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{"title":"A cross-sequential study of academic readiness and coping strategies among first-generation college students.","authors":"Nimra Rani Musawar, Najia Zulfiqar","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1537850","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1537850","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The transition from high school to college has embedded challenges, particularly for first-generation students. The study examined the overtime relationship and level of academic readiness and coping strategies among first-year, first-generation, and continuing-generation college students. Another objective was to examine the gender differences in the study variable. A cross-sequential design was used to collect data during college entry and 3 months after the baseline assessment. The differences in the levels of readiness and coping were examined based on participants' generation status and gender. Generation status played a significant role in shaping readiness and coping strategies, and this association was more vital for the continuing generation than for the first-generation college students. As hypothesized, the findings show that first-generation college students were less ready and used poor coping strategies than continuing-generation college students at Time 1. However, this difference disappeared 3 months later between the two cohorts. The overall scores of readiness and coping increased from Time 1 to Time 2. Gender comparison showed that irrespective of being FGCS or CGCS, girls were more prepared than boys at the time of entering college, and boys surpassed girls in using coping strategies to overcome academic issues. Limitations, implications, and recommendations are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1537850"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11919878/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143663074","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":"An encounter with death: a comparative thematic and content analysis of naturalistic DMT experiences and the near-death experience.","authors":"Pascal Michael, David Luke, Oliver Robinson","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1532937","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1532937","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Classical near-death experiences (NDEs) refer to states of disconnected consciousness characterised by a range of features occurring in the context of being close to death. Various psychedelic substances, such as <i>N,N-</i>dimethyltryptamine (DMT), consistently replicate NDE features and may be considered 'near-death-<i>like</i> experiences.' However, a systematic qualitative analysis comparing the specifics of content with the broader themes of both psychedelic and NDEs has yet to be conducted.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We report the third thematic and content analysis of the DMT experience from a naturalistic field study, focusing on themes related to death and dying. Based on 36 semi-structured interviews, this analysis is then directly compared, qualitatively and in terms of content frequency, with a novel extension of a previous thematic analysis of 34 written NDE narratives.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The 'canonical NDE themes' identified across the DMT experiences included Translocation, Bright Light(s), Sense of Dying, The Void, Disembodiment, Tunnel-like Structures, Light Being-esque Entities, Deceased Family, Life Review-like, and Hyper-empathic Experiences. A total of 95% of participants reported at least one of these. Twelve 'less typical NDE motifs' were also noted. Five classical NDE features were entirely absent from DMT, while DMT exhibited an even broader array of experience features that were absent from NDEs. DMT clearly shares a more basic phenomenological structure with NDEs but shows differences in the prevalence of certain features. Furthermore, DMT did not present any immediately recognisable linear sequencing of themes. Overall, DMT is distinctly unique in its qualitative content, characterised by its more prodigious and stereotypical nature, which includes kaleidoscopic, extraterrestrial, transcultural, fluctuating, and overwhelming elements.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>When examining the comparability between DMT and NDEs at a fundamentally more nuanced level of qualitative content (as opposed to broad themes or questionnaire items), the two experiences clearly diverge. However, a minority of NDEs, which are themselves unique, do share significant content with DMT. Taken together, DMT could be considered an 'NDE-mimetic.' The weaker comparability is likely due not only to differences in context but also to the complex neural processes occurring near death, in which endogenous DMT may only play a small role. In light of this level of parallelism with NDEs, some potential clinical applications of DMT are also discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1532937"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11920758/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143663196","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":"Development and validation of the Disrespect and Mistreatment during Childbirth Questionnaire: risk factors and effects on parenting stress.","authors":"Chiara Suttora, Odette Nardozza, Laura Menabò, Emanuele Preti, Ilenia Passaquindici, Mirco Fasolo, Maria Spinelli","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1562679","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1562679","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>A growing body of research indicates that disrespect and mistreatment during childbirth (obstetric mistreatment) are widespread globally. These experiences, along with their prevalence, risk factors, and impacts on maternal mental health, are often assessed using <i>ad hoc</i> tools, highlighting the need for psychometrically valid instruments. This study aims to develop and validate the Disrespect and Mistreatment during Childbirth Questionnaire (DMCQ) and explore factors contributing to negative childbirth experiences, as well as the relationship between mistreatment and parenting stress during the first two postpartum years.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An online survey was administered to 620 women, assessing sociodemographic and childbirth-related factors, experiences of disrespect and mistreatment during childbirth, postpartum posttraumatic stress symptoms related to childbirth, personality traits, and parenting stress.