School Psychology Article Feed
April 18th, 2025
Prevalence and correlates of anxiety and depression among chronically ill older adults in Zunyi, China: a cross-sectional study.
Zhao X; Yuan X; Meng D; Liang H; Xiong Y; Li Y; Li S; He M; Cai P pubmed id: 40248831Many older people who have long-term health problems are having more mental health issues. These problems are especially common in places that have less money, but there isn't much information available about this in less developed areas in the west.
Measuring the social support network in autistic clients: development and validation of the Network in Action-Interview.
van den Heuvel RM; Geurts HM; Wensing M; Teunisse JP pubmed id: 40248830The study talks about how having friends and family helps people feel better, especially those with autism. They made a special interview to understand who can support autistic people better, and checked if this interview works well.
Heart rate variability responses to personalized and non-personalized affective videos. A study on healthy subjects and patients with disorders of consciousness.
Goizueta S; Maza A; Sierra A; Navarro MD; Noé E; Ferri J; Llorens R pubmed id: 40248829Doctors often have trouble figuring out how aware patients are when they can’t move or respond well. Usually, they look at how someone moves, but this can be tricky and cause mistakes. New ways using heart signals might help solve this problem.
Qualia as query act, the phenomenology of predictive error coding.
Harris HW pubmed id: 40248828This paper talks about how our thoughts and brain work together to help us understand feelings and experiences. It explains that our brain is like a detective, always guessing what will happen next. The researchers think these ideas can help with treating mental health problems and making smart robots.
The role of offensive and creative priming videos in enhancing youth football players' performance during small-sided games.
Coutinho D; Gonçalves B; Santos S; Olthof S; Lengua RB; Roca A; Travassos B pubmed id: 40248827The study looked at how watching videos before a game could help young football players do better when they play small games.
Multisensory Integration of Naturalistic Speech and Gestures in Autistic Adults.
Matyjek M; Kita S; Cuello MT; Faraco SS pubmed id: 40247672Seeing the person talking helps us understand what they are saying, especially when it's noisy. People with autism might see and hear things differently, but this study found that they can still understand speech just as well as others by watching and listening. It shows that even if their brains work differently, they get the same help from seeing and hearing people talk.
April 17th, 2025
A tailored small group instruction intervention in mathematics benefits low achievers.
Rosholm M; Tonnesen PB; Rasmussen K; Overgaard S; Færch JV; Malm SG; Harder J pubmed id: 40240756This study tested different ways to help students who struggle with math in Danish schools. They found that some interventions really helped kids in 2nd grade and that these improvements lasted over time. However, for 8th graders, the good effects didn't last as long.
The mediating role of optimism between reading habits and meaningful living.
Guven AZ; Banaz E; Özbilen U; Şahin TG pubmed id: 40242751The study looked at how reading habits, living a meaningful life, and being optimistic are connected. They found that reading helps people feel their life is meaningful and that optimism plays an important role in this. They suggest that students should be encouraged to read more and be optimistic.
Leading through performance crises: soccer coaches' insights on their strategies-a qualitative study.
Rausch C; Fritsch J; Altmann S; Steindorf L; Spielmann J; Jekauc D pubmed id: 40242750This study looks at how soccer coaches handle tough times when their team isn't doing well. It shows that coaches' actions can help make the situation better or worse.
Assessing the perceived influence of religion on brain health among adults in the United Arab Emirates-the Global Brain Health Survey: a cross-sectional study.
Elbarazi I; Abdullahi AS; Aziz KA; Stip E; Budin-Ljøsne I; Nauman J pubmed id: 40242749This study looked at how religion might help keep the brain healthy. It focused on adults living in the United Arab Emirates. Keeping our brain healthy is important for living an active and independent life.
Prevention strategies against academic burnout: the perspective of Romanian health sciences students in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Popa-Velea O; Stoian-Bǎlǎşoiu IR; Mihai A; Mihǎilescu AI; Diaconescu LV pubmed id: 40242747This study looked at how students studying health sciences in Romania feel about burnout and ways to stop it from happening. Burnout could have serious effects over time, so understanding it is very important.
Physiological and psychological effects of weight loss-induced stress before a competition in senior wrestlers.
Okudan B; Isik O; Akyurek Z; Karakullukcu OF; Talaghir LG; Nanu L pubmed id: 40242746The research looked at how stress from losing weight affects senior wrestlers before a competition. It studied both how their bodies and minds react to this kind of stress.
