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{"title":"When the game gets personal: the dark side of affective states in a virtual gambling scenario – an exploratory ERP study","authors":"Alessandro Quaglieri, Pierandrea Mirino, Sara Mercuri, Clarissa Cricenti, Giulia Lausi, Emanuela Mari, Jessica Burrai, Anna Maria Giannini, Pierpaolo Zivi","doi":"10.1007/s12144-025-08756-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-08756-1","url":null,"abstract":"Mood and cognition are crucial determinants of risk-taking behavior, yet their interaction remains incompletely understood. This study examined how incidental affective states influence risky decision-making by combining a novel multisensory Mood Induction Procedure (MIP) with an immersive virtual reality (VR) slot machine task. Participants (N = 58) were randomly assigned to positive, negative, or neutral mood conditions before engaging in a gambling task that elicited wins, full-losses, near-misses, and tie outcomes. Behavioral outcomes (i.e., betting choices, decision time) and neurophysiological responses (RewP and P300 components) were recorded to assess feedback processing. Consistent with prior findings, participants exhibited increased risk-taking following near-misses and full losses compared to wins, and showed prolonged decision times after wins, suggesting a post-reinforcement pause. At the neural level, fronto-central RewP and central P300 patterns were observed. While ERP amplitudes were modulated by outcome valence, near-misses elicited intermediate responses between wins and full-losses. However, mood conditions did not result in statistically significant behavioral and electrophysiological changes. These findings suggest that feedback-related ERP components are more strongly driven by outcome characteristics than incidental affective states, at least under the current experimental conditions. The study highlights the value of combining VR and EEG to investigate affective decision-making with high ecological validity. The results may inform theoretical models of outcome evaluation and point to future directions involving stronger mood inductions and larger samples.","PeriodicalId":48075,"journal":{"name":"Current Psychology","volume":"45 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12144-025-08756-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147921847","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 psychometric validation of a novel, self-report visual processing questionnaire (ViPro-SR) for neurodivergent adults.","authors":"Fiona Rattray, Nora Uglik-Marucha, Jacqueline Nonweiler, Dorota Ali, Michael Absoud, Francesca Happé","doi":"10.1007/s12144-026-09409-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12144-026-09409-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Differences in visual sensory sensitivity/reactivity are documented in autism and ADHD. Measuring these differences could guide interventions and accommodations, improving quality of life. No current self-report questionnaires focus specifically on the range of affective and behavioural responses to visual stimuli reported in autism and ADHD. This study aimed to develop such a measure (ViPro-SR) for neurodivergent adults. Using online survey responses, psychometric properties of ViPro-SR were assessed, including factor structure, gender-related measurement invariance, internal consistency reliability and validity. An 11-item, stable 3-factor solution was derived, with factors representing: hypersensitivity to contrast, detail focus, and peripheral vision activation. Internal consistency reliability was satisfactory for the total scale (ω = 0.85) and each subscale (ω > 0.70). Evidence towards convergent validity of ViPro-SR was provided through highly significant, moderate to strong correlations with existing sensory measures. Discriminative validity was supported by significant differences in ViPro-SR total scores between autistic/ADHD groups and a not autistic/ADHD comparison group. ViPro-SR is a psychometrically sound instrument, currently recommended for subscale-level scoring, that could inform visual sensory accommodations and contribute to a research toolkit.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12144-026-09409-7.</p>","PeriodicalId":48075,"journal":{"name":"Current Psychology","volume":"45 9","pages":"871"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13124804/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147822288","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":"Help! I need somebody: Development and validation of the Romantic Support-Seeking (RoSS) scale.","authors":"Rhia E Perks, Laura M Vowels, Claire M Hart, Rachel R R Francois-Walcott, Katherine B Carnelley","doi":"10.1007/s12144-025-08749-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12144-025-08749-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research has established distinct categories of support-seeking behaviors, including direct, indirect, emotional, and instrumental support-seeking. However, no existing scale incorporates all four types of support-seeking within romantic relationships in one measure. Understanding how individuals seek support from romantic partners is crucial for managing stress, relationship satisfaction, and well-being. We aimed to create and validate the Romantic Support-Seeking (RoSS) scale, grounded in theory and empirical data. In Study 1 (<i>N</i> = 117 students), we used open-ended questions to gain knowledge on support-seeking behaviors and inform item development. In