Perceived Neighborhood Conditions, Psychosocial Factors, and Sleep Problems Among Urban and Rural Older Adults in China

OBJECTIVES

To examine the associations between perceived neighborhood conditions and older Chinese adults' sleep problems, and whether these associations are mediated by psychosocial factors and moderated by urban-rural residence.

METHODS

Data were from the World Health Organization Study on global Ageing and Adult Health. We used OLS, binary, and multinomial logistic regression analyses. Karlson-Holm-Breen decomposition method was used to test mediation effects.

RESULTS

Positively perceived neighborhood social cohesion was associated with fewer insomnia symptoms and decreased odds of poor sleep quality, sleepiness, lethargy, and short sleep duration. Positively perceived neighborhood safety was related to decreased risks of poor sleep quality and sleepiness. Depression and perceived control partially mediated the effects of perceived neighborhood on sleep. Furthermore, the protective effects of neighborhood cohesion against sleep problems were more pronounced among older urban adults than their rural counterparts.

DISCUSSION

Interventions that make neighborhoods safer and more integrated will improve late-life sleep health.

Diversity Is Diverse: Social Justice Reparations and Science

Because the term "diversity" has two related but different meanings, what authors mean when they use the term is inherently unclear. In its broad form, it refers to vast variety. In its narrow form, it refers to human demographic categories deemed deserving of special attention by social justice-oriented activists. In this article, I review Hommel's critique of Roberts et al. (2020), which, I suggest, essentially constitutes two claims: that Roberts et al.'s (2020) call for diversity in psychological science focuses exclusively on the latter narrow form of diversity and ignores the scientific importance of diversity in the broader sense, and ignoring diversity in the broader sense is scientifically unjustified. Although Hommel's critique is mostly justified, this is not because Roberts et al. (2020) are wrong to call for greater social justice-oriented demographic diversity in psychology but because Hommel's call for the broader form of diversity subsumes that of Roberts et al. (2020) and has other aspects critical to creating a valid, generalizable, rigorous, and inclusive psychological science. In doing so, I also highlight omissions, limitations, and potential downsides to the narrow manner in which psychology and the broader academy are currently implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Toward a Psychology of Ideas Rather Than Demographics: Commentary on Hommel (2024)

The public will rightly not value a science that is more concerned with demographic population matching than with ideas. Taking further steps in the direction of identity politics will reduce public confidence in psychology's conclusions and reduce trust and respect. If psychology embraces demographic quotas, there will be self-selection out of the discipline, and that self-selection will harm our science.

Dealing With Diversity in Psychology: Science and Ideology

In the spirit of America's Shakespeare, August Wilson (1997), I have written this article as a testimony to the conditions under which I, and too many others, engage in scholarly discourse. I hope to make clear from the beginning that although the ideas presented here are not entirely my own-as they have been inherited from the minority of scholars who dared and managed to bring the most necessary, unpalatable, and unsettling truths about our discipline to the broader scientific community-I do not write for anyone but myself and those scholars who have felt similarly marginalized, oppressed, and silenced. And I write as a race scholar, meaning simply that I believe that race-and racism-affects the sociopolitical conditions in which humans, and scholars, develop their thoughts, feelings, and actions. I believe that it is important for all scholars to have a basic understanding of these conditions, as well as the landmines and pitfalls that define them, as they shape how research is conducted, reviewed, and disseminated. I also believe that to evolve one's discipline into one that is truly robust and objective, it must first become diverse and self-aware. Any effort to suggest otherwise, no matter how scholarly it might present itself, is intellectually unsound.

