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{"title":"The relationship between academic stress and depressive symptoms in middle school students: a network analysis model.","authors":"Ke Zheng, Zijun Chen, Liang Yu","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03474-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03474-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1145"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12522746/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145293735","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":"Do women's personality traits influence their beliefs about cervical cancer screening: a descriptive-correlational study in a sample from Türkiye.","authors":"Gülşen Altuntaş Çalım, Semra Elmas","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03489-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03489-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Individuals' participation in preventive health practices may influenced by a variety of factors, including personality traits. This study aims to examine the relationship between women's personality traits and their health beliefs about cervical cancer and the Pap smear test.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This descriptive and correlational study involved 291 women from a vocational training center in Türkiye who met the criteria and consented to participate. Data were collected between August 20 and September 30, 2021 using the Personal Information Form, the Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Test Health Belief Model Scale and the Five-Factor Personality Scale. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, independent samples t-test, One-Way ANOVA, Pearson correlation analysis, and chi-square tests.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results demonstrated significant associations between women's personality traits and their health beliefs. Extraversion showed positive correlations with perceived benefits (r = 0.267, p < 0.01), perceived barriers (r = 0.159, p < 0.01), seriousness (r = 0.213, p < 0.01), sensitivity (r = 0.219, p < 0.01), and health motivation (r = 0.190, p < 0.01). Similarly, agreeableness was significantly related to perceived benefits (r = 0.186, p < 0.01), barriers (r = 0.168, p < 0.01), seriousness (r = 0.245, p < 0.01), sensitivity (r = 0.191, p < 0.01), and health motivation (r = 0.061, p < 0.05). Self-control was linked to increased perceptions of benefits (r = 0.192, p < 0.01), seriousness (r = 0.180, p < 0.01), and sensitivity (r = 0.116, p < 0.05). Neuroticism also showed significant positive relationships with perceived benefits (r = 0.206, p < 0.01), seriousness (r = 0.217, p < 0.01), and sensitivity (r = 0.148, p < 0.05). Additionally, openness to experience was positively correlated with perceived benefits (r = 0.183, p < 0.01), seriousness (r = 0.137, p < 0.05), and health motivation (r = 0.152, p < 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings highlight the importance of personality traits in shaping women's health beliefs regarding cervical cancer and screening behaviors. To improve preventive health practices and screening participation, health interventions should consider individual personality traits alongside health attitudes and beliefs.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1141"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12522896/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145293917","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":"Anxiety, depression and perseverative cognition in women cycling naturally or taking oral contraceptives - a diary study.","authors":"Melanie Kowalczyk, Monika Kornacka, Izabela Krejtz","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03437-x","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03437-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1138"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12523149/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145293974","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":"Avatar identification mediates the relationship between avatar attractiveness and self-objectification among young MOBA players: the moderated roles of avatar customization and gender swapping.","authors":"Lujie Hao, Yawen Su, Qingquan Jiang","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03454-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03454-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Utilizing avatar identification to explain the relationship between avatar attractiveness on players' self-objectification among young MOBA players and analyze the moderating effects of avatar customization and gender swapping.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Applying non-probability sampling and snowball sampling methods, 495 valid questionnaires were collected. The study utilized the Avatar Attractiveness Scale, the short form Player-Avatar Identification Scale (PAI), the Objectified Body Consciousness Scale, and the Avatar Customization Scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>(1) Avatar attractiveness positively predicted self-objectification. (2) Avatar identification mediates the relationship between avatar attractiveness and self- objectification. (3) In the male group, both avatar customization and gender swapping significantly moderated the relationship between avatar attractiveness and avatar identification. (4) In the female group, avatar customization significantly moderated the relationships between avatar attractiveness and self-objectification, as well as between avatar identification and self-objectification.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Avatar attractiveness can induce young MOBA players' self-objectification directly as well as through the mediating effect of avatar identification. Avatar customization and gender swapping play moderating roles in this relationship for both male and female groups. This study sheds light on the underlying the impact mechanism of avatar attractiveness on self-objectification, with the aim to identify young MOBA players at a higher risk of self-objectification and propose effective prevention and intervention strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1144"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12522549/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145293975","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 temporal relationship between social adaptation and depression: based on cross-lagged network analysis.","authors":"Xiaowen Li, Jia Zhang, Jianhua Pan, Hao Xu, Xin Wen","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03486-2","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03486-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Social adaptation (SA) and depression significantly challenge the older adults's psychological health. The complex interplay between these conditions, particularly in the context of varying different levels of social isolation (SI), is not well-understood. This study examines the association between SA and depression among older adults across varying levels of social isolation SI.