Study 2 (<i>N</i> = 491), we conducted an exploratory factor analysis to assess the factor structure and select the highest-loading items. In Study 3 (<i>N</i> = 355 students), we used confirmatory factor analysis to confirm the factor structure and provide preliminary construct validity evidence by correlating the subscales with measures of attachment, relationship quality, and coping. We identified four reliable subscales: direct emotional support-seeking; direct instrumental support-seeking; indirect support-seeking; and no support wanted. This accounts for each type of support-seeking, and individuals who choose to manage distress alone instead of seeking support. The RoSS is a significant advancement over existing measures because it captures the full spectrum of romantic support-seeking. The samples were predominantly young, White, and female so future work should address whether the scale applies to other demographic groups. This has clinical and research implications for understanding support dynamics in relationships and their links to individual and relational outcomes, which may be used in counselling to help couples navigate distress effectively.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12144-025-08749-0.</p>","PeriodicalId":48075,"journal":{"name":"Current Psychology","volume":"45 1","pages":"57"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12722480/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145828857","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":"Validation of the French fear of missing out (FoMO) scale across the lifespan.","authors":"Charikleia Lampraki, Daniela S Jopp, Angélique Roquet, Julia Föcker, Marcelo de Maio Nascimento, Élvio R Gouveia, Andreas Ihle","doi":"10.1007/s12144-025-08669-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-08669-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since its development, the Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) scale has been widely used to measure addictive behaviour towards information and communication technologies. However, its French adaptation and associated psychometric properties have not been validated. This study aimed at addressing this gap in the literature and proposed a validated measure for French-speaking populations. Specifically, we investigated the factorial structure of the scale in French with a lifespan sample and test its age, sex, education, and time invariance. Data were derived from an online longitudinal study (2-waves, 2 months interval) with a lifespan sample (<i>N</i> = 543, age range18 to 98 years, <i>M</i> = 46.8). The results showed that the French adaptation had a different factorial structure than the original scale. Specifically, the selected model had excellent fit and identified three lower-order factors, based on 8 out of 10 original items, which were then loaded to one higher-order factor. Moreover, measurement invariance testing revealed that the scale can be used for mean level comparisons (scalar invariance) between men and women, high vs. low educated individuals and across measurement points, while caution is suggested when comparing young vs. older individuals (partial scalar invariance). Lastly, the findings supported convergent and discriminant validity of the scale. In conclusion, the French adaptation of the FoMO scale can be used in longitudinal studies and for mean comparisons across sexes, educational levels and time, while the factorial structure (three lower-order factors loading to one higher-order factor) can be used when modelling FoMO with structural equation methods.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-08669-z.</p>","PeriodicalId":48075,"journal":{"name":"Current Psychology","volume":"45 3","pages":"217"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13652940/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149167656","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 effectiveness of digital interventions for enhancing empathy in adults: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.","authors":"Camille Y Williams, Qiang Xie, Elvan Muratoglu, Simon B Goldberg","doi":"10.1007/s12144-025-08981-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12144-025-08981-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study examined the effectiveness of digital interventions for enhancing empathy in adults. We conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of interventions compared with non-specific (i.e., not intended to be therapeutic) and active control conditions (i.e., intended to be therapeutic). Across 24 studies, including 26 comparisons (<i>n</i> = 3,137), the overall estimated effect size was statistically significant (<i>g</i> = 0.19, 95% CI [0.05, 0.32], <i>p</i> = .006). However, when accounting for publication bias using trim-and-fill analysis, the estimated effect size became smaller and non-significant (<i>g</i> = 0.07, 95% CI [-0.07, 0.22], <i>p</i> = .322). Studies with follow-up data were analyzed separately (<i>k</i> = 6), yielding a small effect (<i>g</i> = 0.29, 95% CI [0.07,0.5], <i>p</i> = .008) which was robust to trim-and-fill analysis. No significant moderators were identified. An exploratory analysis of studies separated by control group type revealed a small positive effect for studies with non-specific control groups (<i>g</i> = 0.22, 95% CI [0.12, 0.33], <i>p</i> < .001) which was robust to trim-and-fill analysis. The results suggest there is potential for digital interventions to have a positive impact on enhancement of empathy in adults, although digital interventions do not appear to outperform active control conditions. For digital interventions to most fully deliver on their potential, they may require more advanced technology that can offer attuned interaction that mimics a human relationship, as well as offer feedback to participants.