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The Impact of Social Stigma on Marginalized Populations

edited by

Ratchneewan Ross

and Forgive Avorgbedor

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7144 | Submission Open

Keywords: stigma; culturally diverse; marginalized groups; violence; trauma; mental health; health outcomes; measurement and tool development; positive psychology; research methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Personality and Decision-Making: Exploring the Psychological Mechanisms

edited by Luis F. Garcia

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: personality traits; decision-making styles, psychological processes and mechanisms; vulnerability; risk-taking

Creative Education in the Age of AI

edited by

Danah Henriksen

and Punya Mishra

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 468 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative AI; creativity; education; teaching and learning; creative pedagogy; AI in education; human–AI collaboration; teacher education; educational technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Toward an Integrative Science of Ostracism and Social Exclusion

edited by

Robert T. Hitlan

and Armando X. Estrada

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: ostracism; social exclusion; social rejection; social pain; belongingness; rejection sensitivity; threat appraisal; challenge appraisal; social neuroscience; stress physiology; workplace ostracism; cyberostracism; intergroup relations; health outcomes; intervention research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Social Psychology for a Sustainable Future: Understanding and Promoting Pro-Environmental Action

edited by

Miriam Capasso

submission deadline 1 Jun 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3151 | 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)

Psychological Perspectives of Technology-Facilitated Abuse in Intimate Relationships

edited by

Robyn Mooney

submission deadline 1 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: image-based sexual abuse; intimate partner abuse; coercive control; cyberstalking; digital surveillance; sextortion; sexual deepfakes; perpetrator motivations; victim impact; public attitudes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Diversity Ideologies and Their Impact on Intergroup Relations in Pluralistic Societies

edited by Jasper Van Assche

submission deadline 10 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1996 | Submission Open

Keywords: diversity ideologies; colorblindness; multiculturalism; interculturalism; intergroup contact; intergroup threat/conflict; social identity; prejudice; discrimination/inequality; collective psychological ownership

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Navigating the Spectrum of Well-Being: From Childhood Adversity to Adult Burnout and Emotion Regulation

edited by Changiz Mohiyeddini

submission deadline 11 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: childhood adversity; adverse childhood experiences; well-being; emotion regulation; resilience; burnout; occupational stress; developmental psychopathology; life-course development; prevention and intervention

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

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 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6148 | 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

Aligning Interventions for Students with EBD: Developmental and Contextual Perspectives

edited by Brian R. Barber

submission deadline 15 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: emotional and behavioral disorders; intervention alignment; developmental perspectives; contextual responsiveness; intervention adaptation; implementation conditions; school-based intervention

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

Collaboration and Co-Creation Research in the Behavioral Sciences: Assisting Policing and Criminal Justice Practice

edited by Terri Cole and Sarah Hambidge

submission deadline 16 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1649 | Submission Open

Keywords: practitioner–academic; policing; investigations; crime; criminal justice; pragmatic research; evidence-based policing

Dealing with the Dark Side of Personality

edited by Shelby Curtis and Nicholas Evans

submission deadline 16 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 639 | Submission Open

Keywords: dark triad; psychopathy; narcissism; Machiavellianism; psychopathy; sadism; interpersonal relationships; dyadic interactions; personality perceptions; interpersonal behavior

Speech Impairments in Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Acquired Aphasia

edited by Junhua Ding, Juqiang Chen and

Min Liu

submission deadline 18 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1513 | 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)

Bounded Rationality: Bridging Cognition and Emotion in Decision Making

edited by

Marcus Selart

submission deadline 25 Jun 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7184 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)

Digital Behavior, Harms and Health at the Convergence of Technology: Gaming, Gambling and Social Media

edited by Sarah E. Hodge and

John McAlaney

submission deadline 26 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: behavior; digital harms; digital health; digital convergence; gaming; gambling; social media; human computer-interaction; dark design patterns; qualitative methods; quantitative methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Play, Learn, Adapt: The Evolution of Flexible and Gamified Education

edited by Earl Woodruff and Zhenhua Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2623 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible learning; gamified teaching and learning; learner agency; personalized learning environments; digital learning technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

The Interrelationships Between Sleep and Emotion Regulation

edited by Asha Akram

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open

Keywords: sleep quality; emotion regulation; affective neuroscience; sleep deprivation; mental health; REM sleep; circadian rhythms; psychopathology; cognitive processing

The Impact of Workplace Harassment on Employee Well-Being—2nd Edition

edited by

Robert T. Hitlan

and Armando X. Estrada

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: workplace harassment; sexual harassment; ethnic harassment; bystander harassment; organizational health and well-being; work attitudes and behaviors discrimination; organizational climate; employment; gender; sexual orientation; intersectionality; misogyny; psychological health; physical health; social–sexual behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organizational Behaviors)