Distinct psychological mechanisms for explicit and implicit aggression: evidence from the narcissism and sense of power.
Hu Q; Meng Z; Lu J; Zhu Y; Zhang K; Zhang Q pubmed id: 40242745The study is about how people show anger in two ways: when they know they're doing it and when they don't. It tries to find out why this happens, looking at things like feeling too powerful or self-centered.
Does the pursuit of perfection by Chinese people harm interpersonal relationships? Evidence from the Wenjuan.
Zhang J; Luo X; Yang W; Xu J; Deng P; Wu H; Guo J pubmed id: 40242744The study looks at how wanting everything to be perfect can affect how people get along with others. It tries to understand why this happens.
"Fox-like. One eye open, one eye closed": child supervision among Syrian refugee mothers in Canada.
Klassen CL; Gonzalez E; Rousseau C; Hanley J; Papazian-Zohrabian G; Ruiz-Casares M pubmed id: 40242743This study looks at how Syrian refugee moms in Canada supervise their kids while moving through tough times, like leaving their home country. It finds that moms change how they take care of their kids based on the help they get and what’s happening around them. The research aims to help make better policies to support kids and their families in these situations.
Study on intervention effect of Wearable Cyborg HAL through narrative analysis.
Ikemoto S; Sankai Y; Sakurai T pubmed id: 40242741The study talks about a special treatment using a robot suit called HAL that helps people improve their physical abilities. The researchers want to learn more about how this treatment affects how people feel mentally and how it changes their everyday lives. Understanding these things will help make the treatment even better.
Rethinking knowledge systems in psychology: addressing epistemic hegemony and systemic obstacles in climate change studies.
Aziz M; Anjum G pubmed id: 40242740Climate psychology is a field that looks at how people think about and deal with climate change. This paper says that the field mostly uses ideas from Western countries, which may not work well for everyone, especially in Indigenous and Global South communities. The authors suggest using ideas and methods from many different cultures to make the research better and more fair for everyone.
Exercise prescriptions for young people's emotional wellbeing: a systematic review of physical activity intensity, duration, and modality.
Huang W; Wong TL pubmed id: 40242739This paper talks about how exercise can help young people feel better and get along with others. The study looked at how different types of exercise, how hard you do it, and how long you do it can change moods.
Do altruistic tendencies lead to the persistence of voluntary behavior? A moderated mediation analysis.
Yuan S; Zhao Z pubmed id: 40242738The study looked at why people keep volunteering in China after the pandemic. It found that being kind and caring can help people keep volunteering, especially if they feel strongly connected to the group and enjoy working together.
The relationship between the principals' emotional intelligence and conflict management: based on latent profile analysis.
Zhou J; Qin S; Jia T; Shen M; Liu H; Tian W; Wang J pubmed id: 40242737This study looks at how principals' emotional intelligence (EI) affects how they lead and manage schools. It also explores how principals with different EI levels handle conflicts differently.
Cultural perspective on religion, spirituality and mental health.
Cucchi A; Qoronfleh MW pubmed id: 40242736More people are thinking about how religion and spirituality can help with mental health. Doctors and therapists are starting to use these ideas, but they sometimes mix them in without fully understanding them. This paper looks at this issue and suggests ways to better understand different cultures in mental health.
Reduction of death anxiety in patients with advanced cancer in short-term psychotherapy.
Oberth P; Springer F; Lehmann-Laue A; Mehnert-Theuerkauf A pubmed id: 40242735This study looks at how therapy can help people with cancer feel less scared about dying. It also explores what might predict this change, like age, feelings, or health.
Compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue in humanitarian aid workers: the relationship with shared trauma and coping mechanisms.
Adwi M; Abdellatif N; Sadek I; Elsheikh M pubmed id: 40242734Many people are forced to leave their homes, especially in the Middle East, which is very hard for them. Workers who help these people can feel very tired and stressed from doing this difficult job.
Psychometric properties of the High Five Inventory in university students in Ecuador.
Quito-Calle JV; Cosentino AC; González-González DM; Guerrero-Vásquez LF pubmed id: 40242733The High Five Inventory is a tool to measure five good personality traits like being wise, calm, cheerful, honest, and determined. This study checked how well the tool works with students in Ecuador.
Exploring the balance between functionality and aesthetics: an analytical framework and pragmatic consideration of the anthropomorphism of service robots.