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12144-025-08981-8.</p>","PeriodicalId":48075,"journal":{"name":"Current Psychology","volume":"45 5","pages":"523"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12913337/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146229396","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":"Intolerance of uncertainty, psychopathology, and emerging adult sibling relationships.","authors":"Derek D Morgan, Monica J Martin, Paul B Ingram, Wonjung Oh, Christy R Rogers","doi":"10.1007/s12144-026-09413-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12144-026-09413-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Intolerance of uncertainty is often associated with emerging adult psychopathology, including depression, anxiety, and substance use behaviors. However, positive sibling relationships, which are known to support emerging adult mental health during stressful periods, may mitigate the stress related to uncertainty. Thus, this study investigated the role that sibling relationships may have between uncertainty and psychopathology. In a two-cohort longitudinal sample of emerging adults (<i>N</i> = 189, M<i>age</i> = 20.89), the moderating role of positive sibling relationship quality was examined between intolerance of uncertainty and later depression, anxiety, and substance use. Intolerance of uncertainty only predicted anxiety, while positive sibling relationship quality moderated the association between intolerance of uncertainty and later substance use, with low levels of sibling relationship quality showing a protective effect on substance use. Subsequent analyses revealed positive sibling relationship quality significantly moderated the association for marijuana only when the autoregressive effect was removed, resulting in greater marijuana use when sibling relationship quality was high. Positive sibling relationship quality also moderated the effect on health risk substance use, resulting in less substance use when sibling relationship quality was low. Findings underline the role that sibling relationships can play as both risk and resiliency factors for distinct emerging adult substance use behaviors. Sibling relationships continue to serve as significant sources of influence on emerging adult psychopathology.</p>","PeriodicalId":48075,"journal":{"name":"Current Psychology","volume":"45 8","pages":"831"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13095974/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147785738","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":"Understanding how adolescents engage in mindfulness-based intervention: a mixed methods study of engagement processes.","authors":"Megan J Moran, Talia Thompson, Michelle Harmon, Addie Rzonca, Rachel G Lucas-Thompson, Melissa DeJonkheere, Timothy C Guetterman, Lauren B Shomaker","doi":"10.1007/s12144-026-09542-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12144-026-09542-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) improves mental health outcomes in adolescents; however, effects tend to be small, and findings have been inconsistent. Engagement (i.e., productive involvement) has been positively associated with outcomes in other types of mental health interventions, suggesting it may play a role in MBI. However, it is unclear how engagement functions in the context of MBI for adolescents. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine adolescent engagement in MBI, including identifying. reasons they do or do not engage. In <i>n</i> = 73 adolescents who received a community-delivered MBI, we described self-reported engagement and tested differences between engagement dimensions. Based on quantitative scores, we purposively sampled <i>n =</i> 25 adolescents for interviews and used reflexive thematic analysis to develop themes that reflected adolescents' perspectives on engaging in MBI. Through merging integration, we examined patterns of thematic results across engagement levels. Engagement scores were high, and cognitive-behavioral engagement was significantly higher than affective engagement. Qualitative and mixed methods analyses resulted in four themes that showed variation by engagement level. Adolescents' perspectives on engagement in MBI aligned somewhat with prior conceptualizations of engagement, and highlighted distinctive characteristics of engagement in the MBI context. There are opportunities before, during, and outside of MBI sessions to support adolescent engagement, which may increase efficacy of MBI for promoting mental health in this age group.