Footprint of publication selection bias on meta-analyses in medicine, environmental sciences, psychology, and economics

Publication selection bias undermines the systematic accumulation of evidence. To assess the extent of this problem, we survey over 68,000 meta-analyses containing over 700,000 effect size estimates from medicine (67,386/597,699), environmental sciences (199/12,707), psychology (605/23,563), and economics (327/91,421). Our results indicate that meta-analyses in economics are the most severely contaminated by publication selection bias, closely followed by meta-analyses in environmental sciences and psychology, whereas meta-analyses in medicine are contaminated the least. After adjusting for publication selection bias, the median probability of the presence of an effect decreased from 99.9% to 29.7% in economics, from 98.9% to 55.7% in psychology, from 99.8% to 70.7% in environmental sciences, and from 38.0% to 29.7% in medicine. The median absolute effect sizes (in terms of standardized mean differences) decreased from d = 0.20 to d = 0.07 in economics, from d = 0.37 to d = 0.26 in psychology, from d = 0.62 to d = 0.43 in environmental sciences, and from d = 0.24 to d = 0.13 in medicine.

Dealing With Diversity in Psychology: Science or Ideology?

The increasing use of political activist arguments and reasoning in scientific communication about diversity is criticized. Based on an article of Roberts et al. (2020) on "racial inequality in psychological research," three hallmarks of the intrusion of activist thinking into science are described: blindness to the multidimensional nature of diversity, the failure to distinguish psychological mechanisms from the impact of moderators, and a blindness to agency as an explanation for psychological observations. It is argued that uncritically accepting and introducing political activist arguments into science is likely to damage scientific freedom and independence.

The Myth of the Need for Diversity Among Subjects in Theory-Testing Research: Comments on "Racial Inequality in Psychological Research" by Roberts et al. (2020)

Roberts and colleagues focus on two aspects of racial inequality in psychological research, namely an alleged underrepresentation of racial minorities and the effects attributed to this state of affairs. My comment focuses only on one aspect, namely the assumed consequences of the lack of diversity in subject populations. Representativeness of samples is essential in survey research or applied research that examines whether a particular intervention will work for a particular population. Representativeness or diversity is not necessary in theory-testing research, where we attempt to establish laws of causality. Because theories typically apply to all of humanity, all members of humanity (even American undergraduates) are suitable for assessing the validity of theoretical hypotheses. Admittedly, the assumption that a theory applies to all of humanity is also a hypothesis that can be tested. However, to test it, we need theoretical hypotheses about specific moderating variables. Supporting a theory with a racially diverse sample does not make conclusions more valid than support from a nondiverse sample. In fact, cause-effect conclusions based on a diverse sample might not be valid for any member of that sample.

A Critical Sociocultural Understanding of Evidence-Based Research and Practice Paradigm in Contemporary Psychology

The paper aims to develop a critical sociocultural understanding on the epistemological and historical analysis of evidence-based (EB) paradigm in contemporary psychological knowledge-production (research) and knowledge-application (practice). It firstly retraces the emergence of EB in medical disciplines, its paradigmatic status, and its subsequent adoption by mainstream psychological sciences. The description of EB historical roots and key concepts leads to the second part, where the paper reflects on key epistemological criticalities scholars have raised toward the EB paradigm. Then, we develop our sociocultural perspective to enrich the epistemological analysis and critique of EB. Specifically, we propose a hermeneutic and interpretative understanding which frames EB as a re-enactment of the positivist scientific research ambition to reach for a complete formalization of biological/psychological phenomena (endo-genetical dynamics), and of new socioeconomic, political, and individual needs posed by contemporary Western societal institutions to scientific knowledge (exo-genetical dynamics). Furthermore, building on such understanding, we suggest that EB works as a contemporary epistemic indicator and threshold, serving two functions: selective filtering and exclusion. Finally, we speculate that EB endo-genetical and exo-genetical developmental dynamics can be interpreted as an expression of the contemporary presentist regime of temporality and as a shift towards the regime of performative techniques instead of context-specific and future-oriented relational competences, also tracing a determining factor that has directed, directs and will continue to direct scientific research in psychology.

Introducing Cultural Psychology: An open Approach of Thinking

Cultural Psychology (CP) is a relatively young perspective, growing in the field of social sciences, nevertheless, its ideas are found throughout the fields and its ancestors' -Naturwissenschaften and Philosophy- history. CP has several central notions which are introduced in the following paper. Thru their introduction, the central goal of the revelation of the essence of the idea of CP is proffered. The core idea of CP is a general psychological concept that should be considered as a starting point from where new ideas, innovations and challenging theories can emerge. In other words, a new general psychological perspective we can use as a starting point.

