Amid intensified educational competition, the social talent selection system remains examination-dominated by examinations, and the immense emphasis on the college entrance examination coupled with parents' excessive expectations has made middle school students face enormous pressure. Against this background, the detection rate of their mental health problems is rising, with academic stress as a core inducer. Based on recent authoritative data, this paper sorts out mental health manifestations in five dimensions (emotion, behavior, physical sleep, cognitive self, interpersonal emotion), analyzes five major causes (epidemic's long-tail effect, academic stress intensification, digital media impact, family environment constraints, social changes), and proposes targeted intervention strategies from five aspects. The study finds that middle school students' mental health problems are multi-dimensional and intertwined, and academic stress interacts with other factors to induce psychological distress; the proposed collaborative intervention strategies can effectively alleviate their pressure. It seeks to furnish a scientific foundation for establishing a collaborative mental health protection system involving schools, families, communities, and hospitals to safeguard middle school students.

This paper examines the causal effect of short, experiential art-based interventions on both immediate affective conditions (affect) and intertemporal choice (patience). Through the use of a pre-post randomized controlled design (online), a sample of 489 students was allocated to a guided art therapy session (T1), an unguided pure art-making session (T2) and a control group (T0). Measures of outcomes were made in relation to a positive-affect index, a perceived stress scale, a patience index derived from a multiple-price-list task, and a self-reflection scale. The key robust finding is that both art interventions significantly increased post-intervention self-reflection. The guided therapy shows a larger effect (adjusted β=2.082, p< 0.01). However, in covariate-adjusted models, neither intervention produced a statistically significant effect on positive affect or patience. The initial unadjusted improvements in positive affect were attenuated after controlling for baseline characteristics. These results demonstrate that brief art activities, particularly when therapeutically guided, can reliably promote introspection. However, they provide no robust evidence that a single session causally improves mood or alters short-term time preferences. The findings highlight the importance of controlled experimental designs and adjusted analyses in evaluating art-based interventions and suggest their primary value may lie in enhancing reflective capacity rather than immediate mood or decision-making.

Since the emergence of neuroscience, brain plasticity has been a key topic in cognitive research. Many factors can induce changes in plasticity in the brain. However, the unique neuroplasticity shown by individuals who have undergone long-term motor training (i.e. motor skills experts) has become a key window to understand the mechanism of human learning and adaptation. Although extensive research confirms that continuous physical training can enhance the plasticity of the brain, there is no systematic review that comprehensively describes the development trajectory and key research areas of this field. This article examines 142 publications from the Web of Science Core Collection, PubMed, PsycINFO and CNKI between 1995 and 2025. e between 1995 and 2025. Using literature metrology analysis and scientific knowledge atlas technology, the research progress of brain magnetic resonance imaging research of motor skills experts is systematically presented, aiming to provide reference for future research. The research results show that the annual publication volume shows a significant upward trend; there is insufficient collaborative network between authors in different countries (regions); journals in the fields of neuroscience, clinical neurology and psychology show high publication volume and influence; technical methods have developed from a single MRI technology to a combination of recent red Comprehensive methods of external brain imaging and other cognitive neuroscience and technology. The research theme centred on the knowledge system of sports experts is still prominent, mainly focussing on movement observation, motion prediction and concussion-related research. The research paradigm has transitioned from task-based research to the investigation of brain function in the resting state of athletes, and attention has shifted from local brain areas to key brain networks. Future efforts should enhance research coordination, strengthen interdisciplinary cooperation, promote ecological and longitudinal research design, and expand the depth and breadth of research.

Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD), particularly in the context of online violent games, poses a significant global mental health challenge. This paper proposes an integrated psychological model to elucidate the development and maintenance of online violent game addiction. By synthesizing the I-PACE model, Self-Determination Theory, Moral Disengagement Theory, and insights from research on the online disinhibition effect and the bystander effect, this model delineates a multifaceted psychological process. It posits that addiction originates from the interaction between individual susceptibility and real-life stressors, is primarily driven by escape motivation, and is sustained through behavioral reinforcement via game design, cognitive changes such as moral disengagement, and the unique social dynamics of online environments. A systematic review of literature confirms the roles of unmet psychological needs, arousal regulation, moral cognition, and the attenuation of helping behavior in virtual groups. The study concludes by proposing targeted intervention strategies at the individual, game design, and societal levels, offering a comprehensive framework for future research and clinical practice.

