Time online involves the risk of direct and vicarious online racial/ethnic discrimination. This study examined the day-to-day associations between online racial/ethnic discrimination and positive and negative affect, somatic symptoms, and anxiety. Participants were 208 fourth-year college students (25% men, 72.1% women, 2.9% not reporting gender;…

The years 2020-2022 witnessed rapid socio-political changes in Hong Kong, including measures taken in response to COVID-19 and the implementation of the National Security Law. These changes significantly influenced the role of kindergarten teachers and necessitated a redefinition of their identity. Utilising a tripartite model that considers…

Many countries are revising their computing curricula, including Serbia, where coding became a core subject in primary schools in 2017/2018. Gamification is a common teaching method, yet little research explores primary students' motivation to learn coding through gamification. This study aims to investigate the factors that influence primary…

This study examined the role of psychosocial perceptions in predicting academic engagement in a sample of 254 gifted adolescents. Three hierarchical linear regressions were performed to examine if, and to what extent, gifted students' psychosocial perceptions (i.e., hope, academic self-efficacy, academic self-concept, academic motivation, and…

Online Collaborative Writing (OCW) is a prevalent practice among undergraduate students, yet challenges arising from a lack of group awareness (GA) often hinder effective collaboration. To address such challenges, this study included three phases: (1) A preliminary study (n=9) aimed to identify challenges that undergraduate students face while…

This study examines the relationship between emotions experienced in Physical Education (PE) and their impact on resilience in physical-sport activities (PA-S) using the Transcontextual Model (TCM) applied to Achievement Emotion Theory (AET). The aim was to assess the consistency and emotional transfer between PE and PA-S, and how these emotions…

Background: Visual metaphors (VMs) have gained significant attention from cognitive linguists for their ability to help learners understand linguistic structure. However, few studies have explored how incorporating a VM-supported instructional design can help instructors elucidate the abstract concepts of the business model canvas (BMC) to enhance…

L2 teacher boredom is a critical yet underexplored issue that significantly impacts teacher well-being and instructional quality, particularly in English as a foreign language (EFL) contexts. This study investigates the antecedents of L2 teacher boredom, as observed in EFL settings, and the strategies employed to mitigate its impact. Employing a…

This study aimed to examine the mediating role of metacognitive writing strategies in the relationship between middle school students' self-regulation skills in the writing process and their writing anxiety. Using structural equation modelling, the data collected from 513 middle school students were analysed with advanced statistical techniques…

Burnout is an emotional reflection of chronic job stress and reflects how teachers experience and perceive their work environment. However, few studies have explored the relationships between loneliness, emotional labor strategies, and school climate and burnout. Therefore, this study explored the mediating roles of loneliness and emotional labor…

This technical report describes a pilot evaluation of the Tier 2 Student Safety System anchored by "Beyond the Trigger" (gun violence intervention) and a structured "Anger Management" curriculum. The goal was to examine changes in key protective factors for students requiring targeted Tier 2 behavioral support. The evaluation…

We examined how different types of negative emotional states (anger, disgust, sadness) influence arithmetic performance, and whether this influence is modulated by the types of arithmetic operations and moderated by adults' age. Younger and older adults verified addition and multiplication problems that were superimposed on emotionally negative…

Background: While research has demonstrated the importance of K-12 environments for adolescent well-being, there have been numerous challenges to measuring and addressing this social environment. The "School as a Protective Factor (SPF)-Framework" and "Brief" instrument were established to meet this gap. This study investigates…

The objective of this paper is to comment on the think-aloud methods presented in the three papers included in this special issue. The commentary offered stems from the author's own psychological investigations of unobservable information processes and the conditions under which the most defensible claims can be advanced. The structure of this…

The aim of this study is to examine the mediating role of life satisfaction in the relationship between optimism and happiness levels of physical education teacher candidates. The research group consists of 278 physical education teacher candidates who were trained in the formation education program opened at Akdeniz University in the 2018-2019…