Objectives Mental health difficulties in children are increasing, especially following transition
from elementary to high-school education. In attempts to mitigate risk of these difficulties …

The field of developmental psychopathology tends to focus on the negative aspects of
functioning. However, prosocial behavior and empathyrelated responding–positive aspects …

Videogames, including smartphone app games, can be effective teachers. Meta-analytic
reviews find that prosocial media can increase empathy and prosocial behavior. We …

A significant body of research points to the benefits of empathy for young people's personal,
social, and educational development. However, some research indicates that youth empathy …

This chapter provides an overview of several initiatives that use compassion-based
psychoeducation and practices to enhance well-being, emotional regulation and prosocial …

This article highlights how mentors in spoken word poetry workshops drew on culturally
sustaining pedagogy, modeled their own creativity and vulnerability through their poetry …

The word zeitgeist refers to common perceptions shared in a given culture. Meanwhile, a
defining feature of loneliness is feeling that one's views are not shared with others. Does …

Learning about emotionally tricky topics sometimes creates educational tension among
teachers and learners in the learning environment. In history education, one primary goal of …

A growth mindset has shown promising outcomes for increasing empathy ability. However,
stimulating a growth mindset in VR-based empathy interventions is under-explored. In the …

Historically, the psychology field has operated from a deficit-based lens wherein
psychologists have prioritized the study of psychopathology. Positive psychology arose in …