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Advances in the Science of Mating, Love, and Attachment in Romantic Relationships

edited by

Bianca P. Acevedo

and Adam Bode

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 28501 | Submission Open

Keywords: short and long-term mating; mate choice; attraction; romantic love; pair-bonding; online dating; mate preferences; jealousy; infidelity; co-habitation; marriage; sex; attachment theory; couples therapy; psychometrics; measures; quantitative and qualitative research; fMRI; EEG; psychophysiology

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

edited by

Anna Bokszczanin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8293 | 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)

Social Participation and Mental Health among Older Adults

edited by

Elzbieta Bobrowicz-Campos

Rosa Silva

Nina Jøranson

and

Minna Zechner

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8076 | Submission Open

Keywords: active and healthy living; aging in place; community; family; life transitions; informal social participation; formal social participation; engagement; mental health; positive mental health; mental health disorders; mental health literacy; promotion/intervention-focused approaches; digital health; inclusion; technology-supported participation; volunteerism; friendship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Positive Psychology Interventions in Schools

edited by

Tao Xin

and

Tour Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7549 | Submission Open

Keywords: positive subjective experiences; positive personal traits; mental health; intervention based on positive psychology; school context; students; teachers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Active Strategies for the Development of Behavior and Cognition in Young People

edited by Alberto Ruiz-Ariza

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6929 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical education; active learning; active methodologies; didactic; neuroscience; cognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

Assessment and Intervention for Mental Health in Teenagers and Young Adults

edited by

Wei-Fen Ma

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5162 | Submission Open

Keywords: anxiety; depression; insomnia; prodromal symptoms; ultra-high risk; at-risk mental state; health promotion; mental health; psychiatric symptoms

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

Rapid Reviews for Behavioral Health

edited by Cleo Protogerou, Mary Hassandra and Blair T. Johnson

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3351 | Submission Open

Keywords: rapid reviews; evidence syntheses; evidence-based healthcare; policy and promotion; decision-making; behavioral health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Polysubstance Use among Adolescents and Young Adults: Effects on Brain, Behavior and Health

edited by

Anita Cservenka

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2925 | Submission Open

Keywords: addiction; substance use; cannabis; nicotine; alcohol; adolescence; young adulthood; cognition; brain; mental health

Bidirectional Associations between Physical Activity and Psychosocial Factors

edited by

Vasiliki Zisi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2763 | Submission Open

Keywords: active lifestyle; motivation; enjoyment; wellness; wellbeing; emotional intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Advances in Resilience Psychology

edited by Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2165 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural resilience; community resilience; strength-based approach; multicultural responsiveness; cross-cultural counseling; resilience-based interventions; trauma-informed care; public policy; advocacy; government support

Trauma Informed Research: Mental and Physical Health Consequences of Trauma on Marginalized Groups

edited by

Abigail Williams-Butler

and Husain Lateef

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: trauma; adverse childhood experiences; culturally responsive interventions; gender-responsive interventions; measurement; developmental trauma; child maltreatment; juvenile justice; mental health; longitudinal methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Rethinking Leadership Development: Contributions from Theory and Research

edited by

A. Rui Gomes

and Catarina Morais

submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11036 | Submission Open

Keywords: promoting leadership; leadership interventions; development of leadership; leadership training; leadership efficacy; performance

Psychological Advances in Physical Education and Sport Teaching (2nd Edition)

edited by

Antonio Granero-Gallegos

submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3287 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical education; physical activity and sport; teaching; motivation; validation; classroom and extracurricular physical activities; health education; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Psychological Impact of Stress- and Trauma-Related Events in Early Years of Parenthood

edited by

Federica Genova

submission deadline 3 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1777 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress-related events; trauma-related events; psychological adjustment; parenthood; first years of life

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

The Interaction between Cultural and Environmental Factors in Children’s Development

edited by Lucía Alcalá, Guadalupe Díaz Lara and Paula Alonqueo

submission deadline 16 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2746 | Submission Open

Keywords: culture; child development; cultural variation; environmental influences; BILPOC

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

How Couple Relationships Affect Mental Health

edited by Suzanne Bartle-Haring

submission deadline 16 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 487 | Submission Open

Keywords: couple relationship processes; depression; dyadic data analyses; moderation; relationship satisfaction; couple therapy outcome; mental health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

The Role of Attachment Behavior and Relationships in Lifespan Development

edited by Catarina Pinheiro Mota,

Inês Carvalho Relva

and Mónica Costa

submission deadline 26 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 954 | Submission Open

Keywords: attachment; family; caregivers; relationships; psychological adjustment; emotional regulation; resilience; mental health; agency; autonomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

