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{"title":"Effectiveness of digital interventions on relationship satisfaction among couples: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Lívia Kernová, Júlia Halamová, Denis Deriglazov","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03444-y","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03444-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Relationship satisfaction not only contributes to overall life satisfaction and well-being but also has a positive impact on both physical and mental health. The benefits of online interventions for couples include the circumvention of key barriers to traditional therapy. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review is to evaluate randomized controlled trials to determine the effectiveness of digital technology-based interventions in improving romantic relationship satisfaction. The aim of the meta-analysis is to quantify the effectiveness of these interventions on relationship satisfaction. Most of the 15 eligible studies reviewed obtained significant results in improving relationship satisfaction, and these effects were often sustained at follow-up. A meta-analysis of six studies revealed a significant, moderate effect size. However, the detected heterogeneity points to variability in intervention effectiveness, which may be attributable to differences in program design, participant population, and delivery method. Digital-based interventions are particularly promising for enhancing relationship satisfaction in couples.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1069"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12482273/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145192989","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":"Awareness of autism spectrum disorder among public primary school teachers in Iraq.","authors":"Mohammed Ali Saeed, Osamah Abbas Jaber, Faris Lami, Shatha Mohammed Jasim, Nahid Dehghan Nayeri, Mahdi Shafiee Sabet, Ghaith Al-Gburi","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03218-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03218-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Primary school teachers play a vital role in detecting children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), thereby allowing early interventions that enhance their quality of life and reduce the burden. This study aims to estimate the awareness levels of Iraqi primary school teachers regarding ASD and assess the association with the teachers' demographic factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A descriptive study was conducted among primary school teachers affiliated with the Rusafa 1 educational directorate of Baghdad from March 21, 2024, to June 1, 2024, using a structured questionnaire developed by reviewing the DSM-5 criteria for ASD and JM Rey's IACAPAP Textbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 301 teachers were included. Of whom, 86 (28.6%) had inadequate awareness, with higher scores demonstrated among teachers who had previous contact with ASD children (Ɛ² = 0.046, 95% CI = 0.009 to 0.092, Adjusted p < 0.05) or used workshops as a source of information (r = 0.169, 95% CI = 0.048 to 0.275, Adjusted p < 0.05). However, no significant correlation was found with work experience (r = -0.073, adj. p-value = 0.373). Teachers were more likely to recognize repetitive behaviors (79.1%) and inappropriate attachment to toys (72.4%) as symptoms compared to lack of good verbal communication (60.1%). Furthermore, 241 (80.1%) correctly identified the benefits of early diagnosis. However, 215 (71.4%) still believed that ASD can be completely cured.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Around a quarter of teachers have a limited understanding of ASD, with common misconceptions in identifying risk factors, signs and symptoms, and treatment outcomes. These findings may support future educational initiatives and policy changes, potentially playing a role in ensuring early identification and timely referrals for these children.</p><p><strong>Clinical trial number: </strong>Not applicable.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1075"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12481945/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193049","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":"Excessive short-form video use is associated with increased risk-taking but not with altered ambiguity-based decision-making.","authors":"Limeng Ye, Yijie Huang, Sensen Song, Zongkui Zhou","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03417-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03417-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A tendency toward riskier and more ambiguous decision-making is a key marker of addictive behaviors. Previous studies examining the relationship between excessive media use and risk/ambiguity decision-making have primarily focused on video games or traditional social media. However, given the widespread use and unique characteristics of short-form videos, it remains unclear whether excessive short-form video users exhibit similar decision-making deficits. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between excessive short-form video use and decision-making under risk and ambiguity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 85 college students were screened using the Excessive Short-Form Video Use Scale and divided into an excessive-use group (N = 42) and a non-excessive control group (N = 43). Participants then completed the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), performing 100 trials to assess their risky and ambiguous decision-making.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared to the control group, the excessive short-form video use group exhibited significantly lower IGT net scores under risk (the last 40 trials of the IGT), while performing equally well under ambiguity (the first 40 trials of the IGT). Furthermore, correlational analyses revealed that higher short-form video overuse scores were associated with increased risk-taking behavior but showed no significant relationship with ambiguous decision-making performance.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings suggest that excessive short-form video users demonstrate increased risk-taking compared to non-excessive users. This result supports the similarity between excessive short-form video use and other addictive disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1070"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12482571/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193211","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":"Cross-modal BERT model for enhanced multimodal sentiment analysis in psychological social networks.","authors":"Jian Feng","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03443-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03443-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Human emotions in psychological social networks often involve complex interactions across multiple modalities. Information derived from various channels can synergistically complement one another, leading to a more nuanced depiction of an individual's emotional landscape. Multimodal sentiment analysis emerges as a potent tool to process this diverse array of content, facilitating efficient amalgamation of emotions and quantification of emotional intensity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This paper proposes a cross-modal BERT model and a cross-modal psychological-emotional fusion (CPEF) model for sentiment analysis, integrating visual, audio, and textual modalities. The model initially processes images and audio through dedicated sub-networks for feature extraction and reduction. These features are then passed through the Masked Multimodal Attention (MMA) module, which amalgamates image and audio features via self-attention, yielding a bimodal attention matrix. Subsequently, textual information is fed into the MMA module, undergoing feature extraction through a pre-trained BERT model. The textual information is then fused with the bimodal attention matrix via the pre-trained BERT model, facilitating emotional fusion across modalities.