I checked 15 psychology journals on Friday, September 11, 2026 using the Crossref API. For the period September 04 to September 10, I found 23 new paper(s) in 10 journal(s).

Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science

Going in the Right Direction: A Tutorial to Directional Hypothesis Testing Using the BFpack Module in JASP
Joris Mulder, Julius Pfadt
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Many scientific theories predict not just whether an effect exists but also how multiple parameters relate—for example, that one mean exceeds another or that several effects follow a specific order. Yet researchers often test such directional expectations indirectly through post hoc analyses of individual parameters, which (a) provide only indirect evidence for the theory, (b) require multiplicity corrections that lower power, and (c) can lead to selective emphasis on statistically significant results. In this tutorial, we introduce the BFpack module in JASP for testing directional hypotheses directly using Bayes factors. A unique feature of the module is that it allows researchers to quantify the relative evidence in the data between hypotheses with competing sets of equality/order/one-sided constraints. BFpack offers default Bayesian procedures for common designs— t tests, (multivariate) analysis of (co)variance, regression, and multigroup correlations—without manual prior specification. Through three worked examples, we address the three limitations of post hoc analyses and help researchers move toward more theory-driven inference.

Behavior Research Methods

Emotion in English as a foreign language: Affective ratings for over 2,000 words by college learners
Beatriz BermĂșdez-Margaretto, Elisa PĂ©rez-GarcĂ­a, Angel Fernandez, MarĂ­a JesĂșs SĂĄnchez
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Surprisal from Large Language Models as an individual difference: Capturing the individual regardless of the text answer
José Ángel Martínez-Huertas, Alejandro Martínez-Mingo, Antonio López Rosell, Rodrigo S. Kreitchmann, Guillermo Jorge-Botana
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A scalable method for characterizing visual search strategies: A novel application of time-series clustering to raw eye-tracking data
Thomas Seacrist, Elizabeth E. Walshe, David Grethlein, Megan S. Ryerson, Flaura K. Winston
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Toolkit for acoustic–phonetic analysis of naturalistic speech data
Ethan Kutlu, Emerson Peters, Ciara Tapanes, Sarmad Chandio, Osama Khalid
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A major limitation in the speech sciences is access to naturalistic data in experimental settings and the difficulty of translating laboratory designs to real-world contexts. Researchers studying speech production or perception often rely on in-lab recordings, which constrain the sociolinguistic contexts examined and limit ecological validity. The Toolkit for Acoustic–Phonetic Analysis (TAPA) is an open-source pipeline that automates the acquisition, transcription, speaker diarization, forced alignment, and per-segment acoustic analysis of naturalistic, single/multi-speaker audio. The current release supports vowel formant extraction, stop voice onset time, and fricative spectral moments. We demonstrate TAPA on the 2016 U.S. presidential debate, extracting nearly 33,000 segments from a 90-min recording, and validate each measurement type against hand-coded annotation. Vowel formant agreement with expert measurements was high (F1 r = 0.89, F2 r = 0.87). Stop VOT showed reliable aggregate means but poor per-token agreement ( r = − 0.04) because of a training–deployment mismatch in the neural VOT classifier. Fricative spectral standard deviation agreed strongly with hand-coded values overall ( r = 0.80), and center of gravity agreed strongly for sibilants (/s/ r = 0.87, /ʃ/ r = 0.94), while non-sibilant moments diverged systematically. These findings suggest that TAPA can be used to increase access to naturalistic speech data and speed up the processing timeline with experts’ supervision.

Computers in Human Behavior

Do Users Trade Performance for Eco-Visibility? Digital Pollution Awareness and Stated Preferences for Social Media Platform Configurations
Andrzej Szymkowiak, Konstantinos Madias
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Autonomy-supportive mediation and scam susceptibility: The role of literacy among middle-aged and older adults
Yunsha Pu, Hongliang Chen, Yijin Guo
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Creative or uncreative partner: Comparing humans and AI in collaborative creative tasks
Clin K.Y. Lai, Simone A. Luchini, Nina Lauharatanahirun, Roger Beaty
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How Local–Global Identity Shapes Physical-Digital Preferences through Convenience Preference
Shuhan Li, Xue Li, Xiaopeng Du, Zhiyong Xin
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Effects of AI-Based Chatbot Coaching on Goal Attainment, Self-Efficacy, and Stress: A Longitudinal Randomized Experiment
Marie Luise Ohlms, Patrick D. Dunlop, Markus Langer
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Symptom network structures of social media addiction and internet gaming addiction among school-aged youth: Undirected and Bayesian directed graph analyses
Hao Wen, Yuhang Liu, Yang Luo
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From Facial Synchronization to Social Conformity: A Computational Analysis of Emotional Contagion in Online Co-Viewing
Yoojin Chung, Yun-Jung Choi
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Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

Black People Perceive a White Gay Man’s Call for Solidarity as More Disingenuous than His Call for Allyship
Izilda Pereira-Jorge, Kim E. Chaney
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Four studies ( N = 1643) assessed Black people’s perceptions of a White gay target calling for Black allyship or Black-gay solidarity in social media posts (Studies 1a–1b) and interactions with a Black colleague who discloses facing discrimination (Studies 2–3). Generally, Black-gay solidarity calls elicited perceptions of more disingenuous motives (Studies 1–3) compared to allyship calls. Novel to allyship perception research, Black people anticipated greater identity-credentialing from White gay targets who espoused solidarity compared to allyship calls, an expectation that gay targets would use their marginalized gay identity to buffer against claims of being racist (Studies 2–3). Further, calls for allyship and solidarity acknowledging interpersonal versus structural discrimination inconsistently impacted perceptions (Studies 1–2). White gay men were evaluated less favorably as allies than Black gay men, with no effects of target race on calls for solidarity versus allyship (Study 3).