Is generalization decay a fundamental law of psychology?

Generalizations strengthen in traditional sciences, but in psychology (and social and behavioral sciences, more generally) they decay. This is usually viewed as a problem requiring solution. It could be viewed instead as a law-like phenomenon. Generalization decay cannot be squelched because human behavior is metastable and all behavioral data collected thus far have resulted from a thin sliver of human time.

Eliminativist induction cannot be a solution to psychology's crisis

Integrative experiment design assumes that we can effectively design a space of factors that cause contextual variation. However, this is impossible to do so in a sufficiently objective way, resulting inevitably in observations laden with surrogate models. Consequently, integrative experiment design may even deepen the problem of incommensurability. In comparison, one-at-a-time approaches make much more tentative assumptions about the factors excluded from experiment design, hence still seem better suited to deal with incommensurability.

Willard Stanton Small (1870-1943): The man who made the maze

Willard Stanton Small (1870-1943) was among the earliest scientists to perform psychological research with rats and conducted the first experiment with a rat in a maze. This article represents the first biography devoted to Small and provides highlights from his childhood, undergraduate and graduate work, personal life, and professional career. Special attention is given to the events that led to the first rat maze experiment, which Small performed as a graduate student at Clark University. A detailed analysis of Small's published report of the maze experiment is also provided. His employment history after graduate school is discussed and includes teaching and administrative roles at multiple academic institutions, in addition to his role as a field investigator for the U.S. Bureau of Education. It is shown that Small's work impacted not only comparative psychology, but also U.S. public health, school hygiene, and education. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

"My Opponent Prof. W.": The debate between Wilhelm Wundt and Adolf Horwicz in the beginning of physiological psychology (1872-1879)

Adolf Horwicz (1831-1894) was the main public critic of Wilhelm Wundt's election for the chair of philosophy at the Universität Leipzig in 1875. Horwicz's book titled Psychologische Analysen auf physiologischer Grundlage published in 1872 had a great impact on his contemporaries. Two years later, Wundt published Grundzüge der physiologischen Psychologie (1874) and with Horwicz's books were recognized as the most representative books of the emerging physiological psychology. Finally, Horwicz and Wundt had a debate published in Vierteljahrsschrift für wissenschaftliche Philosophie during 1879-1880 in where Wundt affirmed that many of Horwicz's research results were deduced from preconceived ideas without using a clear method. For that reason, Horwicz considered that Wundt's criticisms were aimed at destroying his scientific reputation. The debate is the materialization of a long professional struggle that took place between professional philosophers and physiologists who began to occupy chairs of philosophy in the early 1870s. The debate can be summarized in the following questions: (a) Should psychology have as its main objective the search for a single physical-biological process to which all other psychical processes are reduced? (b) Should psychological research use an inductivist reasoning? (c) What should be the relationship between philosophy and the psychological psychology? (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Atypical jobs in psychology: Interview with Dr. M. David Rudd

This is an interview with Dr. M. David Rudd, the president of the University of Memphis. This interview describes Dr. Rudd's work, the rewards and challenges of his job, and the pathway to his job. Readers will be inspired by his vision for the university, his ability to build consensus, and his use of psychological skills in overcoming challenges. In addition, readers will learn valuable leadership lessons such as valuing people and understanding how decisions impact others. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Atypical jobs in psychology: An interview with former governor Dr. Ted Strickland

This article outlines the career of former governor of Ohio, Dr. Theodore "Ted" Strickland, who was trained as a psychologist prior to entering the world of politics. He became increasingly interested in politics while practicing as a psychologist, specifically, in the ability and training of psychologists, which he believes grants them unique skills to guide public policy. As governor, Strickland was able to interact with a diverse group of individuals on the challenges encountered during his term and understand issues from different viewpoints due to his background in psychology. He also maintained the scientist-practitioner approach by keeping himself informed on current issues via publications. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Psychosocial factors associated with 7-year change in cognition among middle-aged and older Hispanics/Latinos: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos-Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging (SOL-INCA) and Sociocultural ancillary studies

INTRODUCTION

Few studies have examined the associations of psychosocial factors with cognitive change in Hispanics/Latinos.

