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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 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Processes of Change and Mechanisms of Action in Behavioral Therapies

edited by

Daniel Maitland

submission deadline 26 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 65 | 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)

Metacognition in Learning and Memory

edited by

Yoonhee Jang

and

Lisa K. Son

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 731 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

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 | Viewed by 366 | 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)

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

edited by Julie Robinson

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 60 | 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)

Persuasion, Risk, and Health Behavior in Contemporary Media

edited by

Erika Katherine Johnson

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 42 | 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)

Cognitive Development and Mathematics Skills

edited by Kristy Litster and

Bona Kang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 40 | 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)

Psychopathic Traits and Risky Behaviors

edited by J. Michael Maurer

submission deadline 1 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 230 | 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 187 | 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 145 | 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)

Academic Anxieties and Coping Strategies—2nd Edition

edited by

Christopher L. Thomas

submission deadline 15 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 450 | 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 26 | 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)

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 1220 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social 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 | Viewed by 550 | 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)

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 531 | 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)

Analytical Psychology—Contemporary Perspectives

edited by

Christian Roesler

and Evgeny Gutyrchik

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 448 | Submission Open

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

Developing Cognitive and Executive Functions Across Lifespan—2nd Edition

edited by Robbin Gibb and Claudia Gonzalez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 184 | 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)

Judgment and Decision Making Under Uncertainty, Risk and Ambiguity

edited by

Petko Kusev

and

Mimi Fakhri

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 168 | 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)

Decision-Making Processes in Behavioral Addictions

edited by

Richard J. Tunney

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Exploring the Dynamics of Consumer Behavior in Digital Commerce

edited by Ju-Young M. Kang

submission deadline 18 May 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7967 | 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)

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 28 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1563 | 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 67 | 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)

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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4015 | 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 58 | 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)

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 1207 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4898 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)

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 86 | 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 23 | 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)

The Role of Depth Representation in Working Memory

edited by Jiehui Qian and Adam Reeves

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 103 | 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)

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