Abu-Akel, Ahmad Spitz, Andreas West, Robert
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Frontiers in Psychology
Effective communication during a pandemic, such as the current COVID-19 crisis, can save lives. At the present time, social and physical distancing measures are the lead strategy in combating the spread of COVID-19. In this study, a survey was administered to 705 adults from Switzerland about their support and practice of social distancing measures...
Llorca-Pellicer, Marta Soto-Rubio, Ana Pedro Gil-Monte
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Frontiers in Psychology
Psychosocial risks at work are an important occupational problem since they can have an impact on workers' health, productivity, absenteeism, and company profits. Among their consequences, burnout stands out for its prevalence and associated consequences. This problem is particularly noteworthy in the case of teachers. The aim of the study was to a...
Ramirez-Montoya, Maria Soledad Anton-Ares, Paloma Monzon-Gonzalez, Javier
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Frontiers in Psychology
Advances in technology, research development, and teaching practices have brought improvements in the training, levels of autonomy, and quality of life of people who need support and resources appropriate to their circumstances of disability. This article focuses on empirically analyzing the usefulness of treatments that have been supported by tech...
Coelho, Márcia Menezes, Isabel
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Frontiers in Psychology
The long-standing vision of universities as the “ alma mater ” of students and graduates is a demonstration of its role as sustaining the person, the expert/professional, and the citizen. This role has persisted in the face of rising global challenges such as the emergence of new learning spaces, the growing diversity of publics, the call for produ...
Fugate, Jennifer M. B. Franco, Courtny L.
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Frontiers in Psychology
Emoji faces, which are ubiquitous in our everyday communication, are thought to resemble human faces and aid emotional communication. Yet, few studies examine whether emojis are perceived as a particular emotion and whether that perception changes based on rendering differences across electronic platforms. The current paper draws upon emotion theor...
Arbel, Yael Fox, Annie B.
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Frontiers in Psychology
The study aimed at evaluating the extent to which the feedback related negativity (FRN), an ERP component associated with feedback processing, is related to learning in school-age children. Eighty typically developing children between the ages of 8 and 11 years completed a declarative learning task while their EEG was recorded. The study evaluated ...
Manrique-Millones, Denisse Wiium, Nora Pineda-Marín, Claudia Fernández-Arata, Manuel Alfonso-Murcia, Diego López-Martínez, José Luis Millones-Rivalles, Rosa
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Frontiers in Psychology
Positive Youth Development (PYD) is an approach that promotes resilience and focuses on youth strengths rather than their weaknesses as done by the traditional deficit-based perspective. Research in Europe and North America show that developmental assets are associated with school success, psychological well-being, and lower health risks among yout...
Mitic, Marija Woodcock, Kate A. Amering, Michaela Krammer, Ina Stiehl, Katharina A. M. Zehetmayer, Sonja Schrank, Beate
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Frontiers in Psychology
Supportive peer relationships (SPR) are crucial for mental and physical health. Early adolescence is an especially important period in which peer influence and school environment strongly shape psychological development and maturation of core social-emotional regulatory functions. Yet, there is no integrated evidence based model of SPR in this age ...
Luchoro-Parrilla, Rafael Lavega-Burgués, Pere Damian-Silva, Sabrine Prat, Queralt Sáez de Ocáriz, Unai Ormo-Ribes, Enric Pic, Miguel
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Frontiers in Psychology
UNESCO in the 2030 agenda for sustainable development establishes respect for the environment and sustainability education as key elements for the challenges of society in the coming years. In the educational context, physical education can have a vital role in sustainability education, through Traditional Sporting Games (TSG). The aim of this rese...
Procaccia, Rossella Segre, Giulia Tamanza, Giancarlo Manzoni, Gian Mauro
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Frontiers in Psychology
COVID-19 outbroke in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and promptly became a pandemic worldwide, endangering health and life but also causing mild-to-severe psychological distress to lots of people, including healthcare workers (HCWs). Several studies have already showed a high prevalence of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic symptoms in HCWs but...