Xin X; Liu W pubmed id: 40242732Service robots are being designed to look and act more like humans to help people understand them better and interact with them. This study looked at how making robots human-like affects how people use them and found it depends on many things, like people's personalities and cultures. It helps businesses know how much like humans their robots should be so they can work well with customers.
From classic models to new pathways: unraveling the anatomy and function of the inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus in language processing.
Nogueira PA; Neiva JF; Couto MP; Giglio MV; Maldaun MVC; Joaquim AF; Ghizoni E; Formentin C pubmed id: 40242731This research looks at a part of the brain called the inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus (IFOF) and how it helps us with language. By studying it carefully, scientists hope to make brain surgeries safer and more precise.
Recreation specialization and leisure satisfaction among long-distance running: an examination of the mediating role of place dependence and place identity.
Huo X; Tian H; Wang Z; Xu J; Tang Z pubmed id: 40242730This study looked at how people who are really into their hobbies feel happy about them. It found that when people have strong connections to the places where they do their hobbies, they feel more satisfied.
The central mediating effect of inhibitory control and negative emotion on the relationship between bullying victimization and social network site addiction in adolescents.
Wang J; Wang N; Qi T; Liu Y; Guo Z pubmed id: 40242396The study looks at how being bullied can lead to being too addicted to social media for young people. It checks if feeling sad, anxious, stressed, or having trouble controlling oneself help explain this connection.
April 16th, 2025
Effects of different AI-driven Chatbot feedback on learning outcomes and brain activity.
Yin J; Xu H; Pan Y; Hu Y pubmed id: 40234444Researchers studied how different types of feedback from a learning chatbot affect the brain and learning. They found that students learned best with feedback that helped them think about their thinking, while feedback that made students feel supported helped them remember better. Different brain areas were active depending on the type of feedback given.
Unstable metaphors, uncertain minds: how metaphors shape judgments and opinions.
Montalti M; Garello S; Cuccio V pubmed id: 40236969Researchers wanted to find out if phrases like "Our economy is shaky" make people think more negatively. They looked at how these kinds of words affect the way people judge things.
Typological differentiation and influence mechanisms of gender role attitudes among Chinese women.
Chi R; Zhou J pubmed id: 40236968This study looked at how Chinese women's thoughts about gender roles have changed over time. It found that there are four different types of attitudes, from very traditional to very modern. Over the years, more women have moved towards modern views on gender roles.
Short-term exposure to aggressive card game: releasing emotion without escalating post-game aggression.
Zhang X; Teng H; Zhu L; Qiu B pubmed id: 40236967This study looked at how playing card games with fighting or violent themes can make people feel and act more aggressively. It included 168 people to see if playing these games even for a short time would make them act more aggressive afterward.
Internet-based group compassion-focused therapy for Swedish young people with stress, anxiety and depression: a pilot waitlist randomized controlled trial.
Vestin M; Wallin L; Naesström M; Blomqvist I; Svedin CG; Beaumont E; Jokinen J; Dennhag I pubmed id: 40236966The study looks at a type of therapy called compassion-focused therapy (CFT) that helps kids feel better about themselves. They made an online group version with a therapist guiding it to see if it's easy and okay for kids to use, and what good things it might do.
The influence of sexual prejudice and gender on trait and state-level empathy.
Winward SB; Itier RJ pubmed id: 40236965The study found that people who are less prejudiced against gay and lesbian people tend to have more empathy. Women in the study showed more empathy than men. People also felt more empathy for straight people compared to gay and lesbian people.
Narrative coherence in neural language models.
Acciai A; Guerrisi L; Perconti P; Plebe A; Suriano R; Velardi A pubmed id: 40236964Researchers studied how well AI models, like GPT-3.5 and GPT-4, tell stories about themselves. They found that these AI models make stories that are organized and consistent, much like how people tell stories about their lives. This shows the AI can put together information in a way that is similar to how people think about themselves.
Exploring the impact of sense of work gain on kindergarten teachers' work performance: the mediating role of organizational commitment and the moderating influence of supportive leadership.
Shi W; Zheng Y pubmed id: 40236963This study looks at how feeling good about the rewards of work can help teachers do better jobs. It also talks about how important it is for teachers to feel connected to their schools and have helpful leaders.
Psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Personality Assessment Inventory.
Paulino M; Moniz M; Moura O; Rijo D; Morey LC; Simões MR pubmed id: 40236962Scientists are trying to figure out the best way to understand the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI), but they don't all agree on how to do it. Different studies have found different ways to group the test scales, and this might be because they used different types of people or methods to study them.
