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  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,372 Views
9 Pages

The Duration of Emotional Image Exposure Does Not Impact Anticipatory Postural Adjustments during Gait Initiation

  • Thierry Gélat,
  • Laure Coudrat,
  • Carole Ferrel-Chapus and
  • Sylvie Vernazza-Martin

1 November 2018

Previous studies have reported that anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs) associated with gait initiation are affected by emotion-eliciting images. This study examined the effect of the duration of exposure to emotional images on the APAs along th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,060 Views
18 Pages

24 June 2025

The present study examined the associations between emotion-related parenting styles and children’s social and emotional adjustment to first grade. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses of data from 250 parents of children who had entered f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,443 Views
16 Pages

Longitudinal Analysis of Adolescent Adjustment: The Role of Attachment and Emotional Competence

  • Tamara Jiménez-Rodríguez,
  • Usue De la Barrera,
  • Konstanze Schoeps,
  • Selene Valero-Moreno and
  • Inmaculada Montoya-Castilla

8 November 2022

Emotional competencies as well as secure attachment relationships with peers are protective factors that facilitate psychological adjustment among adolescents. In this study, we will analyse how these socio-emotional factors influence adolescents&rsq...

  • Article
  • Open Access
57 Citations
8,490 Views
17 Pages

Predicting Adolescent Adjustment and Well-Being: The Interplay between Socio-Emotional and Personal Factors

  • Usue de la Barrera,
  • Konstanze Schoeps,
  • José-Antonio Gil-Gómez and
  • Inmaculada Montoya-Castilla

Social and emotional factors such as emotional competence and self-esteem are protective factors that promote adolescent mental health and well-being. In this paper, we will examine the combined contribution of these socio-emotional factors in additi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
919 Views
19 Pages

The COVID-19 pandemic was responsible for an unprecedented increase in psychological problems among post-secondary students worldwide. Drawing on data from a repeated cross-sectional (RCS) project, this study investigated changes in psychological sym...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,991 Views
10 Pages

Facing Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases: The Role of Disease Activity and Parental Emotion Regulation Strategy in Parents’ and Children’s Psychological Adjustment

  • Emanuela Del Giudice,
  • Riccardo Lubrano,
  • Sonia Monique Bramanti,
  • Alessandra Babore,
  • Carmen Trumello,
  • Sara Giovanna De Maria,
  • Anna Dilillo,
  • Alessia Marcellino,
  • Vanessa Martucci and
  • Valerio Manippa
  • + 3 authors

28 November 2023

Background: Pediatric rheumatic diseases (PRDs) are a group of chronic disorders that start in childhood and are characterized by periodic exacerbations and remissions of symptoms, with limitations in family, school, and social activities. The aim of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,777 Views
12 Pages

Emotional Adjustment among Adolescent Students with and without Specific Learning Disabilities

  • Isaías Martín-Ruiz,
  • María-José González-Valenzuela and
  • Lidia Infante-Cañete

11 December 2023

Adolescence is a psychologically vulnerable stage in which problems of emotional adjustment and psychological well-being can appear. The aim of this study is to analyse the relationship and comparison of emotional deficits and resources among adolesc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,401 Views
9 Pages

Emotional and Behavioural Adjustment in Children and Adolescents with Short Stature vs. Their Normal-Statured Peers

  • Anna Guerrini Usubini,
  • Nicoletta Marazzi,
  • Laura Abbruzzese,
  • Gabriella Tringali,
  • Roberta De Micheli,
  • Gianluca Castelnuovo and
  • Alessandro Sartorio

16 January 2025

Background/Objectives: the aim of the current cross-sectional study is to explore and compare the emotional and behavioural conditions of children and adolescents with short stature (i.e., familial short stature and constitutional delay of growth), i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,843 Views
15 Pages

Shyness and Socio-Emotional Adjustment among Young Chinese Children: The Moderating Role of Screen Time

  • Jingjing Zhu,
  • Alicia McVarnock,
  • Laura Polakova,
  • Shuhui Xiang,
  • Yan Li and
  • Robert J. Coplan

14 September 2023

The primary aim of the present study was to examine the potential moderating role of screen time in the links between shyness and indices of socio-emotional adjustment in young Chinese children. Participants were N = 211 children (112 boys, 99 girls)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,923 Views
10 Pages

