Editorial

Abstract

The present issue of the Journal of Clinical and Developmental Psychology brings together contributions that explore psychological functioning across different developmental stages and life contexts, with particular attention to the interplay between individual vulnerability and social, relational, cultural, and organizational conditions. The studies included in this issue address diverse but interconnected topics, including beauty standards and feminine identity, adolescents’ emotional and cognitive responses to gender-based violence, parenting in increasingly digitalized educational contexts, the clinical profile of ADHD in adult women, and workplace violence among healthcare professionals. Taken together, these contributions highlight the importance of moving beyond exclusively individual explanations of psychological distress and well-being. Across the different areas examined, psychological functioning emerges as shaped by multiple levels of influence, including gender norms, family and peer relationships, educational practices, developmental transitions, and organizational environments. The issue therefore emphasizes the value of context-sensitive approaches to research and intervention, as well as the need to consider both individual resources and the broader conditions that may generate, maintain, prevent, or reduce psychological vulnerability.