(ISSN 2573-4393)
OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine is an international peer-reviewed Open Access journal published quarterly online by LIDSEN Publishing Inc. It covers all evidence-based scientific studies on integrative, alternative and complementary approaches to improving health and wellness.
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The journal publishes a variety of article types: Original Research, Review, Communication, Opinion, Comment, Conference Report, Technical Note, Book Review, etc.
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Special Issue
Stress Coping and Emotion Regulation for Human Health: A Multi-Domain Perspective
Submission Deadline: November 30, 2027 (Open) Submit Now
Guest Editor
Changiz Mohiyeddini, PhD, Professor
Department of Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, United States
Research Interests: stress coping, trauma, emotion regulation.
About This Topic
This Special Issue aims to advance our understanding of how stress coping and emotion regulation strategies influence human health across diverse life domains. While substantial research has examined these processes in clinical or laboratory settings, less is known about how they operate dynamically within the everyday contexts that shape well-being.
This issue invites contributions from four key domains: education (e.g., academic stress, burnout among students and teachers, classroom emotional climate); workplace (e.g., occupational stress, leadership styles, organizational interventions, work-life balance); social relations (e.g., peer support, family dynamics, cultural influences on coping); and partnership (e.g., dyadic coping, romantic relationship quality, conflict resolution, co-parenting stress).
We welcome empirical, theoretical, and review papers that explore both maladaptive and adaptive strategies (e.g., reappraisal, suppression, mindfulness, social coping) and their health outcomes — psychological, physiological, and behavioral. Cross-domain and comparative studies are particularly encouraged, as are interventions that target coping and regulation in real-world settings. The goal is to publish high-quality, impactful research that bridges disciplines and offers practical insights for promoting resilience and health across the lifespan.
Keywords
stress coping; emotion regulation; human health; education; workplace; social relations; partnership; dyadic coping; resilience; intervention
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted through the LIDSEN Submission System. Detailed information on manuscript preparation and submission is available in the Instructions for Authors. All submitted articles will be thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process and will be processed following the Editorial Process and Quality Control policy. Upon acceptance, the article will be immediately published in a regular issue of the journal and will be listed together on the special issue website, with a label that the article belongs to the Special Issue. LIDSEN distributes articles under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License in an open-access model. The authors own the copyright to the article, and the article can be free to access, distribute, and reuse provided that the original work is correctly cited.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). Research articles and review articles are highly invited. Authors are encouraged to send the tentative title and abstract of the planned paper to the Editorial Office (icm@lidsen.com) for record. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office.
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