17 December 2022

Although the Qatari government has invested significantly in education over the past two decades, little research has comprehensively assessed factors associated with high school adjustment and academic success in the country. The present study addre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,791 Views
17 Pages

Previous research has established a strong relationship between family system functioning and child adjustment outcomes. However, within the context of Gaza, an evaluation of both maternal and paternal factors associated with adolescent psychological...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
20,174 Views
18 Pages

18 March 2021

This study examines the influence of antecedents on cross-cultural competence and cross-cultural adjustment as well as the mediating role of cross-cultural competence for the influence of cultural adaptability on cross-cultural adjustment and expatri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,491 Views
15 Pages

Parental Emotion Socialization and Child Adjustment in Greek Families: Supportive vs. Non-Supportive Parenting

  • Maria Markoulaki,
  • Christina Dimitrakaki,
  • Andoniki Naska,
  • Katerina Papanikolaou and
  • Georgios Giannakopoulos

20 June 2025

Background/Objectives: Parental emotion socialization is a key influence on children’s emotional regulation and psychosocial development. This study examined how supportive and non-supportive parental responses to children’s negative emot...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,381 Views
15 Pages

The analysis of mental and psychological health is a relevant public issue in modern societies. Migration is a process that may have a lasting impact on a person’s mental well-being. In this study, perceived health, emotional intelligence, soci...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,065 Views
20 Pages

Relational Competence, School Adjustment and Emotional Skills: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Group of Junior and High School Students of the Sicilian Hinterland

  • Monica Pellerone,
  • Juan Martinez Torvisco,
  • Stesy Giuseppa Razza,
  • Alessandra Lo Piccolo,
  • Maria Guarnera,
  • Valentina Lucia La Rosa and
  • Elena Commodari

Research has demonstrated the influence of emotional adjustment on the manifestation of problematic behaviors in adolescence, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the present research is to investigate the role of self-esteem and relat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,549 Views
14 Pages

Patterns of Parental Reactions to Their Children’s Negative Emotions: A Cluster Analysis with a Clinical Sample

  • Ana Isabel Pereira,
  • Catarina Santos,
  • Luísa Barros,
  • Magda Sofia Roberto,
  • Joana Rato,
  • Ana Prata and
  • Cristina Marques

Parents’ emotion socialization practices are an important source of influence in the development of children’s emotional competencies This study examined parental reactions to child negative emotions in a clinical sample using a cluster a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,230 Views
19 Pages

Background: A total of 450 million children are now living in active conflict zones. The negative consequences for children are significant and long lasting. In response to the urgent need for sustainable interventions for children and families, the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,772 Views
11 Pages

Social and Emotional Functioning of Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors and Typically Developing Youth Following the Onset of the Pandemic

  • Leandra Desjardins,
  • Kelly Hancock,
  • Meng-Chuan Lai,
  • Ute Bartels,
  • Jacob Vorstman and
  • Maru Barrera

30 July 2024

Background: Social competence is a domain in which pediatric brain tumour survivors (PBTS) are at risk of challenges. To follow-up on our earlier work, in this study we assessed specific social interaction behaviors and emotional functioning in PBTS...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
8,247 Views
24 Pages

Emotion Regulation Strategies in Educational, Work and Sport Contexts: An Approach in Five Countries

  • Silvia Cristina Da Costa Dutra,
  • Xavier Oriol Granado,
  • Darío Paéz-Rovira,
  • Virginia Díaz,
  • Claudia Carrasco-Dajer and
  • Alicia Izquierdo

One of the greatest challenges in the domain of emotional regulation is comprehending the functionality of strategies and their utilization in various social contexts. In this sense, this study analyzes differences in the use and efficacy of regulati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,136 Views
19 Pages

23 October 2025

Adolescence is a critical stage of emotional and social development, with family functioning playing a vital role in shaping adolescent adjustment. However, the mechanisms linking family functioning to adolescent adjustment, particularly the mediatin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,540 Views
16 Pages

6 July 2023

Family contexts, such as parental stress and parenting practices, play critical roles in preschoolers’ adjustment. However, these processes have been understudied in Chinese American families. The present study examined the associations between...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,547 Views
17 Pages

Parental Happiness Socialization and Youth Adjustment in Italy and Azerbaijan in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era

