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: 39881707

The 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.

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: 39881702

The 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: 39881701

This 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.

Transforming students' green behavior through environmental education: the impact of institutional practices and policies.

Chen C; Shahbaz P; Haq SU pubmed id: 39881698

Environmental 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.

Measuring the dark triad: a meta-analytical SEM study of two prominent short scales.

Knitter LA; Hoffmann J; Eid M; Koch T pubmed id: 39881693

This 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.

The impact of collaborative atmosphere on innovative work behavior of college teachers, North China.

Liu Q; Sun Y pubmed id: 39877224

The 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.

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: 39872729

This 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.

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: 39868022

This 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: 39868021

Intrusive 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: 39868020

The 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 people's game: evolutionary perspectives on the behavioural neuroscience of football fandom.

Butler M; Brar G; Abed R; O'Connell H pubmed id: 39868016

Football 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.

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: 39866085

Catatonia 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.