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Nature Reviews Psychology

Publisher:
Springer Nature
ISSN:
2731-0574
Category:
PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
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34 parsed articles

Last update: 2026-10-23

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From sample diversity to interpretive convergence

2026-10-22

Yusuke Moriguchi, Yasuhiro Kanakogi, Taro Murakami

Generative artificial intelligence tools are being increasingly used by scientists, especially as writing aids for researchers outside English-dominant institutions. However, these tools might narrow interpretations even when applied to increasingly diverse samples. Sampling diversity will not be enough to broaden behavioural science if interpretive diversity is lost.

DOI: 10.1038/s44159-026-00636-0

Empathy as a dyadic process

2026-10-14

Shir Genzer, Anat Perry

Empathy frequently arises in interactions between two people rather than within a single individual in isolation. In this Review, Genzer and Perry consider the cognitive, affective and motivational aspects of empathy through a dyadic lens that considers the empathizer, the recipient and their shared experience.

DOI: 10.1038/s44159-026-00624-4

Understanding the bidirectional associations between parenting and child anxiety

2026-10-09

Marie B. H. Yap, Mairead C. Cardamone-Breen, Ronald M. Rapee

Associations between parent characteristics and child characteristics must be considered to mitigate the impacts of child anxiety. In this Review, Yap et al. synthesize evidence about the directionality of influence between parents and children in the development and maintenance of child anxiety, highlighting implications for intervention and the efficacy of current approaches.

DOI: 10.1038/s44159-026-00618-2

Integrating the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology and computational psychiatry

2026-10-09

Timothy A. Allen, Alison M. Schreiber, Scott D. Blain, Christina Carlisi, Colin G. DeYoung, Alex Fornito, Claire M. Gillan, Vina M. Goghari, Nathan T. Hall, Philipp Homan, Antonia N. Kaczkurkin, Roman Kotov, Robert F. Krueger, Robert D. Latzman, Aysenur Okan, Jennifer L. Tackett, Michael N. Hallquist

The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology and computational psychiatry aim to advance knowledge in mental health beyond traditional nosologies. In this Perspective, Allen et al. explain how these lines of research can complement each other to strengthen clinical precision and validate intervention targets.

DOI: 10.1038/s44159-026-00621-7

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.

DOI: 10.1038/s44159-026-00616-4

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.

DOI: 10.1038/s44159-026-00614-6

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.

DOI: 10.1038/s44159-026-00610-w

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.

DOI: 10.1038/s44159-026-00612-8

Speciesism and the psychology of animal exploitation

2026-06-17

Kristof Dhont

Nature Reviews Psychology, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s44159-026-00585-8 People care deeply about some animals (such as pets) but engage in practices that harm other animals (such as eating meat). In this Review, Dhont and Hodson outline how people evaluate different animals, how cognitive biases sustain moral disengagement, and how meat and animal-product consumption exemplify these dynamics.]]>

DOI: 10.1038/s44159-026-00585-8

The psychology of eating requires social context

2026-06-08

Jutta Mata

Nature Reviews Psychology, Published online: 08 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s44159-026-00581-y Beyond meeting a basic need, eating behaviour shapes human health and environmental outcomes. In this Review, Mata highlights the fundamentally social nature of eating and describes how to integrate this evidence into current research on behaviour change.]]>

DOI: 10.1038/s44159-026-00581-y

Reaching consensus

2026-05-14

Nature Reviews Psychology, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s44159-026-00567-w This month we introduce Consensus Statement articles, which present formally derived expert recommendations for a research field, methodological approach or clinical practice.]]>

DOI: 10.1038/s44159-026-00567-w

What research can and cannot do when violence unfolds

2026-05-11

Eran Halperin

Nature Reviews Psychology, Published online: 11 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s44159-026-00575-w When killing and war unfold — however difficult and overwhelming the moment — social psychologists must keep searching for ways to curb violence and influence reality, even while recognizing how limited their power is and how difficult it is to shift minds amid ongoing violence.]]>

DOI: 10.1038/s44159-026-00575-w

Adolescent identity development processes, implications and interventions

2026-05-08

Elisabetta Crocetti

Nature Reviews Psychology, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s44159-026-00569-8 The dynamics of identity formation and consolidation are particularly salient in adolescence, and identity processes later in life are strongly rooted in the choices made in adolescence. In this Review, Crocetti describes the theoretical models and processes that underlie the development of adolescent identity, their implications for personal and collective outcomes, and potential interventions.]]>

DOI: 10.1038/s44159-026-00569-8