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Psychosocial Care and Support in Dementia

edited by Sara Laureen Bartels and Esther Loseto-Gerritzen

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 15096

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)

Socio-Emotional Competencies and School Adjustment in Adolescence

edited by Vítor Alexandre Coelho, Baiba Martinsone and Anastassios Matsopoulos

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 466

Keywords: social and emotional learning; school adjustment; school transition; school climate; school belonging; school connectedness; school engagement; differential effectiveness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Challenging Behavior of Individuals with Autism and/or Other Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

edited by Lesley A. Shawler and Michael Kranak

submission deadline 27 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10811 | Submission Open

Keywords: challenging behavior; severe behavior; treatment; neurodevelopmental disorders

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

Tackling Cyberbullying, Social Media, and Problematic Internet and Mobile Use: Research and Strategies for Effective Intervention

edited by Ana León Mejía and

Roberto Sánchez-Cabrero

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 40633 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyberbullying and other forms of online violence; social media-related problems; problematic internet use and related disorders; problematic mobile use and related disorders; prevention strategies and interventions; health and wellbeing; cognitive and behavioral issues

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Communication Strategies and Practices in Conflicts

edited by

Yiftach Ron

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17669 | Submission Open

Keywords: conflict; communication; intergroup relations; dialogue; social media; journalism; power asymmetry; conflict resolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organizational Behaviors)

Developing Cognitive and Executive Functions Across Lifespan

edited by Robbin Gibb and Claudia Gonzalez

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17332 | 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)

Social-Emotional Competence: Theories, Correlates, and Measures

edited by

Rebecca Y. M. Cheung

and

Sum Kwing Cheung

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10967 | 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)

Examining Cognitive Processes of Decision-Making under the Perspective of a Dual-System Approach

edited by

Guy Hochman

and Shahar Ayal

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10548 | Submission Open

Keywords: dual systems; cognitive processes; heuristics and biases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Early Identification and Intervention of Autism

edited by Melanie Pellecchia and Katherine E. Pickard

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 9657 | Submission Open

Keywords: autism; early intervention; toddlers and preschool-aged children; implementation; caregiver-mediated intervention; naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention; community-partnered research

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

Animal-Assisted Interventions for Neurodivergent Individuals: Advancing Research, Practice, and Well-Being

edited by Niko Kargas, Ana Maria Barcelos and Matina Tsiora

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9547 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodiversity; autism spectrum; animal-assisted interventions (AAIs); animal-assisted therapy (AAT); animal-assisted education (AAE); animal-assisted activities (AAAs); companion animals; well-being; evidence-based practices; human– animal bond

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

The Dark Side of Leadership: Research at Team- or Cross-Level of Analysis

edited by

Li-Yun Sun

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7733 | Submission Open

Keywords: abusive supervision; destructive leadership; exploitative leadership; aversive leadership; negative leadership; narcissism; Machiavellianism; leader moral superiority; supervisor undermining; cross-level of analysis; team level

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organizational Behaviors)

Burnout and Psychological Well-Being of Healthcare Workers

edited by

Lauren A. Fowler

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5353 | 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)

Finding Healthy Coping Mechanisms in Autobiographical Memory

edited by

Jeffrey Gibbons

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5269 | Submission Open

Keywords: autobiographical memory; fading affect bias; moderators; mediators; emotion regulation; healthy coping mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Understanding Dyslexia and Developmental Language Disorders

edited by

Selcuk Guven

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2333 | Submission Open

Keywords: dyslexia; developmental language disorder (DLD); phonological and morphological processing; morphosyntax; reading and spelling difficulties; neural correlates; bilingualism and cross-linguistic differences; executive functions; evidence-based interventions; artificial intelligence and technology in diagnosis and intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Sleep Disorders: New Developments

edited by Dimitris Dikeos and Vagioula Tsoutsi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1654 | Submission Open

Keywords: sleep disorders; insomnia; sleep apnea; circadian rhythm; sleep health; diagnosis; treatment; aging; comorbidities

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

The Impact of Workplace Harassment on Employee Well-Being

edited by Robert T. Hitlan and Armando X. Estrada

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 847 | 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)