METHODS

Data from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos-Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging (HCHS/SOL INCA) and Sociocultural studies were used (n = 2,155; ages ≥45 years). Psychosocial exposures included intrapersonal (ethnic identity, optimism, purpose in life), interpersonal (family cohesion, familism, social networks, social support), and social factors (ethnic discrimination, loneliness, subjective social status). Survey-linear regression models examined associations between psychosocial exposures and 7-year cognitive change (global cognition [GC], verbal learning, memory, word fluency [WF], and digit symbol substitution [DSS]).

RESULTS

Familism predicted decline in GC, verbal learning, and memory; family cohesion predicted DSS decline; and loneliness predicted memory decline. Ethnic identity was protective against decline in GC and memory, optimism and social support were protective against decline in memory, and purpose in life was protective against WF decline.

DISCUSSION

Psychosocial factors are differentially related to cognitive changes. Culturally relevant factors should be explored in Hispanic/Latino cognitive aging research.

HIGHLIGHTS

Psychosocial factors are differentially related to cognitive changes in Latinos. Role of culturally relevant factors on cognition should be further explored. Familism predicted decline in global cognition, verbal learning, and memory. Ethnic identity predicted increase in global cognition and memory.

Atypical jobs in psychology: Public safety and criminal justice reform consultant

This article samples the career of Dr. Guy O. Seymour, whose undergraduate studies were completed at La Universidad Interamericana in Puerto Rico. He earned his MA and PhD in clinical, counseling, and community psychology at Boston University. The first bilingual person of color appointed to the professional staff of the city of Boston's general hospital, he founded the nation's first multicultural internship program and rose to be the chief psychologist of the Boston Department of Health and Hospitals. His career path led him to develop psychological services in nontraditional workspaces, including medical, police, fire, and correction departments and for the International Olympic Games. At the end of his career, a family member's encounter with marijuana laws led to an interest in advocacy for criminal justice reform. Since retirement from practice, he has continued to volunteer with efforts to decriminalize marijuana possession and to abolish cash bail for pretrial and misdemeanor offenses. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Ten years of the Peruvian Society of the History of Psychology

This article briefly reviews the development of the history of psychology as a specialized discipline in Peru, in order to learn about the emergence, organization and productivity of the Peruvian Society of the History of Psychology (SPHP), which was founded in 2012. Previously, by way of introduction, the advances in the institutionalization of the history of psychology in Latin America and the development of the historiography of psychology in Peru are described. Seminars, journals, and books edited by the SPHP are discussed, as well as new projects and the challenges that must be faced for a greater dissemination of the history of psychology in Peru. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

A mixed-methods study protocol on factors contributing to suicide clusters among Native American youth in a northern plains reservation

Introduction

Suicide and suicide clusters within Native American Reservation communities are devastating to the entire community and increase individuals' risk for suicide over the lifespan. The objective of this paper is to describe the Indigenous community-based participatory research protocol implemented in partnership with the Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana, United States. The study protocol was developed to understand suicide risk and protective factors, and community-derived solutions, in a reservation community with history of a suicide cluster and high rates of youth suicide.

Methods

In this mixed-methods study, qualitative data from youth, adults, and service providers and quantitative data from 200 adolescents and young adults (aged 14-24 years) were collected in Fort Belknap, Montana from May - December of 2022. Qualitative data were collected first via in-depth interviews and focus groups. Survey questions included validated and pre-tested measures of factors youth experience across socio-ecological levels. Thematic analysis was applied to the qualitative data; and logistic regression models were used to examine relationships within the quantitative data.

Discussion

This study will add a multi-dimensional perspective to our current understanding of (1) risk and protective factors for suicide, community-derived postvention solutions, and insights on community assets, and (2) the current health and psychosocial status of youth in the Fort Belknap community. This study may serve as an exemplar of co-created, culturally safe solutions designed to address mental health resource gaps. Next steps include development of a suicide crisis response tool kit and a culturally aligned postvention intervention that will enhance individual, family, and community survivance.

