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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

Friends may influence prejudice toward outgroups, and more scientific findings

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

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

Shared positive emotions, stress relief, experiencing awe, and more scientific findings

Among other things, research finds that spending time with a partner may boost a person’s emotional and physiological states, young children connect praise being given with the work being praised, and watching videos with inspirational stories may have stress-relieving effects on par with listening to guided meditations.
March 2026
Research in Brief

Grandparenting is good for the brain

Research suggests that providing care for grandchildren may help older adults maintain stronger memory and verbal skills, potentially slowing cognitive decline.
January 2026
Press Release

In Brief: Sense of purpose in life may preserve cognitive function, and more scientific findings

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

Perception bias, volunteering vs. family care, loneliness

People often misperceive the values and beliefs of those with whom they are close and assume they see things the same way. Plus many more research highlights.
July 2025
Research in Brief

Retiring abroad puts older adults at risk for loneliness, study finds

Retiring abroad may seem like a dream, but research shows that international retirees face a higher risk of social loneliness due to reduced connections with family and challenges forming new friendships.
March 2025
Press Release

The Stroop effect’s long (and colorful) influence

In a 1935 paper in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, John Ridley Stroop, PhD, described a colorful strategy for studying interference between conflicting psychological processes—color identification and word reading.
March 2025
Breakthrough Psychological Science

Trust in health advice, aging and knowledge depth, mood and behavior change

Research with individuals in 5 countries shows greater trust with scientists than governments for practical health advice. Plus many more research highlights.
March 2025
Research in Brief

Aging stereotypes, language development, empathy, politics, and more research

Younger and older people alike experience stereotype threat—the concern about being reduced to a negative stereotype—at work.
January 2025
Research in Brief

Hannes Zacher, PhD, Psychology and Aging

Zacher, editor-in-chief of Psychology and Aging, plans to implement a fully masked peer review; and require data transparency statements if authors make use of data and variables that have previously been published.
July 2024
Editor Spotlight

In Brief: Sustaining attention, self-assurance with age, and more scientific studies

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

People think ‘old age’ starts later than it used to, study finds

Studies reveal that middle-aged and older adults perceive old age to begin later than previous generations did, a trend that has slowed in recent years.
April 2024
Press Release

More couples are divorcing after age 50 than ever before. Psychologists are helping them navigate the big changes

Practitioners working with later-in-life divorcees can help patients explore eroded connections with family, friends, and their sense of belonging.
November 2023
Monitor on Psychology

CE corner: Improving the quality of life for patients with dementia and their caregivers

Psychologists are providing more culturally competent care to those with dementia and their loved ones.
April 2023
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

Feeling younger buffers older adults from stress, protects against health decline

People who feel younger have a greater sense of well-being, better cognitive functioning, less inflammation, lower risk of hospitalization, and even live longer than their older-feeling peers.
May 2021
Press Release

Does better memory help to maintain physical health?

The featured paper in this issue of APA Journals Article Spotlight explores the association between cognitive ability and physical health.
October 2020
APA Journals Article Spotlight

Older adults have more control over their aging than they think

Psychologists are tackling negative stereotypes about aging and helping older adults embrace healthy attitudes and behaviors.
October 2020
Monitor on Psychology

In brief

Describing research on spending and saving; scarcity; family ties; self-perception; childhood mood disorders; brain health and aging; advertising and political campaigns; competition; and a schizophrenia biomarker.
April 2020
Research in Brief

People prone to disengage from difficult tasks and goals may experience greater cognitive decline after retirement

Certain middle-aged and older adults, especially women who tend to disengage from difficult tasks and goals after they retire, may be at greater risk of cognitive decline as they age.
March 2020
Press Release

Was Everything Better in the Good Old Days?

The guest editors of the December 2019 special issue of Psychology and Aging discuss practical implications of the featured articles.
December 2019
APA Journals Article Spotlight

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