School Psychology Article Feed
February 9th, 2025
Co-creating a person-centered creative engagement intervention for Parkinson's care.
Spee BTM; Stap TB; Plijnaer M; Pasman G; Zeggio S; Duits A; Crone JS; Haeyen S; Pelowski M; Bloem BR; Koksma JJ pubmed id: 39881707The study talks about using art to help people feel better and healthier, especially those with Parkinson's disease. It suggests combining art with regular medical care to create learning and healing environments. The ideas and stories from people with Parkinson's help make the art therapy more useful and meaningful for them.
The effects of heritage multilingualism on foreign language learning: a comparison of children with typical language development and developmental language disorder.
Tribushinina E; Boz B pubmed id: 39881706This study looks at how knowing many languages can be good for learning new ones, but maybe not as much for kids who have trouble with language development.
A didactic illustration of writing skill growth through a longitudinal diagnostic classification model.
Ravand H; Effatpanah F; Kunina-Habenicht O; Madison MJ pubmed id: 39881705Some studies need special models to understand how skills grow over time. Growth DCMs are good models for studying skill development in these situations.
Characteristics of vocal cues, facial action units, and emotions that distinguish high from low self-protection participants engaged in self-protective response to self-criticizing.
Vráblová V; Halamová J pubmed id: 39881704Self-protection, which is like angry feelings that help you stand up for yourself, is important for your mind to be healthy. Researchers have mostly looked at how self-protection works by studying people's experiences and stories.
The impact of physical exercise on primary school teachers' professional ethics: the mediating role of self-control.
Kequn C; Xiuqing Y; Tinghui Z pubmed id: 39881703Exercise is good for the body and mind, but we don't know much about how it helps teachers do the right thing at work. Learning more about this could help make plans to encourage good behavior in schools.
Are explorers greener? Investigating the role of personality traits, connectedness to nature and attitudes toward exploring in various pro-environmental behaviors.
Muffato V; Miola L; Pazzaglia F; Meneghetti C pubmed id: 39881702The study looked at how people's personalities and feelings about nature affect their actions to help the environment. It found that feeling connected to nature and liking to explore help people do more for the environment. These findings suggest new ways to encourage people to take care of the planet.
Relationships of sensory processing sensitivity with creativity and empathy in an adult sample.
Laros-van Gorkom BAP; Damatac CG; Stevelmans I; Greven CU pubmed id: 39881701This research paper looks at how people who are very sensitive to their surroundings, called Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS), might also be creative and empathetic. The study specifically checks if Aesthetic Sensitivity (AES), a part of SPS, is linked to creativity and understanding other people's feelings.
Opportune moments for task interruptions: examining the cognitive mechanisms underlying interruption-timing effects.
Hirsch P; Moretti L; Leichtmann B; Koch I; Nitsch V pubmed id: 39881699The study looked at how taking a break from tasks when people are really busy is worse than taking a break when they're not so busy. It used a smart method to see how breaks affect how well people do their main job.
Transforming students' green behavior through environmental education: the impact of institutional practices and policies.
Chen C; Shahbaz P; Haq SU pubmed id: 39881698Environmental education helps people learn to take care of the planet better. Colleges and universities teach many young people about the environment, which can make students want to act in more eco-friendly ways. This study found that efforts like green initiatives and support systems at schools can help students change their behaviors to be more environmentally friendly.
Evidence for a shared cognitive mechanism underlying relative rhythmic and melodic perception.
van der Aa J; Fitch WT pubmed id: 39881697The study looked at how people tell rhythms and melodies apart when they change in certain ways. They found that adding a steady beat or a constant note changed how people heard them. This shows that rhythms and melodies might be recognized using similar ways in the brain.
Improving sensory integration in Chinese children with moderate sensory integration challenges through engaging basketball training.
Ge S; Guo X; Jiang BY; Cordova A; Guan J; Zhang JQ; Yao WX pubmed id: 39881696The study looked at whether doing basketball training along with sensory therapy helps children more than just doing sensory therapy alone. It focused on kids in China who have some trouble with sensory processing.
Exploring the psychometric properties of the Persian Depression Anxiety Stress Scale for Youth (DASS-Y): factor structure and reliability in Iranian children and adolescents.
Shabani MJ; Gharraee B; Zahedi Tajrishi K pubmed id: 39881695The study checked if a special survey called DASS-Y works well for Iranian kids and teens. They wanted to see if this survey can measure negative feelings like sadness and stress accurately.
Psychometric assessment of the Beck anxiety inventory and key anxiety determinants among Ukrainian female refugees in the Czech Republic.
