School Psychology Article Feed

February 11th, 2025

Functional assertiveness with acceptance and commitment therapy for employees returning to work: a preliminary investigation.

Ito D; Okabe Y; Nobushige A; Saito S; Takahashi Y pubmed id: 39931283

A study looked at a program to help people get back to work after taking a break for mental health reasons. The program used a type of therapy called ACT and included group sessions. After the program, people felt better about going back to work and had better skills like mindfulness and assertiveness.

February 10th, 2025

Meaning mindset theory: a transdiagnostic approach to mental health promotion and intervention for children.

Armstrong LL; Watt E; Potter CL; Epperson BL pubmed id: 39926321

The research talks about a new way to help kids with different mental health problems. This new method, called Meaning Mindset Theory (MMT), helps kids learn to manage their thoughts and feelings better. A program called the DREAM Program uses this idea to make kids more hopeful and open to learning, and it has been tested with many different groups of people.

February 9th, 2025

Beyond modular and non-modular states: theoretical considerations, exemplifications, and practical implications.

Benso F; Chiorri C; Ardu E; Venuti P; Pasqualotto A pubmed id: 39917736

The paper talks about how scientists think about the brain being made up of different modules or parts that have special jobs. It examines different ideas about how these parts work together and how some of them change or learn new things. The paper also looks at new discoveries about the brain and suggests new ways to understand how these parts interact.

Specific and common therapeutic factors in psychodynamic psychotherapy for children and adolescents: an overview.

Sammer-Schreckenthaler S; Lagetto G; Unterrainer HF; Gelo OCG pubmed id: 39917730

The paper talks about how a type of therapy called psychodynamic psychotherapy can help children and teens. It looks at different reasons why this therapy works, like how therapists and patients interact, and what skills or feelings are involved. More research is needed to understand exactly how these things help make the therapy successful.

Fear of COVID-19, traumatic growth, and traumatic stress symptoms: the mediating role of basic psychological needs.

Gargurevich R; Campodónico V; Matos L pubmed id: 39916790

The study looked at why some people grew and some felt more stressed during COVID-19. It found that feeling happy or frustrated about basic psychological needs played a big part in these feelings. The research used surveys and showed that our basic needs are important in understanding how we feel after being scared of COVID-19.

Teachers' responses to racism and racist bullying in Dutch primary schools.

Sieben-Aduful KMA; Willems RA; Völlink T; van der Wiel N; Sapouna M; de Bruijn P; Blok G; Bos AER; van Lankveld G pubmed id: 39916789

Some kids who have different skin colors, backgrounds, or religions might face racism in school. Teachers can help make school a safe place, but it can be hard for them to know how to handle this kind of bullying.

Psychological, psychiatric, and behavioral sciences measurement scales: best practice guidelines for their development and validation.

Stefana A; Damiani S; Granziol U; Provenzani U; Solmi M; Youngstrom EA; Fusar-Poli P pubmed id: 39916786

This paper talks about how to make good scales for studying emotions and behaviors. It shows a step-by-step process divided into five phases to create and test these scales. This helps researchers and doctors get better results when they study or treat mental health.

The influence of different negative feedback on the decay of self-deception.

Liu J; Ding W; Deng L; Tan M; Guan P pubmed id: 39916785

Some people think a little self-deception can be good, but too much can be bad for both people and society. If self-deception goes on for too long, it can cause big problems. It's important to control self-deception to keep it from causing harm.

On quantitizing revisited.

Onwuegbuzie AJ pubmed id: 39916784

This article talks about changing descriptive data into numbers to better understand research. It suggests using a special model to help decide when and how to do this. The article shows that, although researchers may have different ideas, turning words into numbers can make studies clearer and more useful.

Meta-analysis of fMRI studies related to mathematical creativity.

Li Q; Kim S pubmed id: 39916783

This study looked at the brain areas that help with math creativity and found that some parts are important for both math and creative thinking. It shows how certain brain parts help us think and solve problems at the same time, which can help make better ways to teach math.

Identification of stress factors in returning migrants in Latvia.

Ozola-Cīrule I; Martinsone B pubmed id: 39916781

The study looks at the stress people feel when moving back to Latvia from another country. It finds that people often feel the most stress before they move back, and this stress comes from things like unmet expectations and not feeling supported. The study suggests giving return migrants more help to make their move back home easier.

Central Sensitivity Symptoms and Autistic Traits in Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults.

Grant S; Norton S; Hoekstra RA pubmed id: 39915971

This study looks at why autistic people might have more health problems and how they relate to central sensitivity syndromes (CSS). People with autism often have more CSS symptoms, and their sensory sensitivity can be high too. Knowing about these connections can help doctors do a better job diagnosing and treating these conditions.

Recovery and Response: Responding to Mental Health Needs That Emerged in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chicago Public Schools.

Liu J; Marshall B; Cisneros K; Jarpe-Ratner E pubmed id: 39915230

The COVID-19 pandemic made it more important for students to get help with their mental health. To help, Chicago Public Schools created a plan in 2022 to support students from preschool to 12th grade. They looked at how the plan worked during the 2022-2023 school year to see what needs to be improved.

Investigating the impact of user perception and gamification elements on repurchase decisions in game live broadcasting.

Zhang G; Cao J; Huang M; Meng S pubmed id: 39911990

The paper talks about how seeing certain game elements like user activity and levels can make people feel more excited and happy when watching live game broadcasts. By collecting data and analyzing it, the study shows that when people can see these game features clearly, it makes them want to buy more during these broadcasts. This helps businesses understand how to make live broadcasts more fun and keep viewers coming back.

The impact of artistic sports on academic self-efficacy.

Tian Y; Wang H pubmed id: 39911199

Artistic sports help students feel more confident in their schoolwork compared to regular sports. This study looks at how artistic sports can reduce social anxiety and procrastination while improving mindfulness.

A mixed methods exploration of self-presentation, authenticity, and role model function on Instagram: perspectives from female influencers in Germany.

Zimmermann D; Schneider C; Kaspar K pubmed id: 39911196

This paper talks about people on Instagram who share beauty, fashion, and fitness stuff. They are famous and can change other people's thoughts, but some worry they might make their followers feel bad about themselves. Most studies look at what followers think, but not what the influencers think.

Looking to the past to see the future: mother-child future talk following memory sharing in three cultural communities.

Koh JBK; Wang Q pubmed id: 39911194

The study looked at how moms and their 3-year-old kids talked about future events after remembering things from the past. Chinese and Chinese American families talked more about the future, focusing on rules and behavior, while European American families talked more about what the kids wanted and thought. This shows how different cultures talk differently about the future after sharing memories.

The unconscious sibling rivalry in psychoanalytic institutions.

Reghintovschi S pubmed id: 39911193

This research looked at why people in psychoanalytic groups sometimes fight in unhelpful ways. It found that feelings like jealousy between siblings and focusing on small differences cause these problems. This can stop people from being creative and getting better at their work.

Mobile Toolbox sequences task: development and validation of a remote, smartphone-based working memory test.

Slotkin J; Kaat AJ; Young SR; Dworak EM; Novack MA; Shono Y; Adam H; Nowinski CJ; Pila S; Hosseinian Z; Varela Diaz M; Almonte-Correa A; Alperin K; Camacho MR; Landavazo B; Nosheny RL; Weiner MW; Gershon RC pubmed id: 39911192

More people can check their thinking skills because of smartphones. The Mobile Toolbox has a new game called Sequences to test memory on phones. This study talks about how Sequences was made and tested.