Psychology

19 open-access papers in Psychology, free to watch.

Resting-state occipito-frontal alpha connectome is linked to differential word learning ability in adult learners

Resting-state occipito-frontal alpha connectome is linked to differential word learning ability in adult learners

Yan Huang, Yao Deng, Xiaoming Jiang, Yiyuan Chen, Tianxin Mao, Yong Xu, Caihong Jiang, Hengyi Rao

Why can one adult learn a new word almost effortlessly while another struggles? This study suggests the answer may partly lie in how two distant parts of the resting brain keep time together.

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BrainAGE as a measure of maturation during early adolescence

BrainAGE as a measure of maturation during early adolescence

Lucy Whitmore, Sara J. Weston, Kathryn L. Mills

A brain scan can be turned into an estimated age, but does that number really tell us how mature a young person is? This study finds that it tracks puberty, but not reliably the thinking skills people may expect.

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Isolating unique variance in mental health outcomes attributable to personality variables and childhood emotional abuse

Isolating unique variance in mental health outcomes attributable to personality variables and childhood emotional abuse

Chantal Van Landeghem, Lorna S. Jakobson

Several experiences and personality patterns can travel together, making it hard to tell which ones are linked to depression and anxiety. This study tries to separate those overlapping signals, and the answer is not quite what you might expect.

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Go for zero tolerance: Cultural values, trust, and acceptance of zero-COVID policy in two Chinese societies

Go for zero tolerance: Cultural values, trust, and acceptance of zero-COVID policy in two Chinese societies

Yi‐Hui Christine Huang, Jun Li, Ruoheng Liu, Yinuo Liu

During the pandemic, some people saw strict controls as a shared shield, while others saw them as a personal burden. This study finds that the difference helped shape whether people accepted zero-COVID rules.

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Access to Healthcare Services among Thai Immigrants in Japan: A Study of the Areas Surrounding Tokyo

Access to Healthcare Services among Thai Immigrants in Japan: A Study of the Areas Surrounding Tokyo

Sopak Supakul, Pichaya Jaroongjittanusonti, Prangkhwan Jiaranaisilawong, Romruedee Phisalaphong, Tetsuya Tanimoto, Akihiko Ozaki

Many Thai immigrants in Japan understood why health insurance matters and viewed it positively. Yet almost half reported having no insurance, and people without clear residency status were especially unlikely to have it.

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Development and validation of the Japanese version of the Bedtime Procrastination Scale (BPS-J)

Development and validation of the Japanese version of the Bedtime Procrastination Scale (BPS-J)

Megumi Hazumi, Aoi Kawamura, Takuya Yoshiike, Kentaro Matsui, Shingo Kitamura, Ayumi Tsuru, Kentaro Nagao, Naoko Ayabe, Tomohiro Utsumi, Muneto Izuhara, Mio Shinozaki, Eriya Takahashi, Michio Fukumizu, Momo Fushimi, Satomi Okabe, Taisuke Eto, Daisuke Nishi, Kenichi Kuriyama

Going to bed late is not always a scheduling problem. Sometimes people intend to sleep, have no good reason to stay up, and still keep delaying bedtime. This study asks how that pattern can be measured in Japan.

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It’s complicated: Executive functioning moderates impacts of daily busyness on everyday functioning in community-dwelling older adults

It’s complicated: Executive functioning moderates impacts of daily busyness on everyday functioning in community-dwelling older adults

Yana Suchy, Michelle Gereau Mora, Libby A. DesRuisseaux, Stacey L. Brothers

A busy day can make almost anyone late. But for some older adults, the bigger danger may be how sharply life swings from quiet one day to chaotic the next.

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