Mazhak I; Sudyn D pubmed id: 39881694The research looks at how the war affects the mental health of Ukrainian women who had to leave home. It checks if a test for anxiety works well in their language and finds out what makes them anxious.
Measuring the dark triad: a meta-analytical SEM study of two prominent short scales.
Knitter LA; Hoffmann J; Eid M; Koch T pubmed id: 39881693This study looks at two personality tests, the Short Dark Triad and the Dirty Dozen, which measure traits like narcissism and psychopathy. Researchers found unexpected results, showing that the Dirty Dozen test works best with a new model, while the Short Dark Triad test needs changes to improve. The study also found that some traits might overlap, suggesting more differences should be noted.
Attribution theory of poverty and beliefs about charity in Malaysia: an inter-ethnic comparison.
Khan A; Shafiai MHM; Abbas G; Zaidi SB; Hassan MU pubmed id: 39881692Malaysia has different ethnic groups who think differently about poverty. Some people help the poor through charities, but these charities often don't know who will donate to them. This study looks at how Malays, Chinese, and Indians feel about poverty and finds out which groups might donate to help.
Effects of music training on executive functions in preschool children aged 3-6 years: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lu Y; Shi L; Musib AF pubmed id: 39881691Learning music can help preschool kids improve important skills called executive functions. Many studies say music is helpful, but they don't all agree on how much music kids need to see these benefits.
Imprint of ancestral and modern threats in human mind - experience of fear, disgust, and anger.
Landová E; Polák J; Janovcová M; Štolhoferová I; Peterková Š; Chomik A; Frynta D pubmed id: 39881690Animals and humans have ways to handle dangers like predators or infections. These ways can make us feel scared or disgusted. This study looks at if these systems help us today with new problems like pandemics or harmful substances.
Re-discover student engagement from the perspective of definition and influencing factors.
Wang Q pubmed id: 39881689This paper talks about how important it is to understand what student engagement means. It looked at 30 articles to find out what affects student engagement, like self-control, teacher empathy, and learning environment. The study suggests ways to improve engagement using different tools and offers some new ideas.
Peer rejection and internet gaming disorder: the mediating role of relative deprivation and the moderating role of grit.
Li J; Wei C; Lu J pubmed id: 39881688Internet Gaming Disorder is a new problem where people play too many video games. It is often found with other issues like being sad, worried, or having other behavior problems. The study looked at how feeling left out by friends can lead to this disorder and how being gritty (determined) might change that.
Effects of virtual reality motor games on motor skills in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Xue Z; Zhang W; Zhou N; Ma P; Yuan K; Zheng P; Li J; Chang J pubmed id: 39881687Helping children with cerebral palsy improve their movement skills is very important. Using virtual reality is proving to be a helpful way to support their rehabilitation.
The relationship between moral sensitivity and prosocial behavior in college students: the mediating roles of moral disengagement and reciprocity norms.
Li Z; Wang D; Liao J; Jin Z pubmed id: 39881686This study looked at how being aware of right and wrong is connected to doing good things for others. It also checked if not feeling guilty and the idea of giving back play a part in this relationship.
The integration and innovative practice of intelligent AI and local opera in college teaching.
Li C pubmed id: 39877231Using AI to teach Chinese Opera helped students get better at performing and staying engaged. They also learned more about Chinese culture. This study shows how AI can be useful in teaching the arts but also has some early challenges.
Relationship between physical activity and college students' life satisfaction: the chain mediating effect of psychological resilience and negative emotions.
Huang C; Wang J; Chang Z; Tang J pubmed id: 39877230This study looks at how exercise affects college students' happiness. With all the stress and competition, it's important to help students feel better and enjoy life more.
"I think we're on a cusp of some change:" coping and support for mental wellness among Black American women.
McCall T; Foster M; Tomlin H; Adepoju B; Bolton-Johnson M; Bellamy CD pubmed id: 39877228More people are talking about Black women's mental health, especially famous people, who are trying to show it's okay to get help. This study looks at what makes Black women feel stressed or depressed, how they deal with it, and what help they wish they could have had.
Role of the ventral portion of intermediate arcopallium in stability of female Bengalese finch song preferences.
Coulter A; Prather JF pubmed id: 39877227Scientists study how birds choose their mates using songs. They found that a part of the bird's brain called AIV helps the female birds decide which songs they like best. The study shows that this brain area is important for how birds listen to songs and decide who they want to be their mate.