Social Interaction in the Workplace: Pathways to Employee Health and Well-Being

edited by

Dawei Wang

and

Yongxin Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: social interaction; workplace; employee well-being; occupational health; psychosocial work environment; social support

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organizational Behaviors)

Attitudes and Stigma Toward Neurodivergent Conditions: Manifestations, Impacts, and Interventions

edited by

Qiandong Wang

and Hui Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodivergent conditions; autism spectrum disorder; attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; stigma; public attitudes; neurodiversity; mental health; social inclusion; family process; intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Mental Health in Adolescent

edited by

Qingqing Li

submission deadline 15 Jul 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4993 | Submission Open

Keywords: adolescent mental health; well-being; internalizing and externalizing symptoms; digital mental health; prevention and intervention; developmental psychology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Advancing Evidence-Based Evaluation and Treatment of Children with Language and Reading Disorders

edited by

Megan Israelsen-Augenstein

submission deadline 15 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: developmental language disorder; literacy; language assessment; language intervention; evidence-based practice; implementation science; language and literacy; school-based practice; early identification; child language

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

The Impact of Psychosocial Factors on Health Behaviors—2nd Edition

edited by Hyoung Suk Lee

submission deadline 21 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychological factors; cognitive factors; emotional factors; health behaviors; substance use; physical activity; diet; health-seeking behaviors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Acting in the Moment: Decision-Making Under Risk, Delay and Forward-Looking Environments

edited by

Evgeniya Lukinova

submission deadline 22 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1248 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision making; delay discounting; risk; description-experience gap; cognition; neural markers; computational modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Early Intervention, Transdiagnostic and Personalized Approach in Youth Mental Health

edited by Laura Giusti, Rita Roncone,

Antonio Ventriglio

and Silvia Mammarella

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1895 | Submission Open

Keywords: early intervention; digital mental health; transdiagnostic approach; youth mental health; biopsychosocial vulnerability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

The Role of Depth Representation in Working Memory

edited by Jiehui Qian and Adam Reeves

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: working memory; depth representation; spatial working memory; three-dimensional perception; visual memory; 3D scene representation; perception–memory interaction; spatial updating; virtual reality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Positive Adaptation and Prosocial Development in Adversity-Exposed Youth: From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood

edited by

Wenchao Wang

submission deadline 12 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: positive adaptation; prosocial behavior; adversity; resilience; post-traumatic growth; gratitude; mental health; trauma

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

The Role of the Body in Self-Harm

edited by

Amy M. Brausch

and Jennifer Muehlenkamp

submission deadline 15 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: self-harm; self-injury; suicide; body regard; body image; body investment; body trust; body shame

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

Interoception and Emotion Regulation

edited by Yafei Tan

submission deadline 18 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 764 | Submission Open

Keywords: interoception; emotions; emotion regulation; mental health; mental disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Burnout and Psychological Well-Being of Healthcare Workers

edited by

Lauren A. Fowler

submission deadline 20 Aug 2027 | 10 articles | Viewed by 20313 | Submission Open

Keywords: burnout; psychological well-being; healthcare workers; resilience; stress management; occupational health; emotional fatigue; healthcare workforce sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Selected Papers from the 1st International Online Conference on Behavioral Sciences Conference

edited by William Bart,

Valentina Echeverría Moran

, Johanna Nilsson and

Michele Roccella

submission deadline 26 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychiatry and psychopathology; psychology; neuropsychology and neurocognitive sciences; psychobiology; experimental and clinical neurosciences; social neuroscience; management science; organizational behavior

Assessment and Treatment of Challenging Behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorder—2nd Edition

edited by

Kwang-Sun Cho Blair

and Sarah E. Bloom

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 672 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional behavior assessment; functional analysis; function-based intervention; challenging behavior; problem behavior; ASD; positive behavioral interventions and supports

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

Humor as a Window into Personality and Emotional Functioning

edited by Wilson McDermut

submission deadline 30 Sep 2027 | Viewed by 494 | Submission Open

Keywords: humor (humour); personality; emotion

Morality in the 21st Century: Interdisciplinary Insights into Moral Judgments in a Transforming World

edited by

Sylvia Terbeck

submission deadline 15 Oct 2027 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: moral psychology; digital technology; intergenerational empathy; moral philosophy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Community and Family Implementation of Early Identification and Intervention in Autism

edited by Allie Wainer and Melissa Maye

submission deadline 1 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: autism spectrum disorder; early identification (screening, diagnosis); early intervention; implementation science; dissemination; family-centered care; health equity; community-engaged research; community partnered research; service access

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