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The p-value has long served as the standard of scientific significance, but its widespread misuse and misunderstanding continue to distort how we interpret data and publish findings. In this Comment, we take a critical…
Various researchers have been examining the efficacy of psilocybin, the main ingredient in magic mushrooms, in treating mental health conditions.
Compass Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS), a biotechnology company dedicated to unlocking urgently needed new treatment options in mental health care, announced today it is working with the U.S. Department ...
A prescription form of THC helped many people with PTSD escape recurring trauma-related nightmares, with more than one-third reporting that the nightmares disappeared completely after ten weeks. The results could point…
The double-blind, placebo-controlled study followed more than 170 adults with post-traumatic stress disorder over 10 weeks.
Spending a year studying abroad makes college students more agreeable, curious, and less anxious. A recent study tracked students' daily habits and discovered that these momentary behaviors gradually accumulate to shape…
Peer influence is a central yet contested issue in adolescence, a developmental period marked by heightened social sensitivity. The present study examined how adolescents conform to prosocial and antisocial decisions of…
BackgroundHigher education outcomes are frequently associated with cognitive ability and the outcomes of previous school years, but there are likely emotional and behavioral factors that contribute to these as well. This…
PurposeThis study aimed to examine the effects of different physical exercise programs on psychological stress and group cohesion in children aged 10–11 years and to test the mediating role of group cohesion in the…
Across many Indigenous communities, modernization, urbanization, market integration, formal schooling, language shift, and cultural commodification have reshaped the conditions under which psychological well-being is…
Reliable estimation of heart rate variability (HRV) from electrocardiography (ECG) depends on accurate detection of R-peaks, a task that becomes challenging in operational environments characterized by noise, motion…
The willingness to communicate (WTC) in vocational English classrooms involves the combined roles of achievement emotions, future-oriented motivational beliefs, and classroom engagement. Drawing on control-value theory…
As everyday social interaction increasingly unfolds online, individuals who feel relatively deprived may turn to these platforms for connection yet become more exposed to cyber-ostracism. However, the socioemotional…
IntroductionThis study addresses persistent challenges in China's humanistic and liberal education, including cultural disjunction, weakened value guidance, and insufficient integration of knowledge into practice. To…
Conflict-driven mobility is reshaping international higher education and raising new questions about how universities support students whose learning trajectories have been disrupted by war, political violence, or…
ObjectiveThis study examined adult attachment and perceived parental acceptance-rejection in Colombia and Spain, focusing on country differences and on whether country moderated the associations between perceived…
IntroductionTeachers’ work is closely connected with communication, collegial support, coordination, and trust within the school environment. When these relationships are not experienced as sufficiently supportive or…
BackgroundSocial media is a key platform for college students’ daily communication. However, frequent online fraud incidents have raised widespread concern. Interestingly, many users’ high-risk perception does not…
This study aimed to adapt the Generative AI Dependency Scale into Turkish and to evaluate its psychometric properties in a Turkish sample. The study was conducted with 640 participants. The adaptation process was carried…
The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally transformed work arrangements, accelerating the shift to remote work and reshaping employee wellbeing. While working from home (WFH) offered flexibility and autonomy, it also…
IntroductionDespite growing interest in mathematics anxiety, comprehensive syntheses of recent K–12 research remain limited. This scoping review aims to map the literature on mathematics anxiety that was published…
Intensive L2 Arabic programs may place strong cognitive, emotional, and motivational demands on international students, yet limited research has examined how learners’ capability beliefs and language mindsets are related…
This study aims to examine the organizational and managerial factors influencing employees’ quiet quitting behavior. In this context, the study investigates the effect of job creep on quiet quitting and the moderating…
ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore the relationships between emotional competence, psychological resilience and job burnout among primary school physical education (PE) teachers, and examine the mediating role of…
IntroductionHuman observers rapidly infer socially relevant traits from faces, yet these judgments can be altered by appearance modifications such as cosmetic enhancement. It remains unclear whether cosmetic enhancement…
âMany studies reported null results for the first generation of epigenetic clocks, raising questions about the underlying hypothesis as well as the validity of the clocks themselves,â explains co-author Daniel…
Psychiatric trials typically define success as symptom reduction, yet patients prioritize meaning, vitality, and functioning. This imbalance undervalues experiential benefits, distorting clinical, policy, and FDA…
Emotion recognition (ER) is a core socio-cognitive skill supported by distributed brain networks, including face-selective occipito-temporal regions, the superior temporal sulcus, and the amygdala, which interact with…
Currently, the application of design thinking in the field of STEM education is expanding. However, in this field, there is currently no systematic analysis or comprehensive explanation of the extent to which design…
Artificial intelligence (AI) may enhance the effectiveness of routine mental health care, yet large-scale real-world evaluations remain limited. We examined whether employer-level access to AI-enabled continuous care…
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