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A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Mental Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (24 March 2023) | Viewed by 7521

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Dr. Entao Zhang

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Department of Psychology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Interests: emotion processing; trust; advice; donation

Dr. Junlong Luo

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Department of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
Interests: dual-process theory; creativity; intuition; mental flow; attention

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Dear Colleagues,

Although the significant role of emotion and intuition in human psychology and behavior has been acknowledged by psychologists and economists, it remains unclear how emotion and intuition affect human psychology and behavior and underlying neural mechanisms. Therefore, the aim of the current research topic is to explore cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying the influence of emotion and intuition on human psychology and behavior. Research can range from emotion, intuition, emotion and intuition in reasoning to decision making in life, using behavioral, electrophysiological, fMRI and eye-tracking techniques are all encouraged. We are particularly looking for original research articles, case series, meta-analyses and comprehensive reviews that explore our topic.

Dr. Entao Zhang
Dr. Junlong Luo
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intuitive thinking
emotion
dual-process theory
reasoning
decision making

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The Effect of Service Learning on the Development of Trait Emotional Intelligence and Adversity Quotient in Youths: An Experimental Study

by Hok-Ko Pong and Paul Lam

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(6), 4677; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064677 - 7 Mar 2023

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This study aims to determine the effect of service learning (SL) on the trait emotional intelligence and adversity quotient of Chinese undergraduate students in Hong Kong. The SL programme lasted six months (at least 80 service hours). In a pre-test–post-test experimental design, students who participated in the SL during that time period were classified as the experimental group (n = 139; 69 male, 70 female), whereas students who never participated in SL were classified as the comparison group (n = 133; 66 male, 67 female). Both groups of participants were asked to finish the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS) and the Adversity Response Profile^® (ARP) before and after the SL programme. The results showed that there were no significant differences in WLEIS and ARP scores (at the pre-test) between the experimental and comparison groups. The results further revealed that students in the experimental group had better improvements in WLEIS and ARP than those in the comparison group after they completed SL. These findings provide valuable insights and implications for incorporating components of SL into interventions for youths to improve their ability to process emotions and overcome adversity. Full article

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View of Times and Temporal Focus under the Pace of Life on the Impact of Intertemporal Decision Making

by Yue Wang, Xiaoyu Wang, Xiao Yang, Fangyuan Yuan and Ying Li

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(5), 4301; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054301 - 28 Feb 2023

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Previous studies have explored the effects of time poverty and money worship on intertemporal decision making based on a resource scarcity perspective. However, how the pace of life affects intertemporal decision making has not been examined. Furthermore, manipulating time perceptions can influence intertemporal decision-making preferences. Based on the perspective of time perception differences, it remains unknown how views of time or temporal focus affect the intertemporal decision making of individuals with different pace of life. To address these issues, study 1 adopted a correlational study to initially explore the relationship between the pace of life and intertemporal decision making. Studies 2 and 3 used manipulation experiments to examine the effects of the pace of life and view of time and temporal focus and pace of life on intertemporal decision making. The results suggest that the faster the life pace, the more recent rewards are preferred. Views of time and temporal focus manipulations can influence the intertemporal decision making of faster-paced individuals, making them prefer smaller–sooner (SS) payoffs under a linear view of time or future temporal focus and larger–later (LL) payoffs under a circular view of time or past temporal focus. However, the manipulation does not affect the intertemporal decision of slower-paced individuals. Our study examined the effect of the pace of life on intertemporal decision making based on a resource scarcity perspective, and found boundary conditions for the influence of the view of time and temporal focus on intertemporal decision making based on the perspective of differences in people’s perception of time. Full article

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Effects of Positive and Negative Experiences on Cooperative Behavior: The Role of Sharedness

by Fangzhu Qi, Wei Wang, Minghui Wang and Yongfang Liu

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(1), 636; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010636 - 30 Dec 2022

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Cooperation is a fundamental ingredient of society. However, research on the effects of positive and negative experiences on cooperation remain largely inconsistent. Therefore, through two experiments, the present study examined the effects of positive and negative experiences on cooperative behavior, and the moderation effect of sharedness on this relationship. In Study 1, we directly compared positive and negative experiences in the same context. Seventy-four students participated the experiment (M_age = 19.88, SD_age = 2.21). Results showed that participants reported higher levels of cooperative behavior in negative experiences than in positive experiences. In Study 2, we examined the moderation effect of sharedness on the relationship between positive/negative experiences and cooperative behavior. The result of the experiments involving 126 participants (M_age = 19.53, SD_age = 1.14) showed a significant interaction effect between positive/negative experiences and sharedness on cooperative behavior. Participants exhibited higher level of cooperative behavior in shared negative experiences than in shared positive experiences, while there were no significant differences in cooperative behavior between unshared negative and positive experiences. These results suggested that shared negative experiences could facilitate cooperative behavior. Full article

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Others’ Facial Expressions Influence Individuals Making Choices and Processing Feedback: The Event-Related Potential and Behavioral Evidence

by Xin Yu, Bo Xu and Entao Zhang

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(1), 568; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010568 - 29 Dec 2022

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To date, several studies have found the effect of facial expressions on trust decision, using the event-related potentials (ERPs). However, little is known about the neural mechanism underlying the modulation effect of facial expressions on making choices and subsequent outcome evaluation. In the present study, using an ERP technique, we investigated how the neural process of making choices and subsequent outcome evaluation were influenced by others’ facial expressions for the first time. Specifically, participants played a modified version of the Trust Game, in which they watched a photo of the trustee before making choices. Critically, trustees’ faces differed regarding emotional types (i.e., happy, neutral, or angry) and gender (i.e., female or male). Behaviorally, an interaction between expressions and gender was observed on investment rates. On the neural level, the N2 and P3 amplitudes were modulated by facial expressions in the making-choice stage. Additionally, the feedback-related P3 was also modulated by facial expressions. The present study proved the effect of facial expressions on making choices and subsequent outcome evaluation. Full article

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