Psychology

  1. Lexical richness showed a small, non-significant link to essay quality
    Analysis of 42 EFL students reveals weak correlation between lexical richness and argumentative essay quality, suggesting vocabulary sophistication alone minimally predicts writing performance.
  2. INFLUENCE OF RELIGIOSITY ON WELL-BEING AMONG LITERATE AND ILLITERATE PERSONS
    Study examining how religiosity affects well-being in literate versus illiterate populations, finding stronger associations in those with literacy and distinct dimensional patterns.
  3. Students showed cohesive devices but need stronger grammatical cohesion
    Discourse analysis of cohesive devices in argumentative texts by fifth-semester students reveals adequate lexical cohesion but gaps in grammatical cohesion.
  4. TEACHER'S OCCUPATIONAL STRESS- HINDI ADAPTATION
    Psychometric validation of bilingual English-Hindi Teacher's Occupational Stress scale with 600 educators. Strong reliability (α=0.91) and factorial validity established across three dimensions.
  5. Virtual reality exercise improved college students’ mood states
    8-week trial shows virtual reality exercise reduces tension, anger, and depression while increasing vigor more effectively than traditional aerobic exercise in college students.
  6. Girls’ social anxiety was linked with self-esteem and parenting style
    Study of 100 girls examines links between parenting style, self-esteem, and social anxiety, finding authoritative parenting predicts higher anxiety while permissive approaches show protective effects.
  7. Moderate overconfidence is linked to better SME credit access
    Non-linear relationship between entrepreneurial confidence and SME financing access: mild overconfidence reduces credit rationing relative to underconfidence and extreme overconfidence.
  8. Do Refugee Students Affect the Academic Achievement of their Peers? Evidence from a Large Urban School District
    Study examining peer effects of refugee students on non-refugee academic achievement, behavioral outcomes, and disciplinary incidents in urban schools using within-school variation analysis.