Social Cognition and Emotions

A special issue of Journal of Intelligence (ISSN 2079-3200). This special issue belongs to the section "Studies on Cognitive Processes".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 1140

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Dear Colleagues,

The development of socio-emotional skills, such as the recognition, expression, and regulation of emotions, as well as the development of empathy, is a cross-cutting issue approached from different perspectives, including the educational, psychological, neuroscientific, and social domains. The consequences of a lack of training in these skills can lead to problems in learning, interpersonal relationships, and mental health.

Currently, thanks to advances in artificial intelligence, new technologies are available that address this issue from a more personalized perspective, offering more effective feedback. On the other hand, neuroscientific techniques allow us to delve into the neural bases of emotions and the cognitive mechanisms that regulate behavior.

We encourage the submission of research on social cognition and the development of socio-emotional skills using various methods, such as behavioral, experimental, neuroscientific, and/or artificial intelligence, as well as more traditional techniques, such as the application of questionnaires or qualitative methods.

Contributions can be submitted as research articles, articles on the development of technology, literature reviews, or intervention strategies to improve emotion-related skills. Socio-emotional skills are crucial for facing challenges, building healthy relationships, and promoting well-being throughout life.

Dr. Mabel Urrutia
Dr. Hipólito Marrero
Dr. Pedro Salcedo
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Keywords

  • emotion
  • social cognition
  • socio-emotional skills
  • cognitive mechanism

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Personality and Smartphone Addiction in Romania’s Digital Age: The Mediating Role of Professional Status and the Moderating Effect of Adaptive Coping
by Daniela-Elena Lițan
J. Intell. 2025, 13(7), 86; https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence13070086 - 15 Jul 2025
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In this research, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between the main dimensions of personality (Extraversion, Maturity, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Self-actualization) and mobile phone addiction, both directly and mediated by the professional context (professional status), and moderated by adaptive cognitive-emotional coping strategies. The [...] Read more.
In this research, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between the main dimensions of personality (Extraversion, Maturity, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Self-actualization) and mobile phone addiction, both directly and mediated by the professional context (professional status), and moderated by adaptive cognitive-emotional coping strategies. The participants, adult Romanian citizens, completed measures of personality—Big Five ABCD-M, a mobile phone addiction questionnaire, and the CERQ for adaptive coping strategies. They also responded to a question about current professional status (employed, student, etc.). Data were analyzed using Jamovi, and the findings were somewhat unexpected, though it aligned with the existing literature. Maturity emerged as a consistent inverse predictor of smartphone addiction (r = −0.45, β = −0.43, p < 0.001) across all three analyses. Extraversion showed an indirect effect mediated by professional status (β = −0.077, p < 0.05). Self-actualization was also found to predict smartphone addiction positively through full mediation by professional status (β = 0.05, p < 0.05). Agreeableness became a significant negative predictor (β = −0.13, p < 0.05) only when adaptive coping strategies were included. These findings highlight that the transition from frequent smartphone use—whether for work or personal reasons—to addiction can be subtle. This study may support both the general population in understanding smartphone use from a psycho-emotional perspective and organizations in promoting a healthy work-life balance. Full article
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