  • Carolina Lunetti,
  • Laura Di Giunta,
  • Giulia Gliozzo,
  • Chiara Riccioni,
  • Clementina Comitale,
  • Emanuele Basili,
  • Aysel Baxseliyeva and
  • Alessia Teresa Virzì

This study aims to cross-culturally identify the parental socialization strategies in response to a child’s happiness and their associations with youth academic and socio-emotional adjustment, controlling for the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,867 Views
12 Pages

Psychotherapeutic Interventions to Improve Psychological Adjustment in Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review

  • Davinia M. Resurrección,
  • Desirée Navas-Campaña,
  • Mencía R. Gutiérrez-Colosía,
  • Joaquín A. Ibáñez-Alfonso and
  • Desireé Ruiz-Aranda

Background: International clinical practice guidelines highlight the importance of improving the psychological and mental health care of patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Psychological interventions can promote adherence to the demands o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,027 Views
13 Pages

Spanish Adaptation and Validation of the Child Adjustment and Parent Efficacy Scale

  • Dolores Seijo,
  • David Tomé,
  • Jessica Sanmarco,
  • Alina Morawska and
  • Francisca Fariña

22 April 2021

(1) Background: The aim of this study is to obtain an instrument, with robust psychometric properties validated with a Spanish sample, that allows for the evaluation of the emotional and behavioural adjustment of children, as well as the perceived ab...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,675 Views
12 Pages

9 December 2024

Background: Perfectionism is a prominent personality trait in modern society, warranting further research across diverse cultural contexts to develop culturally appropriate measures and identify culture-specific perfectionism profiles. This study aim...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,130 Views
19 Pages

Video game playing behavior has serious consequences for adolescents on a personal, family, social, and academic level. This research aimed to examine risk and protective factors involving incidence, persistence, and remission of gaming disorders sym...

  • Article
  • Open Access
236 Views
10 Pages

Emotional Dysregulation and Stress-Related Psychopathology in Workers Exposed to Occupational Stress

  • Antonello Veltri,
  • Maria Francesca Beatino,
  • Martina Corsi,
  • Martina Chiumiento,
  • Fabrizio Caldi,
  • Giovanni Guglielmi,
  • Rudy Foddis,
  • Giulio Perugi and
  • Rodolfo Buselli

13 January 2026

Emotional dysregulation (ED) reflects a heightened reactivity to stimuli, characterized by excessive negative affect and impulsive behaviors. This study aimed to evaluate ED in workers seeking care for occupational stress and to examine its associati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,599 Views
11 Pages

Profiles of Problematic Internet Use in Bullying and Cyberbullying among Adolescents

  • Inmaculada Méndez,
  • Ana Belén Jorquera,
  • Cecilia Ruiz Esteban and
  • José Manuel García-Fernández

The rise of technology has increased risks such as problematic internet use or cyberbullying. Data show that there is problematic use of the internet, which has important repercussions academically, personally, socially and for health. The objective...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
708 Views
24 Pages

The Impact of the 10VIDA Program on Socioemotional Adjustment and Psychological Well-Being in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Preliminary Study

  • Pilar Rodríguez-Rubio,
  • Javier Martín-Ávila,
  • Esther Rodríguez-Jiménez,
  • Selene Valero-Moreno,
  • Inmaculada Montoya-Castilla and
  • Marián Pérez-Marín

24 September 2025

Background/Objectives: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) during adolescence increases the risk of psychosocial difficulties. To address these challenges, the 10VIDA program was developed to support psychological adjustment, treatment adherence, and qua...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
820 Views
11 Pages

11 September 2025

Background/Objectives: Executive functions (EFs) play a fundamental role in children’s cognitive and emotional regulation and have been identified as key transdiagnostic predictors of psychopathology. Children with Special Educational Needs (SE...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
5,244 Views
12 Pages

Cybervictimization has been associated with serious emotional adjustment problems such as low self-concept and depressive symptomatology. In addition, these problems can negatively affect the well-being of the victims, manifesting in their levels of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
7,324 Views
12 Pages

Family Socialisation Styles and Hostility in the Adolescent Population

  • María Del Milagro Aymerich,
  • Gonzalo Musitu and
  • Francisco Palmero

21 August 2018

The affective involvement of parents in the socialization of their children is fundamental for the proper psychological and emotional adjustment of adolescents, although we know that it is difficult to study. In this research, the relationship betwee...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
11,112 Views
18 Pages

