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Understanding Mental Health and Well-Being in University Students

edited by

Glen Bates

and

Joanne Dickson

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3656 | Submission Open

Keywords: university students; mental health; psychological stressors well-being; resilience; treatment interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Digital Behavior and Psychological Processes in Social Media and Smartphone Use

edited by

Alex J. Holte

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2952 | Submission Open

Keywords: smartphone use; social media use; fear of missing out; cyberpsychology; online behavior; human– computer interaction; digital communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

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

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2202 | 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)

Coaching for Learning and Well-Being

edited by

Qing Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1749 | Submission Open

Keywords: coaching; coaching psychology; learning and development; well-being; personal growth; educational coaching; workplace coaching; executive coaching; career coaching; coaching effectiveness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

In the Shadows of Personality: Unpacking the Traits of the Dark Tetrad

edited by Alyson E. Blanchard

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1581 | 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)

Artificial Intelligence and Computational Approaches in the Assessment and Treatment of Speech–Language Disorders

edited by

Selcuk Guven

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1248 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; speech– language pathology; computational modeling; personalized therapy; explainable AI; multilingual and cross-cultural applications; clinical decision support

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Mental Health and Wellbeing in Indigenous Communities

edited by Teresa Brockie (Aaniiih) and Katie Nelson

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 411 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; Indigenous communities; wellbeing; cultural resilience; traditional healing; community engagement; intergenerational trauma; health disparities; culturally relevant interventions; Indigenous knowledge systems

Digital Health and Well-Being: Navigating Risks and Building Resilience

edited by Ana León Mejía and

Roberto Sánchez-Cabrero

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 389 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital well-being; hyperconnectivity; cyberpsychology; digital addiction; online risks; mental health prevention; persuasive technology ethics; digital inequality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Behavioral Economics of Household Consumption

edited by

Jaimie W. Lien

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: consumption; behavioral economics; experimental economics; economic policy; psychological influences

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)

Psychological Perspectives on Creativity and Cultural Value

edited by Boram Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open

Keywords: creativity; cultural value; behavioural science; judgement and decision-making; artists and careers; arts participation; philanthropy and fundraising; performance and accountability; identity and conflict; wellbeing and inclusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Behavioral Analysis and Intervention for Children with Autism and Developmental Disabilities

edited by Xiaoyi Hu and Gabrielle Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: autism spectrum disorder; developmental disabilities; behavioral analysis; applied behavior analysis (ABA); early intervention; family interventions; social communication; challenging behavior; verbal behaviors; technology-based interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

Trauma, Stress, and Relational Safety in Vulnerable Adolescents

edited by Karin Nijhof and

Fleur Souverein

submission deadline 4 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: vulnerable adolescents; stress and trauma; relational safety; secondary traumatic stress; professional practice; resilience; trauma-informed care; attachment and (co)regulation; youth care and clinical contexts; youth justice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

Family Contexts and STEM Identity Development in Childhood

edited by Remy Dou and Heidi Cian

submission deadline 7 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 483 | Submission Open

Keywords: STEM identity; family influence; child development; STEM learning; family engagement; intersectionality; informal learning; STEM careers; sociocultural factors; education equity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Parental and Infant Mental Health in the NICU Settings and Post-Discharge

edited by Soudabeh Givrad and Richard J. Shaw

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1574 | 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)

Exploring Motivation and Self-Concept Across Learning Domains

edited by

Annette Lohbeck

and Barbara Moschner

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open

Keywords: motivation in learning; academic self-concept; individual differences; domain-specificity; determinants of motivation and academic self-concept; reciprocal relations between motivation and self-concept; educational contexts; cross-cultural and contextual influences; longitudinal development; educational interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Sexual Health and Well-Being in Diverse Populations

edited by María del Mar Sánchez-Fuentes

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: human sexuality; sexual health; sexual well-being; sexual behavior; sexual attitudes; intimacy; sexual diversity; LGBTQ+ populations; digital sexuality; psychosocial factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Substance Abuse and Disordered Eating

edited by

Shannon N. Speed

submission deadline 17 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: substance use disorders; disordered eating; eating disorders; comorbidity; binge eating; impulsivity; alcohol use; stimulant misuse; addiction

Digital Technologies, Mental Health and Well-Being

edited by

Didier Courbet

and

Marie Pierre Fourquet-Courbet

submission deadline 19 Jan 2027 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7414 | 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)

Psychological Factors Determining Performance Under Pressure

edited by

Stewart T. Cotterill

and Zoe Wimshurst

submission deadline 19 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6380 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance under pressure; decision making; emotion; resilience; confidence; motor control; expertise

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

edited by

Gari Aikaterini

and

Penny Panagiotopoulou

submission deadline 28 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1660 | 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)

Artificial Intelligence in Assessment: Opportunities, Challenges, and Ethical Considerations

edited by

Seyma N. Yildirim-Erbasli

and Sevilay Kilmen

submission deadline 29 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1848 | 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 29 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1170 | 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)

Visual Perception in Daily Tasks

edited by

Yingchen He

and Quan Lei

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: visual perception; AR/VR/MR; visual search; real-world visual tasks; aging and eye diseases; assistive technology; training and rehabilitation; data visualization; human– computer interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Innovations and Controversies in Personality and Risk Assessment of Sexual Offending

edited by

Emily D. Gottfried

, Abby Mulay and Kelsey Priebe

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: sexual offenses; risk assessment; personality pathology; paraphilic disorders; protective factors; dimensional models of personality

Picturing Morality from Multidisciplinary Perspectives—Third Edition

edited by

Chuanjun Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6185 | 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)

Motivation and Emotions in Learning Processes

edited by

Francisco J. Peixoto

and Joana Pipa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2078 | Submission Open

