Disasters cause sweeping damage, hardship, and loss of life. In this article, we first consider
the dominant psychological approach to disasters and its narrow focus on psychopathology …

During the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, empirical efforts in the psychological
sciences have been unequivocally focused on understanding the psychosocial impact on …

The placebo effect demonstrates how positive expectancies shape the effectiveness of
various treatments. Across studies, placebo treatments are interventions (creams, pills, etc.) …

Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic is a mass traumatic event that has
universally and indiscriminately negatively affected the world. The adverse consequences of …

Current persistent outbreak of COVID-19 is triggering a series of collective responses to
avoid infection. To further clarify the impact mechanism of adaptive protection behavior and …

Regulatory selection flexibility—the ability to flexibly choose emotion regulation strategies
that are appropriate to dynamic contextual demands—has been theorized as a critical …

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented an unprecedented challenge for individual mental
health. In this study, we examined the lasting impact of the pandemic on mental health …

Anxiety and depression are believed to be associated with increased use of maladaptive
emotion regulation (ER) strategies and decreased use of adaptive strategies; nonetheless …

ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Psychopathology has been associated with a deficit
in emotion regulation (ER) flexibility–the ability to flexibly utilize ER strategies that are …

Background Multiple factors influence posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) risk in trauma
exposed individuals. An established association exists between trait resilience and …