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Economic inequality is believed to negatively affect individuals’ psychological and physical health. We hypothesized that perceptions of greater economic inequality predict poorer sleep quality through social ...
Studies have shown that acute stress significantly impacts the selection of emotional stimuli. However, the extent to which acute stress affects the cognitive mechanisms underlying target enhancement and distr...
The garbage left behind and a series of environmentally irresponsible behaviors in the process of camping tourism have led to environmental problems such as the dangerous incident of “black bear injury” and “g...
The original article was published in BMC Psychology 2025 13:923
With the widespread use of computerized tomography (CT) examinations, the annual detection rate of pulmonary nodules has been increasing. However, early non-surgical patients often experience anxiety and depre...
Artificial intelligence (AI), as a smart and connected technology, has significantly expanded the educational landscape.As more educators and learners begin to rely on GAI to assist with tasks such as instruct...
Problematic smartphone use is a possible risk factor for non-suicidal self-injury. However, little research explored the mechanisms underlying the association between problematic smartphone use and non-suicida...
Students often face many struggles with their university career especially the large amount of stress which is considered an important factor affecting them. Many students consider social support to be a great...
Mobile phones have emerged as a pivotal medium for internet access among college students in China. However, excessive usage of mobile phones, leading to problematic mobile phone use (PMPU), has adverse effect...
This study aims to evaluate the critical effect factors on musical creativity systematically. Uncovering the determinants of musical creativity is significant to promoting music education and creative developm...
Infertility-related stress adversely affects marital intimacy, decreases self-esteem, and decreases the rate of sexual contact. In consideration of the psychological distress and marital issues confronted by i...
This study examined the relationships among gratitude, positive reappraisal, peace of mind, and psychological well-being, with a focus on their roles in being associated with mental health among Chinese colleg...
To assess the feasibility of a remission consultation with on-going personalized care for patients treated for localized breast cancer entering a monitoring phase, while collecting quality of life data for one...
In recent decades, there has been a shift in many substance use disorder (SUD) treatment settings toward routine outcome monitoring via clinical feedback systems (ROM/CFS). This move toward frequent measuremen...
Maladaptive daydreaming (MD) is a pathological form of fantasy that can lead to distress, replace human interaction, and/or interfere with academic, interpersonal, or vocational functioning, affecting approxim...
Previous studies have investigated the influence of emotional priming on estimation performance, but the influence of stimulus onset asynchrony (SOA) on estimation performance remains unknown. The present stud...
Nursing students frequently experience psychological distress due to the intensive academic and clinical demands of their training. This distress can undermine not only their personal well-being but also their...
Businesses use green advertising to convey the concept of eco-friendly and sustainable development to consumers, which can significantly enhance their brand image and market share of green products. This study...
Human emotions in psychological social networks often involve complex interactions across multiple modalities. Information derived from various channels can synergistically complement one another, leading to a...
The synergistic effects of psychological stress and behavioral factors on health outcomes in obese college students remain poorly understood, particularly within China’s unique campus environments. This study ...
Adolescent bullying and childhood family abuse are widespread social issues with lasting negative effects on victims' psychological health and behavior. Research suggests that childhood family abuse increases ...
Hoarding Disorder (HD) is characterized by persistent difficulty discarding possessions, leading to excessive accumulation and functional impairment. Traditional treatments, based on cognitive-behavioral thera...
Research has shown that the rapidly changing technological environment and unprecedented uncertainty have posed a huge dilemma for teachers across the globe, affecting the well-being of teachers. In response t...
Violence against women has been recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a major public health concern worldwide. Research shows that Domestic violence is associated with a high rate of psychologic...
Primary school teachers play a vital role in detecting children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), thereby allowing early interventions that enhance their quality of life and reduce the burden. This study ai...
Research studies show that different personality type students tend to have their own learning styles. Personality traits and learning styles have played a significant role in the academic success of students....
Death is an experience that every human being faces. As such, the near-death experience (NDE) has been a topic of interest to humanity for millennia. The NDE is often understood as a subjective event of altere...
To analyze the psychometric properties of the adapted 6-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-6) in Chinese patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) using the Rasch model.
Several previous cohort studies suggest declining social connectedness in young people since 2000, the pattern accelerated during the covid-19 pandemic. Little is known whether social connectedness had recover...
A tendency toward riskier and more ambiguous decision-making is a key marker of addictive behaviors. Previous studies examining the relationship between excessive media use and risk/ambiguity decision-making h...
Relationship satisfaction not only contributes to overall life satisfaction and well-being but also has a positive impact on both physical and mental health. The benefits of online interventions for couples in...
Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are a widespread public health problem with long-term effects. These experiences may threaten individuals’ hopes for the future and their wellbeing. Although there are studi...
China has entered an aging society, and the mental health of the aged has gradually attracted social attention. This study aimed to model the mediating effect of social activities on the relationship between i...
In light of the evolving labor market and rising uncertainties, Chinese college students are experiencing increasing worries about their future employment. Existing scales often fall short in capturing the ant...
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between physical activity, body image, and anxiety among undergraduate university students.
This study is concerned with relationships between childhood trauma history, dissociative experiences, clinical phenomenology of Jinn-Possession Psychosis (JPP), and schizophrenia in an Islamic cultural contex...
Amid the global escalation of adolescent depression and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), childhood trauma has been identified as a critical risk factor, yet how specific trauma subtypes contribute to NSSI rema...
L2 grit, self-assessment, motivation, and willingness to communicate (WTC) are essential psychological and affective factors influencing English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ success. Previous research...
Women often experience various psychological complications following abortion, which significantly impair their quality of life. Emotional disclosure is one of the non-pharmacological methods for reducing psyc...
Academic research shows that mentalizing (MZ) and executive function (EF) are important components in maintaining mental health and in responding adaptively to stressors. Therefore, they may be better associat...
This study examines learning agility as a mediator between job involvement, professional identity, and job satisfaction among Chinese primary and secondary school teachers. A total of 402 teachers participated...
Evidence regarding the link between absolute pitch (AP) and autistic traits is currently inconclusive. Previous subclinical measurements of autistic traits using discrete response options may mask subtle varia...
The role of individuals’ solo digital game-playing experience in influencing their feelings of loneliness is an important research area that has received considerable attention from researchers. However, we st...
This study used a three-level meta-analysis to examine the impact of parent-adolescent conflicts on depressive mood, specifically analyzing differences between father-adolescent conflict and mother-adolescent ...
This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire Short version (EDE-QS) in a community sample of adolescents and to establish an optimal clinical cut-of...
The healthcare sector is a labor-intensive service domain that operates on the basis of multidisciplinary collaboration. Effective service delivery in this field is not solely dependent on individual expertise...
Values influence various aspects of an individual’s life. Current theories on values internalization primarily consider from the observer’s perspective, lacking information from the subjective perspective of t...
Observers can infer a person’s age from the face, but not perfectly, and emotional expressions have been shown to affect these judgments. However, the effect of expressions on age perception is still not well ...
This study examined the variables of career locus of control and career decision-making self-efficacy, which are thought to be related to career indecision experienced by adolescents. In this context, a model ...
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education presents complex challenges for preservice teachers facing significant academic pressures. This study examines how academic workload affects ...
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