Translational Issues in Psychological Science

ISSN 2332-2136
eISSN 2332-2179
Open access offered
Published quarterly, beginning in March
Impact factor 2.0
5-year impact factor 2.5
Psychology - Multidisciplinary 90 of 222
Psychology 50 of 93

Translational Issues in Psychological Science® (TPS) is a critical issues translational journal, with each issue on a different topic representing multiple viewpoints on psychological science.

Each issue of TPS concentrates on a single important, timely, and/or potentially controversial theme in translational science that is of broad interest to scientists, practitioners, and the general public. Each article reports or reviews research spanning quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches and concludes with an application section. Periodically, TPS issues also include a separate section with non-themed, general topic articles.

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A taxonomy of identity safety cues based on gender and race: From a promising past to an intersectional and translational future.

Kruk, Mary; Matsick, Jes L.

Supervision and psychotherapy process and outcome: A meta-analytic review.

Keum, Brian TaeHyuk; Wang, Lei

Considerations for psychological research with and for people of color and oppressed intersecting identities in the United States.

Bharat, Bharat; Chenneville, Tiffany; Gabbidon, Kemesha; Foust, Cole

Health professional stigma as a barrier to contingency management implementation in opioid treatment programs.

Scott, Kelli; Murphy, Cara M.; Yap, Kimberly; Moul, Samantha; Hurley, Linda; Becker, Sara J.

Making meaning of the hidden curriculum: Translating wise interventions to usher university change.

Laiduc, Giselle; Covarrubias, Rebecca

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Psychometric properties of the GAD-7 among college students: Reliability, validity, factor structure, and measurement invariance.

White, Agnes E.; Karr, Justin E.

Shelter in the online world? Benefits and risks associated with social media use for college students’ mental health in the early stage of COVID-19 pandemic.

Niu, Yanzhuo; Brown, B. Bradford; Fan, Tingting; Lee, Yen

Psychology and family dynamics: Parental, contextual, and relational influences on individual and family outcomes.

Bowling, Alexandra R.; Buchanan, Madeline; Yang, Yexinyu; Holly, Lindsay E.

Social cohesion and volunteering: Correlates, causes, and challenges.

Horsham, Zoe; Abrams, Dominic; Davies, Ben; Lalot, Fanny

Emotion regulation strategy use in response to daily stressors among college students: An experience sampling study.

Lopez, Richard B.; Kulkarni, Pooja; Goodson, Pauline; Orvell, Ariana; Reis, Dorota; Friese, Malte; Denny, Bryan T.

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A multimethod view of emotional sharing

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Fostering school safety and valuing intersectional identities: Promoting Black queer youths’ sense of belonging in schools

Translational Issues in Psychological Science examines factors shaping Black LGBQ+ school belonging
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Affective comorbidity or concussion: Can people tell the difference?

In a recent article in Translational Issues in Psychological Science, researchers compare the effects of affective disturbance with the effects of concussion to better understand whether the neuropsychological profiles of these groups differ.
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