Psychology Congress 2025

Polina Shkadron speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Keynote Presentation (In-Person)

It's Mot a Misbehavior, it's a Regulation Challenge

Polina Shkadron Play to Learn Consulting, USA

This keynote session presents a dynamic, relationship-based approach to conceptualizing executiv [....] Read More

Ivannys Cappas speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Affective ambivalence in informal caregivers in the face of loss and grief processes

Ivannys Cappas Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, USA

Worldwide, the population of older adults is increasing. The World Health Organization (2022) estimat [....] Read More

Veronya Bedford speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Poster Presentation (In-Person)

Gender-Affirming Interventions and Mental Health Outcomes

Veronya Bedford Independent, USA

This research proposal addresses the scarcity of comparative studies on the effects of gender-affirmi [....] Read More

Kamala Aliyeva speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Understandıng Emotıons And Developıng Empathy Skılls İn Autısm Spectrum Dısorder

Kamala Aliyeva Khazar University, Azerbaijan

This article presents a unique discussion on methods used to develop emotional understanding  [....] Read More

Wuman Hong speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Poster Presentation (In-Person)

The Dual Effects of Communication Styles on Youth Psychological Load and Well-being

Wuman Hong University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

The development of the Internet has popularized online communication among youth, which, while increasing convenience, may lead to poor interpersonal [....] Read More

Ivannys Alexka Cappas Perez speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Community-Centered Mental Health Solutions: A Replicable Navigator and Mobile Unit Model for Structurally Disadvantaged Regions

Ivannys Alexka Cappas Perez Castaner General Hospital, Puerto Rico, USA

Globally, rural and structurally disadvantaged communities face persistent barriers to accessing time [....] Read More

Caitlin McKenzie speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Poster Presentation (In-Person)

A national evaluation of QbTest to support ADHD assessment: a real-world, mixed methods approach

Caitlin McKenzie Institute of Mental Health, UK

The East Midlands Health Innovation Network rolled out a national programme to implement the QbTest, [....] Read More

Enes Berk Sahin speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Most Current Approaches to Employee Burnout Prevention Strategies: A Systematic Literature Review

Enes Berk Sahin Luiss Guido Carli University, Italy

This systematic literature review investigates the most recent burnout prevention strategies by focus [....] Read More

Rhea Mistry speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Poster Presentation (In-Person)

The effects of a simulated monocular scotoma (age-related macular degeneration) on shape discrimination hyperacuity.

Rhea Mistry Chrysalis Associates, UK

The present study investigated the effects [....] Read More

Wang Ting speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Poster Presentation (In-Person)

Urban-Rural Disparities in the Association between Social trust Patterns and Changes in Depressive Symptoms: Longitudinal Evidence from an Elderly Chinese Population

Wang Ting Peking University, China

Objectives: The rising prevalence of depressive symptoms is a pressing global health concern. This [....] Read More

Guangxia Guo speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Help-seeking matters: Exploring the dual effects of stress mindsets on academic behaviors

Guangxia Guo Beijing Institute of Technology, China

Due to the increasing academic pressure, it is almost impossible for college students to flourish without seeking any help from others. Yet, how indiv [....] Read More

Wenya Yang speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Unravel a Knot: Exploring Double Edged Effects of Gratitude Mindset on Social Behaviors

Wenya Yang Beijing Institute of Technology, China

There is bountiful evidence for positive roles of gratitude emotion, yet there is no leading theory in positive psychology that explains why others’ [....] Read More

Xinchen Niu speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Is Growth Mindset among American Adolescents Increasing Over Time? A Cross-Temporal Meta-Analysis (2000-2022)

Xinchen Niu Beijing Institute of Technology, China

Growth mindset plays a pivotal role in human development, yet most research mainly focuses on examining growth mindse [....] Read More

Yunshan Jiang speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Reflecting Emotional Intelligence: How mindsets Navigate Academic Behaviors Among College Students

Yunshan Jiang Beijing Institute of Technology School of Education, China

Substantial evidence supports the multifaceted positive effects of emotional intelligence. According to implicit theo [....] Read More

Pawel Dariusz Mankiewicz speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Brief digitalised interventions for reducing mental health stigma associated with psychosis in a collectivistic society in South-East Asia.

Pawel Dariusz Mankiewicz Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Vietnam

Public stigma associated with mental health is recognised internationally as a major barrier prevent [....] Read More

Ashima Nehra speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

To study the effectiveness of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) on Activities of Daily Living, Behavioural and Cognitive ability (A-B-C) of Parkinson disease Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Ashima Nehra All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India

Objective: The aim of the RCT was to study the effectiveness of rTMS on the activities of d [....] Read More

Ranita Basu speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Machiavellianism, misinformation and disinformation: Exploring the dynamics and it’s impact in different organizations.

Ranita Basu Woxsen University, India

In contemporary workplaces, many a times it is observed that employees maintain a false id [....] Read More

Aminu Tanimu speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Addressing Post-traumatic Stress Disorder among Student-victims of Armed Banditry through Solution-focused Brief Counselling Technique in Northern-Nigeria, Nigeria

Aminu Tanimu Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

This study examines the efficacy of solution-focused brief counselling in addressing PTSD symptoms a [....] Read More

Ashima Nehra speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

To ascertain the efficacy of ‘Patient & Caregiver Indian Neuropsychological Continuum of Care’ (PIN-CoC) Model: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Ashima Nehra All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India

The study assesses the efficacy of a developed neuropsychological rehabilitation termed ‘Patien [....] Read More

Shikha Chawla speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Unveiling the Pathways: A Comprehensive Review of Factors Leading Women to Pornography and Sex Work