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The experimental results on the CMU-MOSEI dataset showcase the effectiveness of the proposed CPEF model, outperforming comparative models, achieving an impressive accuracy rate of 83.9% and F1 Score of 84.1%, notably improving the quantification of negative, neutral, and positive affective energy.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Such advancements contribute to the precise detection of mental health status and the cultivation of a positive and sustainable social network environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1081"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12482056/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193034","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 and behavioral characteristics of overweight and obese Chinese college students with high stress.","authors":"Jingyu Sun, Rongji Zhao, Jiajia Chen, Ke Yao, Tao Chen, Tianfeng Lu, Antonio Cicchella","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03457-7","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03457-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The synergistic effects of psychological stress and behavioral factors on health outcomes in obese college students remain poorly understood, particularly within China's unique campus environments. This study aimed to investigate the interrelationships between psychological distress, physical activity, eating behaviors, and sleep patterns among overweight/obese Chinese college students under high stress, with the ultimate goal of identifying key intervention targets to improve both mental and physical health outcomes in this vulnerable population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a cross-sectional study of 79 overweight/obese Chinese college students (age 19.62 ± 1.75 years; 27 females and 52 males) stratified by stress levels using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) questionnaire. Comprehensive assessments included psychological measures (PSS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HAMA], Self-Rating Depression Scale [SDS]), behavioral evaluations (International Physical Activity Questionnaire [IPAQ], Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire-R21 [TFEQR21]), and health status indicators (36-Item Short Form Health Survey [SF36], Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [PSQI]). Independent Samples T-tests were used to examine differences in psychological and behavioral aspects between high-stress and low-to-moderate-stress Chinese university students with overweight/obesity. Correlation analyses were conducted to explore associations among these variables and identify key predictors of physical and mental health outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overweight/obese Chinese college students with high stress showed significantly poorer sleep quality (p = 0.04) and worse general health (p = 0.02) compared with their lower-stress peers. Paradoxically, they reported better mental health scores (p = 0.02) and higher levels of moderate-intensity physical activity (p = 0.02). Strong intercorrelations were observed among depression, anxiety symptoms, and maladaptive eating behaviors, suggesting shared psychopathological pathways in this population.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings underscore the need for integrated interventions addressing sleep, physical activity, and mental health in high-stress obese students, with particular attention to China's unique campus environment constraints. Future research should explore culturally adapted mind-body interventions like tai chi to break the stress-obesity cycle.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1080"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12482486/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193185","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 feasibility study of scheduling a remission consultation in the management of patients treated for localized breast cancer.","authors":"Sandrine Alonso, Sarah Kabani, Pascale Fabbro-Peray, Nadine Houédé, Luc Duwig","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03393-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03393-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To assess the feasibility of a remission consultation with on-going personalized care for patients treated for localized breast cancer entering a monitoring phase, while collecting quality of life data for one year. The primary objective was to evaluate the rate of acceptance of the remission consultation and, in the group who accepted, evaluate the change in quality of life using the EORTC QLQ-C30 over time. The secondary objectives were to evaluate change over time of the patient's perception of body image via the BIS score, change over time in psychological distress score on a visual analog scale, time until return to work, and to describe the characteristics of patients according to the management methods chosen.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients in remission from non-metastatic breast cancer were invited to a one-hour consultation interview to assess psychological condition and identify personalized supportive care needs. Various psychological follow-up options were offered depending on patient needs (e.g., anxiety or depression; fear of recurrence; or difficulty reconnecting with family, friends or at work). Patients were followed up at 3, 6 and 12 months after the remission consultation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 69 patients included, 50 (72% [95%CI 60-83]) accepted the remission consultation with a psychotherapist, with 27 opting for further follow-up. There was a significant improvement in patients' overall quality of life (p = 0.01), physical functioning (p = 0.002) and body image perception (p = 0.007) over the study. Symptoms (pain, fatigue and dyspnea) significantly decreased over time. The psychological distress score halved, but was not statistically significantly different. The proportion of women returning to work increased over time.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study evaluated acceptance rate of remission consultations and the change in patients' quality of life, well-being and reintegration over one year following the consultation. These results suggest that a remission consultation is feasible and would be well-received by a considerable number of patients. Offering a consultation at this stage represents a first step towards a better psychological management following cancer. These preliminary results require confirmation in a multicenter study with a randomized design.