8 July 2025

Validity and reliability of the Chinese version of the Jenkins Sleep Scale among university students in China

"This study demonstrated that the Chinese version of the Jenkins Sleep Scale is a valid and reliable tool to assess the sleep quality in a healthy Chinese population."

Yung-Sheng Chen, Handling Editor

1 July 2025

Interictal neural fragility predicts seizure onset zone and surgical outcomes in drug-resistant epilepsy

"This study demonstrates that interictal neural fragility, derived using Dynamic Mode Decomposition (DMD) on SEEG data, can accurately predict the seizure onset zone (SOZ) in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE). It shows that higher fragility in the SOZ during seizure-free periods correlates with better surgical outcomes. The method offers a non-invasive, computationally driven tool for SOZ localization, potentially improving treatment for patients with low seizure frequency. It validates neural fragility as a practical and clinically relevant biomarker for surgical planning, with strong predictive power and broad translational potential."

Sonia Oliveira, Handling Editor

26 June 2025

The impact of multidomain interventions on cognitive and physical function in older adults with subjective cognitive decline: a meta‑analysis and systematic review

"Consideration of multimodal factors, rather than single interventions, may be of great importance in preventing/remediating cognitive decline."

Catherine Myers, Section Editor

24 June 2025

Self-esteem and stress: a structural equation modelling of biosocial determinants, psychological mediators and anxiety among Malaysian undergraduates

"This research investigated the connection between biosocial factors and anxiety among Malaysian undergraduates, specifically examining the mediating roles of self-esteem and stress. A cross-sectional study of over 1,100 students utilized questionnaires to assess variables like gender, sleep quality, internet use, social support, mental health literacy, self-esteem, stress, and anxiety. The analysis revealed that self-esteem and stress significantly influence the relationship between several biosocial factors and anxiety. Enhancing self-esteem and reducing stress could be beneficial in addressing anxiety among this population. This work will be of particular interest to scholars investigating issues around university student well-being."

Shane Rogers, Handling Editor

23 June 2025

Associations of physical fitness with sustained overt attention and academic performance in children with learning disabilities

"Benefits of physical fitness in children with learning disabilities"

Jafri Abdullah, Section Editor

11 June 2025

Exploring self-compassion in adults with disabilities: the roles of gender, disability history, and leisure-time physical activity

"An important topic that may have implications across many levels of psychology as well as healthcare service and public policy."

Catherine Myers, Section Editor

6 June 2025

Radiomics machine learning based on asymmetrically prominent cortical and deep medullary veins combined with clinical features to predict prognosis in acute ischemic stroke: a retrospective study

"The combination of radiomics and clinical data, with machine learning, may provide a useful tool for stroke prognosis."

Catherine Myers, Section Editor

30 May 2025

Revision and validation of the Chinese version of the interpersonal reactivity index for couples for expectant couples

"Validation of a Chinese version of Interpersonal Reactivity Index for Couples, in a large sample"

Jafri Abdullah, Section Editor

29 May 2025

Longitudinal analysis of step counts in Parkinson’s disease patients: insights from a web-based application and generalized additive model

"Web-Based application and generalized additive model In Parkinson patients"

Jafri Abdullah, Section Editor

23 May 2025

Unconscious information processing of table tennis athletes in a masked priming paradigm: an event-related potentials (ERP) study

"This study investigated whether table tennis athletes show enhanced unconscious information processing outside of sports-specific contexts, using a masked priming task and EEG to measure brain activity. While athletes responded faster and showed greater attentional resource allocation (as indicated by higher P3 amplitudes), both groups demonstrated similar patterns of inhibitory control, suggesting no broad unconscious processing advantage. The findings imply that athletes’ enhanced unconscious processing may be context-dependent, limited to sport-specific or more complex cognitive tasks. This is of potential importance for understanding sports performers' transferable cognitive skills."

Matthew Parker, Handling Editor