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Cross-cultural and interdisciplinary work is needed to advance understanding of naturalistic human behaviour. Exemplifying this approach, two Reviews in Nature Reviews Psychology consider how perception of and responses to music diverge and align across the world.
Researchers in the psychological sciences can use generative AI systems for tasks such as generating simulated data and new stimuli and for gaining insights into data. Responsible use of these AI systems requires consideration of how sociocultural systems such as racism are embedded in their development and training.
Naturally occurring data are not always covered by today’s ethical regulations. However, scientists can adapt the foundational ethical principles of research using human subjects to meet their obligations to science and society.
The debate about the negative impact of social media use is heated. Psychology research must avoid the noise and remain focused on improving adolescent mental health.
Nature Reviews Psychology is interviewing individuals with doctoral degrees in psychology who pursued non-academic careers. We spoke with Xiao Wang about her journey from PhD student to professional editor.
Research into clinical interventions rarely translates to improved mental health at the population level. Adequately powered studies leveraging advances in statistical methods to assess and translate multicomponent interventions will be better positioned to yield improvements in population mental health.
Nature Reviews Psychology is interviewing individuals with doctoral degrees in psychology who pursued non-academic careers. We spoke with Erik Simmons about his journey from a postdoctoral research fellow to a behavioural designer.
An artificial boundary is often drawn between research and activism, but scholar activism can be good for science and for society when it centres the needs of people who are multiply marginalized — especially during the current climate crisis.
The EU commission’s Digital Services Act aims to protect children and adolescents from psychological harm on social media platforms. This initiative needs to be carried out in close cooperation between the EU commission and independent academics.