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Body size aftereffects are adult-like from 7 years onward (2025)
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Batish, A., Parchment, A., Handy, E., Tovée, M. J., & Boothroyd, L. G. (2025). Body size aftereffects are adult-like from 7 years onward. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 254, Article 106203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2025.106203

There is considerable evidence that adults’ perception of body weight in others can be manipulated via visual exposure to multiple bodies at one or another weight extreme. No study has yet examined how early in childhood such visual adaptation aftere... Read More about Body size aftereffects are adult-like from 7 years onward.

Exploring the Social and Emotional Impact of Puberty and Adolescence on Autistic People Assigned Female at Birth (2025)
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Fearon, B., Pearson, A., & Kapp, S. K. (online). Exploring the Social and Emotional Impact of Puberty and Adolescence on Autistic People Assigned Female at Birth. Autism in Adulthood, https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2024.0298

Background: Emerging research suggests puberty and adolescence may be particularly difficult for autistic people assigned female at birth (AFAB), but there is currently very little exploration of this transition from a lived experience perspective. I... Read More about Exploring the Social and Emotional Impact of Puberty and Adolescence on Autistic People Assigned Female at Birth.

Conspecific alarm calls, but not food-associated calls, elicit affect-based and object-based mental representations in a bonobo (Pan paniscus) (2025)
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Lahiff, N. J., Clay, Z., Epping, A. J., Taglialatela, J. P., Townsend, S. W., & Slocombe, K. E. (2025). Conspecific alarm calls, but not food-associated calls, elicit affect-based and object-based mental representations in a bonobo (Pan paniscus). Royal Society Open Science, 12(3), Article 241901. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.241901

Non-human vocalizations carrying information regarding external events have been likened to referential words and are thus integral for exploring the origins of linguistic reference. Previous research suggests receivers decode this referential inform... Read More about Conspecific alarm calls, but not food-associated calls, elicit affect-based and object-based mental representations in a bonobo (Pan paniscus).

Bonobos and chimpanzees overlap in sexual behaviour patterns during social tension (2025)
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Brooker, J. S., Webb, C. E., van Leeuwen, E. J. C., Kordon, S., de Waal, F. B. M., & Clay, Z. (2025). Bonobos and chimpanzees overlap in sexual behaviour patterns during social tension. Royal Society Open Science, 12(3), Article 242031. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.242031

Sexual behaviour during tense social situations is extensively documented in various animals. Bonobos, our closest living relatives alongside chimpanzees, habitually perform genital contacts during social tension, which is thought to enhance cooperat... Read More about Bonobos and chimpanzees overlap in sexual behaviour patterns during social tension.

Prejudice towards refugees predicts social fear of crime (2025)
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Kotzur, P. F., Eckerle, F., Khosrowtaj, Z., Rothers, A., Maaser, J., Wagner, U., & van Zalk, M. H. W. (2025). Prejudice towards refugees predicts social fear of crime. British Journal of Social Psychology, 64(2), Article e12875. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12875

Research suggests that social fear of crime and prejudice towards minority groups may be linked. We investigated (Ntotal = 7712) whether prejudice towards a social group that is stereotyped as more criminal (refugees) is more strongly associated with... Read More about Prejudice towards refugees predicts social fear of crime.

Using Q Methodology, a group of Neurodivergent Neurodiversity Scholars ask, What is the Neurodiversity Movement, and What Should It Do? (2025)
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Stenner, P., Pearson, A., Kapp, S., Watson, C., Pressler, R., Williams, G., Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist, H., Hultman, L., Semmens-Wheeler, R., & Botha, M. (in press). Using Q Methodology, a group of Neurodivergent Neurodiversity Scholars ask, What is the Neurodiversity Movement, and What Should It Do?. Neurodiversity,

This paper describes the eight phases of an innovative procedure for collective and reflexive research about neurodiversity. Structured by Q methodology, this procedure allowed a small group (n=10) of neurodivergent researchers to identify and discus... Read More about Using Q Methodology, a group of Neurodivergent Neurodiversity Scholars ask, What is the Neurodiversity Movement, and What Should It Do?.

The Oxford Visual Perception Screen: development and normative data of a standardised assessment for visual perception difficulties (2025)
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Vancleef, K., Castellani, R., Shorthose, R., Guo, C., Cai, M. F., Guazzo, F., & Demeyere, N. (online). The Oxford Visual Perception Screen: development and normative data of a standardised assessment for visual perception difficulties. Clinical Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155251315606

Objective: We aimed to develop and standardise a practical systematic screening tool for visual perception impairments after a stroke to replace current subjective methods.
Design: A mixed methods study including a cross-sectional study and a case s... Read More about The Oxford Visual Perception Screen: development and normative data of a standardised assessment for visual perception difficulties.