Ancestral hall buildings are an important institutional and spatial connection in China's ancient clan system. They have their own special features in the choice of building places, the way of space arrangement and the playing of social roles. The Huishan Ancestral Hall Complex in Wuxi is one of the best-preserved clan building groups in the Jiangnan area of China. It holds extremely great historical value, cultural value and heritage protection value. This study looks into how the complex developed in history, the design of its surrounding scenery and the influence it has on local communities. It also analyzes the effects that modern urban development brings to these heritage buildings and the areas around them. Facing many challenges like the reduction of living space in historic districts and the loss of cultural functions of the halls, this paper points out that heritage protection should not only keep the real building parts safe, but also pay more attention to combining them with urban space and people's daily activities. This study provides useful ideas from theory and practical methods to follow for the protection and suitable reuse of traditional clan-based architectural complexes.

Changes to natural habitat are one of the leading causes of species decline. This makes the human-nature relationship more critical and it is important to ask how environmental anthropology operates in such a situation. Sanniang Bay is a representative tourism region where dolphins are native in China , this paper takes Sanniang Bay as a case to analyze the connection of human and dolphin in this fishing village. An anthropological approach was adopted in the research, which focused on how dolphins become a crucial element of local culture, social identity, and everyday life. In addition, as tourist activities, such as dolphin watching, are booming, the paper also deals with how dolphins take on a new role in tourist attraction and tourism promotion. This study argues that the dolphins in Sanniang Bay are not just marine creatures but also an expression and symbol of societal culture and local rituals. Besides, the dramatic tourism development makes human-dolphin significance. The Sanniang Bay case study illustrates the transformative power of animals on human culture and extends theoretical and practical understanding of how to nurture sustainable relations among humans, animals and environment.

Early adulthood romantic relationships are a topic of much research interest. Based on this, the present study explores how adult intimate relationships affect neuroticism, as well as how personality traits affect intimate relationship as well as the role of such relationships in shaping personality traits between people aged 18-30. The study finds that though neurotic persons do enter into dating relationships, higher agreeableness is associated with greater satisfaction in relationships. The above results show that good social interactions have a dampening effect on neuroticism, but an increasing one for agreeableness across the life course. Given this result, some recommendations are offered for future research need to apply fine-grained longitudinal methods to detect nonlinear changes in personality traits across major life events. Second, treatments designed to promote relational skills may have benefits beyond being linked to higher levels of relational well-being. They could potentially support the healthy development of emerging adults as well.

The adolescent stage has a direct influence on long-term learning involvement and physical activity patterns, making it essential to enhance the effectiveness of physical education to influence future habits. To explore this issue, this study, from the perspective of educational psychology, focuses on how psychological mechanisms promote the learning performance of adolescents in the physical education environment. Through a literature review that integrates the relevant findings from 2021 to 2025, this paper explores the key approaches to enhancing the learning effectiveness of physical education and systematically examines them based on the self-determination theory and the social cognitive perspective. Specifically, this study focuses on self-efficacy, autonomous motivation, the satisfaction of basic psychological needs, and the perception of teacher autonomy support, analyzing how these psychological variables are related to learning engagement and learning outcomes, and exploring effective ways to improve learning effectiveness in school physical education. The results show that the improvement of students' learning effectiveness is mainly driven by three interrelated pathways: boosting self-efficacy, fulfilling basic psychological needs to foster autonomous learning motivation, and creating a supportive teaching environment for autonomy. This indicates that applying educational psychology principles to physical education can effectively increase adolescents' learning engagement and performance, and provide clear directions for subsequent research and practice.