Focus and Scope

Journal Intensi Psychology is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes original, high-quality, and scientifically rigorous manuscripts in psychology and related interdisciplinary fields. The journal focuses on empirical, theoretical, applied, and review-based studies that advance psychological science, strengthen evidence-based practice, and address contemporary issues related to human behavior, mental processes, individual development, social interaction, education, health, work, family, culture, and digital life. The journal welcomes studies using quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, experimental, psychometric, literature review, systematic review, and meta-analysis approaches.

The focus and scope of Journal Intensi Psychology include the following areas:

  1. Clinical Psychology and Mental Health
    • Psychological assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and prevention in clinical settings
    • Mental health promotion, psychological well-being, and psychosocial support
    • Stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, burnout, emotional regulation, and resilience
    • Psychotherapy, counseling, crisis intervention, and evidence-based psychological services
    • Psychological problems among children, adolescents, adults, older adults, and vulnerable groups
    • Community-based mental health programs and culturally responsive psychological interventions
  2. Educational Psychology and Learning Processes
    • Learning motivation, self-regulated learning, academic achievement, and student engagement
    • Teacher-student interaction, classroom climate, and psychological aspects of instruction
    • School counseling, student guidance, academic stress, and school adjustment
    • Learning difficulties, inclusive education, special needs education, and educational assessment
    • Character education, social-emotional learning, moral development, and emotional intelligence
    • Digital learning, online education, educational technology, and psychological adaptation in learning environments
  3. Developmental Psychology and Life-Span Development
    • Psychological development across childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age
    • Cognitive, emotional, social, moral, and personality development
    • Identity formation, self-concept, attachment, autonomy, and developmental tasks
    • Developmental challenges in family, school, peer, community, and digital contexts
    • Psychological development of children and adolescents in changing social and cultural environments
    • Life-span adjustment, aging, successful aging, and psychological well-being in later life
  4. Family Psychology, Parenting, and Interpersonal Relationships
    • Parenting styles, parent-child relationships, and family communication
    • Family functioning, marital satisfaction, family resilience, and family well-being
    • Attachment, intimacy, conflict resolution, and interpersonal adjustment
    • Psychological support for families, children, adolescents, couples, and caregivers
    • Domestic relationships, family stress, caregiving burden, and family-based intervention
    • Cultural and social influences on family dynamics and interpersonal relationships
  5. Social Psychology, Community Psychology, and Cultural Psychology
    • Social behavior, attitudes, values, identity, group dynamics, and social influence
    • Prosocial behavior, aggression, prejudice, stigma, discrimination, and social inclusion
    • Community empowerment, social support, collective well-being, and social participation
    • Cross-cultural psychology, indigenous psychology, local wisdom, and cultural identity
    • Psychological responses to social change, migration, urbanization, and cultural transformation
    • Community-based psychological programs and interventions for social resilience
  6. Industrial, Organizational, and Work Psychology
    • Employee motivation, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and work engagement
    • Leadership, organizational culture, organizational climate, and workplace behavior
    • Occupational stress, burnout, psychological safety, work-life balance, and employee well-being
    • Human resource development, career psychology, performance, and talent management
    • Teamwork, workplace communication, organizational change, and employee adaptability
    • Psychological aspects of remote work, digital workplace, and technology-mediated work behavior
  7. Cognitive Psychology, Emotion, and Behavioral Processes
    • Attention, perception, memory, learning, reasoning, problem solving, and decision-making
    • Emotion, motivation, self-control, self-efficacy, and behavioral regulation
    • Cognitive bias, judgment, creativity, intelligence, and information processing
    • Interaction between cognition, emotion, and behavior in daily life
    • Experimental and non-experimental studies on psychological processes
    • Cognitive and affective factors in education, health, work, family, and digital behavior
  8. Health Psychology and Positive Psychology
    • Health behavior, illness perception, treatment adherence, and patient adjustment
    • Psychological factors in physical health, chronic illness, rehabilitation, and public health
    • Health promotion, preventive behavior, lifestyle change, and psychological adaptation
    • Happiness, optimism, gratitude, meaning in life, hope, mindfulness, and flourishing
    • Psychological resilience, subjective well-being, life satisfaction, and quality of life
    • Positive psychological intervention in education, workplace, community, and health settings
  9. Psychological Assessment, Psychometrics, and Measurement
    • Development, validation, and adaptation of psychological instruments
    • Validity, reliability, factor analysis, item analysis, and measurement invariance
    • Personality assessment, intelligence testing, attitude measurement, and behavioral scales
    • Psychological testing in clinical, educational, organizational, and community settings
    • Quantitative methods, statistical modeling, and data analysis in psychological research
    • Ethical issues in psychological assessment, testing, and measurement practice
  10. Cyberpsychology, Digital Behavior, and Technology in Psychology
    • Social media behavior, online identity, digital communication, and internet use
    • Digital well-being, problematic internet use, cyberbullying, and online risk behavior
    • Psychological impacts of digital technology, artificial intelligence, and virtual environments
    • Technology-assisted psychological assessment, counseling, and intervention
    • Human-computer interaction, digital literacy, and behavior in technology-mediated settings
    • Psychological adaptation to digital transformation in education, work, health, and social life
  11. Research Methods, Review Studies, and Interdisciplinary Psychology
    • Quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, experimental, and longitudinal psychological research
    • Literature reviews, systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analyses in psychology
    • Conceptual and theoretical papers that contribute to psychological science
    • Interdisciplinary studies linking psychology with education, health sciences, communication, technology, management, law, social sciences, and public policy
    • Ethical, methodological, and practical issues in psychological research and professional practice
    • Research that contributes to local, national, regional, and international psychological knowledge

Types of manuscripts accepted by the journal:

  • Original research articles
  • Review articles
  • Systematic review articles
  • Scoping review articles
  • Meta-analysis articles
  • Conceptual and theoretical papers
  • Applied psychological studies
  • Psychometric and instrument development studies

Journal Intensi Psychology prioritizes manuscripts that demonstrate originality, clear contribution to psychological science, strong theoretical grounding, sound research methodology, ethical research practice, and relevant implications for psychological theory, professional practice, education, health, organizations, communities, and public policy. Manuscripts must align with the journal scope and should provide meaningful contributions to the development of psychology at local, national, regional, or international levels.