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  1. COVID-19 epidemics often lead to elevated levels of depression. To accurately identify and predict depression levels in home-quarantined individuals during a COVID-19 epidemic, this study constructed a depress...

    Authors: Yiwei Zhou, Zejie Zhang, Qin Li, Guangyun Mao and Zumu Zhou
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:230
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  3. Sleep problems and their detrimental effects on adolescents’ physical and mental health have received substantial attention. Prior studies have focused mainly on the direct association between sleep and mental...

    Authors: Liangliang Li, Yueying Zhang, Mingyue Fan and Bing Cao
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:228
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  4. Eco-anxiety is increasingly recognized as a shared experience by many people internationally, encompassing fear of environmental catastrophe and anxiety about ecological crises. Despite its importance in the c...

    Authors: Andrea Rodríguez Quiroga, Juan Segundo Peña Loray, Antonio Moreno Poyato, Juan Roldán Merino, Camila Botero, Laura Bongiardino, Saskia Ivana Aufenacker, Samantha K. Stanley, Tiago Costa, Sílvia Luís, Léan V. O’Brien, Teaghan L. Hogg, Luísa Teixeira-Santos, Lara Guedes de Pinho, Carlos Sequeira and Francisco Sampaio
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:227
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  6. Academic procrastination is a widespread phenomenon among students. Therefore, evaluating the related factors has always been among the major concerns of educational system researchers. The present study aimed...

    Authors: Saeed Ghasempour, Aliasghar Babaei, Soheil Nouri, Mohammad Hasan Basirinezhad and Ali Abbasi
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:225
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  7. A large body of evidence suggests that some people have a strong, obsessive attachment to a favorite celebrity. The absorption-addiction model attempts to account for this extreme attachment, sometimes labeled...

    Authors: Mara S. Aruguete, Frederick Grieve, Ágnes Zsila, Rita Horváth, Zsolt Demetrovics and Lynn E. McCutcheon
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:224
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  8. The prevalence of depression in medical students was greater than in the general population. Knowing of predictive factors for depression among medical students is useful. The objectives of this study included...

    Authors: Jarurin Pitanupong, Adchara Sa-i, Katti Sathaporn, Aimorn Jiraphan, Pichai Ittasakul and Nuntaporn Karawekpanyawong
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:223
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  10. Cancer is a considerable health problem worldwide and the second leading cause of death in children. It has many physical, psychological, and social consequences for children and their families. The ability to...

    Authors: Fatemeh Sepahvand, Fatemeh Valizadeh, Kimia Karami, Babak Abdolkarimi and Fatemeh Ghasemi
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:221
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  11. Growing demands on educators have resulted in increased levels of burnout and stress and decreasing wellbeing. This study aimed to establish expert consensus on the key characteristics required in prospective ...

    Authors: Patrick P, Reupert A, Berger E, Morris Z, Diamond Z, Hammer M, Hine R and Fathers C
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:220
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  13. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common disorders in school-aged children. Learning disorder (LD) is also one of the most important psychiatric disorders in children, which ca...

    Authors: Armon Massoodi, Sussan Moudi, Maryam Malekiamiri and Hemmat Gholinia Ahangar
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:218
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  14. The person-centered care (PCC) approach plays a fundamental role in ensuring quality healthcare. The Person-Centered Care Assessment Tool (P-CAT) is one of the shortest and simplest tools currently available f...

    Authors: Lluna Maria Bru-Luna, Manuel Martí-Vilar, César Merino-Soto, José Livia-Segovia, Juan Garduño-Espinosa and Filiberto Toledano-Toledano
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:217
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  15. Problematic Internet Use (PIU), characterized by failures to control the overuse of internet, is associated with a range of functional impairments. However, there is limited research on the specific impact of ...

    Authors: Shao-Shuai Zhang, Yu-qing Zhong, Xu Li and Ming Peng
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:216
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  17. Choosing a partner and job have long been regarded as important developmental milestones to reach in adulthood. In a collective cultural context with high familial and societal expectations to commit to a rela...

    Authors: Yerin Shim, Yun-Jeong Shin and Ji-yeon Lee
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:214
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  18. Adolescence is a pivotal stage vulnerable to mental health issues like anxiety and depression. While family relationships, mental toughness, and personality traits are known to impact adolescent mental health,...

