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Psychology is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in psychology. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for doctors and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in psychology related problems. All manuscripts must be prepare…
Lanyan Ding, Wenjuan Zhang, Chengli Wu
Aim: This study explored the depressive symptoms among Chinese university students and further examined how alcohol use and life stress experiences may contribute to depression among a sample of 526 university students in China. Method: The self-report questi…
Mariana Rodrigo do Vale Costa e Silva, Rauni Jandé Roama-Alves, Sylvia Maria Ciasca
The diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) requires changes in the organization of the family routine and in the educational practices employed by their parents or caregivers, due to the characteristics of this condition. In this context, it is important…
Ioanna Zioga, George Kosteletos, Evangelos D. Protopapadakis, Christos Papageorgiou, Konstantinos Kontoangelos, Charalabos Papageorgiou
Empathy is essential in story comprehension as it requires understanding of the emotions and intentions of the characters. We evaluated the sensitivity of an emotional perspective-taking task using Aesop’s Fables in relation to empathy. Participants ( N = 301…
Damilola Fisayo Adebayo, Aderonke Akintola, Abayomi Olaseni
There is a sporadic increase in the number of newly infected cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria and this conveys clearly, poor adherence to the preventive guidelines by WHO and NCDC. This study examined the roles of life orientation and socio-demographic factors on…
Ibukunoluwa Busayo Bello, Ebenezer Olutope Akinnawo, Bede Chinonye Akpunne, Abayomi Olubanjo Olusa
Background: In Nigeria, alexithymia, “no words for feelings” is understudied and under-assessed despite its significance in physical and psychological health outcomes. This study attempts the development of a standardised alexithymia scale. Methodology: The d…
Yuxia Chen, Zahari Ishak
In order to explore the effect of gratitude diary intervention on depression, 156 female college students participated in a one-month intervention of gratitude diary experiment. Using Beck Depression Rating Scale and Gratitude Questionnaire to assess the degr…
Elizabeth Flanagan Balawajder, Bruce G. Taylor, Phoebe A. Lamuda, Kai MacLean, Harold A. Pollack, John A. Schneider
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound impacts on mental health. We examined whether mental health differed based on sociodemographic and background characteristics, political party affiliation, and concerns about COVID-19. Methods: A cross-sectio…
Anna Maria Gkizani, Michael Galanakis
Goal setting is a common aspect of behavior modification, however, when goal setting is most successful is unknown. The objectives of this systematic review and meta-analysis were 1) to assess τhe literature on goal setting in businesses 2) to assess Locke’s…
Angeliki Vourloumi Barza, Michael Galanakis
The purpose of the systematic review at hand is to study the connection between the personality traits of the Big Five personality theory, in correlation to organizational commitment. As a first step, we will focus on the theoretical background of the notion…
Wissal Boughattas
This study explores the concept of the optimal psychological state as a field of positive psychology. It aimed to demonstrate the influence of a mental preparation program to optimize mental state during competition. Statistic suggests that relaxation help at…
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Psychology is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in psychology. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for doctors and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in psychology related problems. All manuscripts must be prepare… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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