The Emotional Antecedents and Consequences of Buying and Consuming: A Multidisciplinary Perspective on Consumers’ Emotions

edited by

Rogelio Puente-Diaz

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 19490 | Submission Open

Keywords: consumption; buying behavior; emotions; consumer's emotions; consumer behavior; marketing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)

Cognitive Control and Interaction

edited by

Gioele Gavazzi

Laura Fiorini

and

Riccardo Bravi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14919 | Submission Open

Keywords: inhibitory control; cognitive control; interaction; robot; human– robot interaction; virtual environment; competition; cooperation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Assessment Instruments for Measuring Individual and Organizational Wellbeing

edited by

Flavio Urbini

Antonino Callea

and

Antonio Chirumbolo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9281 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychometric properties of tests; validity studies; factor structure; factorial group; validation study; statistical approaches; measurement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Therapeutic Advances in Eating Disorders and Addictive Eating

edited by

Kirrilly Pursey

and

Rebecca Collins

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8802 | Submission Open

Keywords: feeding and eating disorders; disordered eating; eating disorders; eating behaviours; eating attitudes; food addiction; addictive eating; intervention; treatment; lived experience

Burnout, Mental Health and Work-Family Interface in Today’s Workplaces

edited by

Valentina Sommovigo

and

Giulia Paganin

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8714 | Submission Open

Keywords: occupational well-being; traditional and emerging psycho-social hazards; job burnout; mental health at work; work– life interface

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

The Influencing Factors of Prosociality: How Humans Cooperate with Others

edited by Dingguo Gao and Lijun Yin

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6587 | Submission Open

Keywords: altruistic behavior; cooperation; social cognition; empathy; altruism; cultural norms; interpersonal relationships; neural mechanisms; preferences for others' attention; prosocial emotion; social networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Promoting Behavioral Change to Improve Health Outcomes

edited by

John Parkinson

Javad Salehi Fadardi

and

Yuka Kotozaki

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6096 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied behavior change; dual-process theory; intention– action gap; illness prevention; health promotion; nudge systems thinking; wellbeing; environmental design; choice architecture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Interventions for Depression and Anxiety: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

edited by

Kenichi Asano

and Hiroko Fujisato

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5149 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognitive behavioral therapy; acceptance and commitment therapy; schema therapy; mindfulness; compassion-focused therapy; depression; anxiety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

The Role of Behavioural Science in Improving Public Health

edited by

Gaby Judah

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4364 | Submission Open

Keywords: behavioural science; health behaviour change; behavioural determinants; behavioural interventions; public health; health psychology

Effects of Parent–Child Relationship on Child Mental Health

edited by Larissa Rossen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4047 | Submission Open

Keywords: parent– child relationship; child mental health; childhood development; parenting; children’ s mental and emotional wellbeing; children’ s behavioural development; adolescence; parent– child interaction; attachment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

Contemporary Perspectives on LGBTQ Psychology and Health

edited by

Catherine Meads

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3559 | Submission Open

Keywords: sexual orientation; gender identity; LGBTQ+; asexuality; intersex; intersectionality issues; wellbeing; physical health; mental health; behaviours and risks; social determinants; health behaviour and health seeking; quality of life; economic evaluation; resilience; empowerment; social justice; self-efficacy; lived experience; health knowledge; attitudes and practice; health literacy; human and civil rights; health improvement; social inclusion and sense of community; social and community participation; mediators and moderators of health and wellbeing; education of health and social care professionals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

The Association between Visual Attention and Memory

edited by Summer Sheremata

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1547 | Submission Open

Keywords: working memory; visual attention; executive attention; retro-cue

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Behavioral Consequences of Sleep Restriction

edited by Nicolas Bessot and Jacques Taillard

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1417 | Submission Open

Keywords: sleep restriction; sleep deprivation; performance; physical capacity; cognitive capacity; psychological status; countermeasure; vigilance; sleepiness; alertness

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

Life Satisfaction and Mental Health in Migrant Children

edited by Qiaobing Wu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1137 | Submission Open

Keywords: migrant children; life satisfaction; mental health; psychological wellbeing; resilience; acculturation; social integration; intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Music Listening as Exploratory Behavior

edited by

Mark Reybrouck

Piotr Podlipniak

and

David Welch

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 917 | Submission Open

Keywords: music as a sound environment; music as soundscape; exploratory behavior as a cognitive category; broad-and-build theory: broadening the behavioral and cognitive repertoire; music perception and attentional dynamics; skillful coping with sounds; musical affordances; exploratory listening and homeostatic regulation; music knowledge acquisition; musical improvisation as exploratory behavior; musicality as an evolutionary achievement; discovery learning

