How Does Joint Media Engagement Affect the Development of Executive Functions in 5- to-7 year-old Children?

Background: Executive functions are actively developing in children of preschool age. Executive functions' development is also influenced by the way children are using digital devices. Joint media engagement is one of the parameters of digital device usage that has been poorly studied so far, although this is of great importance from the point of view of cultural-historical psychology.

The Spread of COVID-19 in Russia: Immediate Impact on Mental Health of University Students.

Amid the spread of COVID-19, a study of mental health in university students from different regions of Russia ( = 3057) was undertaken during the period from April 9 to April 20, 2020. The results were compared to studies conducted earlier within a large-scale research project examining student mental health. Mental health indicators were analyzed during three different periods: long before the onset of the pandemic (period 1); in the early days of the spread of COVID-19 in Russia, though prior to the implementation of containment measures (period 2); during tough measures to contain the first wave of the pandemic (period 3).