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People may overlook unlikely events in financial forecasts, and more scientific findings

Highlights of recent research from psychology and related fields.
October 2026
Monitor on Psychology

The hidden cost of workplace rustout

Chronic boredom at work erodes health and productivity.
September 2026
Monitor on Psychology

Mo Wang, PhD, Journal of Applied Psychology

Wang, incoming editor of the Journal of Applied Psychology, plans to build on its premier work and organizational psychology legacy.
August 2026
Editor Spotlight

How AI is reshaping human skills and thinking

Can regular AI use in work and daily life impact job skills and key cognitive abilities?
July 2026
Monitor on Psychology

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

Summaries of research from psychology and related fields.
June 2026
Research in Brief

Police misconduct often traceable to warning signs before hire

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.
March 2026
Press Release

Food insecurity impacts employees’ productivity

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.
February 2026
Press Release

Research in brief

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.
October 2025
Research in Brief

Rival scientists are teaming up to break scientific stalemates

Adversarial collaborations help researchers test the strength of their work by brining in critics from the start.
April 2025
Monitor on Psychology

The rise of the 4-day workweek

Employees are enthusiastic about shorter and flexible schedules.
January 2025
Monitor on Psychology

Research on race and racism

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.
November 2024
Monitor on Psychology

A new era of EDI work in a turbulent time

Amid political and legal backlash, organizations may need to reimagine their approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion
November 2024
Monitor on Psychology

Historical chronology

Examining psychology’s contributions to the belief in racial hierarchy and perpetuation of inequality for people of color in the United States.
October 2024

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

Highlights of peer-reviewed studies in psychology and related fields.
September 2024
Research in Brief

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

Revised rules of evidence could enhance their ability to screen expert testimony.
July 2024
Monitor on Psychology

Develop programs and policies that support employee mental health

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.
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
Monitor on Psychology

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

The latest peer-reviewed studies within psychology and related fields.
October 2023
Research in Brief

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

The latest peer-reviewed studies within psychology and related fields.
July 2023
Monitor on Psychology

Loneliness, insomnia linked to work with AI systems

Employees who frequently interact with artificial intelligence systems are more likely to experience loneliness that can lead to insomnia and increased after-work drinking.
June 2023
Press Release

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

The latest peer-reviewed studies within psychology and related fields.
June 2023
Research in Brief

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

The latest peer-reviewed studies within psychology and related fields.
April 2023
Research in Brief

Volatile pay for gig workers linked to health problems

Gig workers, waiters, salespeople and others who rely on fluctuating income may be paying for wage volatility with their health.
December 2022
Press Release

Robots in workplace contribute to burnout, job insecurity

Self-affirmation exercises could help alleviate fears, study finds
October 2022
Press Release

How employers can support paid parental leave

In the workplace, women often face discrimination around pregnancy, motherhood, and maternity leave.
April 2022
Monitor on Psychology

The burden of weight stigma

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.
March 2022
Monitor on Psychology

Reflections on the Journal of Applied Psychology in Times of Change

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

Reworking work

Industrial and organizational psychologists are helping employers and employees navigate as COVID-19 reshapes the world of work.
January 2022
Monitor on Psychology

CE corner: Effective therapy with Black women

Black women are often pigeonholed as strong caregivers and providers who shoulder others’ burdens and do not share their own.
November 2021
Monitor on Psychology

Protecting health care teams

Psychologists’ research can help build resilience in overworked health care teams and prepare them to face future crises.
November 2021
Monitor on Psychology

Psychology’s diversity problem

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.
October 2021
Monitor on Psychology

In brief

The latest peer-reviewed studies within psychology and related fields.
October 2021
Research in Brief

Constructive criticism that works

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.
October 2021
Monitor on Psychology

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

Peer reviewed studies on Generation Z, zoom fatigue, mood disorders, autism, better sex, video-based therapy and more.
September 2021
Research in Brief

In brief

The latest peer-reviewed studies within psychology and related fields.
July 2021
Research in Brief

Videoconferences more exhausting when participants don’t feel group belonging

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.
April 2021
Press Release

In brief

The latest news in psychology peer-reviewed studies.
March 2021
Research in Brief

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

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.
October 2020
APA Journals Article Spotlight

In brief

The latest peer-reviewed studies within psychology and related fields.
October 2020
Research in Brief

The toll of job loss

Research shows that job loss and insecurity can be particularly harmful to the health and well-being of older worker.
October 2020
Monitor on Psychology

Exploring the cause and effects of subtle discrimination

A Rice University psychology lab is studying the more elusive forms of discrimination and ways to protect stigmatized groups.
October 2020
Monitor on Psychology

Lillian Eby, PhD

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

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