Advanced Studies in Human-Centred AI

edited by

Andy J. Wills

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 728 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-centred AI; neural networks; AGI; bias; decision-making; therapy; healthcare; experimental psychology; explainable AI; trust and trustworthiness; deepfake detection; AI alignment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Adolescent Perspectives on Sexual Violence

edited by Abigail H. Conley

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 660 | Submission Open

Keywords: interpersonal violence; sexual assault; dating violence; adolescents; youth

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Language and Cognitive Development in Autism Spectrum Disorders

edited by Sobh Chahboun and Alexander Gamst Page

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 431 | Submission Open

Keywords: autism spectrum disorder (ASD); language development; cognitive processing; executive functioning; pragmatic language; bilingualism in autism; neurocognitive development; social communication; early intervention; inclusion and education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

Cognitive Processes After Alcohol Use

edited by Lydia Devenney

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: alcohol hangover; mental and physical symptoms; cognitive impairment; cognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Benefits of Game-Based Learning

edited by Ian Turner

submission deadline 8 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6778 | Submission Open

Keywords: game-based learning; gamification; games; video games; digital game-based learning; active learning; critical thinking; play

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Psychosocial and Behavioral Interventions for Youth with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

edited by Zachary LaBrot and Margaret Powell

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 427 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodevelopmental disorders; developmental disabilities; autism spectrum disorder; ADHD; intellectual disability; tic disorders; psychosocial intervention; behavioral intervention

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

Approaches That Enable Analytical Generalization in Psychological and Sociological Research

edited by

Andrew Soundy

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1705 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical generalization; grounded theory; innovation; creativity; review; empirical research; novel models; psychology; sociology

(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 28 Nov 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16568 | 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)

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

edited by

Rogelio Puente-Diaz

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 28174 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral Economics)

Work Motivation, Engagement, and Psychological Health

edited by Zheni Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 18678 | Submission Open

Keywords: work motivation; work engagement; flexible work; motivation profile; changes in motivation; psychological health; employee well-being; motivational training and development; longitudinal/temporal patterns in motivation and health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organizational Behaviors)

Physical Activity for Psychological and Cognitive Development—Second Edition

edited by Josune Rodríguez-Negro and

Víctor Arufe-Giráldez

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11479 | 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 Developmental Psychology)

Impression Formation and Decision Making

edited by Ana Gheorghiu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9226 | Submission Open

Keywords: impression formation; decision making; first impressions; person perception; individual differences; social perception; heuristics; dual-processing models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Human Behavior and Neural Activity

edited by

Fabio Garcia-Garcia

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7718 | Submission Open

Keywords: sleep function; neuronal firing; neuronal plasticity; learning; cognitive impairment; sleep loss

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

Advances in Clinical Interventions on Grief

edited by

David Dias Dias Neto

and Manuela Alexandra Coelho

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6918 | Submission Open

Keywords: grief; bereavement; prolonged grief disorder; mental health; therapy; psychological intervention; death; prevention; treatment; mechanisms of change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Promoting Social–Emotional and Academic Support in Educational Settings

edited by Jiayi Wang and

Yi Ding

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5484 | Submission Open

Keywords: social– emotional support; academic support; school-based intervention; consultation; teacher coaching; program development and evaluation; teacher well-being; student well-being; university training; school professionals; equity and inclusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

School-Based Intervention for Stress in Children and Adolescents

edited by

Amanda W. G. Van Loon

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5044 | Submission Open

Keywords: school-based interventions; children; adolescents; stress; mental health; prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Psychology of Health Behavior Change

edited by Tom St Quinton and Ben Morris

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4031 | Submission Open

Keywords: health behavior change; theory testing; health psychology; social cognition; theory effectiveness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

