Psychology Congress 2026

Wolfgang Laube speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Keynote Presentation (In-Person)

Lack of exercise: a link between sensorimotor system, behaviour, cognition, emotions and nociplastic pain

Wolfgang Laube Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Austria

Children develop cognitive abilities through sensorimotor actions, because every mov [....] Read More

Lochie Timms McLean speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

A systematic review of the prevalence of ADHD and autism among those experiencing gambling harm

Lochie Timms McLean Federation University, Australia

Background: Existing research finds that those with ADHD and autism are more susceptible to developing harmful gambli [....] Read More

Sevda Hasanli speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Can a Large Language Model (LLM) match humans in describing and rating complexity of video stimuli?

Sevda Hasanli University of Ottawa, USA

Many fields are incorporatin [....] Read More

Sawsan Almomen speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Poster Presentation (In-Person)

The Relationship between Psychological Empowerment and Emotional Creativity

Sawsan Almomen Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Saudi Arabia

This study investigates the relationship between psychological empowerment and emotional creativity among special edu [....] Read More

Yen Hsin Yi speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Poster Presentation (In-Person)

Cross-Cultural Strategies in Couple-Based Alcohol Interventions: An Integrative Review of International and Taiwanese Models

Yen Hsin Yi National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan

Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) poses a significant threat to relational func [....] Read More

Abigail Gonzalez speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Improving the Observational Measurement of Infant Jealousy: A Revised and Tested Behavioral Coding Scheme

Abigail Gonzalez Florida Gulf Coast University, USA

Current research indicates that jealousy develops early in life. Beginning in the mid-1990s Sybil Hart described jeal [....] Read More

Izyumova Irina Aleksandrovna speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

The Role of the Etiopathogenetic Factor and the Duration of Its Influence as Determining Parameters in the Processes of Consolidation and Reconsolidation of Visual-Imagery Memory in Late Adulthood.

Izyumova Irina Aleksandrovna Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Russia

This study aimed to examine the processes of consolidation and reconsolidation of visual‑figurative [....] Read More

Taufik Akbar Rizqi Yunanto speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Peer Support as Adjunctive Psychosocial Care: A Qualitative Study Among People Living with HIV in Indonesia and Denmark

Taufik Akbar Rizqi Yunanto University of Copenhagen, Denmark

People living with HIV (PLWH) often face psychological distress, including anxiety, depression, and internalized stigma [....] Read More

Haopeng Zhang speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Poster Presentation (In-Person)

Dopamine Drives Feedforward Inhibition to Orexin Feeding System, Mediating Weight Loss Induced by Morphine Addiction

Haopeng Zhang The Fourth Military Medical University, China

Feeding behavior changes induced by opioid addiction significantly contribute to the worsening opioid crisis. Activat [....] Read More

Sophia Vann Adibe speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Poster Presentation (In-Person)

Efficacy and Methodology of Remote Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Interventions for Mental Health

Sophia Vann Adibe University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Heart rate variability biofeedback (HRV-B) is a technique that has been shown [....] Read More

Flavia Atanasiu speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

International Spectrum of Psychological Aggression and Therapy Modalities

Flavia Atanasiu IMHPJ, Japan

Cultural norms shape how ag [....] Read More

Izyumova Irina Aleksandrovna speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

The Phenomenon of Ageism, or Is There a Normal Age for Happiness?

Izyumova Irina Aleksandrovna Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Russia

Ageism is a complex clinical, psychological, and social phenomenon. In Russian practice, there is a [....] Read More

Kirti Makwana speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Analyzing Personality Dimensions: Exploring Judging vs. Perceiving Among Management Students in Gujarat State, India

Kirti Makwana Charotar University of Science and Technology, India

This research investigates the personality traits of Judging (J) and Perceiving (P) among management students in Guj [....] Read More

Nithyasree Mamalayan speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Poster Presentation (In-Person)

Sex Based Iron Differences and Inhibitory Control in ADHD Adolescents

Nithyasree Mamalayan UNC Chapel Hill, USA

Adolescence is a critical window for front striatal maturation and iron-dependent dopaminergic function, systems imp [....] Read More

Alondra Garcia Rosa speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Digital Mirrors Across Cultures: Cross-Cultural Insights on Social Media Use, Body Ideal Internalization, and Eating Behaviours in Puerto Rican Students