</p>","PeriodicalId":48075,"journal":{"name":"Current Psychology","volume":"45 10","pages":"1006"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13216151/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148139348","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 framework for infants' emerging affect-cognition interface.","authors":"Margaret W Sullivan, Pimjuta Nimmapirat, Nancy Fiedler","doi":"10.1007/s12144-026-09271-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12144-026-09271-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper advocates integrating affect neuroscience network and appraisal theories of emotion in a framework for the purpose of better describing and studying the emerging links between infant affect processes and cognition. Panskepp's empirical and theoretical work on affect networks (1998) and Scherer and Moore's working model of affect processing (2019) provide the theoretical underpinnings of the proposed developmental interface of affect and cognition. The framework describes early affect-cognitive links as continuously unfolding processes arising from everyday commerce with people and objects that are functional by 7 months. It assumes that affect processing accompanies all infant-relevant-environment transactions, but that the experiences infants have and the actions of which they are capable, are constrained at each age by their motor development and appraisal capacities. It hypothesizes that infant brains appraise recurring contexts, remember predictions including the affect and the appraisals correlated with them, and generalize across contexts. By 9 months, appraisals of control, intention, social cognition, and self-relevance become increasingly important in determining affect experience. By two years, self-referential processes influence affect and appraisal.</p>","PeriodicalId":48075,"journal":{"name":"Current Psychology","volume":"45 14","pages":"1214"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13369582/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148457362","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 German version of the highly sensitive child scale: Psychometric properties and identification of sensitivity groups.","authors":"Susanne Wehrli, Jana Hochreuter, David Buttelmann, Francesca Lionetti, Michael Pluess, Niamh Oeri, Helen Koechlin","doi":"10.1007/s12144-026-09244-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12144-026-09244-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Individuals differ in their sensitivity to external stimuli. The Highly Sensitive Child (HSC) scale can be used to measure sensitivity in children and adolescents. However, the German version has yet to be validated. We examined the psychometric properties of the German self- and the parent report version of the HSC. Measurement invariance (MI) across age groups was tested for the parent report version and latent profile analysis (LPA) was used to identify sensitivity groups. Pooled data from German-speaking countries (<i>N</i>= 250 self-reports; <i>N</i>= 3657 parent reports) was included. The factor structure was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), reliability was quantified by Cronbach's alpha (α) and MI was assessed by multigroup CFA using the optimal model. An exploratory analysis was carried out across age groups. CFA indicated the bifactorial model as the best fit for the HSC. Reliability of the total score across age groups was acceptable, but the MI was not. In the LPA, we found two sensitivity classes for early, middle childhood, and adolescent parent-reports, and four groups for self-report. The German version of the HSC seems to be a valid measurement of sensitivity. However, future research should examine age differences across childhood more closely.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12144-026-09244-w.</p>","PeriodicalId":48075,"journal":{"name":"Current Psychology","volume":"45 7","pages":"738"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13009142/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147515894","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":"Diverse platforms, diverse effects: Evidence from a 100-day study on social media and adolescent mental health.","authors":"Amber van der Wal, Ine Beyens, Loes H C Janssen, Patti M Valkenburg","doi":"10.1007/s12144-025-08893-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12144-025-08893-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The rising prevalence of mental health problems among adolescents has prompted increased scrutiny of social media as a contributing factor. Previous research has produced mixed results, likely due to the varying impact of social media on different dimensions of mental health. To advance understanding in this area, this study examined how social media use affects three critical dimensions of adolescent mental health - well-being, self-esteem, and friendship closeness. Specifically, we examined whether adolescents experienced consistent (unity) or contrasting (duality) effects across these dimensions by analyzing 44,211 daily diaries from 479 adolescents over 100 days. We found that the majority of adolescents (60%) experienced unity in negative effects of social media, suggesting that social media use is a notable contributor to mental health issues. Moreover, 13.6% of adolescents experienced duality in effects, indicating that social media use simultaneously harms and benefits different dimensions of their mental health. Exploratory analyses demonstrated the importance of examining platform-specific effects, revealing negative impacts of TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram use and positive or null effects of Snapchat and WhatsApp use on the three dimensions of mental health. Our findings highlight the need for tailored strategies that account for the varying impacts of social media on adolescent mental health.</p>","PeriodicalId":48075,"journal":{"name":"Current Psychology","volume":"45 1","pages":"36"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12717229/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145806116","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}