Today, I present a single study that I found intriguing. Hennessy, Greer, Narayanan & Habibi (2024) published “Unique Affective Profile of Music-Evoked Nostalgia: An extension and conceptual replication of Barrett et al.’s (2010) study” in Emotion. Here’s the edited abstract:

Nostalgia is a mixed emotion, often evoked by music. This study sought to conceptually replicate and extend Barrett et al.’s pioneering work exploring music-evoked nostalgia,

Today, I present a single study (that is available full-text) related to trauma and PTSD. Keyan, Garland, Choi-Christou, Tran, O'Donnell & Bryant (2024) published “A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Predictors of Response to Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder” in Psychological Bulletin. Here are excerpts from the abstract, public significance statement, and conclusion:

Today, I present one statement and two studies related to media use. First, from the APA website (2024) “APA Report Calls on Social Media Companies to Take Responsibility to Protect Youth.” Here’s the text with some portions in bold:

Raising age of social media permissions not sufficient, APA says

WASHINGTON — Almost a year after the American Psychological Association issued a landmark health advisory on social media use in adolescence,

I don’t often use articles dealing with toddlers and preschoolers, but I found each of these articles intriguing. First, Munoz, Kartushina & Mayor (2024) published “Sustained Pacifier Use is Associated with Smaller Vocabulary Sizes at 1 and 2 Years of Age: A cross-sectional study” in Developmental Science. Here is the edited abstract:

Today, I present a study of risk factors for diagnosis of psychosis. Fattal, Martinez, Gupta, Stephens, Haase & Mittal (2024) published “Disrupted Coherence between Autonomic Activation and Emotional Expression in Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis” in Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. Here are the edited abstract and impact statements:

Landmark studies have shown decreased coherence between different emotion response systems (e.g., physiology and facial expressions) in people with psychosis.

I’m following a long post with a short one today. Morpeth-Provost, Brownson & Boyer (2024) published “Demographic, Academic, and Clinical Characteristics of College Students Hospitalized for Psychiatric Crises” in Journal of Counseling Psychology.  Abstract Impact Statement

Stern, Bailey, Costello, Hellwig, Mitchell & Allen (2024) published “Empathy across Three Generations: From maternal and peer support in adolescence to adult parenting and child outcomes” in Child Development. Here are some edited excerpts:

This study examined the development of empathic care across three generations in a sample of 184 adolescents in the United States (99 female, 85 male; 58% White, 29% African American, 8% mixed race/ethnicity, 5% other groups), followed from their family of origin at age 13 into their parenting years (through their mid-30s).

Today, I present two studies that use clever methodologies to present alternatives to traditional notions. First, Ringwald, Shields, Kushner, Herzhoff & Tackett (2024) published “Cross-Situational Variability in Childhood Personality States” in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.  Here’s the edited abstract:

Personality variability is an important individual difference construct that is the focus of major psychological theories and relates to socioemotional functioning. Although cross-situational personality variability has been studied extensively in adult populations, little is known about variability in children’s personality.

Today I present a single study, one I found very helpful. Muris, Bakker, Peulen, van Mulekom & Meesters (2023) published The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: A comprehensive study of temperament and personality correlates of self-reported disruptive behavior problems in male and female adolescents” in Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.  Here are some highly edited excerpts:

The aim of the present study was to provide a comprehensive picture of temperament and personality traits as correlates of self-reported disruptive behavior problems in male and female adolescents.

I thought I’d post a short blog today, looking at a single article that I found interesting. Zhang, Wetzel, Yoon & Roberts (2024) published “Perseverance, a Measure of Conscientiousness, is a Valid Predictor of Achievement and Truancy across the Globe” in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.  Here’s the edited abstract:

All three articles today address interventions to assist parents. First, Sanchez, Javadi & Comer (2024) published “Family Engagement in a Behavioral Parenting Intervention: A randomized comparison of telehealth versus office-based treatment formats” in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. Here’s the edited abstract and impact statements:

Today, we look at three studies of psychotherapy for depression. First, Snippe, Elmer, Ceulemans, Smit, Lutz & Helmich (2024) published “The Temporal Order of Emotional, Cognitive, and Behavioral Gains in Daily Life during Treatment of Depression” in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.  Here’s the edited abstract:

Despite the importance for understanding mechanisms of change, little is known about the order of change in daily life emotions, cognitions, and behaviors during treatment of depression.

All three studies today deal with youth experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity, increasingly common phenomena across the US. First, Bird, Jenzer & Read (2023) published “Youth Experiencing, and Youth at Risk of, Homelessness: Associations between trauma type, posttraumatic negative cognitions, and posttraumatic stress disorder” in Traumatology. Here’s the edited abstract

Experiencing homelessness as an adolescent or young adult confers risk for trauma experiences and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Today, I selected two articles that pertain to successful psychotherapy. First, Iovoli et al. (2024) published “The Relationship between Interpersonal Problems and Therapeutic Alliance in Psychotherapy: A three-level mixed-effects meta-analysis” in Psychotherapy. Here are the edited abstract and impact statements:

Today, I present an article that I found helpful regarding gender and sexual diversity. Hammack & Manago (2024) published “The Psychology of Sexual and Gender Diversity in the 21st century: Social technologies and stories of authenticity” in American Psychologist. Here are extracts from the article:

Today, I present an article that I found helpful regarding gender and sexual diversity. Hammack & Manago (2024) published “The Psychology of Sexual and Gender Diversity in the 21st century: Social technologies and stories of authenticity” in American Psychologist. Here are extracts from the article:

The 21st century has seen shifts in social and scientific understandings of gender and sexuality in the United States. From the legitimization of same-sex marriage to the heightened visibility of transgender identities, nonbinary gender, and forms of intimate diversity such as asexuality, kink, and polyamory, core cultural and scientific assumptions about gender and sexuality have been challenged.

I like attachment research, especially that which includes both moms and dads. Today, I present three studies of early experiences with parenting. First, Zhang, Tian, Maclaine, Hazen & Jacobvitz (2024) published “Trust Over the Transition to Parenthood: Links to attachment, perception of partner’s caregiving, and parenting” in Journal of Family Psychology. Here’s the edited abstract:

Today, I present a study of narcissism and therapy. Ge, Hewitt, Mikail, Flett & Kealy (2024) published “Pathological Narcissism’s Impact on Psychodynamic Group Therapy for Perfectionism” in Psychotherapy. Here are the edited abstract and impact statements:

Several decades of theory suggest that pathological narcissism (PN) may limit psychotherapy success, but empirical evidence for such theories is limited and mixed. In addition, it has been proposed that individuals with high levels of PN may benefit more from supportive compared to interpretive psychodynamic therapies, but no studies thus far have investigated this question empirically.

Today, I present two studies that indicate that how people feel about their circumstances matter. First, Gómez, Vázquez, Alba, Blanco, Chinchilla, Chiclana & Swann (2024) published “Feeling Understood Fosters Identity Fusion” in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.  Here’s the edited abstract:

If the consequences of identity fusion are well established, its psychological antecedents are not.

Three studies today examine borderline personality disorder (BPD). First, Di Bartolomeo, Siegel, Fulham & Fitzpatrick (2024) published “Borderline Personality Disorder and Social Connectedness: A systematic review” in Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment.  Here’s the edited abstract:

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a debilitating disorder characterized by deficits in social connectedness, which is a multifaceted construct with structural (i.e., the number, diversity, or frequency of social relationships), functional (i.e., the actual or perceived resources relationships provide), and quality (i.e., the positive and negative aspects of social relationships) elements (Holt-Lunstad, 2018).