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{"title":"Comorbidity of depression and test anxiety among Vietnamese and Chinese undergraduates: cross-cultural insights from latent profile and network analyses.","authors":"Thi Phuong Thao Quach, RenLai Zhou","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1535224","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1535224","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The comorbidity of test anxiety and depression among Chinese students has been documented in numerous studies. However, despite the high prevalence of test anxiety in Vietnam, no studies to date have examined this issue within the Vietnamese context.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study tested measurement invariance, assessed test information, and examined symptom interrelations among 884 Vietnamese and Chinese undergraduates. Data were collected using the Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI) and the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), administered in either Vietnamese or Chinese. Analyses were conducted using multigroup latent profile analysis (MLPA) and network analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>1. Both Chinese and Vietnamese undergraduates experienced comorbidity of test anxiety and depression, with Chinese students in high test anxiety groups showing a greater risk of depressive tendencies. 2. The core symptoms associated with the test anxiety-depression comorbidity differed between the two cultural groups. 3. While the network structures of the high-test-anxiety-high-depression groups showed some similarities across cultures, significant differences were observed in the low-to-moderate test anxiety and moderate depression groups.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>These findings underscore cultural nuances in the recognition and expression of test anxiety and depression among Vietnamese and Chinese undergraduates. The results highlight the importance of culturally sensitive approaches in cross-cultural mental health research and intervention design.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1535224"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12093409/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144119339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Enhancing memory retrieval in generative agents through LLM-trained cross attention networks.","authors":"Chuanyang Hong, Qingyun He","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1591618","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1591618","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The surge in the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) has propelled the development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), highlighting generative agents as pivotal components for emulating complex AI behaviors. Given the high costs associated with individually training LLMs for each AI agent, there is a critical need for advanced memory retrieval mechanisms to maintain the unique characteristics and memories of individual AI agents.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this research, we developed a text-based simulation of a generative agent world, constructing a community with multiple agents and locations in which certain levels of interaction were enabled. Within this framework, we introduced a novel memory retrieval system using an Auxiliary Cross Attention Network (ACAN). This system calculates and ranks attention weights between an agent's current state and stored memories, selecting the most relevant memories for any given situation. In a novel approach, we incorporated LLM assistance, comparing memories retrieved by our model with those extracted using a base method during training, and constructing a novel loss function based on these comparisons to optimize the training process effectively. To our knowledge, this is the first study to utilize LLMs to train a dedicated agent memory retrieval network.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our empirical evaluations demonstrate that this approach substantially enhances the quality of memory retrieval, thereby increasing the adaptability and behavioral consistency of agents in fluctuating environments.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Our findings not only introduce new perspectives and methodologies for memory retrieval in generative agents but also extend the utility of LLMs in memory management across varied AI agent applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1591618"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12092450/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144119363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Family life under strain: the impact of forced migration on refugee parenting in reception centers.","authors":"Jennifer Drummond Johansen, Sverre Varvin, Mette Sagbakken","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1554692","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1554692","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The global refugee crisis has reached unprecedented levels, with millions, including a significant number of children, being displaced from their homes. Refugees face mental health challenges due to pre-migration trauma, adverse flight experiences, and post-migration stressors which severely impact family dynamics and parenting practices. This study explores the effects of forced migration on refugee parents living in Norwegian reception centers, focusing on how the context of the reception centers influence parenting capacities.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The research adopts ecological and sociocultural perspectives to understand resilience and parenting within the context of forced migration. Data collection includes individual interviews with 12 parents, field notes, and reflexive accounts, analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to capture the participants' lived experiences.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings indicate that the constraints imposed by the asylum system significantly hinder parents' access to essential resources, leading to increased stress and reduced parenting capacities. Parents reported feelings of being trapped in a state of uncertainty due to a lack of stability and structure. This exacerbated their mental health issues and impaired their ability to provide a secure and nurturing environment for their children. Many parents expressed feelings of isolation and powerlessness.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The study highlights the need for host societies to address systemic barriers and provide comprehensive support to refugee families. Interventions should focus on creating a \"safe haven\" that facilitates psychosocial rehabilitation and supports the well-being of both parents and children. Understanding the broader socio-political context and its impact on refugee parenting practices is crucial and requires shifting from a deficit model of parenting to one that recognizes the resilience and strengths of refugee parents.