Is it possible to talk about violence climate in grassroots sport? A study on the psychosocial adaptations of young athletes.
González-Hernández J; Gómez-López M; Carlo G; Manzano-Sánchez D pubmed id: 39877226This study looked at how violence in youth sports affects how young athletes get along with each other. It focused on understanding how competitive sports can impact friendships and social interactions among kids playing sports.
Green for us: parental compensation for children's unsustainable behaviors.
Wang S; Zhang X pubmed id: 39877225Parents change how they act to be more green because they see their kids doing things that aren't good for the environment. This happens even more when grandparents or other family members help take care of the kids.
The impact of collaborative atmosphere on innovative work behavior of college teachers, North China.
Liu Q; Sun Y pubmed id: 39877224The study found that when teachers at universities work together and share knowledge, they are more creative in their research and teaching. Positive teamwork is important because it helps teachers support each other, get resources, and have the freedom to try new things. By creating a friendly team environment, universities can help teachers be more innovative.
The sense of safety theoretical framework: a trauma-informed and healing-oriented approach for whole person care.
Lynch JM; Stange KC; Dowrick C; Getz L; Meredith PJ; Van Driel ML; Harris MG; Tillack K; Tapp C pubmed id: 39877223This research paper talks about four important things for feeling safe for the whole person. It looks at what "sense of safety" means, what affects it, how to make it better, and how people who help others can support feeling safe.
Self-imposed pressure or joyful learning: emotions of Chinese as a foreign language learners in feedback on academic writing.
Liu R; Xin P pubmed id: 39872729This study looked at how two students felt about their teacher's feedback on their writing. At first, they had different feelings like worry or excitement, but over time, they felt better about it. They used different strategies to deal with negative feelings and found that focusing on what they could learn from the feedback helped them feel more positive.
Identifying subgroups of teacher burnout in elementary and secondary schools: the effects of teacher experience, age and gender.
Alghamdi MH; Sideridis G pubmed id: 39872728Teacher burnout is a big problem because it makes teaching not as good and costs schools a lot of money. It's important to fix this quickly.
Impact of expressive intentions on upper-body kinematics in two expert pianists.
Turner C; Mailly R; Dal Maso F; Verdugo F pubmed id: 39872727The study looked at how pianists' feelings changed their movements and risk for injuries. Two pianists played music in two ways: with feelings and just following the notes. The researchers studied their body movements to see the differences.
Achievement emotions in kindergarten: the association of solution accuracy with discrete joy, sadness, and surprise.
Kutaka TS; Chernyavskiy P; Hofkens T pubmed id: 39872726The study looked at the emotions of young children when they solved math problems. Researchers found that happiness, sadness, and surprise were common feelings, and surprise was the emotion most linked to doing well in math. They want to understand how these emotions help kids solve problems better.
Non-linear development in statistical learning of visual orthographic regularities.
Duan R; Sun Q; Tong X pubmed id: 39870655The study looked at how kids and adults learn visual patterns. It found that young kids get better at learning these patterns as they grow, especially from ages 4 to 6, and then it slows down as they become older.
Effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy on fatigue in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hosseini Koukamari P; Karimy M; Ghaffari M; Milajerdi A pubmed id: 39868024Many people with cancer feel very tired. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps patients and caregivers work together to improve treatment. A big study looked at how CBT affects tiredness in cancer patients.
The influence of expectations on shame, rumination and cognitive flexibility: an experimental investigation on affect-regulatory characteristics of deceptive placebos.
Schäfer LN; Rief W pubmed id: 39868023Researchers found that fake placebos can affect emotions, but they don't know which parts of how these placebos are described actually change how people feel. They haven't yet tested if telling someone the placebo will stop or change their emotions works better.
Facilitating children's communication in problem-solving activities with a coding toy: teachers' semiotic mediation in early childhood education and care.
Granone F; Pollarolo E pubmed id: 39868022This study looked at how teachers help kids talk and solve problems while playing with a toy called Kubo that teaches coding without screens. Teachers used fun ways, like planning and asking questions, to help the kids share their thoughts and work together better. The study found that these methods helped kids learn and communicate while solving problems.
Comparing a new visuospatial intervention administered 3 days after a trauma film to reduce the occurrence of intrusive visual memories: a single-center randomized, controlled trial in healthy participants.
Matura JM; Kessler H; Holmes EA; Timmesfeld N; Tokic MC; Axmacher N; Blackwell SE; Schmidt AC; Schweer JM; Hippert C; Apel L; Dieris-Hirche J; Herpertz S; Kehyayan A pubmed id: 39868021Intrusive memories can happen after scary events and might lead to PTSD if they don't go away. This study looks at using special games or tasks to help reduce these memories and compares a popular game with a new task made just for the study.