Behavioral, Emotional and School Adjustment in Adolescents with and without Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Is Related to Family Involvement

  • Mario Valera-Pozo,
  • Daniel Adrover-Roig,
  • Josep A. Pérez-Castelló,
  • Victor A. Sanchez-Azanza and
  • Eva Aguilar-Mediavilla

Developmental language disorder (DLD) refers to a language delay in the absence of other underlying causes. Individuals with DLD can also present other problems related to behavioral, scholarly, and emotional aspects of their daily lives because of t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,370 Views
14 Pages

The purpose of this study was to generate greater understanding of social-emotional difficulties in infants and toddlers in an Irish context. This study compared rates of reported social-emotional difficulties in young children in clinical and non-cl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,970 Views
11 Pages

Mental Adjustment as a Predictor of Comprehensive Quality of Life Outcome among Patients with Terminal Cancer

  • Li-Fang Chang,
  • Chi-Kang Lin,
  • Li-Fen Wu,
  • Ching-Liang Ho,
  • Yi-Ling Lu and
  • Hsueh-Hsing Pan

Using path modeling, this study aimed to explore whether mental adjustment was directly or indirectly related to comprehensive quality of life outcome (CoQoLO) among patients with terminal cancer. We conducted a cross-sectional designed study among p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,275 Views
18 Pages

Family in Crisis: Do Halfway Houses Perform Better Than Families with Expressed Emotion toward Patients with Schizophrenia? A Direct Adjusted Comparison

  • Panagiotis Ferentinos,
  • Stamatina Douki,
  • Vasiliki Yotsidi,
  • Eleni Kourkouni,
  • Dimitra Dragoumi,
  • Nikolaos Smyrnis and
  • Athanasios Douzenis

1 February 2024

Expressed emotion (EE) toward patients with schizophrenia is typically reported to be lower in psychiatric halfway houses than in families. This is the first study directly comparing EE between these settings and investigating the pathways mediating...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,749 Views
12 Pages

Adolescents’ Online Connections with Friends during COVID-19: An Assessment of the Forms of Communication and Their Association with Emotional Adjustment

  • Allie M. Spiekerman,
  • Yue Guo,
  • Jessica Payton,
  • Nicole Campione-Barr,
  • Sarah E. Killoren,
  • Wendy M. Rote and
  • Amanda J. Rose

26 July 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent stay-at-home orders limited adolescents’ ability to connect with friends in person, leading adolescents to rely on digital forms of communication to interact with friends. The present study (N = 168 adolesce...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
9,863 Views
18 Pages

Negative Parenting, Adolescents’ Emotion Regulation, Self-Efficacy in Emotion Regulation, and Psychological Adjustment

  • Laura Di Giunta,
  • Carolina Lunetti,
  • Giulia Gliozzo,
  • W. Andrew Rothenberg,
  • Jennifer E. Lansford,
  • Nancy Eisenberg,
  • Concetta Pastorelli,
  • Emanuele Basili,
  • Irene Fiasconaro and
  • Alessia Teresa Virzì
  • + 2 authors

This study examines associations between parents’ rejection and control, adolescents’ self-efficacy in their regulation of negative emotions, and maladjustment. Path analyses were employed to test (a) whether adolescents’ dysregulat...

  • Review
  • Open Access
228 Citations
71,340 Views
31 Pages

Adolescence and emerging adulthood are both stages in which romantic relationships play a key role in development and can be a source of both well-being and negative outcomes. However, the limited number of studies prior to adulthood, along with the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,705 Views
15 Pages

The Influence of Gifted Children’s Stress Management on Parental Stress Levels

  • Maria Assunta Zanetti,
  • Francesca Sangiuliano Intra,
  • Livia Taverna,
  • Antonella Brighi and
  • Carlo Marinoni

30 April 2024

This study explores the associations between gifted children’s stress management and parental stress level. A sample of 78 primary school children and their 76 parents took part in this study. Children were screened for intelligence and emotion...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,649 Views
18 Pages

Linguistic Predictors of Psychological Adjustment in Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Marco Castiglioni,
  • Cristina Liviana Caldiroli,
  • Attà Negri,
  • Gian Mauro Manzoni and
  • Rossella Procaccia