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

Intimate Partner Violence: A Focus on Emotion Regulation

edited by Stefania Mannarini and

Federica Taccini

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 793 | Submission Open

Keywords: intimate partner violence; trauma; abuse; emotion regulation; post-traumatic stress disorder; assessment

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

The Role of Motivation and Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategies in Learning across the Lifespan

edited by

Fotini Polychroni

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 433 | Submission Open

Keywords: motivation for learning; cognitive and metacognitive strategies; academic resilience; psychosocial adjustment; anxiety and stress; learning disabilities and dyslexia; children and adolescents; higher education students; COVID-19

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

The Role of Peer Relationships in the Development of Minority Children

edited by Travis Wilson

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 334 | Submission Open

Keywords: minority children; peers; relationships; culture; development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

Narrative Approaches and Practice in Health Psychology

edited by

Andrew Soundy

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1942 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Early Life Adversities and Mental Health Outcomes in Offspring

edited by Berihun Dachew, Abel Dadi and Getinet Ayano

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1802 | Submission Open

Keywords: adversities; early life; mental health; child health; maternal mental health; intergenerational transmission; social outcomes; developmental outcomes

Social Behaviors in Childhood: Causes and Consequences

edited by

Xuechen Ding

and

Wan Ding

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5516 | Submission Open

Keywords: social behavior; social withdrawal; aggressive behavior; prosocial behavior; antisocial behavior; parent– child interaction; parenting; bullying; adjustment; neuroscience

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

Psychological Interventions for People with a Chronic Illness and Their Families

edited by Marieke Verkleij and Eleonora Volpato

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2565 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic illnesses; psychological distress; mental health; psychological intervention; counseling; patients’ families; caregivers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Contemporary Developments in Attitudes and Interactions with Victims of Crime

edited by Dara Mojtahedi and

Dominic Willmott

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2212 | Submission Open

Keywords: victim; survivors; support; crime; trauma; victim attitudes

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

Behaviors in Educational Settings—2nd Edition

edited by

Yi Ding

Su-Je Cho

and

Cynthia Dong

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9802 | Submission Open

Keywords: teacher behaviors; learning behaviors; social behaviors at school; behavioral analysis; applied behavioral analysis; children and adolescents; behavioral intervention; behavioral consultation; behavioral therapy; curriculum development; program development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Physical Activity for Psychological and Cognitive Development

edited by Josune Rodríguez-Negro and

Víctor Arufe-Giráldez

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7509 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical activity; cognitive functions; physical education; psychology; creativity; attention; emotions; academic performance; psychosocial health; stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Stress, Anxiety, and Depression among Healthcare Workers

edited by Eduardo Fernández-Jiménez and Clara González-Sanguino

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7154 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress; anxiety; depression; healthcare workers; burnout

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Humor Use in Interpersonal Relationships

edited by Nathan Miczo and John Meyer

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6576 | Submission Open

Keywords: humor; interpersonal communication; relational humor; humor functions; teasing; embarrassment and humor; empathetic humor; alienation and humor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Neuroimaging Techniques in the Measurement of Mental Fatigue

edited by

Gianluca Borghini

Vincenzo Ronca

and

Dario Rossi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2503 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental states; mental fatigue (MF); Artificial Intelligence (AI); multivariate autoregressive (MVAR); multimodal approach; neuroimaging; neuroscience; decision support system (DSS); neurophysiological

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

Health Management and Human Resource Management by Behavior Monitoring Using Smart Devices

edited by

Kota Kodama

and

Makoto Niwa

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1496 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology and innovation management; health promotion; behavioral science; human resource management; quantification of wellbeing

Social-Emotional Competence: Theories, Correlates, and Measures

edited by

Rebecca Y. M. Cheung

and

Sum Kwing Cheung

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1187 | Submission Open

Keywords: family process; parenting; parent– child relationships; social– emotional competence; social– emotional learning; mental health; emotion regulation; mindfulness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

Recent Advances in Understanding Facial Expression Processing: New Methods, Measures and Models

edited by Charles Collin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 482 | Submission Open

Keywords: facial expression processing; face processing models; measures of facial expression recognition performance; social cognition; generative AI; effects of race; effects of gender; effects of psychopathology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Psychological Interventions of Technology and Its Effects on Social Relationships

edited by Artūras Kaklauskas

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology to measure and analyze psychological phenomena; technology for psychological research and practice; ethical considerations of using technology in psychological research and practice; impact of technology on psychological research and practice; technology in psychological assessment and intervention; technology to facilitate psychological education; technology to promote mental health; technology in promoting social justice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Preventing and Mitigating the Psychological Harm of Cyberbullying

edited by Maria Assunta Zanetti

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyberbullying; time spent online; online risks; prevention; psychological harm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

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