Global Networks,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
25(2)
Published: Feb. 26, 2025
ABSTRACT
Taking
the
perspective
of
grandparents
living
in
origin
country,
our
article
is
innovative
examining
a
range
ties
within
social
networks,
not
only
transnational
ones
but
also
family
in‐country
with
both
close‐by
and
geographically
dispersed
relatives.
We
analyse
focus
group
discussions
Polish
whose
grandchildren
live
different
locations.
Thus,
we
are
looking
at
as
part
interlocking
personal
networks
spanning
distances,
including
internal
migration.
By
comparing
grandparents’
interactions
those
who
near
far,
advance
understanding
how
distance
impacts
feelings
closeness
bonding
between
generations.
This
lens
reveals
varied
communication
practices
contact
patterns
affect
emotional
wellbeing
ageing
(grand)parents
origin.
Although
technology
helps
maintain
contact,
especially
transnationally,
it
does
offer
multisensory
experience—a
limitation
which
becomes
evident
when
compared
in‐person
childcare
socialising.
Diagnostics,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(4), P. 456 - 456
Published: Feb. 13, 2025
Background/Objectives:
The
following
systematic
review
integrates
neuroimaging
techniques
with
deep
learning
approaches
concerning
emotion
detection.
It,
therefore,
aims
to
merge
cognitive
neuroscience
insights
advanced
algorithmic
methods
in
pursuit
of
an
enhanced
understanding
and
applications
recognition.
Methods:
study
was
conducted
PRISMA
guidelines,
involving
a
rigorous
selection
process
that
resulted
the
inclusion
64
empirical
studies
explore
modalities
such
as
fMRI,
EEG,
MEG,
discussing
their
capabilities
limitations
It
further
evaluates
architectures,
including
neural
networks,
CNNs,
GANs,
terms
roles
classifying
emotions
from
various
domains:
human-computer
interaction,
mental
health,
marketing,
more.
Ethical
practical
challenges
implementing
these
systems
are
also
analyzed.
Results:
identifies
fMRI
powerful
but
resource-intensive
modality,
while
EEG
MEG
more
accessible
high
temporal
resolution
limited
by
spatial
accuracy.
Deep
models,
especially
CNNs
have
performed
well
emotions,
though
they
do
not
always
require
large
diverse
datasets.
Combining
data
behavioral
features
improves
classification
performance.
However,
ethical
challenges,
privacy
bias,
remain
significant
concerns.
Conclusions:
has
emphasized
efficiencies
detection,
technical
were
highlighted.
Future
research
should
integrate
advances,
establish
innovative
enhance
system
reliability
applicability.
Affective Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
4(1), P. 174 - 184
Published: March 1, 2023
Abstract
Psychological
well-being,
characterized
by
feelings,
cognitions,
and
strategies
that
are
associated
with
positive
functioning
(including
hedonic
eudaimonic
well-being),
has
been
linked
better
physical
health
greater
longevity.
Importantly,
psychological
well-being
can
be
strengthened
interventions,
providing
a
strategy
for
improving
population
health.
But
the
effects
of
interventions
meaningful,
durable,
scalable
enough
to
improve
at
population-level?
To
assess
this
possibility,
cross-disciplinary
group
scholars
convened
review
current
knowledge
develop
research
agenda.
Here
we
summarize
build
on
key
insights
from
convening,
which
were:
(1)
existing
should
continue
adapted
achieve
large-enough
effect
result
in
downstream
improvements
health,
(2)
determine
durability
needed
drive
population-level
lasting
changes,
(3)
shift
individual-level
care
treatment
public-health
model
prevention
is
will
require
new
infrastructure
deliver
scale,
(4)
accessible
effective
racially,
ethnically,
geographically
diverse
samples.
A
discussion
examining
future
questions
follows.
Frontiers in Psychology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: Jan. 23, 2025
This
study
investigates
the
psychological
stress
factors
faced
by
return
migrants
before,
during,
and
after
their
to
Latvia.