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study used data from the China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (CLASS) and dichotomized participants into low-SI and high-SI groups according to the sample median (16 points) of the composite social isolation (SI) score. Network analysis was used to examine the relationships between symptoms of SA and Depression at two distinct time points across different levels of SI. We then applied Cross-Lagged Panel Network (CLPN) analysis to assess the longitudinal predictive relationships between these symptoms.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our findings reveal that, compared to the Low-SI group, the High-SI group exhibits more intricate relationships between social adaptation and depression, indicating a significant modulatory effect of SI on these correlations. Key symptoms identified as bridge items in the networks of SA and depression include \"Not accepting new ideas,\" \"Do something more,\" and \"Sad.\" In the cross-lagged analysis, \"Loss of appetite\" showed the greatest impact in the Low-SI group, while \"Good mood\" was predominant in the High-SI group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study provides valuable insights into the mechanisms underlying the interplay between SA and depression, elucidating the pivotal role of SI in this complex dynamic. The findings suggest that efforts to mitigate depression and enhance social adaptation among older adults should explicitly account for individuals' levels of social isolation in order to design more targeted and effective mental-health interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1140"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12522705/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145293756","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 Italian Version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-8 (DERS-8): A Two-Step Assessment of Structural Validity, Psychometric Properties, and Clinical Cut-Off.","authors":"Alessandro Alberto Rossi, Anna Panzeri, Stefania Mannarini","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03482-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03482-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Emotion regulation difficulties (ERD) serve as a transdiagnostic risk factor for psychopathology, and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) is a widely-used self-report measure. Brief versions of such tools are essential for integration into longer assessment batteries and for longitudinal monitoring. However, DERS-8 has not yet been validated in the Italian context.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to provide the Italian validation of DERS-8 by examining its psychometric properties, factorial structure, and cut-off scores to distinguish between acceptable and at-risk levels of ERD, along with normative data.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In Study 1 (N = 2016), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to test the DERS-8 structural validity. Also, its psychometric properties were tested. In Study 2 (N = 4221), measurement invariance across age and gender was conducted in an independent sample, together with a deep investigation of psychometric properties and clinical cut-off.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Study 1 revealed that, initial model fit was poor but improved to good fit indexes after correlating specific residual pairs. Indeed, after correlating residuals between items #2-#4, #1-#7, and #3-#6, IT-DERS-8 provided good fit indexes (RMSEA = 0.042; 90%CI[0.033, 0.052], CFI = 0.997; SRMR = 0.029) as well as good psychometric properties. Study 2 successfully replicated these results and showed that it is invariant between groups male and females and between ≤ 49 and ≥ 50 years old. Lastly, a cut-off of 25 showed adequate accuracy in classifying individuals with 'non-problematic' and 'at risk' ERD (AUC = 0.864).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The IT-DERS-8 has solid psychometric properties and, given its normative data and cut-off, represents a valid measure for assessing and identifying individuals with non-problematic (vs. at risk) in Italian adult samples.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1137"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12522448/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145293923","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":"Sensitivity to change of the COVID-19 anxiety syndrome scale among Canadian dentists.","authors":"Rachita Seth, Sreenath A Madathil, Walter L Siqueira, Mary McNally, Carlos R Quiñonez, Michael Glogauer, Paul J Allison","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03491-5","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03491-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale (C-19ASS) is valid and reliable instrument to measure COVID-19 related anxiety in Canadian dentists. There is a need to further validate the C-19ASS by evaluating its sensitivity to change over time.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To estimate the sensitivity to change over time of the C-19ASS in a sample of Canadian dentists. To estimate the effect of age, sex, practice type and vaccination on the anxiety levels of dentists in Canada.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Longitudinal data were used from a prospective cohort study conducted to estimate the incidence of COVID-19 among dentists practising in Canada. Mixed effects ordinal logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between total C-19ASS scores and follow-up time in the study and COVID-19 case counts in the province of practice of the participants during the 14 days prior to completing the C-19ASS questionnaire. Mixed effects models were utilized to identify the factors associated with COVID-19 related anxiety.