencephalography (EEG); functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS); eye-tracking; transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS); transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM); neuromodulation; operational environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

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

edited by

Anna Bokszczanin

submission deadline 14 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 209 | 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)

Psychological Trauma and Resilience in Children and Adolescents

edited by

Sandra Figueiredo

and Genta Kulari

submission deadline 15 Apr 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8017 | Submission Open

Keywords: trauma; resilience; PTSD; migrant; social integration; social acculturation

Prevalence and Correlates of Bullying Behaviors among Children and Young People

edited by Laura M. Crothers and

Jered B. Kolbert

submission deadline 15 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3380 | 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)

Promoting Women’s Mental Health

edited by

Omolade Allen

submission deadline 15 Apr 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2217 | Submission Open

Keywords: women’s health; health promotion; mental health; public health; gender

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Human Factors and Technology Research Using Self-Determination Theory

edited by Christina Frederick

submission deadline 15 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1178 | Submission Open

Keywords: self-determination theory; human factors; motivation; human computer interaction; human centered design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Academic Anxieties and Coping Strategies—2nd Edition

edited by

Christopher L. Thomas

submission deadline 15 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 855 | Submission Open

Keywords: academic anxiety; coping strategies; emotion regulation; educational interventions; anxiety interventions; emotional information processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Mental Health, Neurodevelopmental Conditions, Risk Behaviors and Strengths-Based Approaches Among Justice-Involved Youth

edited by Charlotte Lennox

submission deadline 15 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; neurodevelopmental conditions; ADHD; autism spectrum disorder; traumatic brain injury; risk; strengths-based; youth justice

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

Social–Emotional Learning in Diverse Communities

edited by Elizabeth A. Cutrer-Párraga and

Melissa Allen Heath

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: social–emotional learning; cultural adaptation; culturally responsive practice; belonging; resilience; indigenous wellbeing; neurodiversity and autism; bibliotherapy; inclusive education; trauma-informed practice; youth mental health; family–school–community partnerships

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Understanding the Foundations of Relationship Dynamics: Predictors of Quality and Conflict

edited by Bruna Da Silva Nascimento and Renan Pereira Monteiro

submission deadline 21 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1876 | 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)

The Impact of Domestic Violence on Young Victims and Witnesses: Resilience and Recovery

edited by

Karlie E. Stonard

submission deadline 21 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1632 | Submission Open

Keywords: domestic violence and abuse; children; young people; witnessing abuse; exposure; impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Judgment and Decision Making Under Uncertainty, Risk and Ambiguity

edited by

Petko Kusev

and

Mimi Fakhri

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 800 | Submission Open

Keywords: judgment and decision making; uncertainty; risk and ambiguity; individual differences; emotion and affect; risk preference; heuristics and biases; behavioral economics; intolerance of uncertainty; utilitarian behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)

Analytical Psychology—Contemporary Perspectives

edited by

Christian Roesler

and Evgeny Gutyrchik

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 637 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical psychology; Jungian psychotherapy; psychotherapy process; psychotherapy effectiveness; dreams; archetypes; symbolization; unconscious; neuroscience

Understanding and Managing Sexual and Other Misconduct Among Police Officers

edited by Katarina Mozova and

Martin O'Neill

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 613 | Submission Open

Keywords: police misconduct; sexual misconduct; other misconduct; preventative action; police culture; policy reform; public trust and legitimacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Developing Cognitive and Executive Functions Across Lifespan—2nd Edition

edited by Robbin Gibb and Claudia Gonzalez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: attention; language; memory; numerical processing; reasoning and logic; self-regulation; social competency; spatial ability; theory of mind

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Suicidal Behaviors and Their Prevention in Disproportionately Affected Populations

edited by

Sara A. Kohlbeck

and Srishti Meera Sardana

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: suicide; suicide prevention; suicidal behavior; health disparities; health equity; implementation science; program evaluation; social determinants of health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Decision-Making Processes in Behavioral Addictions

edited by

Richard J. Tunney

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: gambling; video-gaming; social media; addiction; cognitive biases; impulsivity; decision-making; smartphones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Understanding Dehumanization and Social Perception Across Development

edited by

Adam Eggleston

submission deadline 10 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 965 | Submission Open

Keywords: dehumanization; infrahumanization; social perception; child development; intergroup bias; human perception; social cognition; social categorization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Improvement in the Adaptation and Wellbeing of Children with Neuromotor Disabilities

edited by

Stephanie C. DeLuca

, Cindy Brown Dodds and

Patricia Coker-Bolt

submission deadline 14 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4846 | Submission Open

Keywords: social support and educational interventions; brain injuries; cerebral palsy; neuromotor disorders/disabilities; neuromuscular conditions; genetic diagnosis; early acquired brain injury; stroke; preterm birth; effective community supports to build and create system change; participation of children with disabilities; pediatric education for rehabilitation practitioners; adaptation and wellbeing of children with neuromotor disabilities

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

Nature-Based Interventions for Psychological Wellbeing

edited by Joanna Bettmann Schaefer

submission deadline 15 May 2027 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature therapy; nature exposure; outdoor therapy; mental health; experiential intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Career Exploration and Adaptation in Students

edited by

Maria do Céu Taveira

submission deadline 15 May 2027 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: career exploration; career adaptation; student populations; career development; identity construction; life transitions; career interventions

From Adaptation to Agency: Employee Proactivity and Career Development in the AI Era

edited by Wenjing Cai

submission deadline 15 May 2027 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: employee proactivity; career development; proactive behavior; career success; technological change/AI; upskilling

Group Dynamics in Legal Decision-Making

edited by

Logan A. Yelderman

submission deadline 17 May 2027 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: legal decision-making; groups; deliberation; forensic psychology; psychology and law; sentencing; corrections; psychology; law; crime

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Exploring the Dynamics of Consumer Behavior in Digital Commerce

edited by Ju-Young M. Kang

submission deadline 18 May 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10561 | Submission Open

Keywords: algorithmic bias; artificial intelligence; augmented reality; big data; cybersecurity; machine learning; mobile commerce; omnichannel; social commerce; virtual reality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)

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