Adolescent pregnancy is a global phenomenon that increases the risk of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. In addition, early parenthood has implications that foster intergenerational pover…

Sport coaches can facilitate positive youth development in athletes. However, little is known about how coach behaviors that span the full range leadership model (i.e. FRLM) impact development. In thi…

We can regulate our own and other people's emotions, but it is not clear whether we use the same strategies to regulate others' emotions as we do to regulate our own. In three preregistered studies, w…

BACKGROUND: Food allergy-related bullying (FARB) is an underrecognized phenomenon that combines the psychosocial harm of peer victimization with the potential for serious physical consequences from al…

BACKGROUND: Despite increasing interest in school belonging, few studies have applied person-centered approaches to explore how emotional and psychological factors interact within adolescent populatio…

Bullying has become a global concern. It becomes more pertinent for the case of students with special education needs (SWSEN), particularly in resource-constrained countries. The current study examine…

In India, transgender persons - especially Hijras and Kinnars - inhabit a paradoxical position: culturally mythologized as sacred yet socially marginalized. Drawing on primary survey data from 335 tra…

Evidence shows that social exclusion motivates to paying attention to the situation to reconnect with others or to protect oneself from further exclusion. However, it is unclear how social attention i…

Social connection is essential to human health and survival. Experiences of ostracism increase vulnerability to psychopathology. Emotion regulation, supported by executive functions, may buffer these …

BACKGROUND: Promoting social inclusion is crucial for people living with severe mental illness (SMI), who often experience high levels of social exclusion. However, research that uses a psychometric s…

Social connections are fundamental to human well-being, yet ostracism can lead to mental and physical maladjustment. Ostracized individuals often attempt to reconnect, but their efforts can be hindere…

BACKGROUND: Executive function deficits are consistently associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), yet the expression of specific executive domains may differ across genders. Em…