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The odds of being in a more severe category of anxiety were reduced by 26% (OR 0.74, 95% C.I. 0.72-0.76) with every 30-day increase in the follow-up time. The odds of being in a more severe category of anxiety increased by 20% (Odds Ratio = 1.20, 95% C.I. = 1.12-1.27) with each 10,000 COVID-19 case increase in the dentists' work province during the 14 days prior to data collection. Age, sex and practice type were significantly associated with COVID-19 related anxiety in dentists.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The C-19ASS is sensitive to change over time and with external anxiety stimuli. COVID-19 related anxiety among dentists was associated with age, sex and practice type.</p><p><strong>Clinical trial number: </strong>Not applicable.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1133"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12519770/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145287141","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":"Modification of inhibitory control and craving through transcranial direct current stimulation as an add-on treatment for substance use disorder: protocol for a randomized controlled study.","authors":"Sabine Vollstädt-Klein, Cagdas Türkmen, Nadja Grundinger, Alfred Wieland, Pascal-M Aggensteiner, Ann-Kathrin Stock, Maria Stein, Franz Moggi, Florian Bublatzky, Falk Kiefer, Tobias Link, Sarah Gerhardt","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03506-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03506-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Substance use disorders (SUDs) remain a prevalent public health issue characterized by a substantial disease burden and high relapse rates. The aim of this planned project is to investigate the optimal electrode placement and polarity of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to reduce cognitive deficits and substance craving in individuals with SUDs, thereby contributing to improved treatment outcomes, including longer abstinence periods and reduced substance use after relapse.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This paper is a study protocol for a planned study. The study will enroll 162 treatment-seeking individuals aged 18 to 65 years who meet the DSM-5 criteria for alcohol use disorder (AUD), including those with other comorbid SUDs. Besides receiving treatment as usual (TAU), study participants will be randomly assigned to one of six groups: anodal stimulation over right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC; Group 1), left DLPFC (Group 2), or lateral occipital cortex (Group 3); sham tDCS (Group 4); computerized inhibition training (Group 5); or TAU only (Group 6). Assessments will be conducted at baseline (T1), across the directly following investigation days (T2-T4), post-intervention (T5), and at four follow-ups (after 4, 8, 12 and 24 weeks) at the Central Institute of Mental Health (Mannheim, Germany) and at the Psychiatric Center Nordbaden (Wiesloch, Germany). The primary outcomes include changes in craving and inhibitory control measured through a neuropsychological task (modified Go/No-Go task), as well as changes in electroencephalogram (EEG) activity during this task, specifically in event-related potentials including the N200 and P300 components. Secondary outcomes include abstinence days and amount of alcohol consumed.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Following the completion of this study, findings from this research could inform future therapeutic strategies for SUD, potentially advancing and complementing SUD treatment approaches by integrating tDCS as a potential relapse prevention strategy. Addressing potential challenges such as participant discomfort and high dropout rates through comprehensive support is vital for the success of this study.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>Registered at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06959342 (Date 26.04.2025).</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1132"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12516904/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145287206","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 study of the impact of social presence on college students' learning satisfaction in online learning contexts: a chain-mediated model.","authors":"Yunzhen Liang, Liling Ren","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03386-5","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03386-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Online learning is rapidly evolving and gaining popularity due to its flexibility in both time and space. College students' learning satisfaction is regarded as a key criterion for assessing the learning effect of online courses, and it is closely related to the quality of online courses and learners' behavior. This study recruited 206 college students with online course experience to examine the effect of social presence on learning satisfaction. Academic emotions and self-efficacy were incorporated into the research model to explore the underlying mechanisms linking social presence and learning satisfaction, leading to the following conclusions: social presence was significantly and positively associated with college student' learning satisfaction; positive academic emotions and self-efficacy were significantly and positively associated with college students' learning satisfaction; negative academic emotions was significantly and negatively associated with college students' learning satisfaction; positive academic emotions and self-efficacy partially mediate the relationship between social presence and college students' learning satisfaction; academic emotions and self-efficacy chain mediate the relationship between social presence and college students' learning satisfaction.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1123"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12512541/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145276023","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 heart rate variability and affective disorders: associations with symptomatic improvement and therapeutic alliance.","authors":"Alexandra F Gonçalves, Eugénia Ribeiro, Adriana Sampaio, Natividade S Couto-Pereira, Pedro Moreira, Joana F Coutinho","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-02960-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-02960-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1129"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12512384/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145276147","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}