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{"title":"Interpreting mental health experiences in disaster settings: a qualitative analysis of medical students' reflective narratives during flood response in Thailand.","authors":"Supawadee Disro, Jarurin Pitanupong, Wanmai Woonkaew","doi":"10.1186/s40359-026-04657-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04657-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Disasters disrupt social systems, threaten physical safety, and generate substantial psychological distress among affected populations. Disaster psychiatry has often focused on psychiatric symptoms and service delivery, with less attention paid to the experiences of patients' families' experiences of suffering, caregiving, and recovery within disrupted social environments.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This qualitative interpretive study analyzed second-order reflective narratives written by sixteen medical students who participated in supervised psychiatric and mental health care during flood disaster responses in Southern Thailand. Inductive thematic analysis was conducted, following the six-phase framework of Braun and Clarke, to explore students' observations of patient experiences, family caregiving, and the social conditions influencing mental health during the disaster.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Five interconnected themes emerged. First, participants observed that basic survival needs, including food, shelter, and access to medication, were essential foundations for psychological recovery. Second, narratives described lived experiences of suffering, uncertainty caused by displacement, illness, and disruption of daily life. Third, students observed varied forms of resilience and meaning-making as individuals sought hope and purpose amid adversity. Fourth, family caregiving emerged as a central source of relational dignity and continuity of care. Finally, reflections highlighted structural vulnerability and the limits of medicine, as poverty disrupted access to resources, and social inequalities shaped patient experiences, requiring broader social support.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings suggest the importance of social and relational dimensions of disaster mental health experiences. Suffering, resilience, and recovery were closely intertwined with family relationships, community networks, and structural conditions. Recognizing these factors may support more holistic approaches to disaster mental health care, disaster response planning, and medical education.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147784066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of a School-Based Mindfulness Program on school readiness in preschool children: a mixed-methods study of researcher-led and teacher-led implementation.","authors":"Mihriban Özcan, Adalet Kandır","doi":"10.1186/s40359-026-04567-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04567-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147784075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Psychological characteristics of metacognitive strategy use and vocabulary development paths among vocational university students in a personalized english teaching environment.","authors":"Xiaojuan Zhao","doi":"10.1186/s40359-026-04595-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04595-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This mixed-methods quasi-experimental study examined the psychological correlates of metacognitive strategy use and the vocabulary development paths of vocational college students learning English within a personalized teaching environment. Two intact non-English-major classes at a vocational college in eastern China (N = 120) were randomly assigned at the class level to an experimental condition receiving a 16-week personalized intervention and a control condition receiving conventional whole-class instruction. Quantitative data were gathered through a vocabulary-oriented adaptation of the Metacognitive Awareness Listening Questionnaire, a psychological characteristics inventory assessing self-efficacy, intrinsic motivation, and learning anxiety, and the Vocabulary Levels Test and Vocabulary Knowledge Scale, administered at pretest, midpoint (Week 8), and posttest (Week 16). A qualitative strand comprising semi-structured interviews with 18 stratified-purposive participants supplemented the quantitative measures, and independent observer-rated treatment fidelity was documented across 25% of sessions. Correlation analyses indicated dimension-specific associations: self-efficacy co-varied most strongly with monitoring, whereas learning anxiety was inversely associated primarily with planning. The experimental group showed significantly higher posttest scores on all three metacognitive dimensions and on both vocabulary breadth and depth, with medium-to-large effect sizes. Stepwise regressions revealed divergent predictor profiles: breadth was associated with self-efficacy and monitoring, while depth was associated with intrinsic motivation and evaluation. Qualitative accounts converged with these patterns, pointing to self-efficacy repair, reduced evaluative threat, and volitional shift as experiential correlates of the observed changes. Given the correlational and group-based nature of the analyses, the findings are interpreted associatively rather than causally; they nonetheless offer theoretical refinement to models of L2 vocabulary acquisition and practical guidance for vocational English program design.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147784103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A dyadic perspective on parent and adolescent social media use: the roles of communication, joint technology use, and validation motives in problematic social media use.","authors":"Wendy E Ellis, Lynda R Hutchinson, Tara M Dumas, Bram A Richmond","doi":"10.1186/s40359-026-04613-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04613-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147784062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development and validation of a nomogram to predict mobile phone addiction risk among Chinese adolescents.","authors":"Anna Ma, Yonghui He, Shuangxi Guo, Chuanwu Lyu, Xiaolei Gao, Lina Wang","doi":"10.1186/s40359-026-04623-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04623-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the risk factors of mobile phone addiction in adolescents, and to construct and conduct validation of the nomogram model of mobile phone addiction in adolescents.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Selected secondary school students in a city in Henan Province from January to December 2023 for a convenience sampling, included 6878 cases of valid samples, distributed according to the ratio of 7:3, of which 4814 cases were in the training set and 2064 cases were in the testing set, collected general information and questionnaires of the research subjects. The questionnaires mainly included Self-esteem Scale(SES), Self-Control Scale(SCS), Simplified Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A), and Mobile Phone Addiction Index(MPAI). LASSO regression was applied to screen the characteristic variables, and the regression model was constructed using multifactorial logistic regression with the corresponding nomogram plotted, and the differentiation, calibration and clinical validity of the nomogram model were evaluated through the subject work characteristics (ROC) curve, calibration curve and clinical decision curve (DCA), respectively. To further verify the model's stability and generalizability, an independent external validation dataset-comprising 200 secondary school students demographically consistent with the primary sample-was used to replicate the same evaluation metrics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Seven characteristic variables were screened by LASSO regression, namely gender, academic performance, emotional abuse, self-control, perception, somatisation and depression, and the model was constructed and confirmed by multifactorial logistic regression that all of the above seven variables were significantly associated with mobile phone addiction in adolescents(P < 0.05); the area under the ROC curve(AUC) of the training set was 0.764[95% CI(0.75, 0.777)]; the AUC of the testing set was 0.756[95% CI(0.735, 0.777)], and the models showed good predictive ability; the goodness-of-fit tests of the training set and testing set as well as the net gain values performed well in terms of school accuracy and clinical validity. Further external validation with an independent sample yielded consistent performance, with an AUC of 0.752 [95% CI (0.676, 0.829)].