Nature Reviews Psychology

The role of the body in generating the self

2026-09-16

Shivali Verma

Psychological drivers of men’s perpetration of intimate partner violence against women

2026-09-08

Marisol Lila, Enrique Gracia, Cristina Expósito-Álvarez, Rocío Pérez-Sabater

Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a major global public health problem. In this Review, Lila et al. synthesize evidence on the psychological drivers of men’s perpetration of IPV from systematic reviews, meta-analyses and methodologically rigorous primary studies, with emphasis on results drawn from samples of known male perpetrators.

Understanding how experience supports the development of executive function skills

2026-09-07

Sabine Doebel, Nicolas Chevalier, Sebastián Javier Lipina, Victoria Rabii, Sammy F. Ahmed

Executive function (the ability to regulate thoughts and actions in the service of goals) develops across childhood. In this Review, Doebel and colleagues critically examine how executive function is measured and synthesize evidence on how experience fosters the development of executive function skills.

An appraisal–coping framework of collective victimization beliefs and their consequences

2026-09-03

Johanna Ray Vollhardt, Hu Young Jeong, Zsolt P. Szabó, Khaled Elazab

Responses to violence against the ingroup depend on how people think about their group’s collective victimization. In this Review, Vollhardt et al. organize collective victimization beliefs and their consequences within an appraisal–coping model to better understand how collective violence might be linked to both destructive and constructive outcomes.

What clinicians should know about how large language models reason

2026-09-02

Stanley Lyndon, David Benrimoh

Large language models give a convincing impression of reasoning but can introduce meaningful errors into clinical notes, assessments and care plans, with potentially negative consequences. Clinicians must have a practical understanding of how these systems work, where they fail and why verification must remain central to safe use.

From static disorders to dynamic phase transitions in psychopathology

2026-08-27

Dimitris I. Tsomokos

Towards personalized psychological care

2026-08-26

Maider Prieto-Vila

Programming education in the AI era

2026-08-26

Yun-Fei Liu, Siamak Ardekani, Kwame Kutten, Sara More, Marina Bedny

Artificial intelligence (AI) can now translate natural-language instructions into computer code, prompting claims that human programming is obsolete. However, programming relies more on reasoning than linguistic abilities. Programming education remains essential but should emphasize computational reasoning rather than syntax and train aspiring software engineers to work with generative AI.