Special Issues

Emotional Regulation, Wellbeing, and Happiness

Submission Deadline: 31 October 2025 (closed) View: 949 Submit to Journal

Guest Editors

Prof. Francisco Manuel Morales Rodríguez

Email: fmmorales@ugr.es

Affiliation: Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Granada, Granada 18071, Spain

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Research Interests: educational psychology; coping strategies; daily stress; academic engagement; generic competences; affective–sexual diversity; prosocial behaviour; social skill

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Prof. Juan Pedro Martínez Ramón

Email: juanpedromartinezramon@um.es

Affiliation: Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Murcia, Murcia, 30003, Spain

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Research Interests: Developmental and Educational Psychology

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Prof. José Miguel Giménez Lozano

Email: josemiguel.gimenez@uah.es

Affiliation: Department of education sciences, University of Alcalá, Madrid, 28054, Spain

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Research Interests: Psycology, divergent thinking

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Summary

The capacity for resilience and emotional management is fundamental for coping with adversity and potential problems in any context. There is evidence that training in effective coping strategies and better emotional regulation is associated with higher levels of psychological well-being and happiness in individuals. Empirical articles, systematic reviews, proposals for prevention and intervention programs to improve emotional regulation, psychological well-being, stress prevention, and health education related to this topic are welcome.

 

The topics of interest for this special issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

· Emotional regulation, stress-coping strategies, and psychological well-being within different contexts.

· Happiness, communication skills, Felicidad, habilidades de comunicación, life satisfaction and burnout.

· Addictive behaviors, emotion-focused coping and psychological well-being, and other sociodemographic variables.

· Executive functions, coping strategies, effective communication skills, happiness, and psychological well-being.

· Coping, anxiety, emotional regulation, and internet addiction.

· Cultural differences in situations of anxiety, addiction, stress, and mental health (problems/issues).

· Intervention programs to improve psychological well-being, happiness levels, and socio-emotional adaptation throughout different contexts.

· Affective-sexual, bodily, and gender diversity; psychological adjustments, anxiety, and levels of psychological well-being.

· Lifestyles, everyday stress, perinatal stress, economic problems, and psychological well-being.


Keywords

Assessment, mindfulness, health, emotional regulation, resilience, everyday stress, perinatal stress, wellness, addictions, mental health promotion

Published Papers


  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    Effect of Virtual Reality Combined with Forest Therapy on Psychological Resilience of Submarine Personnel with Insomnia Symptoms

    Yang Deng, Tong Su, Bin Wu, Li Peng, Muyu Chen, Liang Zhang
    International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2025.072327
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Emotional Regulation, Wellbeing, and Happiness)
    Abstract Background: Submarine personnel often experience insomnia and reduced psychological resilience due to extended deployments in confined, high-stress environments. Effective non-pharmacological interventions are needed to improve sleep quality and resilience in this population. This study aimed to investigate the effect of virtual reality (VR) combined with forest therapy interventions on psychological resilience and sleep quality among submarine personnel with insomnia symptoms. Methods: Using convenience sampling, 92 submarine personnel with insomnia symptoms undergoing recuperation at a PLA sanatorium between July 2023 and May 2025 were randomly allocated to experimental and control groups (n = 46 each). The control group… More >

  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    The Impact of Virtual Reality Environment Design on Emotional Recovery: Exploring Factors and Mechanisms

    Hao Fang, Hongyun Guo, Yinchao Chen, Hui Shi, Yihan Gan, Lin Li
    International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.27, No.7, pp. 1051-1069, 2025, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2025.066369
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Emotional Regulation, Wellbeing, and Happiness)
    Abstract Objectives: Emotional stress is a significant public health challenge. Virtual reality (VR) offers the potential for aiding emotional recovery. This study explores the impact of VR environment design factors on emotional recovery, examining underlying mechanisms through physiological indicators and behavioral responses. Methods: Two experiments were conducted. Experiment 1 employed a 4 [Scene Type: real environment (RE), virtual scenes that restore the RE (VR), virtual scenes that incorporate natural window view design (VR-W), and a no-scene control condition (CTL)] × 3 (Experimental Phase: baseline, emotion arousal, recovery) mixed design (N = 33). Participants viewed a 4-min… More >

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