Keywords: motivation; emotions; engagement; affective dynamics; achievement motivation; academic emotions; motivational regulation; socio-emotional processes in learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Psychological Stress, Well-Being, and Performance in Sport

edited by

Mark Thompson

and Raymon Hunte

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1716 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Pedagogy of Wellbeing in Higher Education: Innovating Educational Practice to Support Student Mental Health

edited by Pras Ramluggun and

Tamara Power

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 548 | 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)

Emotional Support in Chronic Disease: From Psychological Assessment to Intervention

edited by

Sara Gostoli

and Giulia Raimondi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic disease; emotional support; measurement; psychological assessment; psychological distress; psychological intervention; psychometrics; quality of life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Emotional and Symbolic Functions of Money

edited by

Edoardo Lozza

Cinzia Castiglioni

and Giulia Sesini

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychology of money; symbolic meaning of money; emotional meaning of money; emotional finance; economic decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)

Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Couple, Family, and Sibling Links

edited by Massimiliano Sommantico and

Marina Lacatena

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: couple and family psychoanalysis; couple links; family links; sibling links; sibling complex

Feature Review Papers in Psychology: Fundamental Theories and Contributions to Behavioral Sciences

edited by

Jerrell Cassady

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: educational psychology; learning and memory; motivation; self-regulation; emotion regulation; assessment; learner success; cognition and neuroscience

Emotions and Emotion Regulation in Partnerships

edited by Margund Rohr-Hilmes and Nicola Ngombe

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: emotion regulation; couples; romantic relationships; contexts; functionality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Psychological and Behavioral Processes in Legal Decision-Making

edited by

Stephanie Madon

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open

Keywords: human behavior; psychology and law; laws and legal systems; judgment and decision-making; cognitive and motivational biases; heuristics; legal decision-making; legal reasoning; criminal law; civil law

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Transdiagnostic Approaches to Affective Disorders

edited by

Chris H. Miller

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: affective disorders; affective neuroscience; anxiety disorders; mood disorders; trauma-related disorders; transdiagnostic

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

The Persistence and Transformation of Gender Stereotypes: Multidimensional Perspectives Across Professions and Cultures

edited by Catherine Esnard

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: gender stereotypes; social role theory; intersectionality; cross-cultural psychology; occupational segregation; implicit bias; backlash effect; organizational climate

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organizational Behaviors)

The Affective, Cognitive, and Cultural Dimensions of Engagement with Computational Thinking and Emerging Technologies

edited by Daisuke Akiba and Julie M. Albright

submission deadline 16 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3226 | Submission Open

Keywords: affective computing; computational thinking; computing and digital literacies; digital literacy; culturally responsive computing education; equity in technology; inclusive STEM education; STEM equity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Forensic and Legal Cognition

edited by James Munro and Lee Curley

submission deadline 17 Feb 2027 | 9 articles | Viewed by 27378 | Submission Open

Keywords: forensic bias; decision making; legal psychology; cognition; jurors and juries; verdict systems; biases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Increasing Equitable Access to Efficacious Mental Health Care

edited by

Noelle L. Lefforge

and Lou Collette S. Felipe

submission deadline 23 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 657 | Submission Open

Keywords: behavioral health equity; mental health workforce shortages; culturally responsive behavioral healthcare; behavioral health stigma reduction; healthcare access disparities; systemic barriers to care; underserved communities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Interplay Between Socio-Emotional Learning, Cognition and Behavior in Children

edited by Sveta Mayer

submission deadline 26 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: socio-emotional learning; socio-emotional cognition; social interaction; prosocial behavior; emotion control; mentalizing; theory of mind; empathy; pedagogy; intervention; technology-aided instruction; childhood

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Addressing Cognitive and Emotional Barriers to School Attendance and Engagement

edited by

Luana Sorrenti

submission deadline 27 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open

Keywords: school attendance; school success; school well-being; learning process; engagement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

The Role of Digital and Art-Based Interventions in Modern Mental Healthcare

edited by Sam Hubley

submission deadline 27 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health technology; art-based interventions; well-being

(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

Sejung Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10444 | 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)

Body Image and Disordered Eating: Psychosocial, Cultural, Cognitive and Clinical Perspectives

edited by

Panagiota Tragantzopoulou

and

Vaitsa Giannouli

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3598 | 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)

The Role of Sleep in Children’s Learning and Memory

edited by

Emma Axelsson

and Laura Roche

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 696 | 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)

Understanding Consumer Behavior in Digital Contexts

edited by

Taiyang Zhao

, Liying Zhou and

Sheng Wei

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 569 | Submission Open

Keywords: consumer behavior; consumption patterns; consumer experience; consumer engagement; consumer trust; digital consumption; artificial intelligence (AI); consumer decision-making; algorithmic interactions; data-driven personalization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)

Psychosocial Care and Support in Dementia—Second Edition

edited by Sara Laureen Bartels and Esther Loseto-Gerritzen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: dementia; Alzheimer’ s disease; young-onset dementia; caregiving; social health; inclusion; resilience; coping; technology; eHealth; inequality; inequity; minority; methodology; intervention; psychosocial; development; evaluation; implementation; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Emerging Directions in Positive Psychology and the Application Thereof

edited by Dean Fido

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: positive psychology; contemporary approaches; mindfulness; patient-centred; well-being

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Psychological and Behavioral Pathways to Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

edited by

Xiang Qi

, Zhongfang Yang and

Ruotong Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognitive decline; dementia; late-life depression; social isolation; physical activity; sleep; health behaviors; modifiable risk factors; behavioral interventions; older adults

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geriatric Psychiatry)

The Emergence of Tool Use in the First Years of Life

edited by

Amy Work Needham

submission deadline 5 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: motor development; cognitive development; tool use; visual– manual coordination

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