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This study aimed to investigate the impact of sensory processing sensitivity on emotional dysregulation in gifted students, examining the mediating role of anxiety sensitivity in this relationship. The research employed a descriptive correlational design, involving a sample of 390 gifted secondary school students from Isfahan city, selected based on Morgan and Krejcie’s sampling table. Participants completed three validated Likert-based instruments: the Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS), the Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3 (ASI-3), and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS). Data analysis was conducted using SPSS-27 for descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation analysis, and AMOS-21 for structural equation modeling (SEM) to assess direct, indirect, and total effects among the variables. Model fit was evaluated using standard indices including RMSEA, CFI, TLI, and GFI. Pearson correlation coefficients indicated significant positive relationships between sensory processing sensitivity, anxiety sensitivity, and emotional dysregulation (r = .56 to .67, p < .001). The SEM results showed that sensory processing sensitivity had a significant direct effect on emotional dysregulation (β = .42, p < .001), and on anxiety sensitivity (β = .56, p < .001). Anxiety sensitivity also directly predicted emotional dysregulation (β = .49, p < .001). Importantly, anxiety sensitivity partially mediated the relationship between sensory processing sensitivity and emotional dysregulation, with a significant indirect effect (β = .28, p < .001). The model demonstrated excellent fit indices (CFI = .96, RMSEA = .052, χ²/df = 2.07). The findings underscore the importance of recognizing and addressing anxiety sensitivity as a key psychological mechanism linking sensory traits and emotional dysregulation in gifted youth. Interventions that integrate emotional regulation and sensitivity awareness may enhance educational and psychological outcomes for this population.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of teacher–student interaction quality on academic motivation in neurodivergent learners, with social relatedness examined as a mediating variable. A descriptive correlational design was employed using a sample of 403 neurodivergent secondary school students in Slovenia, selected based on Krejcie and Morgan’s sampling table. Standardized instruments were used to assess teacher–student interaction quality, social relatedness, and academic motivation, all measured on 7-point Likert scales. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation in SPSS-27 to explore bivariate associations and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in AMOS-21 to test the hypothesized mediating model. Model fit was evaluated using multiple indices, including χ²/df, GFI, AGFI, CFI, TLI, and RMSEA. The results indicated significant positive correlations among all variables: teacher–student interaction quality was positively correlated with social relatedness (r = .61, p < .001) and academic motivation (r = .55, p < .001), while social relatedness was strongly correlated with academic motivation (r = .67, p < .001). The SEM analysis showed an acceptable model fit (χ²/df = 2.35, CFI = 0.97, RMSEA = 0.057). Teacher–student interaction quality had significant direct effects on both social relatedness (β = .61, p < .001) and academic motivation (β = .26, p < .001). Social relatedness significantly predicted academic motivation (β = .58, p < .001), and also mediated the relationship between teacher–student interaction and academic motivation (indirect β = .35, p < .001), confirming a partial mediation model. The findings underscore the critical role of social relatedness in explaining how supportive teacher–student interactions enhance academic motivation among neurodivergent learners. Educational interventions that strengthen relational dynamics in inclusive classrooms may foster higher motivation and academic engagement in this population.

mathematical resilience and academic achievement in mathematics among students in the humanities. The study employed a descriptive correlational design. A total of 282 eleventh and twelfth-grade students in the humanities (138 girls and 144 boys) from Tehran were selected using convenience sampling. Participants completed the Asher and Pajares Mathematical Self-Efficacy Scale, the Kooken et al. Mathematical Resilience Scale, and their mathematics academic achievement was assessed based on the average of their previous final grades. Structural equation modeling was used for data analysis. The results revealed that mathematical resilience and mathematical self-efficacy have a direct impact on the academic achievement in mathematics among students in the humanities. Furthermore, data analysis results indicated a significant relationship between mathematical resilience and academic achievement in mathematics among students in the humanities, mediated by mathematical self-efficacy. Therefore, mathematical resilience and mathematical self-efficacy play crucial roles in the academic advancement of students in the humanities, and incorporating these components into mathematics education can be effective in enhancing the academic achievement in mathematics among students in the humanities.