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Exploratory factor analysis identified a 5-factor model with good internal consistency: negative interactions with healthcare providers, separation from the newborn, medical intrusiveness, verbal mistreatment, and pain experience. Confirmatory factor analysis supported this structure, showing positive correlations with perinatal stress (convergent validity) and no association with openness to experience (divergent validity). Higher scores on the DMCQ correlated with increased parenting stress, particularly distress related to the parental role. Women with higher education, low income, and births in Southern Italy reported greater obstetric mistreatment. Risk factors included primiparity, unplanned cesarean, instrumental delivery, episiotomy, anesthesia, labor exceeding 12 h, and delivery complications.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>In conclusion, the Disrespect and Mistreatment during Childbirth Questionnaire is a psychometrically valid tool specifically designed to address obstetric mistreatment in the early years postpartum.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1562679"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11922090/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143663217","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 relationship between perceived teacher support and student engagement in Chinese senior high school English classrooms: the mediating role of learning motivation.","authors":"Wenxing Zhang, Jiayue Hu","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1563682","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1563682","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>In the current educational context, student engagement serves as a key indicator of both teaching quality and overall educational effectiveness in senior high school education.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study employed structural equation modeling to analyze the self-report questionnaire data from 314 Chinese senior high school students, aiming to examine the relationship between perceived teacher support and student engagement in English classrooms as well as the mediating role of learning motivation (intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results indicate that perceived teacher support, learning motivation, and student engagement in English learning are generally moderate to high. There is a positive correlation between teacher support, learning motivation, and student engagement. Teacher support significantly predicts student engagement yet learning motivation plays a mediating role in this relationship, with intrinsic motivation having a greater mediating effect than extrinsic motivation.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>These findings provide valuable insights into how teacher support influences student motivation and engagement, offering practical strategies for improving instructional approaches in senior high school English education.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1563682"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11919841/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143663279","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 prevalence of nomophobia in Cyprus and its relationship with coping styles.","authors":"Marilena Mousoulidou, Erietta Constantinidou, Andri Christodoulou, Michailina Siakalli","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1538155","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1538155","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The rise in smartphone use and the resulting dependence has led to the emergence of nomophobia, a term describing the anxiety or discomfort experienced when individuals are without their mobile phones. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of nomophobia among adults in Cyprus and explore its relationship with demographic characteristics, reasons for smartphone use, and coping styles.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In line with this aim, participants were 300 adults from Cyprus recruited by convenience and snowball sampling methods. The data were collected via an internet-based questionnaire that examined participants' level of nomophobia, reasons for phone use, time spent on their phones, and coping styles. The study utilized a Personal Information Form, the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q), and the Brief Coping to Problems Experienced Inventory (Brief COPE) to gather data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results suggest that (a) nearly all participants (99.3%) exhibited some level of nomophobia, with more than half of our sample (51.3%) experiencing moderate levels, (b) younger adults, women, and individuals with lower education levels were more prone to nomophobia, (c) communication and social media were positively related to nomophobia, and (d) maladaptive and avoidant coping strategies exacerbated the severity of nomophobia.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The findings highlight the growing concern of nomophobia and stress the need for educational programs promoting healthier smartphone habits.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1538155"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11919837/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143663277","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":"Neurobiology of emotional regulation in cyberbullying victims.","authors":"Sibin Mathew Nesin, Kriti Sharma, Kasturi Naresh Burghate, Madalaimuthu Anthony","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1473807","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1473807","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1473807"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11920150/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143663258","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":"Psychedelic iatrogenic structural dissociation: an exploratory hypothesis on dissociative risks in psychedelic use.","authors":"Steven Elfrink, Leigh Bergin","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1528253","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1528253","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper introduces the hypothesis of Psychedelic Iatrogenic Structural Dissociation (PISD), proposing that psychedelics may reactivate dissociated traumatic material, increasing the risk of psychological destabilization in trauma-exposed individuals. Grounded in structural dissociation theory, this framework suggests that psychedelics can disrupt the balance between daily functioning (the Apparently Normal Personality, ANP) and trauma-related responses (the Emotional Personality, EP), leading to the resurfacing of unintegrated memories. A review of recent studies highlights persistent adverse effects associated with psychedelic use, including emotional dysregulation, identity