I found four very interesting articles related to gender diverse youth. First, Abreu, Martin, Hainsworth, Toomey, Vázquez & Gattamorta (2024) published “Radical Hope in Parents of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth in the United States” in Journal of Family Psychology. Here’s the edited abstract:

I don’t bother with most COVID research I see because it is so often obvious. Today, I look at three studies I found interesting for very different reasons. The first one is a correction so it’s presented oddly, but the abstract itself is worth reading. “Correction to ‘Parenting young children during COVID-19: Parenting stress trajectories, parental mental health, and child problem behaviors’ by Aviles et al. (2024)” in Journal of Family Psychology. Here’s the edited abstract:

I recently found two articles about older adults that I found intriguing. First, Fenton, Smail, Lin, Striley & Kaufmann (2024) published “Associations between Driving Cessation and Mental Health among Rural and Urban Older Adults” in Journal of Rural Mental Health. Here are the edited abstract and impact statements:

Today, I present abstracts regarding three instruments that may be of interest to those who do psychological testing. First, Laslo-Roth & George-Levi (2024) published “The Development and Validation of the Emotional Entitlement Questionnaire (EEQ)” in Emotion. Here’s the edited abstract:

Beliefs about what one is entitled to emotionally may make a unique contribution to emotional and interpersonal experiences.

I was unfamiliar with Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome and am devoting today to it. Becker (2025) published “Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome: A construct at the crossroads” in American Psychologist. Here are some excerpts:

Initially described in the mid-1980s, cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS; previously termed sluggish cognitive tempo) is a set of symptoms comprising excessive daydreaming, mental confusion, and hypoactivity that is distinct from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and other psychopathology dimensions and independently associated with functional outcomes.

Since last time we looked at bullying and anger, today we’re looking at compassion and self-compassion. First, Sun, Wu & Goodwin (2025) published “Are Moral People Happier? Answers from reputation-based measures of moral character” in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Here’s the edited abstract:

Philosophers have long debated whether moral virtue contributes to happiness or whether morality and happiness are in conflict. Yet, little empirical research directly addresses this question.

Today, we’re looking at three studies related to cyberbehaviors. First, Scott & Barlett (2025) published “Traumatizing Others and Getting Traumatized Online: Examining the mediating influences of cyberbullying perpetration and victimization via the Integrative Cyberbullying Theory” in Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Here’s the edited abstract

The current literature and theorizing on cyberbehaviors (cyberbullying perpetration and cybervictimization) are largely separate—primarily focusing on one cyberbehavior in lieu of the other.

Today, we’re looking at two very different studies related to timing. First, Blanchard, Kerr, Kirkorian, Barr, Hoebeke & Heeren (2025) published “The Affective Dynamics of Parenting: Inertia of emotional distance characterizes severe parental burnout” in Journal of Family Psychology. Here’s the edited abstract:

Our emotional trajectories make up our affective experience—but these can be disrupted during mental illness.

Today, I present a single article on anxiety and dyslexia. McDowall, Rimfield & Krishnan (2024) published “Cognitive Reappraisal Reduces Academic Anxiety in University Students with Dyslexia” in Mind, Brain & Education. Here are edited excerpts:

University students with dyslexia have greater anxiety than their peers without dyslexia, especially related to their academic studies. Most universities focus on mitigating the learning needs of these students, for example, providing more time during exams.

When I post a long blog, I try to follow it with a shorter one. This article is also the only one I have found on the topic. Given fragile economic times for many people, we can expect more children moving as homes are foreclosed, apartment owners change, and families can’t make rent and mortgage payments. Abenavoli, Amadon & Briggs (2025) published “Cascading Effects of Residential Mobility on Maternal and Child Mental Health” in Developmental Psychology. Here are the edited abstract and impact statement:

I recently found two articles dealing with effects of poverty on children. First, Cooper, Bayly, Tennie, Lupini & Wadsworth (2025) published “Family Risk Classes Predict Longitudinal Parent and Child Outcomes: Understanding the implications of poverty-related adversity” in Journal of Family Psychology. Here are highly edited excerpts:

Experiencing poverty and associated risk factors can be detrimental to families’ mental health and well-being. However, it is unclear whether experiencing specific types or patterns of adversity leads to distinct outcomes.

