For ECP 2025 the editors of European Psychologist and European Journal of Psychology Open have curated a collection of Editor Spotlight Articles from each journal.
All articles are free-to-read as part of Hogrefe and EFPA’s support of ECP 2025.
European Psychologist Editor Spotlight Articles

- Redefining Parenting and Family – The Child-Like Role of Dogs in Western Societies
Laura Gillet and Enikő Kubinyi
- Why Does Grief Hurt? A Systematic Review of Grief and Depression in Adults.
Diana Moreira, Andreia Azeredo, Diana Sá Moreira, Marisalva Fávero and Valéria Sousa-Gomes
- Assessment of Play in Preschool-Age: A Systematic Review.
Gabriela Rebelo, Valéria Sousa-Gomes, Diana Moreira and Marisalva Fávero
- Procrastination – Having, or Not Having Self-Access, That Is The Question.
Katrin B. Klingsieck
- Systematic Review of Environmental Activism: Towards A New Orientation for Social Psychology.
Alexis Leroy, Raquel Bertoldo and Valérie Fointiat
European Journal of Psychology Open Editor Spotlight Articles

- Overall Job Performance, Remote Work Engagement, Living With Children, and Remote Work Productivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic. A Mediated Moderation Model.
Ferdinando Toscano and Salvatore Zappalà
- The Effects of Dancing to Electronic Music and the Additional Intake of Psychoactive Drugs on the Experience of Trance.
Thomas Schäfer and Patricia Kreuzburg
- The Effect of Rejection Sensitivity on Fear of Intimacy in Emerging Adulthood. A Moderated-Mediation Model.
Theodoros Giovazolias and Eirini Paschalidi
- The Magic of WDEP in Reality Therapy. Improving Intimacy Needs and Personal Communication in Married Males.
Arefe Arab and Anahita Khodabakhshi-Koolaee
- The Relationship Between Interpersonal Sensitivity and Emotion Regulation in Youths.
Anna Yu. Razvaliaeva and Natalia A. Polskaya