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

When does perspective-taking predict coalition success? The interplay of propensity, accuracy, and social predictability
Anabela Cantiani, Ilja van Beest, Thorsten M. Erle
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Moral surgery: Negative revelations differentially alter retrospective evaluations of creators and creations
Sally MyungJin Shin, Paul Rozin, Gal Zauberman
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Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Evaluating the predictive model for national life satisfaction from the world happiness report, between and within nations.
Michael A. Busseri
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“Yeah, it’s biased, but 
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Hannah B. Waldfogel, Brittany C. Solomon, Matthew E. K. Hall
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Organizational Research Methods

Multilevel Latent Profile Analyses: A Comprehensive Guide
Simon A. Houle, Alexandre J.S. Morin, Jean-François Harvey
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The organizational sciences have recently seen an uptake in the use of both person-centered analyses, most typically implemented via latent profile analyses (LPA), and multilevel analyses. Yet their combination remains conceptually underdeveloped and forms the focus of the current article. On the one hand, LPA is perfectly suited to the identification of subpopulations, or profiles, of participants characterized by distinct configurations on a set of variables. On the other hand, multilevel models are aptly suited to uncover, or control for, phenomena unfolding across individual, group, and organizational levels. In combination, multilevel-LPA provides the best of both worlds, enabling researchers to identify subpopulations of individuals and/or groups corresponding to distinct prototypical states, while modeling within-group and between-group variability. In the current article, we provide a comprehensive guide for multilevel-LPA implementation to monitor group contexts, climates, and cultures. We present six types of multilevel-LPA specifications—additive, dispersion, additive-dispersion, dispersion-heterogeneity, restrictive cross-level, and full cross-level—that ought to be carefully selected based on the nature of the constructs being measured and the research questions being asked. In doing so, we aim provide researchers with the analytical and conceptual tools to select and apply the appropriate multilevel person-centered model to achieve their research objectives.

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Shifting Selves—The (In)flexibility of Part-White Mixed-Race Identities in Response to Identity Rejection and Acceptance
Anna X. Huang, Juliane Degner
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This study explores identity shifts among part-White mixed-race individuals in response to identity acceptance and rejection. Two experiments ( N = 256 and N = 337) examined how such experiences influence the strength of White, Minoritized, and Mixed identification. Participants recalled and described an experience of acceptance or rejection from a racial-ethnic ingroup. We assessed White, Minoritized, and Mixed identification both weeks before and immediately after this manipulation. Results consistently showed that participants increased identification with an accepting ingroup but did not decrease identification with a rejecting ingroup. Furthermore, changes in one identification did not correspond to complementary changes in another. These findings challenge the assumption that identity shifts follow a hydraulic zero-sum pattern, implying a more complex and fluid process. Our research advances understanding of identity dynamics of mixed-race individuals with one White and one Minoritized parent and suggests that models should be refined to account for non-compensatory identity changes.

Psychology of Music

Early 20th-Century Recordings in Higher Music Education: An Analysis of the Teachers’ Views
Massimo Zicari, Michele Biasutti
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Early 20th-century recordings (ER) offer a unique insight into historical performance practices, yet their role in higher music education remains under-explored. This study investigates how conservatoire teachers understand, use, and conceptualise ER in their pedagogical and artistic practices. Nine instrumental and vocal teachers from a European conservatoire took part in semi-structured interviews, the responses to which were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Four main categories emerged: documentary value, performance practice, educational application, and educational challenges. Findings reveal a tension between the liberating potential of ER—promoting creativity and awareness of multiple interpretive approaches—and teachers’ reluctance to use them as reference models due to the “anxiety of imitation.” The study argues that integrating ER into conservatoire curricula can enrich learner-centred and constructivist pedagogies, fostering autonomy, historical awareness, and critical engagement with performance traditions. Early recordings could be considered as meaningful resources for music training, stimulating a more balanced dialogue between historical traditions and contemporary constructivist pedagogical needs.
An Interpretative Analysis of the Factors Underlying Changes in Older Professional Musicians’ Activity
Oliver W. T. Cotton, Merrick Powell, Jane W. Davidson
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To date, little research has examined how expert musical activities are sustained throughout the lifespan, particularly in late adulthood. As musicians grow older, changes in their musical engagement are likely to occur. The current study aimed to explore the adjustments older musicians make, and to provide a holistic overview of the factors influencing these changes. Individual semi-structured interview transcripts of four Australian musicians (age range = 63–84, M = 75.50) were studied using interpretative phenomenological analysis. This process revealed two overarching themes – Challenges and Choices – which shaped the participants’ musical engagement in late adulthood. The findings reflect known influential limitations of ageing in the musical domain but go further to suggest that older age can simultaneously be a period of enhanced musical enjoyment, creativity, and autonomy. The participants drew on their accumulated knowledge of self and their discipline to adapt their musical activities to suit their personal preferences. These insights challenge oversimplified narratives of ageing as a process of decline and offer a foundation for empowering older musicians to make fulfilling, personalised choices.

Psychology of Popular Media

“The Love Island effect”? The reciprocal relationship between body pressure while watching Love Island and engagement in body change strategies.
Edward John Noon, Ilse Vranken, Madison Hannapel, Gabriella Seiler
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From breakup to letting go: Tracing audience responses to parasocial grief when a series ends.
Chenxu Liu, Zheng Zhang, Huimin Zhang
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