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  1. Virtual Reality (VR) has already emerged as an effective instrument for simulating realistic interactions, across various domains. In the field of User Experience (UX), VR has been used to create prototypes of...

    Authors: Marta Pizzolante, Sabrina Bartolotta, Eleonora Diletta Sarcinella, Alice Chirico and Andrea Gaggioli
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:10
  2. Many students feel uncomfortable when obliged to communicate in English. Students’ fear of speaking English is influenced by psychological reasons such as the fear of failing, being misunderstood, and making g...

    Authors: Lei Li and Tahereh Heydarnejad
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:7
  3. Exploring the levels of death anxiety and factors that can undermine its impact are crucial for the Lebanese nationals. Even though studies have shown various relationships between death anxiety and several fa...

    Authors: Reem Al Boukhary, Rabih Hallit, Alvaro Postigo, Diana Malaeb, Mariam Dabbous, Fouad Sakr, Sami El Khatib, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Souheil Hallit and Sahar Obeid
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:2
  4. One of the emotional problems in patients experiencing cancer is demoralization syndrome. Concerning the importance of demoralization in patients with cancer, having a valid and reliable scale for assessing th...

    Authors: Elaheh Taghilou, Mehdi Heidarzadeh, Behnam Molaei and Mehdi Ajri Khameslou
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:1
  5. Negative body image is a common psychological phenomenon among young Chinese women, and merits further investigation. Peers and the media are important factors that associated with body image. This study explo...

    Authors: Jing Ji, Xiaoli Xiang, Ren Chen, Zenghong Chen and Jing Yan
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:447
  6. With improving survival rates, cancer has become more of a chronic disease with long-term palliative care requirements. Thus, it is even more than ever necessary to pay careful attention to the well-being of f...

    Authors: Mina Rostami, Mahsa Abbasi, Morteza Soleimani, Zhaleh Karimi Moghaddam and Alireza Zeraatchi
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:445
  7. The effect of social media (SM) on university students' educational progress and mental health has been studied in various contexts. However, the correlation between Chinese EFL learners' use of SM (problemati...

    Authors: Juan Shu
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:443
  8. In the current study, we conducted a comparative analysis involving three distinct groups: one receiving group-based rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), another undergoing a mindfulness-based interventio...

    Authors: Renátó Tóth, Martin James Turner, Joe Mannion and László Tóth
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:442
  9. The Well-being Profile (WB-Pro) is a multi-item and multidimensional instrument with strong psychometric properties and a solid theoretical grounding. It includes aspects of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being t...

    Authors: L. Francesca Scalas, Ernesto Lodi, Paola Magnano and Herbert W. Marsh
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:441
  10. With the widespread adoption of smartphones, there has been a notable increase in problematic mobile phone use (PMPU), particularly prevalent among college students. Research suggests that apart from being ass...

    Authors: Yidan Yuan, Xinyue He, Quanxing He, Yimeng Jia, Zhansheng Xu and Man Li
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:440
  11. A large body of evidence indicates that spiritual and religious backgrounds, beliefs, and practices (SRBBPs) are related to better psychological health. Spirituality and religion (R/S) are also important aspec...

    Authors: Cassandra Vieten, Holly K. Oxhandler, Michelle Pearce, Nina Fry, Chloe Tanega and Kenneth Pargament
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:439
  12. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak is a threat to adolescents’ mental health and livelihoods, and lowers their subjective well-being (SWB). Expanding on previous literatures, this study examined wheth...

    Authors: Min-Pei Lin, Hsin-Yi Tseng, Yueh-Ting Lee, Wen-Ching Tang, Li-Hsuan Cheng, Jo Yung-Wei Wu and Jianing You
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:438
  13. Participation and initiative of workers are effective in promoting safety in the workplace. Proactive-Safety Role Orientation questionnaire (PRO-SAFE) is a proper tool to evaluate the psychological drivers tha...

    Authors: Reza Jafari Nodoushan, Gholam Hossein Halvani, Reyhane Sefidkar, Hamidreza Mokarami and Mahdi Jafari Nodoushan
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:437
  14. Evidence suggests that success in sports, especially soccer and futsal are linked to higher levels of executive functioning. Still, the literature does not present a homogeneous set of instruments to measure e...

