Researching and practicing positive psychology in second/foreign language learning and teaching: the past, current status and future directions

Y Wang, A Derakhshan, LJ Zhang - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In addressing the recent special issue in Frontiers in Psychology, namely “Positive
Psychology in Foreign and Second Language Education: Approaches and Applications,” …

Factors that influence mental health of university and college students in the UK: a systematic review

F Campbell, L Blank, A Cantrell, S Baxter… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background Worsening mental health of students in higher education is a public policy
concern and the impact of measures to reduce transmission of COVID-19 has heightened …

Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) in second language and education research: Guidelines using an applied example

J Hair, A Alamer - Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 2022 - Elsevier
Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) is an alternative method to the
historically more commonly used covariance-based SEM (CB-SEM) when analyzing the …

Grit and foreign language enjoyment as predictors of EFL learners' online engagement: The mediating role of online learning self-efficacy

A Derakhshan, J Fathi - The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2024 - Springer
This study examined the relationship among foreign language enjoyment (FLE), second
language L2 grit, online learning self-efficacy (OLSE), and online learning engagement …

Theories of motivation in education: An integrative framework

D Urhahne, L Wijnia - Educational Psychology Review, 2023 - Springer
Several major theories have been established in research on motivation in education to
describe, explain, and predict the direction, initiation, intensity, and persistence of learning …

The critiques and criticisms of positive psychology: A systematic review

LE van Zyl, J Gaffaney, L van der Vaart… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this systematic literature review was to explore the current critiques and
criticisms of positive psychology and to provide a consolidated view of the main challenges …

Realistic precision and accuracy of online experiment platforms, web browsers, and devices

A Anwyl-Irvine, ES Dalmaijer, N Hodges… - Behavior research …, 2021 - Springer
Due to increasing ease of use and ability to quickly collect large samples, online
behavioural research is currently booming. With this popularity, it is important that …

How leisure activities affect health: a narrative review and multi-level theoretical framework of mechanisms of action

D Fancourt, H Aughterson, S Finn, E Walker… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
There is a large and growing body of evidence on the health benefits of engagement in
leisure activities (voluntary, enjoyable non-work activities, such as hobbies, arts …

Grit, self-efficacy, achievement orientation goals, and academic performance in University students

A Alhadabi, AC Karpinski - International Journal of Adolescence …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The current study investigated the relationships between grit, self-efficacy, achievement
orientation goals, and academic performance in parallel and serial mediation models …

Constructing validity: New developments in creating objective measuring instruments.

LA Clark, D Watson - Psychological assessment, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
In this update of Clark and Watson (1995), we provide a synopsis of major points of our
earlier article and discuss issues in scale construction that have become more salient as …