The Impact of Psychosocial Factors on Health Behaviors

edited by Hyoung Suk Lee

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3752 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Social Cognition and Cooperative Behavior

edited by Paul Deutchman and Shaon Lahiri

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2452 | Submission Open

Keywords: social cognition; social norms; collective action; cooperation; cooperative behavior; prosocial behavior; social networks; punishment; reputation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Sensory and Motor Functioning in Cognitive Aging

edited by

Ruth E. McKenzie

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 488 | Submission Open

Keywords: motor functioning; sensory functioning; cognitive aging; dementia; Alzheimer’ s disease; physical activity; physical functioning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geriatric Psychiatry)

Metacognitive Reasoning and Social Cognitive Development in Early Childhood: Implications for Ethical Reasoning and Social Responsibility

edited by Robert Bruce Thompson

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 428 | Submission Open

Keywords: metacognition; self-regulation; ethical reasoning; development; mindfulness; social responsibility; children; SEL/social emotional learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

The Relationship between Hemispheric Asymmetry and Personality

edited by

Eric Prichard

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open

Keywords: handedness; personality; hemispheric activation; dark triad; corpus collosum; psychology of belief

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Violence and Bullying: Risks, Intervention, Prevention

edited by Yangjin Park, Jennifer L. Murphy and

Sejung Yang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 311 | 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)

The Impact of Domestic Violence on Young Victims and Witnesses: Resilience and Recovery

edited by

Karlie E. Stonard

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Psychology)

Distraction, Learning, and Memory in Human-Machine Interaction: Assessment and Intervention Through Digital and Immersive Environments

edited by

Pedro F.S. Rodrigues

Bruno Cunha

and Sara Margarida Fernandes

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: distraction; attention; learning; memory; virtual reality (VR); augmented reality (AR); human– machine interaction (HMI); cognitive mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Young Children’s Learning and Development in STEM: The Role of Digital Media, Tools and Resources for a Postdigital Generation

edited by

Kelly Bittner

and Kate Highfield

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 557 | Submission Open

Keywords: early childhood; early STEM; learning and development; early mathematics; early science; early engineering; digital technology; digital media

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

Physical and Motor Development in Children

edited by

Ermioni Katartzi

and Thomas Kourtessis

submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1842 | Submission Open

Keywords: motor competence; physical activity; genetics; developmental disorders; developmental coordination disorder; motor learning; assessment tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

The Impact of Music on Individual and Social Well-Being

edited by Helena Ferreira Rodrigues and

Ana Isabel Lemos do Carmo Pereira

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9564 | Submission Open

Keywords: music; well-being; community music; lifespan; music interventions; sound vibrations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Psychology)

Neurophysiological and Behavioral Responses to Stressful Situations, Training, Therapies or Illness

edited by

Juan Pedro Fuentes García

and

Santos Villafaina

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11178 | Submission Open

Keywords: EEG; HRV; training load; biomarkers; fitness; periodization; mental load; fatigue; exercise; pathology

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

Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Well-Being in Children and Adolescents

edited by

Giacomo Mancini

, Federica Andrei,

Roberta Biolcati

and Elena Trombini

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4817 | Submission Open

Keywords: emotional intelligence; psychological well-being; children; adolescents; development; assessment; prevention; training

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

The Effects of Childhood Trauma on Sexual Development

edited by Mike Abrams and Kira Abrams

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 2003 | Submission Open

Keywords: childhood trauma; adverse childhood experiences (ACEs); sexual development; adult sexuality; sexual dysfunction; trauma and sexual behavior; attachment and intimacy; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); dissociation and sexuality; hypersexuality and hyposexuality; psychosexual development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Psychology)

Shaping Workplace Behavior: Leadership, Communication and Office Politics

edited by

Martina Topić-Rutherford

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 749 | Submission Open

Keywords: organizational behavior; workplace behavior; leadership; behavioral leadership; employee relations; internal communication; office politics; remote work; communication; public relations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organizational Behaviors)

Novel Approaches to Intervention in Aphasia

edited by Caroline Newton

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 542 | Submission Open

Keywords: aphasia treatment; aphasia intervention; language rehabilitation; acquired language disorder

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cognition)

Innovations and the Future of School-Based Interventions for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

edited by Brian R. Barber

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open

Keywords: school-based interventions; emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD); innovative educational practices; intervention testing; implementation and scaling of interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Psychology)

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