Seemingly altruistic behavior and strategic ignorance in a dictator game with potential loss.
Yamamoto K; Hashimoto H pubmed id: 39868020The study looked at how people act when they know someone else might lose something and if they pretend not to know to avoid helping. The researchers found that even when people know about the loss, they still ignore it and don't act kindly. This shows that people may not be more caring just because they know someone else could be hurt.
The effects of personality traits on learning engagement among college students: the mediating role of emotion regulation.
Dang T; Du W; Niu M; Xu Z pubmed id: 39868019This study looks at how personality traits and how students handle their emotions affect how engaged they are in learning. It tries to understand these parts better because they are important for how well students learn.
Partner phubbing and relational aggression in romantic relationships among young adults in China: the roles of social support and gender.
Ying L; Ren L; Wang X; He J; Yang X; Zhang G pubmed id: 39868018The study looks at how phubbing, which is ignoring someone to look at a phone, affects relationships. It explores if feeling supported by others and being a man or woman can change this effect. The research focuses on young adults in China.
Relation between dimensional distinctiveness and comparison format in a novel noun generalization task in preschoolers.
Lagarrigue Y; Thibaut JP pubmed id: 39868017The study found that preschool kids learn new nouns better when they see two examples from the same group rather than from different groups or just one example. Kids also learned more when the examples had clear, standout textures.
The people's game: evolutionary perspectives on the behavioural neuroscience of football fandom.
Butler M; Brar G; Abed R; O'Connell H pubmed id: 39868016Football is a really popular sport all over the world, and people love their teams. The research looks at why people enjoy football so much by studying the brains and psychology of fans. It talks about how watching games and doing rituals can make people feel good, help them bond with others, and sometimes even make them less anxious.
Need-supportive coaching and engagement in Chinese high school football players: a serial mediation model.
Jiang C; Razak NA; Rasyid NM pubmed id: 39868014This study looked at how different coaching styles and personal values affect how Chinese high school football players join in and stay engaged. Researchers made four guesses about what might keep athletes interested.
One- or two-step? New insights into two-step hypothesis and rainbow-like theory for pitch class-color synesthesia.
Cao A; Ueda K pubmed id: 39868013This research looks at why some people see colors when they hear certain musical notes. Before, scientists thought people first recognize the note and then see the color. This study wants to test if this idea works for everyone who experiences this.
Contributions of Hope in physical activity and exercise goal attainment in college students.
Blythe CEB; Nishio HH; Wright A; Flores P; Rand KL; Naugle KM pubmed id: 39868012College students become less active during college, which can lead to health problems. This study looked at how thoughts and feelings affect how much they exercise and their exercise goals.
Interventions That Failed: Factors Associated with the Continuation of Bullying After a Targeted Intervention.
Johander E; Turunen T; Garandeau CF; Salmivalli C pubmed id: 39866827Researchers studied why some teacher efforts to stop bullying don't work. They found that only a small amount of differences came from the schools themselves, with most issues related to the students. Kids in higher grades or who had fewer friends often saw less success in stopping bullying.
A Comparison of the Next Eigenvalue Sufficiency Test to Other Stopping Rules for the Number of Factors in Factor Analysis.
Caron PO pubmed id: 39866185This study looked at different ways to figure out how many factors to keep in a type of analysis called factor analysis. The new method called NEST worked really well, especially in tough situations, and was the best overall. Another good method was parallel analysis, but other methods had some problems.
"What If Applicants Fake Their Responses?": Modeling Faking and Response Styles in High-Stakes Assessments Using the Multidimensional Nominal Response Model.
Seitz T; Spengler M; Meiser T pubmed id: 39866184Some people lie on personality tests when they really want something, like a job. This study showed how a special model can find when someone is faking on the test and help get better results. It worked well on over 3,000 job seekers and helped understand their true personalities better.
Longitudinal Symptom Burden and Pharmacologic Management of Catatonia in Autism With Intellectual Disability: An Observational Study.
Smith JR; Lim S; Bindra S; Marler S; Rajah B; Williams ZJ; Baldwin I; Hossain N; Wilson JE; Fuchs DC; Luccarelli J pubmed id: 39866085Catatonia is a serious condition that affects some people with autism. This study looked at treatments for autism and catatonia, like medicines and therapy, in kids and adults. While many improved, some symptoms still stayed, and not many could stop taking medicine.