School Psychology Article Feed

April 1st, 2025

The mediating role of cognitive flexibility in the relationship between social support and non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents: a multicenter cross-sectional study.

Wang C; Zheng J; Shen G; Chen H; Ye X; Li CH; Wu B pubmed id: 40160549

This study looked at why some teens hurt themselves on purpose, but not to end their lives. The researchers wanted to know if having support from people and being able to think in different ways could help stop this behavior. They checked if being able to think flexibly could help explain how support from others affects the behavior of self-harm.

Exploring automatic approach-avoidance tendencies: the impact of self-relevant social feedback on behavior.

Kim J; Lee M; Chae J; Lim G; Kim M; Kim H pubmed id: 40160548

This study looked at how people react to different types of feedback about themselves using a touchscreen task with fish icons. People reacted faster to good feedback and slower to bad feedback, and their personality traits affected how quickly they approached or avoided feedback. This helps us understand how people might automatically react to feedback about themselves.

Cross-cultural validation of the profile of mood scale: evaluation of the psychometric properties of short screening versions.

Schmalbach I; Schmalbach B; Aghababa A; Brand R; Chang YK; Çiftçi MC; Elsangedy H; Fernández Gavira J; Huang Z; Kristjánsdóttir H; Mallia L; Nosrat S; Pesce C; Rafnsson D; Medina Rebollo D; Timme S; Brähler E; Petrowski K pubmed id: 40166405

The study looked at a shorter, 16-question version of a mood test called POMS. They checked if it worked well in different languages and countries for both boys and girls, and young and old. Most of the time it worked well, except in a few languages like Chinese and Turkish.

Screening versions of the European Portuguese MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories Short Forms: development and preliminary validation.

Filipe MG; Severino C; Vigário M; Frota S pubmed id: 40166402

This study created a tool to help find kids who might need extra help with language. They tested it on different groups of children, like those who usually do fine, those who might have language problems, and those with Down syndrome. The tool worked well at telling these groups apart, so it can help doctors and teachers decide who might need more testing.

The therapeutic relationship in EMDR therapy-A survey.

Hase M; Brisch KH; Solomon RM; Hase A pubmed id: 40166400

EMDR therapy started in 1987 to help people with PTSD and has grown over time. A study asked EMDR therapists about their views on the therapist-patient relationship and found their experiences support its importance. This helps us learn more about how therapy works and could improve training and treatment.

Mental simulation and compulsive buying: a multiple mediation model through impulse buying and self-control.

Duan X pubmed id: 40166392

The study looked at how thinking about results or the process might lead to buying things without planning and losing self-control. They found that thinking about the process could make people buy more impulsively and compulsively, while thinking about outcomes mainly led to impulse buying. This helps marketers understand how different types of thinking can affect buying habits.

A scoping review of financial decision-making measures in midlife and beyond: results from the advancing reliable measurement in cognitive aging and decision-making ability (ARMCADA) study.

Ho EH; Ece B; Bucko P; Karpouzian-Rogers T; Pila S; Hosseinian Z; Hussein Y; Han SD; Lichtenberg PA; Lim AC; Weintraub S; Gershon RC pubmed id: 40166388

Older adults sometimes have trouble with memory and thinking, which can make decision-making harder even before serious problems are noticed. This can affect their everyday activities and how they manage money.

Exploring pathways to recovery and psychological well-being: examining the role of empathic and social self-efficacy, social support and social isolation.

Dominguez MG; Brown LD pubmed id: 40166387

The study looks at how to help mental health peer workers feel better and recover by building good relationships. Social support helps, and being socially isolated doesn't, so learning to be understanding and confident in social situations can make relationships better. This helps improve support, reduce loneliness, and leads to feeling better and recovering.

Character Strengths as Coping Strategies for Daily Challenges: A Qualitative Study Among Adult Refugees.