Inaugural editorial for Journal of Counseling Psychology

The Journal of Counseling Psychology serves as the premier journal for critical and rigorous research within the field and beyond. In their inaugural editorial for Journa, Liu is joined by their associated editors and inaugural JCP fellows who have agreed to share authorship and their positionalities. In considering the Journal of Counseling Psychology for research, the editors encourage authors to reflect on these positionalities and how they might integrate their own into their publications. The editorial provides direction and some suggestions on submitted articles and research directions for JCP in the following areas: positionality and critical reflexivity; theoretical and conceptual advancement and clarity; body ideas, frameworks, and conceptualization; data clarity; and cultural validity of research instruments. The editors look forward to working with their communities as they transform their scholarship. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Ranking the community psychology research output of institutions and authors: A new system of evaluating the field

There have been multiple efforts to evaluate the contributions of the field of Community Psychology, and one of the more popular methods has involved gathering citations and articles published in Community Psychology journals. In recent years, several sites have gathered citation analysis and article publication rates so that it is now relatively easy to summarize settings and scholar rankings. In the current study, articles published in the two major journals of the field of Community Psychology over the past five decades were evaluated for these publications and citations. Findings indicated that several of the settings with highest publication and citation rates have not developed Community Psychology graduate programs, thus indicating that many publishing authors are in settings without formal graduate programs in Community Psychology. The benefits and limitations of this method of ranking programs and individuals are reviewed.

[The place of the psychologist in the orthopedics department]

The essential place of the psychologist in the orthopedics department of Pitié-Salpêtrière is to relieve the suffering of polytraumatized patients, to work in a multidisciplinary manner, to participate in the staff of the department to have complete information of the patients, to give an informed opinion on the psychological state of the patient, so as to help in the discussion for making decisions on their trajectory. The role of the psychologist is part of the overall care of patients, care which sometimes extends to the family, the patient's loved ones and the teams who care for them.

Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology: Michelene T. H. Chi

The APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology honors psychologists who have made distinguished theoretical or empirical advances in psychology leading to the understanding or amelioration of important practical problems. "For foundational contributions to the cognitive and learning sciences. Michelene T. H. Chi's work has led to new conceptualizations of the nature of expertise and of the nature and structure of children's knowledge. Her work on deep understanding of complex concepts has highlighted the importance of generative and active learning, and it has inspired translational work on the design of learning activities and environments. Chi has also made important methodological contributions, including developing methods for analyzing verbal protocol data. Her work has yielded new knowledge about mechanisms of learning and conceptual change, and it has set an agenda for future research on cognition, instruction, and learning." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: Michael S. Fanselow

The APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions honors psychologists who have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology. "For his systematic and integrative research on the neural and behavioral mechanisms of Pavlovian fear learning. Guided by a functional behavior perspective, Michael S. Fanselow's pioneering studies of conditioned analgesia describe a fundamental biological mechanism for regulating associative learning through error correction. His analysis of the organization of defensive behavior in relation to predatory imminence has yielded a novel theoretical framework for understanding fear, anxiety, and panic. His research has revealed an essential neural architecture for fear conditioning that not only informs how we understand normal and pathological fear but also demonstrates how rigorous neural and behavioral approaches enrich and strengthen one another." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Michael J. Arcaro

This award recognizes excellent psychologists who are at early stages of their research careers. "For showing that the fundamental organizing principle of the primate brain, including humans, is map-based. Showing that the brain is map-based, topographically organized, and interconnected links huge swaths of otherwise unrelated findings about different parts of the brain. Most people regard the brain as divided up into distinct areas that each have their own unique function, which evolved to perform this function. Michael J. Arcaro's work instead shows that a map-based proto-organization, acted on by experience and activitydependent organizing rules, can explain how the brain might develop into apparently discrete areas with different functionalities, based on this topographic connectivity." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Can psychological capital promote safety behaviours? A systematic review

