The Interactive, Constructive, Active, Passive (ICAP) Framework (Chi & Wylie, 2014) is used to review and develop active learning in higher education. It is a hierarchical model based on overt behaviours seen by the teacher in the classroom. This principle is acknowledged as a limitation, especially in the case of online modes of study. In…

Background/purpose: Emotion regulation (ER) is a crucial psychological process that enables individuals to manage and respond effectively to emotional experiences. Among university students, difficulties in ER are often linked to increased vulnerability to psychological distress. This study aimed to investigate gender differences in ER and to…

A series of experiments conducted in Central Europe (Hungary, Austria) and East Asia (Japan) probed whether 5- to 10-year-old children (n = 436, 213 female) and adults (n = 71, 43 female; all data collected between July 2020 and May 2023) would infer traits and choose partners accordingly, in a novel touchscreen game. The participants observed…

Academic dishonesty of students is a problem that threatens the integrity of educational institutions. Understanding the sources of academic dishonesty has become an urgent need, which compels higher educational institutions to evaluate and redesign approaches to address this problem. To develop new and important insights about this this form of…

This cross-sectional study investigated the efficacy of an extended theory of planned behavior in predicting academic dishonesty among students of higher education. The participants comprised 328 undergraduates drawn from Nigerian and Malaysian public universities. Existing measures were adapted and validated using Cronbach's alpha statistics and…

The aim of the present study is to examine the effect of COVID-19 victimization experience (CVE) on university students' academic behaviors, which has not received sufficient attention in current research. Based on the job demands-resources model, which claims that insufficient resources and high demands can result in burnout, the present study…

Background: To date, no studies have examined the prevalence of hoarding behaviour and domestic squalor among individuals with mild intellectual disability. To address this gap, we conducted a prevalence study within a population supported by a medium-sized care organisation in the Netherlands. Method: Data were collected on 437 individuals with…

Reach-to-grasp behavior is a key developmental milestone in infants, involving coordinated actions such as arm transport, hand pre-shaping, and hand opening and closing. Vision guides the development of these skills, and delays in visual input can impact infants with early visual impairments. However, the effects of a congenital visual impairment…

There are individual differences in how people respond to emotionally ambiguous cues (i.e., valence bias), which have important consequences for mental health, development, and social functioning, yet how these differences develop in childhood and adolescence is unknown. Extensive literature shows that children's cognitive biases, including…

This research report draws on storying, narrative inquiry, and poststructural research methods and theory to document metaphors of emergence. Metaphors of emergence are a literacy tool that youth in recovery from addictions (both behavioral and substance-based) use to connect the quality and potential of concrete objects to the abstract…

The research aimed to understand the behavior of users of pages containing the content of Library Instruction, which was published on the academic library website. The collected research material was to be used to describe events taking place on selected pages. Two research methods were used to achieve the goal: statistical research and…

The Lines-of-Defense model postulates that older adults should engage in important health goals and behaviors for as long as possible and adjust them downwardly only when they become impossible to pursue. This process is thought to be supported by goal engagement and self-protective control strategies. We tested this model in a 4-year longitudinal…

Cell phone bans in classrooms have begun throughout the United States either with mandated laws, or recommended district enforcement. This controversial decision has evidence both supporting its existence, or supporting the resistance to it. Data analyzes both U.S. and international policies with varied results regarding the strengths and…

Learning behavior refers to students' preparedness to embrace various learning forms and techniques, encompassing skills, activities, creativity, and motivation. Positive learning behavior improves efficiency, discipline, and academic skills, while negative learning behavior results in a diminished grasp of the essence of learning and cultivates…

Daily routines have been found to be effective in reducing problem behaviours in adolescents. Daily Activities for Youth Opportunity (DAY-Opp) were assessed through validity and reliability analyses. The sample consisted of 165 typically developing adolescents (109 girls and 56 boys, mean age 16.06 ± 2.55 years). Differences were analysed using…