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{"title":"Physical activity and depression of Chinese students in Korea: self-efficacy as a mediator and social support as a moderator.","authors":"Pengfei Chang","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1662687","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1662687","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study, grounded in social cognitive theory, investigates the impact of physical activity on depression levels among international students, with a focus on the mediating role of self-efficacy and the moderating effect of social support, aiming to unpack the mechanisms linking physical activity to mental health in this cross-cultural population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional design was employed, involving 903 international students from two South Korean universities; data were collected via standardized questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS 26.0, with analytical methods including descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, mediation analysis, and moderated regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three key findings were revealed: (1) physical activity exhibited a significant negative correlation with depression levels; (2) physical activity was positively associated with self-efficacy (which in turn negatively correlated with depression), and self-efficacy partially mediated the relationship between physical activity and depression; (3) social support moderated the effect of physical activity on depression.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>These findings elucidate the underlying mechanisms through which physical activity benefits mental health, highlighting the synergistic roles of self-efficacy (as an internal psychological resource) and social support (as an external buffering factor); the study provides empirical support for integrated interventions combining physical activity promotion, self-efficacy enhancement, and social support reinforcement to mitigate depression among international students, and demonstrates that enhancing self-efficacy and reinforcing social support can significantly amplify the antidepressant effects of physical activity in this group, offering new insights for cross-cultural mental health interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1662687"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12497817/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145244293","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":"A randomized controlled trial of the effect of a nature-based intervention on climate capability and eco-anxiety in teenagers.","authors":"Róise Glynn, Clodagh O Dwyer, Monica Casey, Santosh Sharma, Pat Harrold, Pat O'Connor, Patrick Harrold, Liam G Glynn","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1648880","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1648880","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>We are experiencing a climate and biodiversity crisis unprecedented in the history of mankind. Climate Capability is the degree to which individuals have the skills, understanding, and motivation to make behavioral changes that will reduce their individual contribution to climate change; and appreciate the need for collective action and governance to limit the magnitude of climate change and mitigate its effects. This novel randomized controlled trial tested an intervention to change climate capability in teenagers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study design was a randomized controlled trial recruiting teenagers from a single school community in Ireland. At baseline, prior to allocation, climate capability was measured using the climate capability scale in all participants. The intervention consisted of weekly online climate education and motivation messages and a supervised field trip. The primary outcome was change in climate capability score between baseline and follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 116 students were invited to participate and 86 (73%) agreed to do so and completed baseline data (Intervention = 43; Control = 43); 83 provided outcome data (Intervention = 43; Control = 40). There was evidence of a significant intervention effect (<i>p</i> < 0.01); with an increase in mean climate capability score of 8.2 (4.9-11.5) and an associated increase in eco-anxiety score of 7.2 (3.7-10.7) favoring the intervention. There was a statistically significant correlation between change in climate capability and change in eco-anxiety (Pearson correlation = 0.485, <i>p</i> < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The study results appear to confirm the effectiveness of a nature-based intervention in teenagers to build positive relationships with the environment and build their own capacity and capability to effect positive environmental change. Those responsible for developing school curricula should consider including climate education and engagement in the education of young people if we are to ensure that we have enough climate capable citizens of the future. The trial was registered with ISRCTN on 26/10/24 (No: 46298/www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN18655072).</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1648880"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12497743/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145244309","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":"Explaining health behavior: a new model centered around health experience and its determinants.","authors":"Damien S E Broekharst, Sjaak Bloem, Edward A G Groenland, Tessa S Folkertsma, Jim Ingebretsen Carlson, Frans Folkvord, Claire Everitt, Aad R Liefveld, Giuseppe Fico, Francisco Lupiáñez-Villanueva","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1626812","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1626812","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Conventional health-related models used to predict health behaviors have limited predictive power, as they fail to accurately capture an individual's health experience, which correlates more closely with health behavior. Therefore, some researchers have aimed to develop a predictive model focused on subjective health experience and its determinants. Although this model may be promising, it is still rudimentary. Hence, this study aimed to explore a new extended subjective health experience model and segment it along the lines of relevant demographic variables to further improve health behavior predictions.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>An online questionnaire was administered to a panel of 2,550 Dutch citizens, covering sample characteristics and measuring health perceptions, acceptance, control, projected health, experienced health, adjustment, and health behavior. Data were analyzed using descriptive, reliability, validity, and model statistics.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>The analysis revealed that almost all assumed direct relationships within the overall and segmented models are statistically significant, making them exceptionally robust. It also became clear that health perception indirectly influences health behavior through several pathways. The strongest indirect pathways linking health perception to health behavior involve sequential mediation by acceptance, experienced health, and projected health, with control potentially preceding or replacing acceptance. The most moderate indirect pathways involve acceptance with either experienced or projected health, with control potentially preceding or replacing acceptance. The weaker indirect pathways are those involving adjustment either combined with experienced and projected health or embedded within more extended sequences. It further became evident that the model explained between 39.2 and 50.9% of the variance in health behavior.