Results 51 to 60 of about 4,908 (209)

Prelimbic Cortical Stimulation Induces Antidepressant-like Responses through Dopaminergic-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms

Cells, 2023
High-frequency stimulation (HFS) is a promising therapy for patients with depression. However, the mechanisms underlying the HFS-induced antidepressant-like effects on susceptibility and resilience to depressive-like behaviors remain obscure.
Sharafuddin Khairuddin, Wei Ling Lim, Luca Aquili, Ka Chun Tsui, Anna Chung-Kwan Tse, Shehani Jayalath, Ruhani Varma, Trevor Sharp, Abdelhamid Benazzouz, Harry Steinbusch, Arjan Blokland, Yasin Temel, Lee Wei Lim   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring subjective wellbeing: recommendations on measures for use by national governments [PDF]

, 2012
Governments around the world are now beginning to seriously consider the use of measures of subjective wellbeing (SWB) – ratings of thoughts and feelings about life – for monitoring progress and for informing and appraising public policy.
Dolan, Paul, Metcalfe, Robert
core   +2 more sources

Reimagining the “Well” (Digitally) Literate Body: Lessons From Children's Diverse (Digital)‐Literacies‐in‐the‐Body With Videogames at Home

Reading Research Quarterly, Volume 61, Issue 2, April/May/June 2026.
This graphical abstract provides an overview of the study's context, approach, key findings and implications. This ecoculturally informed study examined children's digital play and well‐being in relation to broader contexts, routines and practices.
Fiona Scott, Liz Chesworth, Cath Bannister, Daniel Kuria, Shabana Roscoe, Yao Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental mastery and depression in older adults in residential care

, 2011
This study investigated the association between environmental mastery and depression in a sample of 96 older adults (aged 64–98 years) in residential care.
Akin, DAVID MELLOR, Diener, Mahoney, MARITA PATRICIA MCCABE, Molloy, Qualls, Sheikh, TANYA ELLEN DAVISON, TESS KNIGHT   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Positive psychological functioning in a sample of portuguese students [PDF]

, 2017
Este estudo explora diferentes recursos pessoais associados ao bem-estar e funcionamento psicológico positivo de estudantes universitários portugueses, tomando na sua análise as variáveis área de curso e género.
Almeida, Leandro S., Merino, María Dolores, Oliveira, Ema Patrícia, Privado, Jesus   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

More Than Just a Game: How Intrinsic Motivation and Artificial Intelligence‐Enhanced Trading Shape Consumer Well‐Being in Virtual Markets

Psychology &Marketing, Volume 43, Issue 2, Page 401-430, February 2026.
ABSTRACT This study aims to enhance our understanding of the factors that predict well‐being in video gaming, a rapidly growing form of entertainment and social engagement. Using self‐determination theory (SDT), the research explores the behaviors of gamer consumers. Data were collected through an online questionnaire.
George Bogdan Drăgan, Wissal Ben Arfi, Tatiana Khvatova, Victor Tiberius, Alexandrina Brînză   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bored gamers: applying the Meaning and Attentional Components model of boredom to digital game selection

Frontiers in Communication
IntroductionCommunication research has typically examined boredom as a negative emotion characterized by low arousal or understimulation. However, this one-dimensional approach to boredom does not resonate with more recent psychological insights, as ...
Rowan Daneels, Rowan Daneels, Karolien Poels, Heidi Vandebosch   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Why are hedonists less happy than eudaimonists? The chain mediating role of goal conflict and mixed emotions

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
IntroductionHuman motivation for happiness involves two main orientations of hedonia and eudaimonia. Numerous studies have shown that hedonic motivation has a much smaller effect on happiness outcomes than eudaimonic motivation, but little is known about
Wujun Sun, Lei Liu, Yuan Jiang, Ping Fang, Xiaosheng Ding, Guangjun Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predictors of Wing Attacks by Birds Across Australian Butterflies

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.
Predation pressure can vary latitudinally and across different prey communities as well as between males and females of the same prey species. Here, the variation in predation pressure on Australian butterflies was assessed using wing damage caused by bird attacks in over 2310 individuals from five butterfly families.
Hansani S. S. Daluwatta Galappaththige, Donald James McLean, Liisa Hämäläinen, Chathuranga Dharmarathne, Marie E. Herberstein   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contra la hedonia depresiva: el aburrimiento como tratamiento estético

Universitas Philosophica, 2021
Este artículo busca analizar y revalorizar el aburrimiento como concepto a través de la crítica cultural de Mark Fisher alrededor del consumo de estímulos y de algunos de los desarrollos de las teorías sociales de Byung-Chul Han (particularmente su teoría de la sociedad positiva).
openaire   +1 more source