Understanding the causes of autism in sub-Saharan Africa remains limited, contributing to stigma and delayed identification. This multi-site qualitative study examined community explanatory models of …

This article explores the cultural meanings of romantic relationships among youth in excluded Roma settlements in Slovakia. Moving beyond pathologising narratives on early pregnancy and domestic viole…

Research and theory indicate that self-efficacy can be influenced by factors related to persuasion, experiences of success, and emotional states. These factors can include situations that challenge pe…

OBJECTIVE: Phubbing-defined as the act of ignoring people in one's physical environment in favor of engaging with a smartphone-has become increasingly prevalent among adolescents. While social media u…

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to compare levels of alexithymia, psychological problems, emotion regulation difficulties, and disordered eating behaviors between adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus…

UNLABELLED: Humans have thousands of thoughts every day-often shaped by personal memories, goals, and environmental cues-that are deeply intertwined with emotional functioning. Yet, it remains unclear…

BACKGROUND: Outdoor learning is widely used in educational practice, particularly for pupils who experience difficulties in conventional classrooms, yet little is known about how physiological and emo…

Food consumption can be an attempt to regulate negative emotion, positioning eating as a strategy for emotion regulation (EER). Given adolescents' developmental changes, such as sensitivity to stress …

Based on a developmental approach, psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR) for children assumes that a combination of factors points to problems and, as for adults, focuses on recovery. It does not depend s…

OBJECTIVE: Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common, asymptomatic, latent virus, may contribute to individual differences in daily psychological stress processes and ensuing poor health. Though mechanisms link…

Weight concerns, restrained eating, and psychological distress are known to be interconnected, yet their dynamic and bidirectional relationships in daily life remain insufficiently explored. Moreover,…

OBJECTIVE: Worry plays an important role in anxiety disorders, but its neurodevelopment remains unclear. Worry increases during adolescence when cognitive-affective neural circuits are developing, imp…