School Psychology Article Feed

March 14th, 2025

Paranormal belief and conspiracy theory endorsement: variations in adaptive function and positive wellbeing.

Dagnall N; Denovan A; Drinkwater KG; Escolà-Gascón Á pubmed id: 40083760

The study found that believing in paranormal things and in conspiracy theories can affect people's happiness and well-being differently. People who believe in paranormal things are likely to feel more meaning in life and have strong social connections, while people who believe in conspiracy theories mainly feel stronger social connections. It also showed that people use different ways to cope with problems based on what they believe.

Public service motivation and career choice intentions of social work students: the roles of altruistic motivation and professional values.

Hu ZX; Gan KP; Sun GY; Wang Q pubmed id: 40083759

There aren't enough social workers in China, which is a problem. The study looked at what makes social work students in China choose their jobs, finding that wanting to help people and having strong values are important factors. This information can help schools teach and guide students better so more stay in the job.

Gamified interactive e-books for bullying prevention: enhancing knowledge and motivation in Chinese primary schools.

Shao J; Abdul Rabu SN; Chen C pubmed id: 40083757

A study was done with 60 third graders in China to see if a fun e-book could help them learn about bullying better than regular lessons. The kids who used the fun e-book learned more and liked learning about bullying more than the kids who had regular lessons. This shows that using fun e-books could really help stop bullying in schools.

Support based on psychoeducation intervention to address quality of life and care burden among caregivers of patients with cancer: a randomized controlled trial.

Mirhosseini S; Imani Parsa F; Moghadam-Roshtkhar H; Basirinezhad MH; Ameri M; Ebrahimi H pubmed id: 40083754

This study looked at how teaching helpful skills can make life better and easier for people who take care of someone with cancer. The research showed that this teaching can help caregivers feel less burdened and improve their quality of life.

Affect dynamics or response bias? The relationship between extreme response style and affect dynamics in a controlled experiment.

Henninger M; Vanhasbroeck N; Tuerlinckx F pubmed id: 40080550

Researchers looked at how people's feelings change over time and if their answers are too extreme. They found that people who usually give extreme answers have more feelings that change often, but these extreme answers don't affect how feelings change moment by moment. They suggest checking how we measure feelings in future studies.

March 13th, 2025

The healing power of L.: how flower types influence urban residents' physiological and psychological wellbeing.

Ai L; Wang H; Feng Y; Li T; Li Z; Zou M; Zhang Q pubmed id: 40078438

This study looked at how different colors and types of garden plants, like flowers, affect how people feel and their bodies work. Researchers tested 158 people to see how their heart, brain, and emotions changed after looking at pictures of these plants. They found that plant colors helped people feel less stressed and better overall, especially for boys.

Optimized communication during risk disclosure to reduce nocebo headache after lumbar puncture-a study protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Asan L; Gronen JS; Peters L; Kleinschnitz C; Holle-Lee D; Benson S; Bingel U pubmed id: 40078436

Researchers are studying how talking about risks can make people worry more and feel worse after a medical test called a lumbar puncture. They are testing if using better ways to talk about these risks can help people have fewer headaches after the test. They want to make sure doctors can still tell people what might happen without making them feel bad.

The importance of moral fit to expectations of academic and professional wellbeing.

Ongis M; Kidd D pubmed id: 40078430

The research looked at how well students' values matched with their school and if that affected their expectations and involvement. Two studies were done with college students: one checked how a student's fit with school values affected their expected results, and the other changed course values to see if it influenced interest. They found that students notice when values match and think better outcomes will happen.

Exploring the impact of equipment modifications on novice tennis players: a scoping review.

Piquer-Piquer A; Crespo M; Ramón-Llin J; Guzmán JF; Martínez-Gallego R pubmed id: 40078422

Using smaller rackets and special tennis balls helps new players learn better and have more fun. These changes make it easier to play without getting hurt and make kids feel more confident. Coaches like these changes, and they might help kids play tennis better in the future.

March 12th, 2025

Sex as a moderator in the associations between psychopathy facets and aggressiveness.

Kjærvik SL; Thomson ND pubmed id: 40070909

The study looks at how psychopathy, a personality trait, is linked to aggressive behavior and violence. It focuses on different parts of psychopathy like feelings, how people interact with others, lifestyle, and rule-breaking. The research tries to understand if there are differences between boys and girls in these areas, especially in groups of people who might be more likely to get into trouble.

Which factors influence plan reuse in a sequential posture selection task?

Schütz C pubmed id: 40070908

The study found that when people do tasks like opening drawers, they tend to stick to their previous movements. This habit isn't changed by skipping drawers or how many there are, but it is affected when drawers are farther apart. This means people care more about how far things are, rather than other details.

Behavioral and neural effects of temporoparietal high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation in logopenic variant primary progressive aphasia: a preliminary study.

Granadillo ED; Fellmeth M; Youssofzadeh V; Heffernan J; Shah-Basak PP; Pillay SB; Ustine C; Kraegel P; Schold S; Mueller KD; Ikonomidou C; Okonkwo O; Raghavan M; Binder JR pubmed id: 40070907

HD-tDCS is a new way to help the brain by focusing on certain areas. Scientists are still learning how it changes brain signals and connections, especially in people with a language problem called lvPPA.

Exploring the impact of gender-related variables on health measures and perceived stress.

Picó-Pérez M; Coelho MS; Vieira R; Machado-Sousa M; Morgado P pubmed id: 40070898

The research talks about how gender is important for health, but usually only seen as male or female. The Stanford group created a new tool to look at gender in more ways. They want to use this tool in Portuguese to understand how different ways of seeing gender affect health and stress.

Does living alone exacerbate depression in older adults?

Wang H; Sun B pubmed id: 40070894

Many older people in China are living by themselves, which can make them feel lonely and sad because they miss their families. Scientists are studying if living alone makes older people more depressed, but they don't all agree yet.

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