fragmentation, derealization, and perceptual disturbances, particularly among individuals with early trauma histories. To mitigate these risks and facilitate trauma processing, integration practices, body-focused therapies, and structured social support systems are proposed as key interventions. Additionally, emerging neurophysiological models suggest that psychedelics may reconfigure dissociative processes through the modulation of entrenched patterns, potentially facilitating trauma integration or increasing vulnerability to destabilization, depending on individual and contextual factors. These findings underscore the necessity of trauma-informed screening, preparation, and integration protocols to enhance the safety and efficacy of psychedelic therapies, particularly for vulnerable populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1528253"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11915219/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143656783","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 impact of multiple supports on university students' physical education learning motivation: a dual analysis based on SEM and fsQCA.","authors":"Huaixia Hao, Qingying Zhu, Changxi Feng","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1446317","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1446317","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>During their physical education courses, university students may encounter various academic pressures and difficulties, which significantly undermine their physical education learning motivation and affect their overall development. Multiple supports from teachers, parents, and peers can effectively help students maintain confidence and enhance their physical education learning motivation. However, the underlying mechanisms by which these multiple supports influence motivation for physical education remain unclear.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims to explore the underlying mechanisms by which multiple supports influence learning motivation during physical education, specifically examining the mediating roles of self-efficacy and positive coping style. Additionally, it seeks to elucidate the complex configurational relationships among multiple supports, self-efficacy, coping style, and physical education learning motivation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study employs a cross-sectional survey method to investigate Chinese university students. Through convenience sampling, 969 students were recruited from four universities in Shandong Province. The participants completed the Teacher Support Scale, Parent Support Scale, Peer Support Scale, Self-Efficacy Scale, Positive Coping Style Scale, and Learning Motivation Scale. For data analysis, statistical processing was conducted using SPSS 26.0, Amos 22.0, and fsQCA 4.1.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results indicate that multiple supports from teachers, parents, and peers have significant direct effects on individual physical education learning motivation, with effect sizes of 0.132, 0.090, and 0.237, respectively. Self-efficacy acts as an independent mediator between multiple supports and physical education learning motivation, with effect sizes of 0.111, 0.076, and 0.197, respectively. Positive coping style also serve as an independent mediator in these relationships, with effect sizes of 0.091, 0.019, and 0.072; Self-efficacy and positive coping style function as a chain mediating mechanism between multiple supports and physical education learning motivation, with effect sizes of 0.021, 0.015, and 0.038; There are five equivalent configurations identified among multiple supports, self-efficacy, coping style, and physical education learning motivation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Support from teachers, parents, and peers not only directly influences students' physical education learning motivation but also indirectly predicts students' physical education learning motivation through the independent and chain mediating roles of self-efficacy and coping style. Additionally, this study elucidates the complex configurational relationships among multiple supports, self-efficacy, coping style, and physical education learning motivation, thereby validating and supplementing the results of linear analysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1446317"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11913872/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143656789","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: Varieties of agency: exploring new avenues.","authors":"Nivedita Gangopadhyay, Franz Knappik, Vivian Puusepp","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1572561","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1572561","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1572561"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11915218/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143656747","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 \"toads\" to \"princes\"-a hermeneutic study of the Chinese translation of <i>Counselling for Toads: A Psychological Adventure</i>.","authors":"Huiping Wang","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1520187","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1520187","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The translation of psychotherapy texts has received increased attention in recent years. However, there is still insufficient study on the translation of psychotherapy guidebooks. This study aims to investigate the translation of psychotherapy guidebooks under the guidance of Gadamer's theory of philosophical hermeneutics through a case study of the Chinese translation of <i>Counselling for Toads: A Psychological Adventure</i>. By analyzing two Chinese versions of the book, the study demonstrates how efficient translation can promote the fusion of horizons between the author, the translator, and the target reader. The findings suggest that the translator of psychotherapy guidebooks should first endeavour to expand their horizon by accumulating psychotherapy knowledge to avoid incorrect or insufficient understanding. Then the translator should endeavour to engage in a dialogue with the author/ST and grasp the essence of the key concepts by referring to the entire knowledge structure of psychotherapy. Finally, the translator should strive to render the text as they interpret it in a flexible manner to ensure that the target reader, who may lack psychotherapy knowledge, can fully understand the translated text.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1520187"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11914138/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143656772","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}