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Picturing Morality from Multidisciplinary Perspectives—Third Edition

edited by

Chuanjun Liu

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 718 | 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

Xiaokang Lyu

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 302 | 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

Digital Interventions and Research for Health and Psychological Well-Being

edited by Silvia Francesca Maria Pizzoli,

Stefano Triberti

and Ruth Melia

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 142 | 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)

Eating Behaviours in Diverse Populations

edited by Misba Hussain and

Michael Mantzios

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 91 | 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)

Early Communication Intervention for Individuals with Autism

edited by Cindy Gevarter,

Ciara Ousley

and Sophia D'Agostino

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 29 | 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)

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 117 | 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

Jie Zheng

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 78 | 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 33 | 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

Marcus Selart

submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: bounded rationality; decision making; cognition; emotion; heuristics; cognitive constraints; risk perception

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)

Cognitive, Social, and Cultural Dimensions of Teaching and Learning in Diverse Classrooms

edited by Victoria Damjanovic

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 112 | 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)

Exploring Indebtedness and Its Impact on Well-Being

edited by

José Sepúlveda Maldonado

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: debt; indebtedness; debt stress; income; financial stress; financial insecurity; life satisfaction; mental health; well-being; quality of life

Co-Occurring Conditions in Autism Spectrum Disorder

edited by Tanya L. Procyshyn

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 10 | 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)

Psychological Stress, Well-Being, and Performance in Sport

edited by

Mark Thompson

and Raymon Hunte

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress; appraisals; emotions; coping; performance; resilience; well-being; psychophysiology; performance; anti-doping

(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 11 | 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

Georgia Pistolla

and Dimitra Sifaki-Pistolla

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 40 | 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

Andrew Soundy

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9761 | Submission Open

Keywords: narrative; methodology; psychology; stories; qualitative; corpus; metaphor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health 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 88 | 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)

Affective Shifts: Emotion, Identity, and Consumer Behavior in a Changing Digital World

edited by

Tamar Avnet

and

Travis Tae Oh

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 80 | 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

Yoonhee Jang

and

Lisa K. Son

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Diet, Lifestyle and Neurobehaviors

edited by

Lina Begdache

submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 361 | 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)

Understanding Dehumanization and Social Perception Across Development

edited by

Adam Eggleston

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 70 | 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)

School Climate Experiences and Their Impact on Students’ Mental Health and Wellbeing

edited by Tamika La Salle-Finley

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: school climate; mental well-being; student outcomes; interventions; multi-tiered systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Learning to Thrive: Integrating Social Emotional Learning Across the Diverse Educational Context

edited by

Gino Casale

and

Sohni Siddiqui

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: social and emotional learning in diverse contexts; evidence-based SEL programs; mental well-being and growth of students; families and professionals; SEL in sustainable school and workplace environments; long-terms effects of SEL; SEL implementation challenges and barriers; new models and measurements for SEL components

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Promoting Mental Health and Well-Being Through Positive Psychology

edited by Daniel J. Tomasulo

submission deadline 1 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; positive psychology; resilience; meditation; life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

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