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This research offers a deeper understanding of the complex challenges faced by refugee parents in reception centers. It underscores the necessity for tailored interventions that address both individual and systemic factors to foster resilience of refugee families. Further studies are essential to explore the long-term effects of forced migration on parent-child relationships and child development, and to develop interventions that support the unique needs of refugee families in various contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1554692"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12092455/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144119366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Free psychology? Why psychological research is incompatible with the requirements of clockwork determinism.","authors":"Stephan Lau, Roy Frederick Baumeister","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1544101","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1544101","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This essay argues that the concept of strict causal determinism (or \"clockwork determinism\"), while being a powerful doctrine to reduce uncertainty, is not compatible with the way psychology does science. Specifically, we argue that psychological explanations are necessarily incomplete, that the specification and measurement of variables will always contain variance, and that psychological experiments cannot guarantee the degree of control necessary for strict deterministic relationships. Further, we argue that typical psychological causes do not fit the scale of clockwork-deterministic explanations. It is important to note that these arguments are agnostic to the question of whether clockwork determinism exists or not. Even if the universe works strictly deterministically, psychological explanations and paradigms would remain incompatible with the requirements posed by clockwork determinism. We judge this not to be of any problem for a thriving psychological science, unless (young) scientists see clockwork determinism as their primary epistemological foundation.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1544101"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12092365/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144119377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Illusory Health Beliefs Scale: validation using exploratory structural equation modeling and multidimensional Rasch analysis.","authors":"Andrew Denovan, Neil Dagnall, Kenneth Graham Drinkwater","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1491759","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1491759","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Illusory Health Beliefs Scale (IHBS) is a multidimensional instrument that evaluates endorsement of scientifically unsubstantiated, illusory health-oriented notions. These beliefs are important because they potentially influence attitudes/actions to the detriment of personal wellbeing/health. Preceding research examining IHBS item performance at the unidimensional subscale level identified five dimensions (Religious/Spiritual, Superstition, Precognitive, Health Myths, Skepticism), and an independent Health Pseudoscience subscale. The present paper extended latent structure analysis by employing exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) and multidimensional Rasch analysis. Concurrently, statistical appraisal tested convergent validity via relationships with related health-based constructs (i.e., health locus of control, HLC and beliefs about complementary and alternative medicine, CAM). A sample of 2,138 completed the IHBS (1,016 males, 1,113 females, seven non-binary, two preferred not to disclose). Following minor scale modification, ESEM reported good data-fit for a six-factor model. With the exception of Skepticism, which was negatively associated, IHBS subfactors correlated positively with HLC and CAM. These outcomes supported the supposition that the IHBS measures perceived and illusory health control. Rasch analysis designated sufficient multidimensionality and satisfactory subscale functioning. Strong associations indicated that IHBS dimensions assessed related but discrete aspects of illusory health beliefs. High associations among paranormal-based dimensions (Religious/Spiritual, Superstition, and Precognitive) suggested the need for greater content separation. Moreover, the poor reliability of Skepticism designated the need to develop a more efficacious assessment of this dimension.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1491759"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12092366/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144119421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Toronto Ethnically Diverse face database: a multi-faceted stimulus set.","authors":"Menahal Latif, Nicole Sugden, Maire L O'Hagan, Margaret C Moulson","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1541546","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1541546","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Face stimuli are often used in psychological and neuroimaging research to assess perceptual, cognitive, social, and emotional processes. Many available face databases, however, have limited diversity in ethnicity, emotional expression, gaze direction, and/or pose, which constrains their utility to specific contexts. Having a diverse face database can mitigate these biases and may help researchers investigate novel topics that examine the effects of ethnicity on these processes. The Toronto Ethnically Diverse (TED) face database is designed to provide an open-access set of 271 unique White, Black, East-Asian, South-Asian, South-East Asian, Middle Eastern, Multi-racial, and Indigenous adult models. The TED database includes diversity in race, gender, pose, gaze direction, and three emotion variations (neutral, open-mouth happiness, closed-mouth happiness). Validation data of the stimuli based on judgments of the emotional expressions showed high inter-rater reliability and high accuracy as measured by proportion correct and Cohen's kappa scores. Intensity, and genuineness ratings are also presented for each model. The validation results for TED suggest that this face database consists of models displaying their intended emotions with high fidelity. This database will be useful to researchers seeking to study underrepresented groups and to other broad groups of researchers who are studying face perception.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1541546"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12092440/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144119487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Contributors to caregiver burden, depression, and anxiety in the partners of professional American-style football players: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Niki Konstantinides, Paula S Atkeson, Heather DiGregorio, Inana Dairi, Cheyenne Brown, Kairi Noriega, Jillian Baker, Valencia Taylor, Christy Glass, Lewis E Kazis, Rachel Terrill, Frank E Speizer, Ross D Zafonte, Herman A Taylor, Aaron L Baggish, Marc G Weisskopf, Alicia J Whittington, Rachel Grashow","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1581239","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1581239","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>American-style football (ASF) has been linked to chronic adverse health outcomes. The extent to which ASF players' careers impact their spouses' caregiver burden, depression, and anxiety remains unknown. In addition to conventional family stressors, ASF families may have specific concerns such as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE; a condition that can only be established at autopsy), which may additionally contribute to caregiver burden and mood symptoms.