Hendriks T; van Treeck J; Chaya R; de Jong JTVM; van Woerkom M pubmed id: 40166367

This study looks at how refugees in the Netherlands use their personal strengths to handle tough times. The researchers found that strengths like patience, hope, and perseverance help them cope with stress. Refugees use different strengths at different times, and understanding this can help them do better in new places.

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Acquired language disorders beyond aphasia: foreign accent syndrome as a neurological, speech, and psychiatric disorder.

Longman RS; Schwartz FD pubmed id: 40144038

This research paper looks at how people have understood "foreign accent syndrome," a condition where someone speaks with a foreign accent after brain damage or as part of mental health issues. It talks about the history of this syndrome, starting from the early 1900s, and how it has helped us learn more about how brain injuries affect the way people talk. The study also shows how ideas from the past still shape how we think about this condition today.

Assessing female call responses to syllable level details in song.

Prior NH; Fishbein AR; Garcia EM; Clough S; Elson MR; Ball GF; Dooling RJ pubmed id: 40144037

Female zebra finches listen to tiny details in bird songs when choosing a mate. They make fewer calls if the song's sounds are played backward, and they can notice small changes in the song. This shows that little details in birds' songs are important for how they talk to each other.

Noble Humbug? Hard and soft laws on clinical placebo use.

Richard M; Ganz M; Hornstein LD; Stehlik B; Levy M; Blease CR; Annoni M; Elger BS; Gaab J pubmed id: 40144035

Placebos are fake treatments used sometimes in medicine, but there are not many laws about how they should be given in different countries. This paper talks about the rules in places like France, Germany, and the United States, and shows that the laws about placebos are different everywhere. It suggests making clear rules so people understand when it's okay to use placebos.

Effect of postpartum depression, anxiety and social support on maternal self-efficacy: comparing undocumented migrant, documented migrant and Swiss-born mothers.

Sharapova A; Goguikian Ratcliff B pubmed id: 40144034

This study looked at how feelings of sadness and worry after having a baby might make moms feel less confident in taking care of their babies. It found that moms who moved to a new country had more sadness and worry than moms who did not move, which might make them feel less sure about being good moms.

Management of divergent stances as a resource to maintain progressivity and social relationships.

Logren A; Ilomäki S; Ruusuvuori J pubmed id: 40143941

The study looks at how people show their feelings, knowledge, and rules (called stances) when they talk, especially in medical conversations. It shows how they use different ways of talking and acting to agree or disagree with each other, helping them work together better. This helps them keep good relationships and finish their tasks.

Imagined eye cue increased altruistic behavior toward charity instead of stranger.

Lv J; Zhang Y; Shen Y; Weng X; Xu L pubmed id: 40134731

Researchers found that when people imagined an eye watching them, they were more generous in giving to charity than when they imagined a flower or nothing at all. The idea of being watched didn't change how this worked, which suggests that imagining eyes can make people follow social rules and be more giving.

Linguistic capacity was present in the population 135 thousand years ago.

Miyagawa S; DeSalle R; Nóbrega VA; Nitschke R; Okumura M; Tattersall I pubmed id: 40134728

Scientists believe that the ability for humans to have language was present around 135,000 years ago. This idea comes from studying human genes, and the change might have helped humans act more like modern people about 100,000 years ago.

March 25th, 2025

How do voice acoustics affect the perceived trustworthiness of a speaker? A systematic review.

Maltezou-Papastylianou C; Scherer R; Paulmann S pubmed id: 40129499

Trust is important for making and keeping good relationships, and people often use voice to decide if someone is trustworthy. This review looks at how voice sounds affect how we trust humans and machines. It finds that using many voice features together helps understand trust better and that other things like situation and who is talking or listening also matter.

Paranormal belief, conspiracy endorsement, and positive wellbeing: a network analysis.

Dagnall N; Drinkwater KG; Denovan A; Gascón AE pubmed id: 40129497

This study looked at how believing in things like ghosts or conspiracies relates to feeling good about yourself and life. They found that believing in the paranormal was linked to how people dealt with stress and searched for life's meaning. Also, feeling good about oneself was connected to having a sense of life's purpose and handling problems actively.