Guest Editor(s)
Prof. DOU Fen
Email: doufen@ahnu.edu.cn
Affiliation: School of Educational Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China
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Research Interests: adolescent development & mental health promotion, social-cognitive & personality factors, advanced quantitative methods
Prof. WANG Lijun
Email: nnuwlj8421@163.com
Affiliation: School of Educational Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China
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Research Interests: adolescent psychological development, health and counseling psychology, psychoanalysis
Summary
Adolescence is a critical period for the development of personality and social identity. While traditional research focuses on psychopathology, there is a growing need to understand the mechanisms that promote positive mental health outcomes in youth.
This special issue aims to bridge the gap between personality psychology and mental health promotion. We seek to explore how basic psychological needs, dark personality traits (e.g., Machiavellianism), and temperamental traits (e.g., neuroticism, extraversion) influence adolescents' life satisfaction, general health, and prosocial behavior.
Suggested Themes:
1. Protective Mechanisms: The role of positive affect and achievement motivation in linking personality to well-being.
2. Risk Pathways: How dark personality traits undermine life satisfaction via relative deprivation and experiential avoidance.
3. Social Context: The moderating roles of peer relationships and gender differences in adolescent development.
4. Intervention Strategies: Evidence-based practices for promoting mental health based on personality assessments.
Keywords
adolescent mental health, personality traits, prosocial behavior, basic psychological needs, dark triad, mediation analysis, peer relationships, life satisfaction.
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