    Authors: Feirui Ni, Yawen Zheng, Sheng Qian, Guanghui Shen, Wen-jing Yan, Yu-Wei Wu and Ziye Huang
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:213
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  19. The majority of people experience anger at some point in their lives when confronted with unpleasant situations. In social settings, anger can lead to aggressive and hostile in the absence of adequate social c...

    Authors: Joya-Maria Karam, Zeinab Bitar, Diana Malaeb, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Souheil Hallit and Sahar Obeid
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:212
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  20. Psychological characterization of patients affected by Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) focuses on comorbidity with psychiatric disorders, somatization or alexithymia. Whereas IBD patients had higher risk of s...

    Authors: Sara Gostoli, Francesco Ferrara, Ludovica Quintavalle, Sara Tommasino, Graziano Gigante, Maria Montecchiarini, Alessia Urgese, Francesco Guolo, Regina Subach, Angelica D’Oronzo, Annamaria Polifemo, Federica Buonfiglioli, Vincenzo Cennamo and Chiara Rafanelli
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:211
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  21. Sexual assault occurring within healthcare settings represents a significant breach of public trust. This scoping review aimed to highlight the profile of people raped, those who committed the rape within the ...

    Authors: Adaobi Margaret Okonji, Adeyinka G. Ishola, Love Bukola Ayamolowo, Omowumi M. Femi-Akinlosotu, Boladale Mapayi and Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:210
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  23. The current war in Ukraine has affected the well-being of people worldwide. In order to understand how difficult the situation is, specific stressors associated with war need to be measured. In response, an in...

    Authors: Lenka Vargová, Bibiána Jozefiaková, Martin Lačný and Matúš Adamkovič
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:208
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  24. Promoting college students’ mental health remains a significant concern, necessitating a clear understanding of what constitutes good mental health. Variations in the conceptualizations of mental health across...

    Authors: Mingjia Guo, Xiaoming Jia and Wenqian Wang
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:207
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  25. ‘Not in My Back Yard (NIMBY)’ facilities are psychologically sensitive to urban and regional development. Multi-criteria evaluation (MCE) method has been widely used for the decision-making of optimum siting of u...

    Authors: Kang Cao, Xing Gao, Wei Zheng, Keyu Zhai and Jiacheng Zheng
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:206
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  26. The COVID-19 pandemic increased the mental health burden in the general population, enhancing the demands placed on mental healthcare professionals.

    Authors: Andrea Jesser, Agnes Steinböck, Barbara Pammer, Tiam Ghorab, Magdalena Weber, Yvonne Schaffler, Thomas Probst, Anna Felnhofer, Oswald D. Kothgassner, Christoph Pieh and Elke Humer
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:205
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  27. Adolescence is a strategic developmental stage in terms of preventing later difficulties and ensuring good mental health. Prophylactic interventions, which are conducted before the onset, prolongation, or wors...

    Authors: Eugénie Vaillant-Coindard, Gaëtan Briet, Florence Lespiau, Béatrice Gisclard and Elodie Charbonnier
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:204
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  28. In today’s business environment, where sustainability has emerged as a strategic axis of business practices, the study of the link between human resources management and environmental management becomes increa...

    Authors: Javier Martínez-Falcó, Eduardo Sánchez-García, Bartolomé Marco-Lajara, Full Professor and Luis A. Millán-Tudela
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:203
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  29. Authors: Roni Chaaya, Rabih Hallit, Alvaro Postigo, Diana Malaeb, Fouad Sakr, Mariam Dabbous, Amthal Alhuwailah, Hanaa Ahmed Mohamed Shuwiekh, Sahar Obeid, Feten Fekih-Romdhane and Souheil Hallit
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:202
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    The original article was published in BMC Psychology 2024 12:156

  30. Global climate change is recognized as a major and irreversible challenge for humanity, requiring people’s responsible and sustainable behaviors toward the environment. So far, the literature has widely invest...

    Authors: Vanessa Marchetti, Angelo Panno, Massimiliano Scopelliti, Luciano Romano, Giacomo Angelini, Elena Rinallo, Daniela Barni and Caterina Fiorilli
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:201
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  31. In intimate relationships, which are characterized by emotional interdependence, partners act as attachment figures which serve emotion regulation functions. The experience of emotions as well as the strategie...

    Authors: Georgia Kouri, Nathalie Meuwly, Marianne Richter and Dominik Schoebi
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:200
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  32. Artificial intelligence-powered interventions have emerged as promising tools to support autistic individuals. However, more research must examine how teachers and educators perceive and experience these AI sy...

