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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Medical students face challenges to their mental wellbeing and have a high prevalence of mental health problems. During training, they are expected to develop strategies for dealing with stress. This study inv...

    Authors: Helen M West, Luke Flain, Rowan M Davies, Benjamin Shelley and Oscar T Edginton
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:179
  7. The study aims to investigate the precise processes by which the advancement of physical education and technological progress leads to ecological conservation efforts within China’s distinctive socio-cultural ...

    Authors: Wenhao Liu, Ruilin Xu and Songpu Li
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:176
  8. Humble leadership has gained attention in recent years due to its potential impact on employee performance. This study explores the association between humble leadership and follower innovative behavior by inv...

    Authors: Gaofeng Wang, Laiba Saher, Tang Hao, Asad Ali and Muhammad Waqas Amin
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:175
  9. The purposes of this research were (1) to study the indicators of moral intelligence for junior high school students, (2) to develop moral intelligence scales for junior high school students, and (3) to assess...

    Authors: Ujsara Prasertsin, Kamontip Srihaset and Pattama Roopsuwankun
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:174
  10. The broad implications of caring for a family member with a chronic medical condition, such as MS, can lead caregivers to experience a high burden of care. The aim of the study was to describe profile of MS ca...

    Authors: Michela Ponzio, Andrea Tacchino, Anna Verri, Mario Alberto Battaglia, Giampaolo Brichetto and Jessica Podda
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:173
  11. “Perceived Symptom Manageability (PSM)” is essential in symptom management among people living with HIV. As a standardized assessment instrument was lacking, we developed a PSM scale for people living with hum...

    Authors: Meilian Xie, Aiping Wang, Zhiyun Zhang, Kerong Wang, Yanping Yu, Xiaojing Ma, Zhaoxia Lin, Zhengli Yu and Jianxue Ke
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:172
  12. To describe the changes in the level of sleep quality during pregnancy among pregnant women in Urumqi; also to construct a structural equation model of the factors influencing the sleep quality of pregnant wom...

    Authors: Mailiman Bahani, Yuxia Zhang, Yufeng Guo, Salawati Haretebieke, Di Wu and Liping Zhang
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:171
  13. This study purposed to analyze perceived attitudes toward LGBTQ + physicians and related factors among individuals with psychiatric illnesses in southern Thailand.

    Authors: Jarurin Pitanupong, Garn Wichitnark, Pakawat Wiwattanaworaset, Laddaporn Tepsuan, Naruttha Norphun and Puangsan Yakkaphan
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:169
  14. Cyberbullying is a complex phenomenon with multiple factors involved, both contextual and individual factors, such as moral disengagement and empathy. This study investigated how moral disengagement and empath...

    Authors: Sofia Mateus Francisco, Paula Costa Ferreira, Ana Margarida Veiga Simão and Nádia Salgado Pereira
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:168
  15. Trans persons’ physical and mental health is easily affected by the attitude of those around them. However, China currently lacks a valid psychometric instrument to investigate people’s attitudes toward trans ...

    Authors: Zhanqiang Wang, Yang Liu, Hanwen Dong, Yueqian Zhang, Kebing Yang, Qingyan Yang, Xiaolan Di and Yajuan Niu
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:167
  16. Teacher occupational wellness and effectiveness are crucial aspects of a teacher's capacity to contribute to the advancement of excellence in education. Nevertheless, there is a dearth of considerable studies ...

    Authors: Xiumin Yu and Tongxiu Ying
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:166
  17. Fear of childbirth is a frequent health issue for pregnant women. The Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (W-DEQ) is a widely used instrument to measure the fear of childbirth during the antenat...

    Authors: Pinelopi Varela, Ioannis Zervas, Victoria Vivilaki, Aikaterini Lykeridou and Anna Deltsidou
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:165
  18. Empirical studies have demonstrated the role that attentional bias, the mutual excitatory relationship between attentional bias and craving, and mentalizing play in problem gambling. Although problem gambling ...

    Authors: Maria Ciccarelli, Barbara Pizzini, Mark D. Griffiths, Marina Cosenza, Giovanna Nigro and Francesca D’Olimpio
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:164
  19. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about significant changes in the educational landscape, with a significant shift towards e-learning and remote teaching practices. As such, it has become increasingly importan...

    Authors: Jiuxiang Li and Rufeng Wang
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:163
  20. The Network Episode Model (NEM) is a well utilised model conceptualising how social networks, valuable resources which can positively impact wellbeing and functional outcomes, are responsive to the needs of pe...

    Authors: Imogen Nevard, Helen Brooks, Judith Gellatly and Penny Bee
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:162
  21. Color is one of the vital components of product design and the choice of color combination is a critical factor that affects consumer reaction and purchase decisions. However, the impact of traditional colors ...

    Authors: Ling Lin Liang and Nazik Hangeldiyeva
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:161

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Psychology 2024 12:215

  22. This qualitative study investigated the impact of discussion panels on language education, focusing on willingness to communicate (WTC), growth mindfulness, and autonomy among Chinese learners at intermediate ...

    Authors: Jiaxue CAO and Xiaoshuang Liu
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:159
  23. Social media benign envy, an upward comparison-based and painful emotions associated with the motivation to improve oneself, has attracted increasing attention from researchers due to its ubiquitous and signif...

    Authors: Dege Liu, Bin He, Ruan Feng, Xiaojun Huang and Gaoqiang Liu
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:157
  24. It is common for people to experience anxiety when contemplating their unknown future. Studies have shown that those who tend to worry more about their future are more likely to be intolerant of uncertainty. I...

