Across two studies, we conducted a preliminary psychometric examination of the newly developed Motivational Awareness Questionnaire (MAQ). Motivational awareness is the ability to consciously…
BackgroundObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and insomnia are highly prevalent in older adults and both have been linked to cognitive decline. However, it remains unclear whether the physiological burden…
ObjectiveDepression is increasingly prevalent among adolescents, highlighting the need to explore its underlying developmental mechanisms to inform effective prevention. This study examined how…
Why Do Humans Need Sleep? The Psychology and Health Consequences of Sleep Disruption Explained Every night, billions of humans voluntarily surrender consciousness for roughly a third of their lives. Yet for most of history, we treated sleep as a mysterious void—time wasted, productivity lost. Today, neuroscientists have discovered something startling: sleep is not a passive … Read more
Why Do Humans Discount the Future? The Psychology of Temporal Preferences Explained Every day, you make thousands of decisions that pit your immediate desires against your future wellbeing. Should you scroll social media for another hour or go to bed? Spend your bonus on a vacation or invest it for retirement? These choices reveal something … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented health crisis in modern times. The pandemic itself and governmental counter-measures severely affected the individual and social lives of people…
IntroductionMoral education increasingly requires psychologically realistic approaches that explain how students transform moral knowledge into stable prosocial action. Drawing on applied…
IntroductionImproving school-based youth sports activities is an important objective of health and education policy, yet schools continue to differ markedly in implementation quality.MethodsThis…
BackgroundPersonality traits are well-established correlates of anxiety symptoms, yet whether these associations generalize across culturally distinct populations remains insufficiently understood….
Individual sleep–wake characteristics play an important role in daily functioning and adaptation to shift work. They are associated with alertness, sleep quality, cognitive performance,…