Female service user’s experiences of collaborative HCR-20V3 risk assessment on a low and medium secure ward (2025)
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Swift, J., Walker, T., & Moon, L. (online). Female service user’s experiences of collaborative HCR-20V3 risk assessment on a low and medium secure ward. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2025.2469698

Best practice guidelines within violence risk assessment have advised collaboration with service users, with potential benefits including increased insight, shorter stays in hospital, and increased transparency. Previous research has explored the exp... Read More about Female service user’s experiences of collaborative HCR-20V3 risk assessment on a low and medium secure ward.

Neurodivergent Pupils’ Experiences of School Distress and Attendance Difficulties (2025)
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Fielding, C., Streeter, A., Riby, D., & Hanley, M. (in press). Neurodivergent Pupils’ Experiences of School Distress and Attendance Difficulties. Neurodiversity,

Evidence suggests that neurodivergent pupils are disproportionately impacted by school distress and attendance difficulties in mainstream schools in the UK. Research on school distress and attendance has predominantly consulted parents and teachers a... Read More about Neurodivergent Pupils’ Experiences of School Distress and Attendance Difficulties.

Construct Validity in Cross-Cultural, Developmental Research: Challenges and Strategies for Improvement (2025)
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Wen, N. J., Amir, D., Clegg, J. M., Davis, H. E., Dutra, N. B., Kline, M. A., Lew-Levy, S., MacGillivray, T., Pamei, G., Wang, Y., Xu, J., & Rawlings, B. S. (online). Construct Validity in Cross-Cultural, Developmental Research: Challenges and Strategies for Improvement. Evolutionary Human Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1017/ehs.2025.3

The recent expansion of cross-cultural research in the social sciences has led to increased discourse on methodological issues involved when studying culturally diverse populations. However, discussions have largely overlooked the challenges of const... Read More about Construct Validity in Cross-Cultural, Developmental Research: Challenges and Strategies for Improvement.

Flavor learning and memory in utero as assessed through the changing pattern of olfactory responses from fetal to neonatal life (2025)
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Ustun-Elayan, B., Blissett, J., Covey, J., Schaal, B., & Reissland, N. (2025). Flavor learning and memory in utero as assessed through the changing pattern of olfactory responses from fetal to neonatal life. Appetite, 208, Article 107891. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2025.107891

Mammalian chemosensory experience begins in utero, where fetuses are exposed to odors and tastes from the mother’s diet. Although the effects of prenatal flavor exposure in humans have been investigated postnatally in infant behavio... Read More about Flavor learning and memory in utero as assessed through the changing pattern of olfactory responses from fetal to neonatal life.

Dynamic functional adaptations during touch observation in autism: connectivity strength is linked to attitudes towards social touch and social responsiveness (2025)
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Lee Masson, H. (2025). Dynamic functional adaptations during touch observation in autism: connectivity strength is linked to attitudes towards social touch and social responsiveness. Molecular Autism, 16, Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-025-00644-6

Background: Autistic adults experience differences in social interactions involving physical contact. Brain imaging studies suggest that these differences may be related to atypical brain responses to social-affective cues, affecting both the experie... Read More about Dynamic functional adaptations during touch observation in autism: connectivity strength is linked to attitudes towards social touch and social responsiveness.

Autism and Thriving: A Critical Review of the Academic Literature (2025)
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Dantas, S., Jasper, C., Botha, M., Strachan, K., & Grainger, C. (online). Autism and Thriving: A Critical Review of the Academic Literature. Autism in Adulthood, https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2024.0228

While traditional deficit-based biomedical accounts of autism have viewed autism itself as an obstacle to thriving, recent discussions based on social/relational models of disability argue that this pathologizing rhetoric perpetuates stigma and negat... Read More about Autism and Thriving: A Critical Review of the Academic Literature.

The psychophysiology of Instagram – Brief bouts of Instagram use elicit appetitive arousal and attentional immersion followed by aversive arousal when use is stopped (2025)
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Wadsley, M., & Ihssen, N. (2025). The psychophysiology of Instagram – Brief bouts of Instagram use elicit appetitive arousal and attentional immersion followed by aversive arousal when use is stopped. Computers in Human Behavior, 166, Article 108597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2025.108597

Checking social networking site (SNS) accounts periodically has become a quintessential daily habit for billions of people. The present study tracked the psychophysiological impact of brief periods of SNS use and subsequent use cessation, designed to... Read More about The psychophysiology of Instagram – Brief bouts of Instagram use elicit appetitive arousal and attentional immersion followed by aversive arousal when use is stopped.