</p><p><strong>Trial registration number: </strong>NCT02740491, registered 14 April 2016.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1087"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12482605/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193334","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":"Non-immersive virtual environments for the treatment of hoarding disorder: a preliminary randomized controlled trial based on a non-clinical sample.","authors":"Susanna Pardini, Silvia Olivetto, Massimiliano Martinelli, Caterina Novara","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03446-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03446-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1078"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12482182/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193188","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 systematic review of counselling approaches and their impact on marital intimacy among women and couples experiencing infertility.","authors":"Mahla Salarfard, Malihe Mahmoudinia, Masoumeh Rahimi, Robab Latifnejad Roudsari","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03430-4","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03430-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1089"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12482029/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193322","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 victims to aggressors: the link between childhood family abuse and adolescent peer bullying.","authors":"Xiangbin Zhang, Zheng Zhang, Yixin Zhao, Fang Shen, Qi Zhang, Ruoheng Lin, Xiangyan Zhang","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03407-3","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03407-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Adolescent bullying and childhood family abuse are widespread social issues with lasting negative effects on victims' psychological health and behavior. Research suggests that childhood family abuse increases the likelihood of adolescents engaging in bullying. However, the dynamic relationship between these two phenomena, particularly the mechanisms involved, has been understudied.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims to explore how childhood family abuse leads to adolescent bullying behavior through the mediating roles of loneliness and delinquent peer affiliation, offering a theoretical basis for bullying prevention and intervention.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 2,042 middle school students participated in the study, consisting of 1,086 males (53.18%) (mean [SD] age, 14.23 [7.59]), and 956 females (46.82%) (mean [SD] age, 13.90 [7.60]). Validated instruments were used to assess childhood trauma (CTS), loneliness (ULS-6), deviant peer affiliation, and bullying behavior. SPSS 21.0 and JASP 0.17 were used for data analysis, with chain mediation analysis conducted to examine the mediating roles of loneliness and deviant peer affiliation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Based on the data analysis of 2,042 participants, this study found that childhood abuse, loneliness, deviant peer interaction and bullying behavior were significantly positively correlated (p < 0.001), among which childhood abuse was most strongly correlated with loneliness (r = 0.43), and deviant peer interaction was most closely associated with bullying behavior (r = 0.25). The mediation model further revealed that childhood abuse not only directly and positively predicted loneliness (β = 0.894, p < 0.01, R² = 18.4%) and bullying behavior, but also indirectly affected bullying through a dual mediation path. When loneliness and deviant peer interaction were included at the same time, the model's explanation rate for bullying behavior increased to 9.8% (R² = 0.098).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Childhood abuse is linked to bullying behavior, with loneliness and dysfunctional peer interactions serving as contributing factors. These findings highlight key pathways in the victim-to-perpetrator transition and inform targeted bullying prevention strategies. Future longitudinal research should prioritize clarifying these causal relationships.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1079"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12482445/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193219","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 attachment styles and traumatic experiences on maladaptive daydreaming among Iranian population: the mediating role of shame and emotion dysregulation\".","authors":"Maryam Pourmoazzen, Hoda Doosalivand, Amir Sam Kianimoghadam","doi":"10.1186/s40359-025-03453-x","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40359-025-03453-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Maladaptive daydreaming (MD) is a pathological form of fantasy that can lead to distress, replace human interaction, and/or interfere with academic, interpersonal, or vocational functioning, affecting approximately two and a half percent of the general population. previous studies have typically examined individual antecedents of MD in isolation, without exploring potential mediating or interacting mechanisms among psychological variables. a comprehensive understanding of the underlying mechanisms requires a systematic approach capable of assessing the complex interplay among multiple variables. This cross-sectional study investigated the relationships between traumatic experiences, attachment styles, and MD, with shame and emotion dysregulation as mediating factors. A community-based sample of just over four hundred Iranian adults (Mean age = 29.47 years, SD = 9.61, age range = 18-60), with nearly two-thirds identified as female, was recruited via online convenience sampling. Participants completed the Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (MDS-16), the Revised Experiences in Close Relationships Questionnaire (ECR-R), the Traumatic Experiences Checklist (TEC), the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), and the Internalized Shame Scale (ISS). Structural equation modeling (SEM) with maximum likelihood estimation was employed to examine mediating relationships among the study variables. Findings indicated that anxious attachment and emotion dysregulation were significant antecedents of MD, while avoidant attachment and shame did not exhibit significant effects. Emotion dysregulation emerged as a key mediator between anxious attachment and MD, highlighting the role of impaired emotional coping in excessive daydreaming. Conversely, the hypothesized mediating role of shame was not supported. Traumatic experiences were directly associated with MD, but this relationship was not mediated by shame or emotion dysregulation. Overall, attachment styles and traumatic experiences accounted for significant variation in MD, with emotion dysregulation serving as a key mediator. In terms of clinical practice, the findings suggest that interventions focusing on enhancing emotional regulation skills and addressing insecure attachment patterns may help reduce excessive daydreaming and improve overall functioning in affected individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":"13 1","pages":"1085"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12481730/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193298","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}