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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. “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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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: Liang Ling Lin and Nazik Hangeldiyeva
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:161
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. An immediate research priority recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic is well-being among some of our most vulnerable—people with chronic illness. We studied how mental health changed among people with and with...

    Authors: Ozan Aksoy, Alison Fang-Wei Wu, Sevgi Aksoy and Carol Rivas
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:136
  38. Trauma-focused therapies (TFTs) are first-line treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, TFTs are under-utilised, partly due to clinicians’ and patients' fear that TFT is too challenging or...

    Authors: Solveig Flem Gjerstad, Linda Nordin, Stig Poulsen, Erminio Francesco Antares Spadaro and Sabina Palic
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:135
  39. Cultural factors influence attitudes toward death, and gender disparities are evident. Prior studies show that medical students have limited knowledge about death and are uncomfortable with it. Moreover, there...

    Authors: Randah R. Hamadeh, Izzeldin Abuelaish, Susan J. Yousufzai, Yousef AT AlShammari, Yomna E. Ahmed and Haitham A. Jahrami
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:133
  40. Changing from a static to a dynamic balance condition could affect the performance of a cognitive task such as mental rotation. Thus, the main goal of this study is to investigate aspects of visual-spatial cog...

    Authors: Samiha Amara, Badriya Al-Hadabi, Heba El-Ashkar, Nabil Gmada, Hamdi Habacha and Bessem Mkaouer
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:131
  41. Mounting evidence suggests that the effectiveness of positive psychology interventions is influenced by a variety of factors, including cultural context. Identifying intervention targets that can effectively c...

    Authors: Norberto Eiji Nawa and Noriko Yamagishi
    Citation: BMC Psychology 2024 12:130

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