Can watching the World Cup make you mentally healthier? Positive associations between involvement in physical activities and flourishing were mediated by psychological need satisfaction.

Background: The current understanding of the relationship between physical activity involvement and flourishing, as well as the underlying psychological mechanisms, remains limited. Building upon the basic psychological need theory, this study investigates whether and how engaging in physical activities, either as a spectator (e.g.

A three-wave longitudinal study on the underlying metacognitive mechanism between depression and Internet gaming disorder.

Background And Aims: Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) and depression have negative consequences on individuals' mental health, but their relationships are complex. This three-wave longitudinal study aimed to detect the metacognitive mechanisms underlying the association between IGD tendency and depression based on the self-regulatory executive function model.

Methods: A total of 1,243 Chinese undergraduate student gamers (57% female, M = 19.

Investigating the associations of the illness representations of gambling disorder with superstitious and responsible gambling.

Background: As a theoretical framework for understanding illness self-management, the commonsense model of self-regulation (CSM) has been commonly used to promote health behaviors. However, its application to examining gambling disorder (GD) is still in an exploratory stage.

Objectives: Based on CSM, the current study aimed to address this knowledge gap and test whether illness representations (i.

Perceived procedural justice and psychological flourishing among mental health professionals in Macao: a moderated mediation model.

This study aimed to examine whether and how organizational factors (i.e., procedural justice) are associated with psychological flourishing, an optimal mental state.

The prospective effect of purpose in life on gambling disorder and psychological flourishing among university students.

Background And Aims: Gambling disorder (GD) is a mental disorder with a relatively higher prevalence in university students compared to adolescents and adults. Its reciprocity with mental being indicators, such as psychological flourishing, would be expected, but prior to this study had not yet been empirically examined. In addition, the predictive value of purpose in life (PIL) on university students' GD and psychological flourishing also remained unknown.