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Healthcare professionals and other stakeholders may benefit from using key concepts such as acceptance, control, experienced health, and projected health to guide the development and implementation of future behavioral interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1626812"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12499497/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145244271","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":"Psychological resilience training for leaders in extreme times: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial.","authors":"Christina Hersom, Hans Henrik Knoop, Just Bendix Justesen","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1514954","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1514954","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The fact that organizations face increasing complexity, crises and adverse events requires corporate leaders to respond rapidly and continuously while maintaining their wellbeing and high performance. Psychological resilience is crucial for navigating in extreme times. However, research on building resilience in leader contexts is scarce, particularly regarding how leaders learn to anticipate, cope with, and learn from crises and adversities. This protocol describes a randomized controlled study that examines the dynamics and impact of resilience training focusing both on self-leadership development (psychological resilience) for leading oneself and on leadership development for leading others (psychosocial resilience). Participants include formal leaders and key personnel responsible for leading organizational functions or units. The intervention group will receive resilience training, while the control group will be offered modified training post-intervention. The flexible intervention, grounded in applied positive psychology and cognitive interventions, will be longitudinal, incorporating experiential learning, and involving Human Management Resource (HRM) and educated Human Resource (HR) resilience trainers. Leaders will participate in 20 weekly and collective \"resilience-sprints\" during extreme times. Primary outcomes will be measured at three time points: before, during, and after the intervention to evaluate effects and explore resilience pathways. Continuous evaluations will identify the relevance of implemented resilience factors, and process evaluations will provide insights into contextual influences and dynamics of resilience building. The study integrates individual and organizational factors into a psychosocial resilience intervention designed as a comprehensive leader training program. The study protocol directs a study that aims to enhance empirical understanding of building leader resilience in extreme times of crisis and adversities, to benefit research in Management, HRM, and resilience fields. Ultimately, the study aim to help leaders face, cope, and adapt effectively by learning from experiences with the complexities of adverse and pressured organizational contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1514954"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12499496/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145244319","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 mediating role of social goals in the relationships between teachers' transformational leadership, prosocial climate, and motor self-efficacy in physical education students.","authors":"Rafael E Reigal, Verónica Morales-Sánchez, Rui Matos, Antonio Hernández-Mendo","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1695236","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1695236","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>There is a limited body of research explaining the associations between transformational leadership and prosocial climate, particularly when considering social goals as mediating variables. Furthermore, no studies have explored the mediating effect of social goals and prosocial climate in the relationships between transformational leadership and motor self-efficacy.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between transformational leadership, social goals, prosocial climate, and the perception of motor self-efficacy. Specifically, this research intends to determine the mediating role of social goals in the relationships between teacher transformational leadership, prosocial climate, and motor self-efficacy in Physical Education students.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The study involved 392 adolescents (52.81% male, <i>n</i> = 207; 47.19% female, <i>n</i> = 185) aged between 14 and 16 years (<i>M</i> = 15.07; SD = 0.78), who were secondary school students in various educational institutions in the city of Málaga (Spain). Data were collected using the Transformational Teaching Questionnaire, the Social Goals in Physical Education Scale, the School Prosocial Climate Questionnaire, and the Motor Self-Efficacy Scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results revealed multiple relationships among the studied variables. Specifically, a mediation effect of social goals was observed between transformational leadership and prosocial climate, as well as a mediation effect of social goals and prosocial climate in the relationship between transformational leadership and motor self-efficacy.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings suggest an association between transformational leadership, prosocial climate, and motor self-efficacy, highlighting the importance of social goals as key variables in understanding these relationships.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1695236"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12497858/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145244264","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":"From psychological imbalance to behavioral withdrawal: unraveling the impact of relative deprivation on organizational citizenship behavior in tourism enterprises.","authors":"Shuangbin Han, Yuxiang Fan","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1619960","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1619960","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Relative deprivation (RD), an important antecedent of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), remains underexplored in terms of its fundamental mechanisms. By integrating Social Identity Theory and Attribution Theory, this study investigates how RD affects OCB among 305 tourism employees, with organizational identification (OI) acting as a mediator and attribution of responsibility (AR) functioning as a moderator. Three key findings emerge: (1) RD significantly diminishes OCB; (2) OI partially mediates the negative relationship between RD and OCB; and (3) AR not only weakens the direct RD-OCB connection but also moderates the mediating role of OI. These findings advance the theoretical understanding of how negative psychological experiences influence OCB by clarifying the dual mechanisms of identification and attribution. Practically, this study provides actionable strategies for tourism organizations to improve employee behavior through fair frameworks, cultural empowerment, and attributional guidance.