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Cannabis-derived drug reduces nightmares in clinical trial: Study
The double-blind, placebo-controlled study followed more than 170 adults with post-traumatic stress disorder over 10 weeks.
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ResearchAug 6, 2026
How a year abroad shapes student personality
Spending a year studying abroad makes college students more agreeable, curious, and less anxious. A recent study tracked students' daily habits and discovered that these momentary behaviors gradually accumulate to shape…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
Adolescentsâ status-dependent public and private conformity to prosocial and antisocial decisions in a public goods game
Peer influence is a central yet contested issue in adolescence, a developmental period marked by heightened social sensitivity. The present study examined how adolescents conform to prosocial and antisocial decisions of…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
Meta-analysis of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral predictors of academic achievement in higher education students
BackgroundHigher education outcomes are frequently associated with cognitive ability and the outcomes of previous school years, but there are likely emotional and behavioral factors that contribute to these as well. This…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
Effects of different physical exercise programs on psychological stress and group cohesion in children
PurposeThis study aimed to examine the effects of different physical exercise programs on psychological stress and group cohesion in children aged 10–11 years and to test the mediating role of group cohesion in the…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
Indigenous oral traditions and psychological well-being under modernization: from external valuation to relational selfhood
Across many Indigenous communities, modernization, urbanization, market integration, formal schooling, language shift, and cultural commodification have reshaped the conditions under which psychological well-being is…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
Toward robust AI-based ECG R-peak detection for real-time physiological monitoring in operational environments
Reliable estimation of heart rate variability (HRV) from electrocardiography (ECG) depends on accurate detection of R-peaks, a task that becomes challenging in operational environments characterized by noise, motion…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
The longitudinal relationship between foreign language learning anxiety and willingness to communicate in vocational English classrooms among Chinese students: the mediating roles of instrumental motivation and learning engagement
The willingness to communicate (WTC) in vocational English classrooms involves the combined roles of achievement emotions, future-oriented motivational beliefs, and classroom engagement. Drawing on control-value theory…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
The association between relative deprivation and cyber-ostracism: the mediating role of social emotions and the moderating role of self-esteem
As everyday social interaction increasingly unfolds online, individuals who feel relatively deprived may turn to these platforms for connection yet become more exposed to cyber-ostracism. However, the socioemotional…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
Innovative practices in humanistic and liberal education: a four-in-one “infusive” educational model regarding character, literature, culture, and civilization
IntroductionThis study addresses persistent challenges in China's humanistic and liberal education, including cultural disjunction, weakened value guidance, and insufficient integration of knowledge into practice. To…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
Support usability, institutional trust, and psychological adaptation among international students from war-affected regions in Chinese universities: a mixed-methods study
Conflict-driven mobility is reshaping international higher education and raising new questions about how universities support students whose learning trajectories have been disrupted by war, political violence, or…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
Adult attachment and acceptance-rejection in Colombia and Spain: maternal and paternal contributions across contexts
ObjectiveThis study examined adult attachment and perceived parental acceptance-rejection in Colombia and Spain, focusing on country differences and on whether country moderated the associations between perceived…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
Perceived organizational toxicity and workplace loneliness among public-school teachers in one province of Türkiye: a cross-sectional statistical mediation analysis of organizational agility
IntroductionTeachers’ work is closely connected with communication, collegial support, coordination, and trust within the school environment. When these relationships are not experienced as sufficiently supportive or…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
Privacy risk perception and privacy disclosure behavior among college students: the mediating role of online social anxiety and the moderating role of privacy cynicism
BackgroundSocial media is a key platform for college students’ daily communication. However, frequent online fraud incidents have raised widespread concern. Interestingly, many users’ high-risk perception does not…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
Adaptation and validation of the generative AI dependency scale: evidence from construct validity, reliability and measurement invariance