    Authors: Guang Li, Mohammad Amin Zarei, Goudarz Alibakhshi and Akram Labbafi
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:199
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  34. The increasing costs of nurses’ occupational-stress, conflicts, and violence within healthcare services have raised international interest. Yet, research/interventions should consider that perceived stress and...

    Authors: Federica Vallone and Maria Clelia Zurlo
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:197
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  36. Work environment is rapidly evolving, unfortunately, it is also becoming increasingly hostile for workers due mostly to common psychosocial hazards. This situation is posing significant challenges for organisa...

    Authors: Mustapha Amoadu, Edward Wilson Ansah and Jacob Owusu Sarfo
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:195
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  37. Disasters have affected the physical and mental health of people around the world. Since nurses are frontlines in disasters, it seems necessary to prepare for this responsibility. This study investigates the e...

    Authors: Sayed Mohammad Sadegh Madani, Ali Bahramnejad, Zahra Farsi, Azizeh Alizadeh and Maryam Azizi
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:194
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  38. We assessed the association of hedonic hunger, self-control (impulsivity and restraint), cognitive distortion (CD), and well-being with adiposity measures such as waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (...

    Authors: Yee-How Say, Mimi Shamirah Nordin and Alvin Lai Oon Ng
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:193
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  39. While adverse impacts of climate change on physical health are well-known, research on its effects on mental health is still scarce. Thus, it is unclear whether potential impacts have already reached treatment...

    Authors: Katharina Trost, Verena Ertl, Julia König, Rita Rosner and Hannah Comtesse
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:192
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  41. Social anxiety has been shown to affect college students’ academic performance. However, the role of social media addiction and academic engagement in this association is unclear.

    Authors: Qiaoxing Mou, Jie Zhuang, Qunhong Wu, Yaqin Zhong, Qianqian Dai, Xin Cao, Yuexia Gao, Qingyun Lu and Miaomiao Zhao
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:190
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  42. Children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) can have emotional and behavioral symptoms affecting not only the child, but the whole family. Since family members have a strong impact on each other, studies ...

    Authors: Diana Cavonius-Rintahaka, Mervi Roos and Anna Liisa Aho
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:189
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  43. Previous research on cool-hot executive function (EF) interactions has examined the effects of motivation and emotional distraction on cool EF separately, focusing on one EF component at a time. Although both ...

    Authors: Michael K. Yeung, Jaden Cheuk-Hei Wan, Michelle Mei-Ka Chan, Sam Ho-Yu Cheung, Steven Chun-Yui Sze and Winnie Wing-Yi Siu
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:188
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  44. The need for long-term treatment and frequent visits to treatment centers for hemodialysis can lead to psychological problems such as Uncertainty about Disease and Treatment (UC about D&T) in patients with chr...

    Authors: Sobhan Rahimi Esbo, Fatemeh Ghaffari, Zahra Fotokian, Hossein-Ali Nikbakht and Kiana Saadati
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:187
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  46. During the COVID-19 pandemic, depression and suicide rates increased worldwide, and in Japan. Presumably, an increase of neuroticism-related personality traits mediates the relation linking the COVID-19 pandem...

    Authors: Haruka Muraosa, Toshinori Shirata, Yusuke Saito, Keisuke Noto and Akihito Suzuki
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:185
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  47. Family and school environment play a crucial role across the different developmental stages of adolescence. This paper investigates the potential mediating role of family and school environments in the relatio...

    Authors: Maryam Aziz, Khansa Chemnad, Sanaa Al-Harahsheh, Azza O. Abdelmoneium, Ahmed Baghdady and Raian Ali
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:184
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  48. Anxiety disorders are among the main mental health problems worldwide and are considered one of the most disabling conditions. Therefore, it is essential to have measurement tools that can be used to screen fo...

    Authors: David Villarreal-Zegarra, Rubi Paredes-Angeles, Nikol Mayo-Puchoc, Enoc Arenas-Minaya, Jeff Huarcaya-Victoria and Anthony Copez-Lonzoy
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:183
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  49. As the threat of climate change looms large, and we experience first-hand the impacts of rapid global warming, researchers and clinicians emphasize the need to better understand the impact of these changes on ...

    Authors: Stylianos Syropoulos, Kyle Fiore Law, Andrea Mah and Liane Young
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:182
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