The present study aimed to determine the impact of the school ethical climate on academic engagement, emphasizing the mediating role of achievement emotions in students. This research was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlational in terms of method. The statistical population included all female 11th and 12th-grade students in Zahedan during the 1404-1403 academic year, totaling 29,588 students. Based on the Krejcie-Morgan table, a sample size of 379 students (198 from 11th grade and 181 from 12th grade) was selected. The research tools included the Victor and Cullen Ethical Climate Questionnaire (1988), the Achievement Emotions Questionnaire by Pekrun et al. (2005), and the Academic Engagement Questionnaire by Reeve and Tseng (2011). The validity of the questionnaires was established through content validity, and their reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha coefficients: 0.88 for the ethical climate questionnaire, 0.86 for the achievement emotions questionnaire, and 0.80 for the academic engagement questionnaire. Data analysis involved Pearson correlation coefficient and path analysis tests. The findings indicated that the school ethical climate had a direct positive effect on academic engagement and positive achievement emotions and a direct negative effect on negative achievement emotions. Additionally, positive achievement emotions had a direct positive effect on students' academic engagement, while negative achievement emotions had a direct negative effect. The results also highlighted that achievement emotions play a mediating and indirect role in the influence of the school ethical climate on students' academic engagement.

This study examined the effects of peer and teacher technology-enhanced scaffolding through process approach on Iranian EFL learners’ collocational knowledge with regard to impulsivity and reflectivity. The participants included 132 EFL learners at the intermediate level selected from an initial number of 204 learners based on their scores on Preliminary English Test (PET). The 132 learners were divided into three groups and given a collocation pretest and the reflectivity/impulsivity questionnaire. The three groups of the study were the peer scaffolding (N=48), the teacher scaffolding (N=43), and the control group (N=41). In each of the three groups, there were both reflective and impulsive learners. The first experimental group received peer scaffolding via Telegram while the second experimental group was exposed to teacher scaffolding. As for the control group, no teacher or peer scaffolding was provided and the learners were taught collocations in a conventional way. After the treatment, the posttest of collocations was given to the three groups. The results revealed that both peer and teacher scaffolding significantly affected collocation learning. However, there was no significant difference between peer and teacher scaffolding in terms of their effects on collocation learning. The results also indicated that the main effect of treatment on collocation learning was significant; however, there was not a statistically significant interaction between peer and teacher scaffolding through the process approach in a technology-enhanced environment and reflectivity vs. impulsivity on EFL learners’ collocation learning. Based on the results, EFL teachers can employ both peer and teacher scaffolding in a technology-enhanced environment to improve EFL learners’ collocational knowledge irrespective of learners’ impulsivity and reflectivity.

This study explores the cognitive levels targeted by reading-comprehension activities in two textbooks of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) authored by the Tunisian Ministry of Education. It adopts Freeman’s (2014) Taxonomy of Reading-Comprehension Questions to provide a quantitative analysis of the ‘categories’ vs. ‘types’ of questions used in reading activities in the two textbooks, and the ‘lower’ vs. ‘higher’ order thinking skills they require. The Analysis unveiled a recurrent pattern in the two textbooks favoring (1) question categories focusing on content and language as opposed to affect, and (2) question types focusing on explicit information and language input as opposed to questions requiring inferences, personal responses, and evaluations of the claims and views presented to learners. The diagnosed pattern is useful in developing the learners’ linguistic repertoire, but it has limited impact on developing their critical views towards the ideas presented to them and enhancing their awareness about the cultural content embedded in the reading materials.

This research was conducted with the aim of examining the role of emotional intelligence, resilience, and perceived social support in predicting academic adjustment of students. The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population included 555 students from the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology at Birjand University in the academic year 2022-2023, of which 237 were selected using stratified random sampling method. The research instruments included the Academic Adjustment Questionnaire by Baker and Siryk (1984), Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire by Schutte (1995), Resilience Questionnaire by Connor and Davidson (2003), and Perceived Social Support Questionnaire by Zimet et al. (1988). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression. Pearson correlation results showed that the strongest relationship existed between resilience and academic adjustment (r=0.63). Additionally, significant relationships were found between emotional intelligence (r=0.49) and social support (r=0.31) with academic adjustment. Regression analysis showed that the three variables together explained 75% of the variance in academic adjustment. Resilience alone predicted 39%, together with emotional intelligence 62%, and with the addition of social support 75% of the changes in academic adjustment. The findings highlight the importance of developing these skills in improving students' academic adjustment.