Shikha Chawla Amity University, India

This paper provides an in-depth review and evaluation of the various factors that drive women int [....] Read More

Ashima Nehra speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

To develop and study the effectiveness of ‘Telephonic Psychotherapy on Parkinson's disease (PD) Patients’ via Randomized Control Trial (RCT)

Ashima Nehra All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India

Objective: A cross-sectional single blinded study was conducted to develop and test the ef [....] Read More

Zhengde Wei speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Non-invasive stimulation of the human frontostriatal network disrupts reward learning

Zhengde Wei University of Science and Technology of China, China

Introduction: Reward learning plays a critical role in shaping adaptive behavior, as it hel [....] Read More

Yuzhan Hang speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Humans Adjust Trust Based on Experience, AI Prefers Humans Regardless

Yuzhan Hang University of Science and Technology of China, China

As artificial intelligence (AI) systems become increasingly integrated into social and decision-making contexts, understanding how trust is establishe [....] Read More

Wu Wei speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Communal instinct fosters prosocial behaviour toward anonymous strangers: Behavioural and neural evidence from the trust game

Wu Wei University of Science and Technology of China, China

Prosocial behaviours, such as trust and cooperation, often emerge naturally during social interactions. However, it remains unclear how prosociality i [....] Read More

Sharvari Vartak speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Dissociative Disorders in the Indian Society: Possession or Psychopathy

Sharvari Vartak Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India

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Shaun Bruwer speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

A phenomenological enquiry into gay male domestic abuse victims’ experience of engaging with psychotherapy

Shaun Bruwer Middlesex University, UK

Domestic abuse (DA) can have a severe impact on one’s mental health and well-being and has been sho [....] Read More

Myra Maliha speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

More Than a Place: Third Spaces and the Fight Against Youth Loneliness

Myra Maliha University of Greenwich, UK

Loneliness among young people has reached alarming levels, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and is closely linke [....] Read More

Hamzeh Dodeen speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (In-Person)

Effect of Negatively Worded Items on the Factorial Structure and Internal Reliability of Psychological Assessment

Hamzeh Dodeen United Arab Emirates University, UAE

This study empirically investigated the effects of negatively worded items on the fa [....] Read More

Daria Ogle speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Poster Presentation (In-Person)

VR Study: Mindfulness, Sleep, Distress Tolerance and Pain

Daria Ogle University of Tennessee, USA

This study is part of a larger investigation into the application of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for [....] Read More

Sam Vaknin speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Keynote Presentation (Virtual)

7 Horsemen of Paranoid’s Apocalypse: Ingredients of Paranoid Ideation

Sam Vaknin Commonwealth Institute for Advanced Professional Studies (CIAPS), UK

Paranoia is a mixture of anxiety, hypervigilance, catastrophizing, an internalized bad object, re [....] Read More

Pawel Adam Piepiora speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Keynote Presentation (Virtual)

Maintaining the mental health of karate athletes

Pawel Adam Piepiora Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, Poland

The training of karate athletes includes motor, technical, tactical and mental prepa [....] Read More

Daniel Roque Gomes speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Keynote Presentation (Virtual)

Want to keep your talented workers?: how Sustainable HRM, Employee Engagement and Affective Commitment prevents workers’ Turnover Intention

Daniel Roque Gomes Polytechnic University of Coimbra, Portugal

The way of managing people aligned with Sustainable Human Resources Management (SHRM) processes repr [....] Read More

Dina Veksler speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (Virtual)

Do No Harm: Reconstruction Instead Of Separation

Dina Veksler Social Services, Albania

Psychological separation between adult children and their parents is often presented as a necessary s [....] Read More

Zhang Jinmin speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (Virtual)

Cognitive performance’s critical role in the progression from educational attainment to moderate to vigorous physical activity: insights from a Mendelian randomization study

Zhang Jinmin Zhejiang Normal University, China

Introduction: In individuals with high educational levels, moderate to vigorou [....] Read More

Gaye Eskicioglu speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (Virtual)

Group Identification Disrupts Adaptive Decision-Making in the Presence of Incongruent In-Group Cues

Gaye Eskicioglu Istanbul University, Turkey

This study examined the role of in-group identification on adaptive decision-making in football s [....] Read More

Dana Eberl speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (Virtual)

An Integrative multi-level Review of Thriving at Work in Teams

Dana Eberl Catholic University Eichstatt-Ingolstadt, Germany

Background: Thriving at work (TW) is a remarkable positive psychological state that leads to higher levels of employee performance, satisfactio [....] Read More

Kadir Uludag speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (Virtual)

Utilization of text analysis techniques in identifying trauma and Psychosis

Kadir Uludag Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

The application of text analysis techniques in recognizing trauma and ps [....] Read More

Kizito Julius speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (Virtual)

Gender-Sensitive Mental Health Implications for Children Living with Caregivers with Alcohol Use Disorder.

Kizito Julius Hope and Beyond, Uganda

Introduction:Children living in households affected by caregivers with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) are uniquely vulnerable to mental health challen [....] Read More

Paul Alexandru Patru speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Poster Presentation (Virtual)

The effect of mindfulness practice by therapists on clinically relevant behaviours identification and efficency of contingent response

Paul Alexandru Patru Babes Bolyai University, Romania

Introduction: One of the earliest theoretical assumptions of Functional Analytic Psychother [....] Read More

Nida Shabbir speaker at 2<sup>nd</sup>International Congress on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Oral Presentation (Virtual)

The Impact of Toxic parenting on Children's Self-Confidence

Nida Shabbir Psychology and behavioral sciences, Pakistan

The way parents raise their children will have a significant impact on how they develop. Caregivin [....] Read More