    Authors: Alberto Filgueiras, Matthew Stults-Kolehmainen, Gislane Melo and Richard Keegan
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:436
  15. The Mental Health Quality of Life (MHQoL) questionnaire is concise and suitable for rapid assessment of CMP (chronic musculoskeletal pain) patients in primary care. However, there is a lack of Chinese versions...

    Authors: Jialin Wang, Ruirui Wang, Peng Zhao, Tianran Han, Meng Li, Yuwei He and Yan Liu
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:435
  16. Self-assessment (SA) can provide students with opportunities to self-evaluate, or make judgments about their learning process and products of learning. Regarding the importance of SA, this survey pursued to ex...

    Authors: Mubarak S. Aldosari and Haroon N. Alsager
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:434
  17. In 2023, Türkiye experienced a significant earthquake disaster that profoundly impacted 11 provinces. The enduring consequences of these earthquakes on daily life triggered widespread fears and anxieties in so...

    Authors: Tuğba Sarı, Arzu Taşdelen-Karçkay and Şule Tarcan
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:433
  18. Although previous studies have found a close relationship between sense of place and creativity, few studies have been conducted considering the micro-environment of the classroom. The mediating role of classm...

    Authors: Jianzhen Zhang, Yukun Yang, Jiahao Ge, Xiaoyu Liang and Zhenni An
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:432
  19. Atrial fibrillation (AF) often leads to an impaired Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in many patients. Moreover, psychological factors such as depression, anxiety, and illness perception have been found ...

    Authors: Zheng Minjie, Xie Zhijuan, Shi Xinxin, Bai Xinzhu and Qu Shan
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:431
  20. Fatherhood at a young age can be characterized by a multiproblematic background with several risk factors that can negatively affect father-child relationships, the father’s well-being and child’s social-emoti...

    Authors: Elena Ierardi, Simona Fantoni, Margherita Moioli, Alessandro Albizzati and Cristina Riva Crugnola
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:430
  21. The present study examined the relationship between physical exercise and social anxiety by testing a moderated mediation model that focused on how peer relationships mediate the relationship between physical ...

    Authors: Yao Shang, Shan-Ping Chen and Li-Ping Liu
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:428
  22. Pregnancy and childbirth experience can be important factors for a pleasant relationship between mother and baby. This study assessed the relationship between the pregnancy and birth experience with maternal-f...

    Authors: Monireh Moniri, Fatemeh Rashidi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Mansour Rezaei and Solmaz Ghanbari-Homaie
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:426
  23. Physical and psychological distress may occur in patients facing an onco-haematological diagnosis and undergoing complex therapies such as intensive chemotherapy, stem cell transplantation, and immunotherapy. ...

    Authors: Patricia Martí, Irene Fontanals, Joel Funtané, Cristina Canaletas, Jorge Sierra, Mariona Rodés, Melissa Mercadal-Brotons, Iria González and Silvana Novelli
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:425
  24. Emotional reactivity is an important construct to consider when studying mental disorders. This study was conducted to translate and assess the factor structure, construct validity and internal consistency of ...

    Authors: Antonia M. Lüönd, Martina F. Thoma, Tobias R. Spiller, Sonja Weilenmann, Billy Jansson and Monique C. Pfaltz
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:423
  25. With students becoming more involved in the internet and social networking sites, they become more prone to their consequences. This study focuses on measuring the social networking intensity and the fear of m...

    Authors: Abdalla Abbas Abdalla Mohammed, Mohammedahmed M. Osman, Mohammednour Mukhtar Mohammednour Ali, Mohammed O. Adam, Mohamed Esameldeen Elsayed Mustafa, Anab M. Babikir, Ahmed M. I. Abdulsamad, Mohamed Elhadi Abdelrahim Abo, Yasein Abdelmoneim Mohamed Yasein, Mohamed Sati Shampool Abdelgader, Elfatih A. Hasabo and Mohammed Elsir Ibrahim
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:422
  26. To date, there are no known studies that have investigated the new need for volunteer services among cancer patients during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, it is essential for volunteer associations to heighte...

    Authors: Sara Alfieri, Laura Gangeri, Simonetta Sborea and Claudia Borreani
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:421
  27. The effects of open and closed skill exercise interventions for executive function in children and adolescents have received widespread attention. Open skill refers to the skill of performing motor tasks in an...