This study aimed to adapt the Generative AI Dependency Scale into Turkish and to evaluate its psychometric properties in a Turkish sample. The study was conducted with 640 participants. The adaptation process was carried…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
Developing a wellbeing framework for employees working from home within a South African government entity
The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally transformed work arrangements, accelerating the shift to remote work and reshaping employee wellbeing. While working from home (WFH) offered flexibility and autonomy, it also…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
What shapes mathematics anxiety in K-12 education? A scoping review of research from 2019 to 2025
IntroductionDespite growing interest in mathematics anxiety, comprehensive syntheses of recent K–12 research remain limited. This scoping review aims to map the literature on mathematics anxiety that was published…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
Perceived behavioral control, language mindsets, and self-determination theory: a structural analysis of learning Arabic as a second language
Intensive L2 Arabic programs may place strong cognitive, emotional, and motivational demands on international students, yet limited research has examined how learners’ capability beliefs and language mindsets are related…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
The job creep-quiet quitting nexus revisited: servant leadership as a moderator in the manufacturing sector
This study aims to examine the organizational and managerial factors influencing employees’ quiet quitting behavior. In this context, the study investigates the effect of job creep on quiet quitting and the moderating…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
The relationship between emotional competence, psychological resilience, and job burnout among primary school physical education teachers: the mediating role of psychological resilience
ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore the relationships between emotional competence, psychological resilience and job burnout among primary school physical education (PE) teachers, and examine the mediating role of…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
Cosmetic enhancement as social signaling: context-dependent effects on facial evaluation in China and the United Kingdom
IntroductionHuman observers rapidly infer socially relevant traits from faces, yet these judgments can be altered by appearance modifications such as cosmetic enhancement. It remains unclear whether cosmetic enhancement…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
Social inequalities linked to accelerated biological aging
âMany studies reported null results for the first generation of epigenetic clocks, raising questions about the underlying hypothesis as well as the validity of the clocks themselves,â explains co-author Daniel…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
Well-being as a primary endpoint in clinical trials: a call for consensus
Psychiatric trials typically define success as symptom reduction, yet patients prioritize meaning, vitality, and functioning. This imbalance undervalues experiential benefits, distorting clinical, policy, and FDA…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
Emotion understanding through face and body in children with self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes
Emotion recognition (ER) is a core socio-cognitive skill supported by distributed brain networks, including face-selective occipito-temporal regions, the superior temporal sulcus, and the amygdala, which interact with…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
How does design thinking promote STEM learning? Meta-analysis of learning outcomes and moderating effects
Currently, the application of design thinking in the field of STEM education is expanding. However, in this field, there is currently no systematic analysis or comprehensive explanation of the extent to which design…
ResearchAug 6, 2026
AI enabled continuous care features enhance engagement and clinical outcomes in psychotherapy
Artificial intelligence (AI) may enhance the effectiveness of routine mental health care, yet large-scale real-world evaluations remain limited. We examined whether employer-level access to AI-enabled continuous care…
ResearchAug 5, 2026
Animal studies suggest that reproductive behavior fully recovers after puberty-blocking treatment ends
Temporarily pausing puberty with leuprolide in adolescent rats delays reproductive development. However, research in Biology of Sex Differences and Hormones and Behavior provides evidence that subjects achieve full…
ResearchAug 5, 2026
A climate-friendly diet might protect your brain by slowing cellular aging
Eating a climate-friendly diet packed with plants might do more than protect the environment. A large study found that strict adherence to sustainable eating habits is associated with a lower risk of stroke, depression…
ResearchAug 5, 2026
Common Advice About Kids’ Snacking is Outdated. Here’s What Parents Should Know
Back in the 1950s when Dr. Kelly Brownell was a young boy, snacking didn’t really exist. “Children ate three meals and maybe one snack,” he says. And typically that snack occurred in one place: at
ResearchAug 5, 2026
Many video game trolls are actually just vigilantes acting on a misunderstanding, study suggests
New research suggests much of the toxic behavior in online video games stems from a simple misunderstanding. When players misinterpret ambiguous actions as trolling, they often retaliate, accidentally sparking a…