Research on emotional regulation has been dominated by a hedonist perspective, which argued that the existence of positive affects and the absence of negative affects is an indicator of optimal human functioning. Meeting hedonic needs, however, is not the only goal of emotional regulation. Emotional regulation can also facilitate the integrity of the personality-oriented function as a whole. Mindfulness as an emotional regulation strategy is escorted by attention to all that is taking place in the present moment with an attitude of acceptance, thereby facilitating person-oriented function by bringing emotional experiences towards neutrality. The effectiveness of brief induction of mindfulness in comparison with other strategies in Gross and Thompson’s (2007) Process Model of Emotion Regulation (i.e., reappraisal, distraction, suppression) and control condition was tested in this randomized-mixed design experiment (N = 260) through self-reported ratings of affective valence for 60 positive, neutral, and negative photographs. The effectiveness of mindfulness was equivalent to positive reappraisal for positive stimulus, but lower than positive reappraisal for negative stimulus. Suppression consistently demonstrated equality of effectiveness with mindfulness, while distraction was as equally ineffective as control condition. These complex dynamics of emotional responding between mindfulness and other emotional regulation strategies requires further exploration.

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In March 2020, the Your COVID-19 Risk tool was developed in response to the global spread of SARS-CoV-2. The tool is an online resource based on key behavioural evidence-based risk factors related to contracting and spreading SARS-CoV-2. This article describes the development of the tool, the produced resources, the associated open repository, and initial results. This tool was developed by a multidisciplinary research team consisting of more than 150 international experts. This project leverages knowledge obtained in behavioural science, aiming to promote behaviour change by assessing risk and supporting individuals completing the assessment tool to protect themselves and others from infection. To enable iterative improvements of the tool, tool users can optionally answer questions about behavioural determinants. The data and results are openly shared to support governments and health agencies developing behaviour change interventions. Over 60 000 users in more than 150 countries have assessed their risk and provided data.

This large, international dataset contains survey responses from N = 12,570 students from 100 universities in 35 countries, collected in 21 languages. We measured anxieties (statistics, mathematics, test, trait, social interaction, performance, creativity, intolerance of uncertainty, and fear of negative evaluation), self-efficacy, persistence, and the cognitive reflection test, and collected demographics, previous mathematics grades, self-reported and official statistics grades, and statistics module details. Data reuse potential is broad, including testing links between anxieties and statistics/mathematics education factors, and examining instruments’ psychometric properties across different languages and contexts. Data and metadata are stored on the Open Science Framework website [https://osf.io/mhg94/].

Peripartum period is a term used to describe the period that lasts from the process of pregnancy to postpartum. Peripartum depression is associated with various negative impacts in various aspects of life, not only for mothers but also for children both short term and long term. This study aims to determine the role of maternal self-efficacy as a mediator of the correlation between perceived social support and peripartum depression using correlational quantitative methods. Study participants were taken using accidental sampling technique involving 84 women who were in the peripartum period as participants (M = 27, SD = 5.106). There are 3 research instruments used in this study, namely The Multidimensional Scale Perceived Social Support (MSPSS); Perceived Maternal Parental Self-Efficacy (PMP S-E); and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). The results of the analysis using simple mediation analysis with the PROCESS macro from Hayes show that maternal self-efficacy mediates the relationship between perceived social support and peripartum depression. In addition, it is also known that perceived social support has a direct effect on peripartum depression.Keywords: Maternal Self Efficacy; Perceived Social Support; Peripartum Depression Abstrak Periode peripartum merupakan suatu istilah yang digunakan untuk menjelaskan periode yang berlangsung sejak proses kehamilan hingga pasca melahirkan. Depresi peripartum dikaitkan dengan berbagai dampak negatif dalam berbagai aspek kehidupan, tidak hanya bagi ibu, tetapi juga bagi anak baik jangka pendek, maupun jangka panjang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peran maternal self-efficacy sebagai mediator korelasi antara perceived social support dan depresi peripartum menggunakan metode kuantitatif korelasional. Partisipan penelitian diambil menggunakan teknik accidental sampling dengan melibatkan 84 perempuan yang berada dalam periode peripartum sebagai partisipan (M = 27, SD = 5.106). Terdapat 3 instrumen penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini, yaitu The Multidimensional Scale Perceived Social Support (MSPSS); Perceived Maternal Parental Self-Efficacy (PMP S-E); dan Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).  Hasil analisis menggunakan analisis mediasi sederhana dengan makro PROCESS dari Hayes menunjukkan bahwa maternal self-efficacy memediasi hubungan antara perceived social support dan depresi peripartum. Selain itu, diketahui pula perceived social support memiliki direct effect terhadap depresi peripartum. Kata kunci: Depresi Peripartum; Maternal Self-Efficacy; Perceived Social Support