Mechanisms and outcomes of a very low intensity intervention to improve parental acknowledgement and understanding of childhood overweight/obesity, embedded in the National Child Measurement Programme: A sub‐study within a large cluster Randomized Controlled Trial ( MapMe2 ) (2025)
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Evans, E. H., Jones, C. M., Adamson, A., Jones, A. R., Basterfield, L., Greca, J. P. D. A., Sermin‐Reed, L., Patterson, M., McSweeney, L., Dhami, R., Ells, L., Gahagan, A., Robinson, T., Shahrokhabadi, M. S., Teare, D., Tovée, M. J., & Araújo Soares, V. (2025). Mechanisms and outcomes of a very low intensity intervention to improve parental acknowledgement and understanding of childhood overweight/obesity, embedded in the National Child Measurement Programme: A sub‐study within a large cluster Randomized Controlled Trial ( MapMe2 ). British Journal of Health Psychology, 30(1), Article e12784. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12784

Objectives: Parental underdetection of child underweight and overweight/obesity may negatively affect children's longer‐term health. We examined psychological/behavioural mechanisms of a very low‐intensity intervention to improve acknowledgement and... Read More about Mechanisms and outcomes of a very low intensity intervention to improve parental acknowledgement and understanding of childhood overweight/obesity, embedded in the National Child Measurement Programme: A sub‐study within a large cluster Randomized Controlled Trial ( MapMe2 ).

Investigating the Efficacy of the Web-Based Common Elements Toolbox (COMET) Single-Session Interventions in Improving UK University Student Well-Being: Randomized Controlled Trial. (2025)
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Lambert, J., Loades, M., Marshall, N., Higson-Sweeney, N., Chan, S., Mahmud, A., Pile, V., Maity, A., Adam, H., Sung, B., Luximon, M., MacLennan, K., Berry, C., & Chadwick, P. (2025). Investigating the Efficacy of the Web-Based Common Elements Toolbox (COMET) Single-Session Interventions in Improving UK University Student Well-Being: Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27, Article e58164. https://doi.org/10.2196/58164

Background:
Mental health problems in university students are associated with many negative outcomes, yet there is a gap between need and timely access to help. Single-session interventions (SSIs) are designed to be scalable and accessible, deliveri... Read More about Investigating the Efficacy of the Web-Based Common Elements Toolbox (COMET) Single-Session Interventions in Improving UK University Student Well-Being: Randomized Controlled Trial..

Moral disagreements: Unearthing pathways to constructive and destructive behavioral responses (2025)
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Khati, B., Kutlaca, M., McPhetres, J., & Paolini, S. (online). Moral disagreements: Unearthing pathways to constructive and destructive behavioral responses. Political Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.13077

Issues like transgender rights often provoke strong emotional reactions, leading to polarized conflicts. Moral psychology suggests that emotions like anger and disgust drive destructive behaviors, such as avoiding or insulting the opponent. However,... Read More about Moral disagreements: Unearthing pathways to constructive and destructive behavioral responses.

Unravelling the Complexities of Hope: the experience and potential of hope for people in prison and people with criminal justice experience. (2025)
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Adlington-Rivers, D. (2025). Unravelling the Complexities of Hope: the experience and potential of hope for people in prison and people with criminal justice experience. Prison service journal, 276, 41-45

David Adlington-Rivers discusses to what extent hope theory could transform the lives of people in and released from prison, with the aim to increase awareness of hope theory in forensic environments.

Your needs or mine? The role of allies' needs and their perceptions of disadvantaged groups' needs in motivating solidarity‐based actions (2025)
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Sağlamöz, A. F., Kutlaca, M., & Leite, A. C. (2025). Your needs or mine? The role of allies' needs and their perceptions of disadvantaged groups' needs in motivating solidarity‐based actions. British Journal of Social Psychology, 64(1), Article e12855. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12855

We propose a new motivational model that integrates self‐determination theory (with a focus on basic needs) with social‐psychological research on allyship and solidarity to better understand when and why allies may engage in different actions to addr... Read More about Your needs or mine? The role of allies' needs and their perceptions of disadvantaged groups' needs in motivating solidarity‐based actions.