Employing
a
Grounded
Theory
methodology,
we
conducted
in-depth
interviews
with
21
identified
five
key
themes:
pre-return
context,
identity,
perceived
social
support,
wellbeing,
that
help
or
hinder
re-adjustment.
Notably,
prior
often
exceeds
post-return
stress,
highlighting
critical
yet
understudied
phase.
Key
contributors
migration
include
unmet
expectations,
feelings
of
alienation,
identity
struggles,
inadequate
institutional
support.
By
these
factors,
this
research
not
only
enhances
understanding
from
standpoint
but
also
lays
foundational
groundwork
for
development
comprehensive
theoretical
framework
encompasses
broader
spectrum
influencing
stress.
The
advocates
holistic
approach
supporting
migrants,
emphasizing
integration
resources
practical
assistance
foster
successful
reintegration
into
home
country.
Journal of Environmental Psychology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
87, P. 101981 - 101981
Published: Feb. 25, 2023
The
body
of
evidence
supporting
the
psychological
benefits
exposure
to
virtual
nature,
such
as
increased
mood
and
decreased
stress,
is
rapidly
growing.
However,
few
studies
have
explored
potential
nature
boost
subjective
vitality,
defined
a
positive
feeling
aliveness
energy.
In
this
contribution,
we
investigate
role
in
enhancing
vitality
through
restorativeness.
particular,
expand
existing
literature
by
considering
different
types
natural
environments
(i.e.,
national
park,
lacustrine
environment,
an
arctic
environment
vs.
urban
environment).
We
designed
randomized
between-subject
design
with
sample
113
university
students
(Mage
=
21.99,
SD
1.82).
Participants
were
exposed
four
360-degree
panoramic
photos
reality
(VR)
head-mounted
display.
collected
measures
variables
interest
immediately
before
after
exposure,
series
control
sociodemographics,
individual
differences
personal
conditions,
previous
VR
experience,
frequency
contact
related
participants'
experience
during
VR).
performed
mediation
analysis
multicategorical
independent
variable
experimental
condition).
Results
confirmed
our
hypotheses,
three
significant
indirect
effects
on
restorativeness,
one
for
each
compared
environment.
wide
range
practical
implications
interventions
well
future
research
directions
are
discussed.
Cognition & Emotion,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
38(5), P. 748 - 767
Published: Feb. 16, 2024
Nature
contact
has
associations
with
emotional
ill-being
and
well-being.
However,
the
mechanisms
underlying
these
are
not
fully
understood.
We
hypothesised
that
increased
adaptive
decreased
maladaptive
emotion
regulation
strategies
would
be
a
pathway
linking
nature
to
Using
data
from
survey
of
600
U.S.-based
adults
administered
online
in
2022,
we
conducted
structural
equation
modelling
test
our
hypotheses.
found
(1)
frequency
was
significantly
associated
lesser
greater
well-being,
(2)
effective
(3)
higher
benefits
were
partly
explained
via
regulation.
Moreover,
nonlinear
relationship
for
duration
some
outcomes,
rise
up
certain
amounts
time,
levelling
off
after
points.
These
findings
support
extend
previous
work
demonstrates
well-being
may
by
changes
Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
58, P. 101410 - 101410
Published: May 29, 2024
This
article
reviews
the
prevalence
of
stress
and
explores
resilience
factors
in
children
adolescents
with
specific
learning
disabilities
(SLDs).
We
show
that
increased
emotional
challenges
faced
by
this
group
are
likely
due
to
societal
pressures
stigma.
Recent
findings
on
neuroendocrine
changes
population
discussed,
suggesting
a
predisposition
psychiatric
disorders.
review
advocates
for
shift
towards
neurodiversity
paradigm,
which
recognizes
SLDs
as
natural
variations
brain
function,
emphasizing
individual
strengths
promoting
more
inclusive
approach
values
cognitive
diversity.
Such
advocacy
is
important
combat
stigma
those
SLDs.
also
recent
work
identifying
resilience-promoting
factors,
such
perception
self
peer/teacher
relationships,
enhancing
well-being
mental
health
SLD.