</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The nomogram model constructed by the seven variables of gender, academic performance, emotional abuse, self-control, perception, somatisation, and depression possesses potential utility as a preliminary screening tool to identify the risk of developing mobile phone addiction in adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147784083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Heterogeneous trajectories of suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms during an indicated school-based CBT intervention: a group-based trajectory modeling study.","authors":"Jorge Gaete, Pablo Martínez, Jo Robinson, Daniel Núñez","doi":"10.1186/s40359-026-04644-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04644-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147784095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of perceived scarcity on intertemporal choice: the mediating role of sense of control.","authors":"Long Huang, Zijian Yao, Xinyi Wei, Mengting Chen, Fuming Xu, Tingting Rao","doi":"10.1186/s40359-026-04600-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04600-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Individuals experiencing objective scarcity are considered shortsighted, impulsive, and biased in their intertemporal choices; whether the same is true for those experiencing perceived scarcity remains unclear. Thus, through a cross-sectional study and three laboratory studies, this study explores the impact of perceived scarcity on intertemporal choice and its psychological mechanisms. The results indicate that perceived scarcity causes individuals to prefer instant gratification and increases their time discount rate in intertemporal choice. Moreover, sense of control mediates the relationship between perceived scarcity and intertemporal choice preference. Specifically, perceived scarcity leads to a decreased sense of control, which cultivates a preference for immediate smaller gains, and increases the time discount rate in intertemporal choice tasks. Therefore, improving individuals' sense of control may ameliorate these detrimental effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147784143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the interplay between tinder use, general self-esteem, and sexual self-esteem among European emerging adults.","authors":"Jalisse Schmid, Marco Lauriola, Christina Stadler, Eva Unternaehrer","doi":"10.1186/s40359-026-04599-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04599-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The use of online dating apps such as Tinder has become widespread among emerging adults. However, findings regarding the impact of Tinder use on users' self-esteem are mixed, and it remains unclear whether associations differ across general and sexual self-esteem domains. The present study examined whether Tinder use and its frequency were associated with general and sexual self-esteem in a large sample of emerging adults from Switzerland and Italy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 2,283 participants (M_age = 23.9 ± 3.0, 76.3% female, 60.3% Italian) completed an anonymous online survey assessing Tinder use (former/current or never), frequency of use, and standardised measures of general self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale) and sexual self-esteem (Sexuality Scale). We conducted four multiple linear regression analyses to test whether Tinder use or Tinder use frequency among users predicted general and sexual self-esteem, while controlling for sex, age, socioeconomic status, education, relationship status, and nationality.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Tinder use was common (64.7% former or current users), and Tinder users reported slightly lower general self-esteem than non-users (p = .044), whereas use frequency showed no association with self-esteem. In contrast, Tinder use was positively associated with sexual self-esteem (p < .001), whereas use frequency showed no significant association among users.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Tinder use was associated with lower general self-esteem and higher sexual self-esteem, whereas frequency of use among users showed no association in either domain. These findings highlight distinct and divergent pathways between online dating behaviour and self-perceptions, underscoring the importance of considering both general and sexual self-esteem when examining the psychological correlates of dating app use.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147784078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Post-earthquake traumatic stress and future time perspective: the indirect roles of problematic social media use and doomscrolling.","authors":"Enver Ulaş, Harun İsmail İncekara","doi":"10.1186/s40359-026-04651-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04651-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Natural disasters such as earthquakes disrupt individuals' sense of safety and temporal continuity. In response to uncertainty, individuals may increasingly engage with digital environments, which may evolve into maladaptive patterns of use. Drawing on Uncertainty Reduction Theory, this study examined whether problematic social media use and doomscrolling function as indirect pathways linking post-earthquake traumatic stress to future time perspective.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 414 undergraduate students from a public university in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, participated in this cross-sectional study. Data were collected using validated self-report measures. The hypothesized indirect effects model was tested using path analysis with bootstrapping (5,000 resamples).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Post-earthquake traumatic stress was positively associated with problematic social media use and limited future time perspective. Problematic social media use significantly predicted both doomscrolling and limited future time perspective. Doomscrolling did not emerge as a significant predictor of future time perspective. Indirect effects analyses indicated that problematic social media use accounted for the relationship between traumatic stress and future time perspective, whereas the indirect pathway through doomscrolling was not significant.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings suggest that problematic social media use may represent a key behavioral pathway linking post-earthquake traumatic stress to individuals' perceptions of the future. Although doomscrolling is associated with problematic social media use, it does not independently contribute to future time perspective. These results highlight the importance of distinguishing between different forms of digital engagement in understanding psychological responses to trauma.</p>","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147784114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social media use and health empowerment among Chinese adults: the critical role of eHealth literacy and community interventions.","authors":"Kaimeng Guo, Tianying Wang","doi":"10.1186/s40359-026-04640-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04640-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37867,"journal":{"name":"BMC Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147784144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}