European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education | Highly Cited Papers from 2025

All articles published in the European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education (EJIHPE, ISSN 2254-9625) are published in open access format, which gives readers free and unlimited access to the full texts. We invite you to read the most highly cited papers published in our journal in 2025, which are listed below; we hope that they will offer you innovative insights related to this field and be helpful to your research.

1. “How Valid Is Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory to Explain Physical Activity Behavior?”
by Viktoria Sophie Egele, Eric Klopp and Robin Stark
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(2), 20; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15020020
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/2/20

2. “Evaluating Diagnostic Accuracy and Treatment Efficacy in Mental Health: A Comparative Analysis of Large Language Model Tools and Mental Health Professionals”
by Inbar Levkovich
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15010009
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/1/9

3. “Predicting Workplace Hazard, Stress and Burnout Among Public Health Inspectors: An AI-Driven Analysis in the Context of Climate Change”
by Ioannis Adamopoulos, Ioannis Adamopoulos, Antonios Valamontes, Panagiotis Tsirkas and George Dounias
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(5), 65; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15050065
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/5/65

4. “The Association Between Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and Mental Health Status in the US”
by Farhana Faruque, Gulzar H. Shah and Robert M. Bohler
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(5), 87; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15050087
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/5/87

5. “Perceived Stigma and Quality of Life in Binary and Nonbinary/Queer Transgender Individuals in Italy: The Mediating Roles of Patient–Provider Relationship Quality and Barriers to Care”
by Selene Mezzalira, Gianluca Cruciani, Maria Quintigliano, Vincenzo Bochicchio, Nicola Carone and Cristiano Scandurra
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(6), 113; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15060113
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/6/113

6. “Goal Achievement and Academic Dropout Among Italian University Students: The Mediating Role of Academic Burnout”
by Arianna Nicita, Angelo Fumia, Concettina Caparello, Carmelo Francesco Meduri, Pina Filippello and Luana Sorrenti
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(1), 3; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15010003
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/1/3

7. “Effects of Parents’ Smartphone Use on Children’s Emotions, Behavior, and Subjective Well-Being”
by Matea Bodrožić Selak, Marina Merkaš and Ana Žulec Ivanković
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(1), 8; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15010008
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/1/8

8. “Fatigue in Hemodialysis Patients: A Comparative Analysis with Healthy Controls”
by Leszek Sułkowski, Andrzej Matyja and Maciej Matyja
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(2), 12; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15020012
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/2/12

9. “Psychometric Network Model Recovery: The Effect of Sample Size, Number of Items, and Number of Nodes”
by Marcelo Ávalos-Tejeda and Carlos Calderón
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(11), 235; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15110235
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/11/235

10. “DIALOGUE: A Generative AI-Based Pre–Post Simulation Study to Enhance Diagnostic Communication in Medical Students Through Virtual Type 2 Diabetes”
by Ricardo Xopan Suárez-García, Quetzal Chavez-Castañeda, Rodrigo Orrico-Pérez, Sebastián Valencia-Marin, Ari Evelyn Castañeda-Ramírez, Efrén Quiñones-Lara, Claudio Adrián Ramos-Cortés, Areli Marlene Gaytán-Gómez, Jonathan Cortés-Rodríguez, Jazel Jarquín-Ramírez et al.
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(8), 152; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15080152
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/8/152

11. “Linguistic and Cognitive Abilities in Children with Dyslexia: A Comparative Analysis”
by Miguel López-Zamora, Nadia Porcar-Gozalbo, Isabel López-Chicheri García and Alejandro Cano-Villagrasa
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(3), 37; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15030037
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/3/37

12. “Understanding Adaptive Skills in Borderline Intellectual Functioning: A Systematic Review”
by Cristina Orío-Aparicio, Cristina Bel-Fenellós and Carmen López-Escribano
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(3), 40; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15030040
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/3/40

13. “Measuring Parental School Involvement: A Systematic Review”
by Helena Mocho, Cátia Martins, Rita dos Santos, Elias Ratinho and Cristina Nunes
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(6), 96; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15060096
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/6/96

14. “The Psychology of EdTech Nudging: Persuasion, Cognitive Load, and Intrinsic Motivation”
by Stefanos Balaskas, Ioanna Yfantidou, Theofanis Nikolopoulos and Kyriakos Komis
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(9), 179; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15090179
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/9/179

15. “Psychopathological Correlates of Dysfunctional Smartphone and Social Media Use: The Role of Personality Disorders in Technological Addiction and Digital Life Balance”
by Mirko Duradoni, Giulia Colombini, Camilla Barucci, Veronica Zagaglia and Andrea Guazzini
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(7), 136; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15070136
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/7/136

16. “Organizational Climate as a Key to Positive Mental Health and Academic Engagement in University Students: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach”
by Roger Pedro Norabuena-Figueroa, Hugo Marino Rodríguez-Orellana, Emerson Damián Norabuena-Figueroa and Angel Deroncele-Acosta
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(2), 17; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15020017
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/2/17

17. “The Influence of Loneliness, Social Support and Income on Mental Well-Being”
by Eider Egaña-Marcos, Ezequiel Collantes, Alina Diez-Solinska and Garikoiz Azkona
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(5), 70; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15050070
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/5/70

18. “The Burden of the Past: A Systematic Review of Childhood Trauma and Mental Health in Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals”
by Giulia Di Fini, Cristina Civilotti, Annalisa Bolognino, Gabriele Einaudi, Mariateresa Molo, Fabio Veglia, Gabriella Gandino and Sarah Finzi
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(9), 183; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15090183
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/9/183

19. “The Quality of the Parent–Child Relationship in the Context of Autism: The Role of Parental Resolution of the Child’s Diagnosis, Parenting Stress, and Caregiving Burden”
by Annalisa Levante, Chiara Martis and Flavia Lecciso
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(7), 142; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15070142
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/7/142

20. “Development and Validation of the War Worry Scale (WWS) in a Sample of Italian Young Adults: An Instrument to Assess Worry About War in Non-War-Torn Environments”
by Giorgio Maria Regnoli, Anna Parola and Barbara De Rosa
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(2), 24; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15020024
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/2/24