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Mental health, confinement, and coronavirus concerns: A qualitative study
Publication · March 21, 2026
Exploring suicide ideation in university students: sleep quality, social media, self-esteem, and barriers to seeking psychological help
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The purpose of the current study is to analyze how variations in suicidal ideation scores can relate to sleep quality, social media consumption, self-esteem, and perceived barriers to seeking psychological help in a sample of university...
Publication · March 21, 2026
Love as a Commitment Device
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Given the ubiquitous nature of love, numerous theories have been proposed to explain its existence. One such theory refers to love as a commitment device, suggesting that romantic love evolved to foster commitment between partners and e...
Publication · March 21, 2026
Exploring Attitudes Toward “Sugar Relationships” Across 87 Countries: A Global Perspective on Exchanges of Resources for Sex and Companionship
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The current study investigates attitudes toward one form of sex for resources: the so-called sugar relationships, which often involve exchanges of resources for sex and/or companionship. The present study examined associations among att...
Publication · March 21, 2026
Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Flourishing Scale in the Honduran population
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Studying Flourishing is important to understand wellbeing. The current study aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Flourishing Scale (FS) in the Honduran population. The primary sample consisted of...
Publication · March 21, 2026
The impact of Benevolent Childhood Experiences on adult Flourishing: the mediating role of Light Triad traits
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The literature has well documented the relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences, personality traits, and well-being. However, less is known about how Benevolent Childhood Experiences (BCEs) relate to “light” personality traits...
Publication · March 21, 2026
The impact of adverse childhood experiences on mental health, sexual risk behaviors, and alcohol consumption in adulthood
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The purpose of the study was to determine how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) relate to adulthood flourishing, symptoms of depression, anxiety, somatization, self-reported health, sexual risk behaviors, and alcohol consumption. A qu...
Publication · March 21, 2026
Everyday norms have become more permissive over time and vary across cultures
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Every social situation that people encounter in their daily lives comes with a set of unwritten rules about what behavior is considered appropriate or inappropriate. These everyday norms can vary across societies: some societies may hav...
Publication · March 21, 2026