Explore how scientific research by psychologists can inform our professional lives, family and community relationships, emotional wellness, and more.
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Perspectives on aging: Psychology across the lifespanlogin required
Sue Grigson’s research could help change the way we treat addiction
Resources for students, teachers and psychologists at all levels to explore career growth in psychology.
Professional Resilience in Changing Times
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Browse the latest updates from APA, informed by psychological science.
Candice Hargons, PhD, elected as 2028 APA president
APA CEO Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, to retire in January 2028
You can make a difference
Learn about key issues impacting psychologists today
By the numbers: Yes, she can
Most Americans think women are as competent and smart as men which is a major change from seven decades ago.
By the numbers: More teens are trying e-cigarettes
New regulations restrict the sale of flavored e-cigarettes to teenagers.
Debt Smarts: Financing Your Future in Psychology [PDF]login required
Topics covered in e-book include: loan forgiveness, refinancing and consolidation, how to avoid scams, the emotional toll of debt and much more.
In brief
Peer-reviewed studies on subjects including gender pay equality, ketamine for depression, interconnected life, faces, felines, eating healthy, racial bias and mental health, odors, workplace wellness, PTSD treatment, pregnancy and cognition, adolescent drinking, valuing diversity, empathy and more.
In brief: When violence goes viral, the magnetic brain, and more research
Peer-reviewed studies on subjects including health in prison, diversity, ADHD, combat stress, morality, sleep, at-risk soldiers, violence, nicotine, green spaces, screen time
By the numbers: Alarming new data on young adults
Young adults report more psychological distress and depression than a decade ago.
By the numbers: Marketing health
Spending on medical marketing has increased in recent years, and mental health and addiction services constitute a small but rapidly growing share of those ads.
Mourning the land
Researchers take stock of the emotional toll of climate change in threatened communities worldwide, known as ecological grief.
In brief: May 2019
Peer-reviewed studies on topics including math and gender equality, birth weight, corporate morality, girls' pain, e-cigarettes, consciousness signals, social media and depression, secrets, sibling bullying, money, music pitch and more.
By the numbers: Toxic air and children's health
Most children around the world breathe polluted air, putting their mental and physical health at risk.
What can we learn from our DNA?
Genetic testing is a game changer for psychological research.
In brief: March 2019
Peer-reviewed studies on topics including primary colors, taking risks, international adoptees, football risks, Parkinson's disease, gender roles, memories, online therapy, antipsychotics in children, sleep and more.
In brief: April 2019
Peer-reviewed studies on topics including emotions, teenagers in therapy, understanding a guilty plea, teen sleep, autism, Alzheimer's disease, making decisions, moral values, personality traits, violence, eyeblinks, vaping and more.
By the numbers: Honesty at the doctor's office
Most people have withheld important information from their health-care providers, a study finds.
By the numbers: Most Americans support federal research funding
Spending taxpayer money to advance science and medical research is worthwhile.
In brief: February 2019
Peer-reviewed studies on topics including reading fiction, depression, smoking's effects, generosity, gender disparities, memories, African-American job seekers, screen time and sleep, PTSD, race, postpartum depression and more.
By the numbers: An alarming rise in suicide
Suicide rates in the United States have increased substantially over the past two decades.
In brief: January 2019
Peer-reviewed studies on topics including discrimination stress, face bias, CEOs, thankful kids, early language exposure, gender gap, poverty, breast cancer, marijuana, depression treatment, political violence and more.
By the numbers: Alcohol, tobacco remain top threats to human health
Two legal substances cause more harm to people worldwide than illicit drugs.
In brief: December 2018
Peer-reviewed studies on topics including toddler self-consciousness, reproducibility, college student mental health, civil response, rape myths, teen reading, confidence, gratitude, placebo responders, robot therapists, smoking deterrent, marijuana, and more.
The top 10 journal articles
The most downloaded articles from APA's journals.
Big data gets bigger
Large data sets — generated by social media, wearables and other sources — are opening more avenues for researchers to explore real-world human behavior.
In brief: November 2018
Peer-reviewed studies on topics including meditation, plastic chemicals, lying, happiness, cancer screening, children with parents in prison, lgbq teen drug risk, empathy, exercise for mental health, genetics, bullying in school, loyalty, personality and more.
By the numbers: #METOO at work
Few employers are taking stronger action to address sexual harassment.
The rise of non-drug pain treatment
Psychologists are in demand for nonpharmacological treatment options for chronic pain.