Both of the articles today come from Emotion and each deals with emotion regulation. First,  Ho, Joormann, Kober & Gadassi-Polack (2025) published “Social Reorientation of Emotion Regulation: Changing roles of family and peers during adolescence” in Emotion. The edited abstract follows:

The emotional climate of the family and peer group is theorized to play a central role in the development of emotion regulation (ER) in children and adolescents, such that warmer, more supportive environments promote more effective ER.

As a reminder, hot executive functions deal with emotion, motivation, and reward while cold executive functions deal more with attention and other cognitive functions. Choy (2025) published “Cold Executive Functions Moderate the Relationship between Hot Executive Function and Externalizing Behavior in Adolescents and Adults” in Neuropsychology. Here are the edited abstract and impact statement:

I recently found several articles dealing with psychopathology. First, Bronstein et al. (2025) published “Delineating Empirically Plausible Causal Pathways to Suicidality among People at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis” in Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. Here are the edited abstract and impact statements:

Suicidality is common among people at clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis. Delineating causal pathways to suicidality and identifying its determinants would inform tailored intervention efforts for these individuals.

Today, we’re looking at three very different articles pertaining to suicide. First, Schafer, Wilson-Lemoine & Joiner (2024) published “Loneliness in Veterans: A commonality across multiple pathways toward suicidality” in Traumatology.  Here’s the edited abstract:

Veterans are significantly more likely to experience suicidality than the general population. A substantial amount of research has centered on risk factors of suicidality among veterans, identifying associations between Military-relevant risk factors including traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and combat exposure with suicidality.

The three studies we examine today all reflect work to enhance self-compassion. First, Yuan, Chang, Jiang & Jiang (2025) published “Be Kinder to Yourself: Awe promotes self-compassion via self-transcendence” in Emotion. Here’s the edited abstract:

Deficits in self-compassion heighten the vulnerability of mental disorders and jeopardize well-being, emphasizing the necessity of fostering self-compassion during unexpected suffering. In this research, we investigate awe as an antecedent for promptly promoting self-compassion.

It’s been a while since I posted anything about narcissism. The three studies we examine today may be helpful. First, Rogoza, Baran, Flakus, Krammer & Fatfouta (2024) published “Introducing the Narcissistic Antagonism Scale: A missing puzzle piece in the assessment of momentary narcissism” in Psychological Assessment. Here’s the edited abstract:

Narcissism is a relatively stable personality trait, which is most accurately described by three facets: agentic, antagonistic, and neurotic. Existing studies support the central role of antagonistic narcissism and its role in explaining the process of fluctuation in narcissism.

We’re looking at three very different studies of opioid use. First, Snyder, Hartinger-Saunders, Yoon, Scott, Jr. & DiGirolamo (2025) published “Childhood Maltreatment and Adult Opioid Use: A systematic review of the literature” in Traumatology. Here’s the edited abstract:

This review fills an important gap in the literature by identifying studies linking childhood maltreatment to adult opioid misuse, assessing methodological rigor including study measures and analyses, and reviewing substantive findings to identify common relationships across studies.

Today, we’re looking at two articles that look at migrants. First, Santhanagopalan, Hok, Shaw & Kinzler (2024) published “The Ontogeny of Attitudes Toward Migrants“ in Developmental Science. Here are some excerpts:

Immigration is among the most pressing issues of our time. Important questions concern the psychological mechanisms that contribute to attitudes about immigration. Whereas much is known about adults’ immigration attitudes, the developmental antecedents of these attitudes are not well understood.

Today, we’re looking at five articles addressing very different aspects of media use. First, we look at 3-6 year olds. Pecukonis, Yücel, Lee, Knox, Boas & Tager-Flusberg (2025) published “Do Children's Brains Function Differently During Book Reading and Screen Time? A fNIRS Study” in Developmental Science. Here’s the edited abstract:

Previous research suggests that book reading and screen time have contrasting effects on language and brain development. However, few studies have explicitly investigated whether children's brains function differently during these two activities.