Highlights

Summaries of research from psychology and related fields.

In Brief: Ethical reasoning may curb desire to share ‘fake news’ and more scientific findings

June 2026

Research shows that law enforcement candidates with prior misconduct or red flags are significantly more likely to reoffend, highlighting the urgent need for national police hiring standards.

Police misconduct often traceable to warning signs before hire

March 2026

Research shows that food insecurity significantly increases employee anxiety and harms work performance, but workplace programs that provide access to food can meaningfully improve employee well‐being and job outcomes.

Food insecurity impacts employees’ productivity

February 2026

People considered good tend to be happier, and acting in line with one’s values may boost sense of life satisfaction and purpose. Plus many more research highlights.

Research in brief

October 2025

Adversarial collaborations help researchers test the strength of their work by brining in critics from the start.

Rival scientists are teaming up to break scientific stalemates

April 2025

Employees are enthusiastic about shorter and flexible schedules.

The rise of the 4-day workweek

January 2025

Many of the year's most-read journal articles covered research on social media, with others exploring leadership, cognitive behavioral therapy, and adverse childhood experiences.

Research on race and racism

November 2024

Amid political and legal backlash, organizations may need to reimagine their approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion

A new era of EDI work in a turbulent time

November 2024

Examining psychology’s contributions to the belief in racial hierarchy and perpetuation of inequality for people of color in the United States.

Historical chronology

October 2024

Boredom, loneliness, victim blaming, brain size, and more scientific research

Highlights of peer-reviewed studies in psychology and related fields.

September 2024

Revised rules of evidence could enhance their ability to screen expert testimony.

Judicial Notebook: How to help judges better understand what qualifies someone as an expert

July 2024

Leaders can take steps such as auditing your employee assistance program, offering Mental Health First Aid training, and fostering a welcoming and inclusive workplace through language and actions.

Develop programs and policies that support employee mental health

May 2024

Article

Leveling up: Supporting employees’ psychological well-being for maximum return

Even with foundational steps in place, psychological science can provide answers to take your organization to the next level.

May 2024

Article

What psychologists need to know about the evolution of generative AI

Psychologists are exploring how this new technology can simplify or amplify their efforts—and leading the charge to bring behavioral insights into the creation and deployment of generative AI tools.

January 2024

The latest peer-reviewed studies within psychology and related fields.

In brief: Fried food fries mental health, suicidality in LGBTQ+ teens, and more research

October 2023

The latest peer-reviewed studies within psychology and related fields.

In brief: A link between depression and heart disease in young adults, sharing fake news to ensure social status, and more research

July 2023

Employees who frequently interact with artificial intelligence systems are more likely to experience loneliness that can lead to insomnia and increased after-work drinking.

Loneliness, insomnia linked to work with AI systems

June 2023

The latest peer-reviewed studies within psychology and related fields.

In brief: The effects of workplace stress on spouses, mania skews sense of smell, and more research

June 2023

The latest peer-reviewed studies within psychology and related fields.

In brief: Cannabis can’t conjure creativity, hormone therapy and depression risk, and more research

April 2023

Gig workers, waiters, salespeople and others who rely on fluctuating income may be paying for wage volatility with their health.

Volatile pay for gig workers linked to health problems

December 2022

Self-affirmation exercises could help alleviate fears, study finds

Robots in workplace contribute to burnout, job insecurity

October 2022

In the workplace, women often face discrimination around pregnancy, motherhood, and maternity leave.

How employers can support paid parental leave

April 2022

Weight gain is on the rise, but shaming people won’t reverse the trend. Sizeism increases a person’s risk for mental health problems such as substance use and suicidality.

The burden of weight stigma

March 2022

Editor Lillian T. Eby shares her perspective on APA's Journal of Applied Psychology

Reflections on the Journal of Applied Psychology in Times of Change

January 2022

APA PsycNet

Women’s workforce losses

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed millions of women out of the workforce, but psychology can help.

January 2022

Industrial and organizational psychologists are helping employers and employees navigate as COVID-19 reshapes the world of work.

Reworking work

January 2022

Black women are often pigeonholed as strong caregivers and providers who shoulder others’ burdens and do not share their own.

CE corner: Effective therapy with Black women

November 2021

Psychologists’ research can help build resilience in overworked health care teams and prepare them to face future crises.

Protecting health care teams

November 2021

To change the diversity makeup of the psychology workforce, educators must ramp up support and opportunities for students of color and break the bottleneck of obstacles the profession has created.

Psychology’s diversity problem

October 2021

The latest peer-reviewed studies within psychology and related fields.

In brief

October 2021

Psychologists are discovering how to increase the odds that feedback will lead to change, including categorizing strengths and weaknesses and creating a supportive work environment.

Constructive criticism that works

October 2021

Peer reviewed studies on Generation Z, zoom fatigue, mood disorders, autism, better sex, video-based therapy and more.

In brief: The harms of mindfulness meditation, Zoom fatigue and more

September 2021

The latest peer-reviewed studies within psychology and related fields.

In brief

July 2021

As remote work and the use of videoconferences have dramatically increased during the coronavirus pandemic, more people are fatigued from meeting through computer screens instead of in person.

Videoconferences more exhausting when participants don’t feel group belonging

April 2021

The latest news in psychology peer-reviewed studies.

In brief

March 2021

The featured study in this issue of APA Journals Article Spotlight investigates how diversity courses in organizations and business schools affect individuals’ perspective-taking abilities.

You’ve got to have friends: The spillover of cross-race friendships to diversity training and education

APA Journals Article Spotlight

In brief

The latest peer-reviewed studies within psychology and related fields.

Research shows that job loss and insecurity can be particularly harmful to the health and well-being of older worker.

The toll of job loss

A Rice University psychology lab is studying the more elusive forms of discrimination and ways to protect stigmatized groups.

Exploring the cause and effects of subtle discrimination

Dr. Lillian Eby aims to publish a wide range of rigorous and cutting-edge research in psychology applied to work and employment.

Lillian Eby, PhD

February 2020

Editor Spotlight

In Brief: A snapshot of the latest peer-reviewed studies within psychology and related fields

Peer-reviewed research on subjects including motivation, language development, genetic risk for depression, extreme partisanship, being kind, social media stress, time-outs, oral contraception, Alzheimer's risk, opioids, social media.

January 2020