COVID-19 broke out in China in December 2019 and rapidly became a worldwide pandemic that demanded an extraordinary response from healthcare workers (HCWs). Studies conducted during the pandemic observed severe depression and PTSD in HCWs. Identifyin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,515 Views
11 Pages

The Dark Side of Multimedia Devices: Negative Consequences for Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

  • Bruno Rocha,
  • Laura I. Ferreira,
  • Cátia Martins,
  • Rita Santos and
  • Cristina Nunes

14 November 2023

There is growing concern about the relationship between screen use by young children and negative effects on their development, as children with developmental and socioemotional impairments tend to have difficulties in their relationships and increas...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
7,217 Views
14 Pages

10 April 2022

This study contributes to determining the relationship between parental emotional regulation, optimism, and parenting style. The responses collected from respondents with parental status were used in the research. The majority of respondents were fem...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5,917 Views
15 Pages

Starting over After Divorce: A Psychosocial Analysis of Emotional Distress, Social Disconnection, and Mental Well-Being Among Women in Abu Dhabi

  • Masood Badri,
  • Mugheer Alkhaili,
  • Hamad Aldhaheri,
  • Guang Yang,
  • Muna Albahar,
  • Saad Yaaqeib,
  • Asma Alrashdi and
  • Alanood Alsawai

Divorce represents a significant life transition with implications for emotional well-being, social integration, and economic security. This study examines the post-divorce experiences of women in Abu Dhabi, focusing on four challenges: financial ins...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,659 Views
17 Pages

Clinical Manifestations of Temporomandibular Disorders and Their Relationship with Sleep Disturbances and Emotional Disorders in a Spanish Pediatric Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

  • Fanny Esther Tapia-Sierra,
  • Jesús Miguel Ticona-Flores,
  • Guillermo Reichard-Monefeldt,
  • Naomi Elvira-Tapia,
  • Nuria Esther Gallardo-López and
  • Montserrat Diéguez-Pérez

21 May 2025

The etiology of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) has been linked to various factors, including functional and psychological factors, which makes it difficult to identify associations between a single etiological factor and the signs and symptoms of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
9,134 Views
20 Pages

From Regulating Emotions to Less Lonely Screen Time: Parents’ Qualitative Perspectives of the Benefits and Challenges of Adolescent Pet Companionship

  • Linda Charmaraman,
  • Stephanie Cobas,
  • Jules Weed,
  • Quan Gu,
  • Elizabeth Kiel,
  • Holly Chin,
  • Alyssa Gramajo and
  • Megan K. Mueller

13 May 2022

Adolescence is a prime developmental period to explore human–pet relationships, particularly given that teens are often relying less on their families, and more on other attachment figures such as peers and pets. However, most research on pet c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,167 Views
10 Pages

10 August 2022

The aim of this research was to examine the various psychological characteristics that affect psychological maladjustment in children undergoing orthodontic treatment. In this context, the predictive and mediating relationships between emotional reac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,032 Views
10 Pages

Moderators of Psychological Recovery from Benign Cancer Screening Results

  • M. Pelletier,
  • B. Knäuper,
  • C.G. Loiselle,
  • R. Perreault,
  • C. Mizrahi and
  • L. Dubé

1 June 2012

Objective: The sudden confrontation of a potential health threat such as cancer, even after the diagnosis turns out to be benign, can have enduring adverse psychological consequences, including persistent anxiety, cancer fears, and other manifestatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
205 Views
23 Pages

20 January 2026

Background: Adolescents in residential care frequently face functional challenges, yet few interventions integrate functional-cognitive models with motivational theories to support their daily function. Methods: This mixed-methods feasibility study i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
455 Views
15 Pages

Psychological Impact of Newborn Screening for 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA Carboxylase Deficiency: The Parental Experience

  • Vincenza Gragnaniello,
  • Giacomo Gaiga,
  • Chiara Cazzorla,
  • Elena Porcù,
  • Daniela Gueraldi,
  • Andrea Puma,
  • Christian Loro,
  • Mara Doimo,
  • Leonardo Salviati and
  • Alberto B. Burlina

3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency (3-MCCD) is a metabolic disorder with a wide clinical spectrum ranging from asymptomatic individuals to severe metabolic decompensation. Following the introduction of expanded newborn screening, a high numb...

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