Objectives.Occupational health and safety (OHS) is a relevant issue for many systems and stakeholders. This systematic literature review aims to expand knowledge on this topic starting from the integrated safety model (ISM) and to evaluate the role of psychological capital (PsyCap) on safety behaviours (SBs) (i.e., safety performance and prevention of occupational accidents and injuries). Methods. A total of 2704 studies was initially identified in the Scopus, PsycINFO and Web of Science databases. After rigorous screening, 20 empirical studies were included. Results. The results showed the relevant contribution of PsyCap in promoting SBs as a direct antecedent, a mediator between organizational factors and SBs or a moderator between job demands and SBs. Conclusion. Findings indicate that when workers feel resourceful, they feel also more confident and engaged, and, in turn, more focused on safety issues. Moreover, the results sometimes turn out to be contradictory, showing the dark side of personal resources. Considering these results, a plan to monitor and develop PsyCap could be implemented to promote SBs and safety environment. Indeed, PsyCap can be an essential individual resource for behaving safely also by reducing job demands' perceptions and improving safety leadership.

Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice

This award is intended to recognize outstanding practitioners in psychology. Nominations are considered for psychologists working in a wide variety of institutional practice settings (e.g., schools, military, state hospital, Department of Veterans Affairs). Services provided to diverse client groups or patient populations, including but not limited to children/ adolescents/adults/older adults, urban/rural/ frontier populations, minority populations, and persons with serious mental illness, are considered. Contributions are judged distinguished by virtue of peer recognition, advancement of the public's recognition of psychology as a profession, relevant professional association honors, or other meritorious accomplishments denoting excellence as a practitioner, including improvement of institutional service delivery systems or development of psychologically informed public policy. The 2023 recipients of the APA Professional Contributions Awards were selected by the 2022 Board of Professional Affairs. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: Jennifer A. Richeson

The APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions honors psychologists who have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology. "For illuminating with theoretical boldness and methodological rigor how sociocultural group memberships such as race and socioeconomic status shape how people reason about, respond to, and experience inequality and injustice. Jennifer A. Richeson has shown how threat impacts misperceptions of inequality and reactions to increasing racial diversity. Her steadfast commitment to being inclusive in the world and research is illustrated in her research on the dynamics of interracial interactions from the perspectives of members of both culturally devalued and traditionally dominant groups. Together, these contributions have transformed our understanding of how prejudice and stereotypes shape basic processes of mind and behavior." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Independent Practice: Jeanette Mayse

The award is intended to recognize outstanding independent practitioners in psychology. "Jeanette (Madkins) Mayse, PhD, ABPP, is a board-certified psychologist and owner of a private practice, with a clinical focus on diversity, women and emerging/mid-adulthood, and identity development issues, among others. Her leadership in the American Board of Counseling Psychology and the American Academy of Counseling Psychology provided the vision for a 'deeper focus on racial equality and clinical work with marginalized groups.' Her important work with the Texas Psychological Association included leadership in the Racial Justice Task Force and Board of Trustees. She has served as president of the American Academy of Counseling Psychology and chair of the Periodic Comprehensive Review process for the American Board of Counseling Psychology. She was recognized by the American Board of Professional Psychology with its Early Career Service Award. She continues to be active in her state association and division, is considered a 'valued and trusted colleague in her mentorship of students and early career psychologists and her support of peers,' and has been noted for her significant contributions to best practices in psychological services to diverse adults." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice: Sharon L. Mitchell

The award is intended to recognize outstanding practitioners in psychology. "We recognize Sharon L. Mitchell's tireless dedication and commitment to advancing the practice of collegiate mental health and wellness within institutional settings. Her contributions to the field have been truly exceptional. As a leader in the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors, Dr. Mitchell has been instrumental in promoting the professional development of counseling center directors and advocating for the needs of college students across the country. Through her leadership, research, expertise, and commitment to excellence, she has made a lasting impact on the practice of institutional mental health and wellness. At the University at Buffalo, Dr. Mitchell spearheaded innovative initiatives to improve student wellness, including the development of a comprehensive mental health services program that integrates counseling, psychiatry, and wellness promotion. Her work has not only improved the lives of countless students but also served as a model for other institutions seeking to enhance their own mental health resources." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Mixed methods in community psychology: A values-forward synthesis

