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When loneliness follows leaders home

Why great coaching requires more than just great chemistry

Learning about personality by studying gibbons

A multimethod view of emotional sharing

In Translational Issues in Psychological Science, Gordon et al. examine the emotional content friends share and changes in affective and physiological states.

Behavioral health interventions for justice-involved youth

A review in Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice examined behavioral health interventions for youth involved in the juvenile justice system.

How psychology is helping solve global challenges

A special issue of Canadian Psychology led by Koerner, McCunn, and Tan highlights what psychology offers to the understanding and addressing of global challenges.

Memory mix-ups in youth with FASD

In their article in the Journal of Pediatric Neuropsychology, Gilbert and colleagues examine the occurrence of confabulation in youth with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

Psychotherapy lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada

In the Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, Rumeo and colleagues provide practice recommendations for clinicians conducting teletherapy.

Decolonial qualitative enactments and modes of inquiry

In their article in Qualitative Psychology, Sonn and Bhatia explore what makes decolonial methods distinct from other methodological perspectives.

Lucid dreams: From lab validation to real-world applications

A special issue of Dreaming examines the current frontier of lucid dream research.

How school psychologists are using AI in practice

School Psychology article (Farmer et al.) examines school psychologists’ current use of, attitudes toward, and ethical concerns surrounding artificial intelligence.

The role of the climate crisis in conflict

A special section in Psychology of Violence managed by Miles-Novelo and Anderson explores how climate change influences violent behavior.

Research under pressure: Studying conflict in authoritarian contexts

In their article in Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Acar et al. identify how authoritarianism alters the research landscape.

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