School Psychology Article Feed

February 9th, 2025

Cultivating mathematical mindset via online video interventions: a mixed-methods investigation in Chinese higher education.

Xu X; Broadbent J; Zhang Q pubmed id: 39839928

This study looked at how helping new college students think in a positive way about math can help them learn better, especially online. They found that students who changed their mindset about math also got better at studying and doing math. Some students still did well even without changing their mindset, so more research is needed.

Discrepancy between performance and feedback affects mathematics student teachers' self-efficacy but not their self-assessment accuracy.

Ernst HM; Prinz-Weiß A; Wittwer J; Voss T pubmed id: 39839926

Student teachers studying math got feedback on their tests that was either better or worse than their actual performance. When the feedback was better than what they did, it made them feel more confident. However, it didn’t help them guess how well they’d do on another test. In another study, when feedback was too positive, students felt good but didn’t use what they knew very well when thinking about their test skills.

Intersubjectivity and co-constructed framings: students' role-play talks in online English-speaking sessions.

Li LH pubmed id: 39839925

This study looks at how people learning English work together and understand each other when playing pretend in class and using online tools. It shows that for activities to go well, everyone needs to understand each other and work together to keep things running smoothly. The research also suggests new ways to think about conversation and interaction in learning situations.

The influence of emotional intelligence on learning burnout in Chinese art college students: the chain mediation effect of self-acceptance and perceived stress.

Zhang M; Fah LY pubmed id: 39839924

Art college students feel a lot of stress from school, jobs, friends, feelings, and family, which can make them really tired and affect their health and studies. This study looked at how understanding and handling emotions relate to feeling burnt out in art students and explored how feeling good about themselves and stress they feel may play a part.

Female athletes explicitly gesture in emotional situations.

Adams Y; Augenstein M; Furley P; Krieg A; Born P; Helmich I pubmed id: 39839917

The study looks at how people show emotions without talking, especially when they think something helps or hurts their goals. It suggests that women athletes might be better at controlling emotions without words during sports.

Role playing in human evolution: from life to art, and everything in between.

Brown S pubmed id: 39834779

Role playing is important for humans, not just in acting but in everyday life. We sometimes act like others to learn skills or fit in, and this has helped cultures grow over time. Changing from acting like others to acting as them helped humans develop storytelling and theater.

Learning to play to learn in pediatric physical therapy.

Håkstad RB; Dusing SC; Girolami GL; Øberg GK; De Jaegher H pubmed id: 39834778

The study looks at how play is used in physical therapy to help young children learn and grow. It tries to find out how therapists include play in their work with babies and toddlers up to 3 years old.

A research-driven flowchart to approach change in couples.

Capozzi F pubmed id: 39834777

This paper talks about how therapists help couples understand their problems using a step-by-step plan. It reviews research to show the best ways to set goals in therapy. The paper creates a special guide to help therapists decide the right steps and goals for each couple.

Investigation of high school students' social emotional learning skills and social media use.

Şahin H; Eraslan M; Özkan MA pubmed id: 39834776

The study looked at how high school students' social-emotional skills are linked to how they use social media. It found a small negative connection, meaning that more social media use might be linked to lower social-emotional skills. It also showed that boys and girls or students from different grades didn't show big differences in these skills or social media use.

The mediating effect of social support on the relationship between intimacy and perceived partner responsiveness in endometriosis women of childbearing age.

Chen J; Ge Y; Jin X; Huang H; Shan X; Xu X pubmed id: 39834773

The study looked at how having support from friends and family can help make women with endometriosis feel closer to their partners who they think understand them. The researchers wanted to see if support from others helps these women feel more connected and understood by their partners.

Reliability test and revision of stress coping scale for early childhood teachers.

Wang J pubmed id: 39834768

The study looked at a new way to see how well early childhood teachers in China deal with stress. They found that their test worked well and could be trusted because it had good results when they tried it with different teachers. The test measured things like thinking clearly, handling emotions, and asking for help.

The influence of social interactions in mitigating psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic: a study in Sri Lanka.

Thilakasiri I; Fonseka T; Mapa I; Godaliyadda R; Herath V; Thowfeek R; Rathnayake A; Ekanayake P; Ekanayake J pubmed id: 39834767

The COVID-19 pandemic affected people's mental health around the world, including in Sri Lanka. This study found two groups: one stayed connected with others during the pandemic and felt better, while the other group felt lonely and sad. Using social media helped some people feel less lonely, but real connections, either in person or online, were better.

Human and digital ecosystems in the modern household.

Briggs P; Nicholson J; Lukins R pubmed id: 39834764

The study looked at how people in nine households use their digital devices at home. It found that people have different roles and rules about using technology, and these differences could help make smarter home gadgets in the future.

The development and validation of the Student Self-feedback Behavior Scale.

Yang Y; Yan Z; Zhu J; Guo W; Wu J; Huang B pubmed id: 39834758

Researchers created a tool called the Self-feedback Behavior Scale (SfBS) to measure how students give feedback to themselves. They tested this tool on over a thousand high school students in China and found it reliable for understanding students' self-feedback across different genders.

Depression in adolescence and young adulthood: the difficulty to integrate motivational/emotional systems.

Giacolini T; Alcaro A; Conversi D; Tarsitani L pubmed id: 39834756

Depression can happen when people have a hard time with their feelings and relationships. It often starts with stress from losing a bond with a caregiver or from feeling like they can't win in social situations. This is especially tough for teenagers and young adults because they rely on adults longer and are affected by stress more.

Gross Motor Development in Children With Autism: Longitudinal Trajectories From the Growing Up in New Zealand Study.

Araya P; Phillips K; Waldie K; Underwood L pubmed id: 39831412

This study looked at how kids, with and without autism, grow and move over time. Some kids had more trouble learning to move, especially girls, kids born early, and those with certain backgrounds. Kids with autism or concerns about it had more trouble than those without, and it's important to check for autism early to help them better.

Perception of animate motion in dogs.

Abdai J pubmed id: 39830849

Scientists want to learn how dogs see movement and what makes them think something is alive. They talk about how dogs notice different kinds of motion like chasing or moving from rest and how few studies there are on this.

Integrative and syntactic complexity's role in decision-making under uncertainty.

Castellón-Flores AM; Molina-Perez E; Molina I; Cortes PM; Sobrino F; Serra-Barragan L pubmed id: 39830848

This study looks at how two thinking skills, integrative complexity and syntactic complexity, help people make better choices when things are uncertain. The research shows that these skills help by organizing information and understanding confusing situations, which improves decision-making. The study suggests that teaching these skills could help people make better decisions in tough situations.

Workaholism, work engagement, and affective commitment: relationships to self-concept levels and work outcomes.

Afota MC; Robert V; Vandenberghe C pubmed id: 39830842

People are working more from home and using technology a lot, and this is mixing work with personal life. This study looked at three types of strong work feelings: workaholism, work engagement, and feeling committed to a company. It found that workaholism can cause people to work more and feel stressed, but being engaged in work can help avoid feeling really tired and sad.

Effects of therapeutic alliance on patients with major depressive disorder: a literature review.

Videtta G; Busilacchi S; Bartoccioni G; Cirella L; Barone Y; Delvecchio G pubmed id: 39830839

The research paper talks about how important a good relationship between a therapist and a patient is for helping people with major depressive disorder (MDD). This relationship, called therapeutic alliance, can make treatments more successful by improving symptoms and preventing relapse. The study suggests that a better relationship can lead to feeling better, and feeling better might also help the relationship, though more research is needed to understand this fully.