Mixed methods research (MMR) combines multiple traditions, methods, and worldviews to enrich research design and interpretation of data. In this virtual special issue, we highlight the use of MMR within the field of community psychology. The first MMR studies appeared in flagship community psychology journals over 30 years ago (in 1991). To explore the uses of MMR in the field, we first review existing literature by identifying all papers appearing in either Journal of Community Psychology or American Journal of Community Psychology in which the word "mixed" appeared. A total of 88 publications were identified. Many of these papers illustrate the pragmatic use of MMR to evaluate programs and to answer different research questions using different methods. We coded articles based on Green et al.'s classifications of the purpose of the mixing: triangulation, development, complementarity, expansion, and initiation. Complementarity was the most frequently used purpose (46.6% of articles), and nearly a quarter of articles mixed for multiple purposes (23.86%). We also coded for any community psychology values advanced by the use of mixed methods. We outline three themes here with corresponding exemplars. These articles illustrate how MMR can highlight ecological analysis and reconsider dominant, individual-level paradigms; center participant and community member experiences; and unpack paradoxes to increase the usefulness of research findings.

Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Daniel McNeish

The APA Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology honor early career scientists for contributions in the first 9 years post-PhD. "For a staggering volume of top-level contributions to quantitative methodology, with direct applications throughout the social, behavioral, and educational sciences, and beyond. Daniel McNeish's work addresses wide-ranging and practical topics, such as modernizing reliability assessment, models to assess individuals' capacity and potential, and numerous aspects of modeling longitudinal and dynamical processes. Further, while technically rigorous, he is also a consummate teacher in all of his writings, ensuring accessibility for researchers and students of varied skill levels. He is the researcher we aspire to be, the teacher we wish we had, and the methodological ambassador we need." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Erin S. Calipari

The APA Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology honor early career scientists for contributions in the first 9 years post-PhD. "For innovative and outstanding research on the neural control of complex behavior. Erin S. Calipari's work has used an impressive array of multidisciplinary approaches to link neural function and dysfunction directly to behavior and decision making. By combining techniques to record from and manipulate precise circuits in the brain with computational approaches, her work has defined exactly how modulatory neural signals guide adaptive behavior in changing environments. Her commitment to understanding circuit-level control of behavior in both male and female animals has led to fundamental insights into how dopamine specifically guides behavior in both health and disease." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology

The Early Career Awards, given for the first time in 1974, recognize the large number of excellent early career psychologists. Recipients of this award may not have held a doctoral degree for more than nine years. For purposes of this award, psychology has been divided into 10 areas: animal learning and behavior, comparative; developmental; health; cognition/human learning; psychopathology; behavioral and cognitive neuroscience; perception/motor performance; social; applied research; and individual differences. Five areas are considered each year, with areas rotated in two-year cycles. The areas considered in 2023 were applied research; behavioral and cognitive neuroscience; individual differences; perception and motor performance; and social psychology. The 2023 recipients of the APA Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards were recognized by the 2022 Board of Scientific Affairs and selected by the 2022 Committee on Scientific Awards. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology

This award is given to individuals who have made sustained and enduring contributions to international cooperation and the advancement of knowledge in psychology. The 2023 recipient of the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology was selected by the Board of Directors as recommended by the 2022 Committee on International Relations in Psychology. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest

The Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest recognize persons who have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of outstanding contributions in the public interest. Two awards are given: one to a senior psychologist and a second to a psychologist who has made a significant contribution to the public interest in the early stages of their career. The 2023 recipients of the APA Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest were selected by the 2022 Committee on Psychology in the Public Interest Awards. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Politics and Psychology

This article presents a discussion inspired by the invitation formed by Kevin Carriere's book: "Psychology in Policy - Redefining Politics Through The Individual". From a theoretical standpoint in culture psychology Carriere challenges the idea of politics as a particular practice carried out by mainly politicians. Instead, he attempts to anchor processes of politics in the everyday lives of individuals, directed at changing their worlds. In this article, we discuss how this ambition could evolve even further by relating it to other theoretical approaches working with similar ambitions.

Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy

The Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy is given to a psychologist who has made a distinguished empirical and/or theoretical contribution to research in public policy, either through a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of work. This contribution may consist of such factors as research leading others to view specific national policies differently; research demonstrating the importance of the application of psychological methods and theory to public policy; or research clarifying the ways in which scientific knowledge of human behavior informs public policy. The 2023 recipients of the APA Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest were selected by the 2022 Committee on Psychology in the Public Interest Awards. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

APA/APAGS Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology: Sergio Domínguez Jr

This award honors a graduate student who has demonstrated outstanding practice and application of psychology. "Sergio Domínguez Jr. is a PhD candidate in counseling psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a pre-doctoral intern in health service psychology at the University of Illinois Chicago Counseling Center. As a practitioner-scholar-advocate, their work focuses on facilitators and inhibitors to pleasure, particularly by using a racial-gender justice perspective as a vehicle toward achieving widespread freedom and liberation. Specifically, they are deeply invested in Black and Brown trans people's well-being, ethical and legal professional issues in psychology, and the transformative power of relationships in psychotherapy and in community-engaged psychological practice. Their connection to community and involvement in multilevel advocacy has enabled them to be a trusted collaborator for community-oriented individual, social, and systemic justice efforts. Sergio's dissertation involves a qualitative exploration of the ways trans people's gender euphoria defies systems of power that deprive all people from experiencing racialized gendered pleasure. After graduation, Sergio aspires to continue being a community-rooted psychological practitioner who intervenes individually, socially, and systemically to create pleasure-centric futures. While this award bears their name, this award was not earned by Sergio alone; instead, this award is shared with the many people who have done and will continue to do and support racial-gender justice advocacy." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy: Phillip Atiba Solomon

This award honors a psychologist who has made a distinguished empirical and/or theoretical contribution to research in public policy, either through a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of work. "Phillip Atiba Solomon's work has had a transformative impact on research, practice, and policy related to public safety and policing. His scholarship, largely centered on racial and other forms of social bias in policing, is highly innovative and scientifically rigorous with timely and direct implications for policy and practice. Dr. Solomon displays a unique talent for integrating diverse literature in ways that contribute substantially to theory and policy. Moreover, he has directly demonstrated his deep commitment to policy rooted in behavioral science evidence and social justice through his cofounding of the Center for Policing Equity (CPE). CPE is dedicated to eradicating racism in public safety and policing, emphasizing evidence-based research and community-centered approaches." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology

The Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology is presented to a person who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, has made distinguished theoretical or empirical advances leading to the understanding or amelioration of important practical problems. The 2023 recipients of the APA Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards were recognized by the 2022 Board of Scientific Affairs and selected by the 2022 Committee on Scientific Awards. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest: Helen A. Neville

"For her outstanding contributions in research, theory, and service to advance our awareness of color-blind racial ideology, Helen A. Neville's work is a model of psychology in the public interest. Her work supports efforts toward a solution to racism, one of the world's intransigent social problems. Dr. Neville and her colleagues pioneered conceptual models and measures that articulate the role of color evasion (ignoring race) and power evasion (denying structural racism) as key components of color-blind racial ideology that legitimizes racial inequality. Dr. Neville has integrated the science and practice of psychology to serve the public interest and advances social justice and human welfare as president of American Psychological Association (APA) Division 45, the Society for Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race, and president-elect of APA Division 17, the Society of Counseling Psychology. Dr. Neville has served the public interest through her exceptional editorial work in books and special issues and proposed guidelines on issues of culture, ethnicity, and race as an active member of distinguished APA committees. Dr. Neville and her colleagues have advanced our understanding of racial trauma and addressed their impact by promoting theory, research, training, policy, and interventions on radical hope, healing, and liberation." This award recognizes people who have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of outstanding contributions in the public interest. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).