    Authors: Xiaosu Feng, Ziyun Zhang, Teng Jin and Peng Shi
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:420
  28. Authors: Chia-Wei Fan, Yen-Ling Chang, Po-Ching Huang, Xavier C. C. Fung, Ji-Kang Chen, Nadia Bevan, Kerry S. O’Brien, Ya-Chin Yeh, Hsin-Pao Chen, I.-Hua Chen, I.-Ching Lin, Mark D. Griffiths and Chung-Ying Lin
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:419

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  29. The present study examined the impact of academic engagement, study processes, and grit on the academic achievement of physical education and sport university students.

    Authors: Amayra Tannoubi, Frank Quansah, Iteb Magouri, Nasr Chalghaf, Tore Bonsaksen, Medina Srem-Sai, John Elvis Hagan, Ciptro Handrianto, Fairouz Azaiez and Nicola Luigi Bragazzi
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:418
  30. Adopting a healthy lifestyle, including regular physical activity, is often part of interventions targeting childhood overweight and obesity. However, to properly inform the objectives of the intervention, rel...

    Authors: Marco Silva-Martins, Ana Catarina Canário, Isabel Abreu-Lima, Lindon Krasniqi and Orlanda Cruz
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:417
  31. The issues of religious practice, healthy lifestyle behavior and academic achievement are global agendas. Most previous research has focused on either one or two of the variables, not three of them (e.g. just ...

    Authors: Kelemu Zelalem Berhanu and Abraham Abeje Shiferaw
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:416
  32. Loss of Control Eating (LOC) is the most prevalent form of eating disorder pathology in youth, but research on evidence-based treatment in this group remains scarce. We assessed for the first time the effects ...

    Authors: Felicitas Forrer, Marius Rubo, Andrea H. Meyer and Simone Munsch
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:415
  33. The Macquarie Anxiety Behavioural Scale (MABS) is a newly developed scale to assess anxiety in children and teenagers. The present study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of...

    Authors: Wei Chen, Xingrong Zhou, Xingyu Yin and Shouying Zhao
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:414
  34. The situation concerning adolescent mental health is a global public health concern, and the concept includes the ability to cope with problems of everyday life. A person’s approach and attitude towards themse...

    Authors: Kristina Carlén, Sakari Suominen and Lilly Augustine
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:413
  35. In the sports context, coaches must be able to improve their players physically, psychologically, and socially. Hence, a fundamental part of this process is the athlete’s individual resilience (IR).

    Authors: Rubén Llanos-Muñoz, Juan J. Pulido, Hadi Nobari, Javier Raya-González and Miguel A. López-Gajardo
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:412
  36. Academic performance is an important issue for Korean students. Various psychological factors contribute to academic performance. We aimed to evaluate the psychological factors that affect academic performance...

    Authors: Jiyoon Shin, Hyung Jun Lee, Hyungyou Park, Yoontae Hong, Yong Keun Song, Dong Uk Yoon and Sanghoon Oh
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:410
  37. To perform the first psychometric analysis of the Norwegian version of the eHLQ using confirmative factor analysis (CFA) procedures in a population of patients admitted to hospital using a cross-sectional desi...

    Authors: Å. Hermansen, M. H. Andersen, C. R. Borge, K. G. Dahl, M. H. Larsen, K. Lønning, K. B. Meyer, T. K. Vidnes and A. K. Wahl
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:409
  38. Existential loneliness is a feeling which stems from a sense of fundamental separation from others and the world. Although commonly mentioned in the loneliness literature, there is relatively little empirical ...

    Authors: Phoebe E. McKenna-Plumley, Rhiannon N. Turner, Keming Yang and Jenny M. Groarke
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:408
  39. Compulsivity is the hallmark of addiction progression and, as a construct, has played an important role in unveiling the etiological pathways from learning mechanisms underlying addictive behavior to harms res...

    Authors: Ismael Muela, Juan F. Navas, Juan R. Barrada, José López-Guerrero, Francisco J. Rivero, Damien Brevers and José C. Perales
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:407
  40. Internet addiction, defined as uncontrolled behaviour resulting from the use of the Internet without the influence of addictive substances, which can seriously impair academic, occupational and social function...

    Authors: Xushu Chen, Qin Ma, Xueping Peng, Haijun Yang, Zixiang Ye, Cui Yang and Changjiu He
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:406
  41. The study aimed to investigate the association between the start age of non-parental Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) and psycho-social problems in adolescence. The similarities and differences betwee...

    Authors: Ying Zhou, Annelene Wengler and Gabriele Doblhammer
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2023 11:403

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