Similarities in semantic processing across verbal and pictorial domains in school children with developmental language disorder.
Lindfors H; Hansson K; Cohn N; Andersson A pubmed id: 40236961The study looked at how children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) understand words and pictures. They found that kids with DLD had trouble understanding both words and pictures, unlike other kids their age. This suggests that their difficulty might not be just with language, but with understanding in general.
Age-related Gendered Diminishment: toward understanding and interventions for a common psychological experience in post-midlife women.
Saltz G pubmed id: 40236960The study introduces Age-related Gendered Diminishment (AGD) as a term for how women often feel invisible and unimportant after midlife. It explores why this happens, suggests ways to help, and calls for more research to better understand and support women experiencing this.
Levels of well-being according to demographic variables in Saudi Arabia: a PERMA model survey study.
Almeqren MA; Alsukah A; Almuqrin A; Alzeiby EA; Alamri AF; Alshebali M; AlGadheeb NA pubmed id: 40236959This study looks at how happy and healthy people feel in Saudi Arabia. It checks if things like age, gender, or where they live make a difference in how they feel.
Athletic identity, anxiety, and depression in moderate to highly specialized female adolescent volleyball players.
Clark VC; Ulman SM; Erdman AL; Gale EB; Janosky J; Stapleton EJ pubmed id: 40236958This study looked at how being very focused on sports, called athletic identity, can affect the mental health and training of high school girl athletes. It explored how this might be connected to feeling anxious or depressed.
Citation practices in applied linguistics: a comparative study of Chinese expert and novice authors.
Gong X; Liu R; Ji C pubmed id: 40236957The study looked at how experts and new writers in China use citations in their papers. It found that both groups mostly use citations in similar ways, but new writers often depend too much on one kind of citation and use some citation styles less than experts do.
Considering the role of behaviors in sustainability and climate change education.
Eilam E pubmed id: 40235634This paper talks about teaching kids about being good to the Earth and how it should not just be about changing what kids do. It worries if telling kids to change is good for them. Instead, it suggests thinking about behavior as something valuable to learn about in itself, like learning about right and wrong.
April 15th, 2025
Effects of physical activity on mobile phone addiction among university students: the mediating roles of self-control and resilience.
Wang F pubmed id: 40231003Some college students are spending too much time on mobile phones, and it's becoming a big problem. Exercise might help them use their phones less, but we're not sure why. This study looks at how being strong-willed and bouncing back from problems could be part of why exercise helps with phone addiction.
Association of worrier trait with the risk of Parkinson's disease: a longitudinal study based on 457,180 UK Biobank participants.
Li R; Ling Y; Pan A; Cao R; Lyu J; Bi W pubmed id: 40231002This paper looks at whether people who worry a lot are more likely to get Parkinson's disease. It tries to find out if being a worrywart might be linked to the disease.
Emotional labor, job satisfaction, and retention among home care workers in Taiwan: a comprehensive analysis.
Kuo TS; Chu LC; Shih CL; Li YC; Kao PL pubmed id: 40231001The study looks at how feelings at work and being happy with the job affect home care workers in Taiwan and whether they want to stay in their jobs.
The impact of personality traits on the return of major depression: a case-control study.
Altaweel N; Upthegrove R; Marwaha S pubmed id: 40231000This study looks at how certain personality traits like poor emotional control and impulsiveness could affect people with depression. Even after treatment, people might still feel sad again. Understanding these traits could help us learn why this happens.
The ART of resilience: a theoretical bridge across resilience perspectives.
Farchi MU; Peled-Avram M pubmed id: 40230999The paper talks about a new way to understand how people stay strong in tough times. This new idea is called the ART framework, and it helps to see how people use their strengths, change how they see problems, and find ways to match their strengths to the problems they face.
Coach leadership behavior and achievement goal orientation in relation to athlete engagement: the dual mediating role of basic psychological needs.
Li K; Cui Z; Wang T; Li Z; Yang C pubmed id: 40230998This study looked at how a coach's behavior, the goals athletes set, and their basic needs affect how engaged they are in sports.
Awakening the soul during travel: influence mechanism of memorable tourism experience on university students' life meaning.
Su Q pubmed id: 40230997The study found that fun trips make college students feel better about life. Positive feelings, thinking about themselves, and personality types help explain why trips make students feel this way. Boys and girls might feel differently, too.