    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 12:156

    The Publisher Correction to this article has been published in BMC Psychology 2024 12:202

  25. Risk of violence is closely associated with aggression propensity. However, there is a lack of research to explain the mechanisms behind this association, especially among the patients of forensic secure facil...

    Authors: Norhameza Ahmad Badruddin, AbRahman Roseliza-Murni, Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin, Abdul Rahman Ahmad Badayai and Shalini Munusamy
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:155
  26. In this study, we investigated whether the interaction effects of self-efficacy, life satisfaction, and sociocultural adjustment have significant negative effects on culture shock. The data were collected from...

    Authors: Mustafa Almukdad and Engin Karadag
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:154
  27. Living under siege and deteriorated health, social, educational, and economic conditions and isolation with scarce opportunities to fulfil basic needs and aspirations affect the civil population's mental healt...

    Authors: Suhayla Said Jalala, Guido Veronese, Marwan Diab, Yasser Abu Jamei, Rawya Hamam and Ashraf Kagee
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:152
  28. Innovation is the process of renewing and updating a domain, a product, or a service by introducing new methods, introducing new techniques, or generating effective concepts to produce new value. Considering u...

    Authors: Wael Matar Hasan Alharbi
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:151
  29. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. With survivors often exhibiting degrees of function loss, a significant burden is exerted on their caregivers. The purp...

    Authors: Mehran Ilaghi, Farhad Gharib, Ahmad Pirani, Abdol-Hossein Vahabie, Jordan Grafman, Seyed Vahid Shariat, Behnam Shariati, Amin Jahanbakhshi and Fatemeh Sadat Mirfazeli
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:150
  30. The Academic Grit Scale (AGS) is a novel measure of academic-specific grit. However, its factor structure and measurement invariance have yet to be thoroughly supported. The present study tested the factor str...

    Authors: Rongmao Lin, Yanping Chen, Yilin Shen, Ting Hu, Ying Huang, Yishan Yang, Xueting Yu and Jinliang Ding
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:149
  31. This study investigates the impact of Philosophy-Based Language Teaching (PBLT) on the critical thinking skills and learner engagement of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students. A concurrent mixed-method...

    Authors: Lingxi Li, Sayed M. Ismail, Indrajit Patra and Desta Lami
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:148
  32. The development of procedural skills is essential in health sciences education. Rubrics can be useful for learning and assessing these skills. To this end, a set of rubrics were developed in case of neurophysi...

    Authors: Rafael Garcia-Ros, Maria-Arantzazu Ruescas-Nicolau, Natalia Cezón-Serrano, Cristina Flor-Rufino, Constanza San Martin-Valenzuela and M. Luz Sánchez-Sánchez
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:147
  33. The use of social media has become an important part individuals’ daily lives and is used in many daily life activities, such as social interaction, education, and shopping. However, with the increase in the u...

    Authors: Onur Isbulan, Emre Cam and Mark D. Griffiths
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:146
  34. This research investigated the impact of planning time, working memory (WM), and cognitive styles on language learning outcomes within the framework of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT). Drawing on a diverse...

    Authors: Jingjing Gui and Sayed M. Ismail
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:145
  35. Universities are constantly searching for best practices to promote sustainability when it comes to educating students of the English language. Although this area of study has recently gained the attention of ...

    Authors: Fenghua Tang
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:144
  36. This phenomenological study explored the experiences of language learners in the digital age, specifically investigating the intersection of digital literacy, technostress, online engagement, autonomy, and aca...

    Authors: Xiuxia Feng and Huying Liu
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:143
  37. Mindfulness and academic self-efficacy were proposed as mediating variables, with successful academic identity as an exogenous variable. The backdrop for this research centers on the significance of psychologi...

    Authors: Shuya Chen
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:142
  38. Research has posited that social media use during the day may be reflected in nighttime dreams. Nevertheless, no prior studies have explored frightening, unpleasant dreams arising from social media use. This s...

    Authors: Reza Shabahang, Sohee Kim, Mara S. Aruguete, Pegah Azadimanesh, Zahra Ghaemi, Abbas Ali Hossein Khanzadeh, Keivan Kakabaraee and Ágnes Zsila
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:140
  39. The pathways underpinning suicide ideation (SI) and certain physical and psychological factors in patients with advanced breast cancer remain unclear. This study develops and validates a mediation model that d...

    Authors: Yening Zhang, Yi He, Ying Pang, Zhongge Su, Yu Wang, Yuhe Zhou, Yongkui Lu, Yu Jiang, Xinkun Han, Lihua Song, Liping Wang, Zimeng Li, Xiaojun Lv, Yan Wang, Juntao Yao, Xiaohong Liu…
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:139
  40. Some studies have examined the relationship between internalization of media appearance ideals and eating disorders. However, few have discussed the relationship between eating disorder tendencies. To fill thi...

    Authors: Xiaoyan Bi, Qian Liang, Guangyan Jiang, Min Deng, Hongbo Cui and Yankun Ma
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:138
  41. 16p11.2 proximal deletion and duplication syndromes (Break points 4–5) (593KB, Chr16; 29.6-30.2mb - HG38) are observed to have highly varied phenotypes, with a known propensity for lifelong psychiatric problem...

    Authors: Charlotte E. Butter, Caitlin L. Goldie, Jessica H. Hall, Kathy Leadbitter, Emma M.M. Burkitt, Marianne B.M. van den Bree and Jonathan M. Green
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:137

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