APA Journals

06/16/2026

A recent Editor's Choice article in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology investigated undergraduate teaching assistant (UTA) programs as a way to support increasingly large class sizes. Former UTAs reported better time management, confidence in the subject matter, patience, and leadership skills after working with large classes. Explore the research: https://bit.ly/4u79xWY

06/15/2026

Curious about innovation in mental health care? Practice Innovations (PRI) is a cross-disciplinary publication that features clinical, practical, and research articles on evolving standards, practices, and methods in professional mental health practice.

PRI supports innovation through coverage of the following topic areas:
🔹Population-based practice issues
🔹Procedure or technique-based practice issues
🔹Diagnosis-based practice issues
🔹Service delivery models

Learn more about the journal and read free sample articles: https://bit.ly/4tVHRVL

PRI is a publication of APA Division 42 | Psychologists in Independent Practice

06/12/2026

Self-regulated learning is essential for academic success, and a growing body of evidence highlights the critical role that emotions play in how students set goals and manage their performance.

According to new research in the Journal of Educational Psychology, students who set higher goals tend to perform better on tasks afterward. Additionally, stronger positive emotions, like enjoyment, predicted higher future goals and influenced performance. https://bit.ly/4dJbNxv

👉 How do you set goals while learning? Let us know in the comments.

06/11/2026

Research in Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity investigated how language, appearance, and voice influence perceptions of nonbinary people. The results indicated that masculine-sounding nonbinary individuals were perceived more negatively than binary people, whereas this effect was not observed for feminine-sounding nonbinary individuals.

This , explore the Kudos summary from the lead author: https://bit.ly/4dxQakZ

This journal is a publication of Division 44 APA: Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

06/11/2026

Check out the research from Dr. Thomas Curran, a leading expert on , published in Psychological Bulletin ⬇️

06/10/2026

Gain valuable experience in the publishing process and connect with experts in the field by becoming a peer reviewer for Psychological Services, the official journal of Psychologists in Public Service APA Division 18: Psychologists in Public Service. Get started by reviewing the eligibility requirements ➡️ https://bit.ly/46qbiFO

Psychological Services publishes high-quality data-based articles on the broad range of psychological services delivered in organized care settings. Organized care settings refer to jails, prisons, courts, Indian Health Service, the military, Department of Veterans Affairs, public university clinics, training hospitals, state and community mental health hospitals, and other public service settings.

06/09/2026

An Editor's Choice article in Canadian Psychology (Canadian Psychological Association | Société canadienne de psychologie) discusses how mattering—and the psychological pain of not mattering—have implications for mental and physical health.

Author Gordon L. Flett states, "Mattering is double-edged in that it is highly protective when present, but feelings and fears of not mattering can undermine well-being and life satisfaction." Continue reading: https://bit.ly/432wsba

What makes you feel like you matter? Tell us in the comments.

06/08/2026

06/08/2026

This Pride Month, explore how transgender students of color use digital spaces as sources of support to experience belonging that may not be accessible on campus. Research from the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education (JDHE) indicates that online spaces helped transgender students find belonging, navigate racialized and gendered spaces, and discover future possibilities.

These findings provide insight for institutions and practitioners to think critically about how to support marginalized students. Check out the Article Spotlight for a summary: https://bit.ly/42z8fsC

JDHE is a publication of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education

06/08/2026

Can your personality shape longevity? A meta-analysis in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: Personality Processes and Individual Differences explored how the Big Five personality traits relate to mortality risk in longitudinal studies.

The findings suggest that neuroticism can predict increased risk of premature death, whereas extraversion and conscientiousness may be linked to reduced mortality risk. Read the open access article: https://bit.ly/4dyz8TQ