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1619960"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12490995/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145232026","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":"A latent profile analysis of category characteristics of learning engagement, achievement motivation and its influencing factors among Chinese medical students.","authors":"Xiaoguang Wu, Wenxiang Shi, Xuemeng Song, Siyu Di","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1619935","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1619935","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to investigate the heterogeneity of learning engagement and achievement motivation among medical students, understand the role of career calling in predicting the subcategories of learning engagement and achievement motivation among medical students, and provide empirical evidence for medical education reform.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Latent profile analysis was used to investigate the latent characteristic patterns of learning engagement and achievement motivation, while polynomial logistic regression was used to investigate the predictive role of a sense of career using the latent categories of learning engagement and achievement motivation. The Learning Engagement Scale, Achievement Motivation Scale, and Career Calling Scale were used to survey students in their freshman and junior years (<i>n</i> = 1930) at a medical undergraduate college in Anhui Province, China.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>(1) Positive associations were found between achievement motivation, learning engagement, and sense of career calling among medical students. (2) Five latent profiles of medical students' learning engagement and achievement motivation were identified: \"avoidant learners,\" \"negative learners,\" \"positive learners,\" \"enjoyable learners,\" and \"excessive learners.\" The vast majority of medical students were classified as \"avoidant learners\" or \"negative learners.\" This suggests that the current level of learning engagement among medical students is low. (3) Medical students' perceptions of their career calling have a considerable impact on the latent categories of learning engagement and achievement motivation. Specifically, \"positive learners\" have the strongest sense of career calling, followed by \"excessive learners,\" \"enjoyable learners,\" and \"avoidant learners,\" and the lowest by \"negative learners.\"</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Heterogeneity appears in medical students' learning engagement and achievement motivation, with clear categorical traits and a strong correlation with career calling. The level of medical students' learning engagement can be improved by stimulating their achievement motivation and increasing their career calling.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1619935"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12491304/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145231937","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":"Effects of self-control of feedback timing on motor learning.","authors":"Kazunori Akizuki, Kosuke Takeuchi, Jun Yabuki, Kazuto Yamaguchi, Ryohei Yamamoto, Tatsuya Kaneno","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1638827","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1638827","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Although the effects of self-control on motor learning have been well studied, the effects of self-controlled feedback timing have not been thoroughly investigated. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the effects of self-controlled feedback timing on motor learning through two experiments.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In Experiment 1, participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups: concurrent feedback, terminal feedback, or self-controlled feedback. The procedure included a pre-test, practice session, and a retention test conducted 1 week after the practice, with visual feedback provided only during the practice session. Participants also completed three subscales of the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory before/after the practice session and the NASA-Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) after the practice session. In Experiment 2, participants were randomly assigned to either a self-controlled feedback group or a yoked feedback group, following the same procedure as in Experiment 1.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In Experiment 1, the concurrent feedback group demonstrated the smallest performance errors during practice, while the terminal feedback group showed the largest performance errors. However, both the self-controlled and terminal feedback groups exhibited significantly smaller errors than the concurrent feedback group in the retention test. In Experiment 2, the self-controlled group made significantly fewer errors than the yoked group in the retention test. The self-controlled group showed significantly higher intrinsic motivation and significantly lower scores in the performance subscale of NASA-TLX than the yoked group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In the present study, concurrent visual feedback interfered with motor learning by inducing a dependency on visual feedback. Our findings suggest that self-controlled feedback timing may overcome the potential negative effects of concurrent visual feedback through the positive influence of self-control, which may arise through the involvement of both intrinsic motivation and information processing.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1638827"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12491054/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145232048","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":"Editorial: Climate change challenge: adaptation to climate change.","authors":"Giuseppe Carrus, Chiara Massullo, Lorenza Tiberio, Lina Fusaro, Christoph Steinebach","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1675673","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1675673","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1675673"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12492443/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145232102","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":"Correction: Development and validation of a questionnaire for table tennis teaching in physical education.","authors":"Miguel Ángel Ortega-Zayas, Antonio José Cardona-Linares, Alberto Quílez, Alejandro García-Giménez, Miguel Lecina, Francisco Pradas","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1675905","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1675905","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1550061.].</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1675905"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12498140/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145244253","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}