Alondra Garcia Rosa University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

This study presents preliminary findings from an ongoing survey of Puerto Rican university students (N ≈ 372; BSMAS [....] Read More

Sebastian Burgos Fernandez speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Perception of Emerging Technologies among Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD in Puerto Rico: A Pilot Study

Sebastian Burgos Fernandez University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, Puerto Rico

This pilot study examines the perception of assistive and emerging technologies among young adults [....] Read More

YuSheng Shen speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Poster Presentation (In-Person)

A Bibliometric Review of Mental Health and Green Space Planning in 15-Minute Cities

YuSheng Shen University of Taipei, Taiwan

The integration of mental health promotion and green space planning has become increasingly central to the vision of [....] Read More

Gordon Sammut speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Democratic Fever: Implications of democratic rights and freedoms on democratic engagement amongst citizens

Gordon Sammut University of Malta, Malta

Democratic jurisdictions offer citizens a range of democratic rights and freedoms that enable them [....] Read More

Sara Husain Alhosani speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Poster Presentation (In-Person)

AI as the New Therapist? Exploring the Psychology Behind Digital Companionship

Sara Husain Alhosani Zayed University, UAE

The integration of artificia [....] Read More

Yaniris N Colon Rivera speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Self-Confidence and Decision-Making Styles in University Students Using ChatGPT for Mental Health Guidance

Yaniris N Colon Rivera University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Self-confidence plays an essential role in psychological well-being and in how people handle ever [....] Read More

Mohammad Ahmadi Safa speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

L2 Grit, Foreign Language Enjoyment, WTC and EFL Learners’ Language Achievement

Mohammad Ahmadi Safa Bu-Ali Sina University, Iran

Recent research has verified that many once-deemed construct irrelevant individual differences (ID [....] Read More

Osnat Lavenda speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

A closer look at parenting stress: Parent, child, and contextual characteristics

Osnat Lavenda Ariel University, Israel

Background: Parenting plays a crucial [....] Read More

Michelle Lansdowne speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Keynote Presentation (Virtual)

Seeing the Light: Lived Experiences of People with Visual Stress and Implications for Professional Practice

Michelle Lansdowne ISEE, UK

Visual stress, also known as scotopic sensitivity syndrome or Irlen Syndrome, is a neurological visual [....] Read More

Leonel Pinazzo speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (Virtual)

Emotional Intelligence and Mental Health Promotion in Uruguayan Adolescents: Preliminary Findings from the “Ni Silencio Ni Tabu” Program

Leonel Pinazzo UDELAR, Uruguay

Background: Adolescence is a critical developmental stage marked by heightened emotional reactivity and vulner [....] Read More

Sandip P Dhurat speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Keynote Presentation (Virtual)

Neuro-Inclusive Innovation: Developing Technological and Therapeutic Pathways for Autism Empowerment

Sandip P Dhurat SPD Innovative, India

The evolving landscape of autism research [....] Read More

Radhika Khandelwal speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Poster Presentation (Virtual)

Development and Validation of a Scale to Measure Individual Differences in the Value of Completion

Radhika Khandelwal Georgia Southern University, USA

When deciding which tasks to prioritize, people weigh the specific rewards of each activity. For example, students mi [....] Read More

Alkarrar Haidar Al Khalidi speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (Virtual)

Dispositional Mindfulness as a Moderator of the Relationships Between Anxiety, Quality of Life, and Insomnia Severity in Older Adults

Alkarrar Haidar Al Khalidi Monash University, Australia

Insomnia is prevalent in older adulthood and linked to adverse physical, emotional, and cognitive outcomes. While anx [....] Read More

Maricla Pirozzi speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (Virtual)

Finding Their Voice: College Students with ADHD and the Role of Motivation, Support Systems, and Disability Identity

Maricla Pirozzi Northeastern University, USA

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is often framed as a childhood condition, yet its [....] Read More

Shanya Reuben speaker at 3<sup>rd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Poster Presentation (Virtual)

Exploring the Work Perceptions and Experiences of Gig Workers Globally: A Scoping Review

Shanya Reuben University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

The rapidly expanding gig economy is reshaping work [....] Read More