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Emotional intelligence (EI) and self-regulated learning (SRL) have emerged as central constructs for explaining why some students sustain engagement and achieve academically under pressure while others succumb to burnout and inefficiency. This mini-review synthesizes theoretical and empirical work on the association between EI and SRL and on the psychological pathways through which the two jointl…

IntroductionMental health help-seeking intentions are associated with individual, social, and contextual factors, yet cross-national research comparing Western and East Asian populations remains limited, and few studies have evaluated whether cultural variables contribute explanatory value beyond established predictors.MethodsA quantitative cross-sectional survey was administered to 304 universit…

IntroductionThe contemporary dance transformation of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) and traditional folk culture elements has become an important phenomenon in Chinese stage art practice, but systematic empirical research on the psychological characteristics of the creators and performers involved is still lacking.MethodsThis study adopted a cross-sectional questionnaire design with 915 creat…

IntroductionVirtual learning environments have become an important context for higher education, yet the psychological mechanisms through which students achieve positive learning outcomes remain insufficiently understood. Informed by self-determination theory and flow theory, this study examined a sequential psychological pathway linking self-regulated learning to learning engagement and learning…

We investigated how approach and avoidance motivational sequences shape evaluations of interpersonal closeness-distance during second-person verbally simulated interaction episodes, and whether these effects are modulated by linguistic formulation and language context. Two parallel behavioral experiments were conducted in Spanish (N = 20) and Mandarin Chinese (N = 20; 39 participants retained for…

BackgroundReinforcement sensitivity theory highlights the crucial role of two systems: the behavioral inhibition system (BIS) and the behavioral activation system (BAS) in explaining one’s tendency to respond to positive or adverse stimuli in diverse contexts, including educational. However, there is a lack of measurements that capture the punishment mechanism underlying students’ reactions when …

Physical activity and sport settings may become socially threatening when students anticipate negative evaluation of their bodies, competence, or behavior. Yet it remains unclear whether social interaction anxiety precedes exercise-related avoidance and whether such avoidance, in turn, precedes later anxiety. This study examined reciprocal longitudinal associations at both the between- and within…

This qualitative study explores adolescents’ psychological adjustment when encountering online misinformation. Based on in-depth interviews with Taiwanese secondary school students, it examines how participants moved from initial acceptance of inaccurate information toward questioning, verification, recognition, and later adjustment. The analysis identified five interrelated patterns: initial acc…

Parental phubbing, a growing phenomenon in the digital era, has raised concerns about its impact on young children’s development. However, little is known about how parental phubbing influences preschool children’s social–emotional competence and the underlying family mechanisms. Drawing on social learning theory, attachment theory, and family systems theory, this study examines the mediating rol…

IntroductionCompetitive sport is increasingly affected by environmental challenges. Athletes compete in performance-oriented systems that often constrain pro-environmental action. Navigating ecological sustainability-related cognition and affect may therefore impose additional mental load on athletes and require self-regulation, potentially competing with performance-relevant cognitive and emotio…

This article develops perceived language legitimacy (PLL) as a theoretically refined framework for examining how languages and varieties come to be regarded as authoritative, valuable, or marginal within particular social contexts. Existing accounts of language attitudes, symbolic power, and language ideology have provided important explanations of linguistic evaluation and inequality. Less atten…

A qualitative thematic analysis was conducted with 25 students from a Malaysian institution to gain a deeper understanding of their motivation for using ChatGPT in English language learning. The study employed Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and the results demonstrated that ChatGPT has the potential to contribute positively to aspects related to English language competence, social connections, a…

BackgroundLoneliness, sleep quality, psychological resilience, and self-esteem are closely related to young adults’ everyday psychological adjustment. However, less is known about how sleep quality is associated with loneliness among higher vocational college students and whether this association depends on internal psychological resources. This study examined the association between sleep qualit…

IntroductionProfessional musicians may be exposed to distinctive occupational, psychosocial, and artistic demands, yet integrated evidence on their mental health, psychological resources, and treatment utilization remains scarce. Therefore, this study examined mental health indicators, including symptom burden and self-reported diagnosed mental disorders, personal psychological resources (resilie…

Educational support is usually regarded as a protective resource for vulnerable students, particularly those learning under social, economic, or psychological disadvantage. Yet support may become psychologically costly when it is experienced as overprotective, intrusive, or competence undermining. Drawing on self-determination theory, social support theory, and resilience research, this study dev…

IntroductionStudent Evaluation of Teaching (SET) is essential for educational development; however, it increasingly suffers from survey fatigue and perfunctory responses, particularly among medical students facing high academic stress and cognitive loads. Traditional behavioral theories often overlook the psychological appraisal of “cost–benefit” in students’ decision-making processes. To address…

Personalized learning path optimization based on cognitive diagnosis models faces two key gaps: the sparsity of large-scale educational data makes it difficult for traditional DINA models to converge, and the psychological mechanism underlying the effectiveness of personalized paths lacks empirical testing. To address these gaps, this study proposes and validates a personalized learning path opti…

Previous studies have found a positive correlation between athletic expertise and the alerting effect; however, few studies have investigated these associations among soccer players. This study employed an alerting task to compare the alerting effect between elite soccer players and novices. We report an ERP study involving 68 participants, which allows us to reexamine the mechanisms underlying a…

BackgroundEvaluating Japanese language learning strategies is challenging because language acquisition depends on cognitive, motivational, instructional, and sociocultural factors that cannot be adequately assessed using conventional evaluation methods. A systematic framework that integrates multiple educational dimensions and accommodates uncertainty is therefore needed.MethodsThis study propose…

IntroductionSexual wellbeing is an important yet often overlooked aspect of quality of life for many Adolescent and Young Adult patients with sarcoma. Given the significant impact of this issue and the dearth of previous research, this study aims to explore the sexual wellbeing and psychosexual needs of this group.Materials and methodsA descriptive, phenomenological, qualitative study was conduct…