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Family Experiences Managing Football Lives (FEM-FL) is a cross-sectional study developed under the Football Players Health Study at Harvard University. Eligible participants were partners of current and former professional ASF players who completed electronic surveys from 2021 to 2024. Data on age, race, family composition, income, employment status, caregiver help, personal health, marital satisfaction, player position, and number of relocations were collected. Participants were asked whether they believed their partner had \"CTE.\" Multivariable models measured associations between established and ASF-specific risk factors and caregiver burden (Zarit 4-item Burden Interview), and depression and anxiety symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-4).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 153 partners of active and former professional ASF players, mean [SD] age was 48.1 [13.5], and 28.8% self-identified as Black. In models that adjusted for established risk factors and ASF-specific variables, poor health among partners was associated with a 1.6 point increase in depression score (95% CI = 0.90, 2.30; <i>p</i> < <i>0.001</i>) and 1.87 point increase in anxiety (95% CI = 1.05, 2.69; <i>p</i> < <i>0.001</i>). Models that controlled for established risk factors identified significant associations between increased marital satisfaction and a 5.87 reduction in caregiver burden score (95% CI= -7.32, -4.43; <i>p</i> < <i>0.001</i>), 1.26 score reduction in depression score (95% CI = -1.75, -0.77; <i>p</i> < <i>0.001</i>) and 1.32 reduction in anxiety score (95% CI = -1.89, -0.75; <i>p</i> < <i>0.001</i>). CTE concerns were associated with a 2.90 increase in caregiver burden score (95% CI = 1.78, 3.99; <i>p</i> < <i>0.001</i>) and a 0.44 increase in reported anxiety (95% CI = -0.01, 0.88; <i>p</i> = <i>0.05</i>), but had no association with depression in adjusted models.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Among partners of active and former professional ASF players, marital satisfaction, poor health, and concerns about CTE may play a role in caregiver burden and behavioral health. CTE concerns represents a potential novel risk factor for increased caregiver burden among partners of ASF players.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1581239"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12092435/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144119342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What makes an individual inclusive of others? Development of the individual inclusiveness inventory.","authors":"Cecily Josten, Grace Lordan","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1473120","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1473120","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Collaboration and inclusion are key drivers of successful work outcomes in today's increasingly diverse workforce. Yet, while organizational inclusion has been widely studied, less is known about what makes an individual inclusive of others at work. We define an inclusive individual as someone who actively includes others in a group, values diversity of thought and background, and fosters group performance and productivity. To address this gap, we develop and validate a new measure: the <i>Individual Inclusiveness Inventory</i>.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using a combined deductive and inductive approach, we generated scale items based on a review of the inclusion literature and qualitative interviews with 14 diversity and inclusion experts. We conducted exploratory factor analysis (EFA) followed by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on responses from two samples of working professionals in the UK.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The analyses revealed a two-factor solution. The first factor, <i>Belonging and Uniqueness</i>, captures the ability to foster a sense of belonging while valuing individuals' distinctiveness. The second factor, <i>Challenge and Openness</i>, reflects openness to diverse perspectives and willingness to engage in and accept constructive challenge. Both factors demonstrated good reliability. Predictive validity analyses showed that <i>Challenge and Openness</i> was positively associated with all measured work outcomes, including income. <i>Belonging and Uniqueness</i> was positively associated with the number of people managed, perceived seniority, and happiness at work.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Our findings suggest that individual inclusiveness is multi-dimensional and differentially predictive of work outcomes. <i>Challenge and Openness</i> appears closely linked to productivityrelated outcomes, likely due to its association with innovation and competitiveness. <i>Belonging and Uniqueness</i>, while less predictive of productivity, is important for relational outcomes such as team cohesion and well-being. These insights have implications for talent development and inclusive leadership training.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1473120"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12092355/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144119493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Emotional factor matters in language learning? A meta-analysis of emotional intelligence on language achievement.","authors":"Qiao Peng, Li Shuhong","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1502112","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1502112","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Emotional intelligence (EI) has garnered sustained theoretical and empirical attention over recent decades. Within the domain of linguistics, a growing body of research has investigated the relationship between EI and language achievement. Publication trends in this area reveal two distinct phases: a period of lukewarm attention (2009-2017), followed by a phase of rapid growth (2018-present). The present meta-analysis aims to determine whether EI significantly influences language achievement. Drawing on data from 47 independent studies, comprising 63 effect sizes and a total sample of 18,649 participants, this study found a small but significant correlation between EI and subjective language achievement (<i>r</i> = 0.24), and a moderate correlation with objective language achievement (<i>r</i> = 0.41). Moderator analyses revealed that the relationship between EI and objective language achievement varied significantly by educational level, target language, language skill assessed, and publication year. In contrast, no significant moderation effects were found for research type, learning context, students' major, first language, or the measurement instruments employed. These findings underscore the important role of EI in language learning and highlight the need for emotionally responsive and supportive pedagogical environments that contribute to the sustainable development of foreign language education.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1502112"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12092430/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144119358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Interoception, insula, and agency: a predictive coding account of aphantasia.","authors":"Juha Silvanto","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1564251","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1564251","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1564251"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12092441/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144119403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}