Psychological Research Research Articles

An Embedding-Based Semantic Analysis Approach: A Preliminary Study on Redundancy Detection in Psychological Concepts Operationalized by Scales

As psychological research progresses, the issue of concept overlap becomes increasing evident, adding to participant burden and complicating data interpretation. This study introduces an Embedding-based Semantic Analysis Approach (ESAA) for detecting redundancy in psychological concepts, which are operationalized through their respective scales, using natural language processing techniques. The ESAA utilizes OpenAI’s text-embedding-3-large model to generate high-dimensional semantic vectors (i.e., embeddings) of scale items and applies hierarchical clustering to group semantically similar items, revealing potential redundancy. Three preliminary experiments evaluated the ESAA’s ability to (1) identify semantically similar items, (2) differentiate semantically distinct items, and (3) uncover overlap between scales of concepts known for redundancy issues. Additionally, comparative analyses assessed the ESAA’s robustness and incremental validity against the advanced chatbots based on GPT-4. The results demonstrated that the ESAA consistently produced stable outcomes and outperformed all evaluated chatbots. As an objective approach for analyzing relationships between concepts operationalized as scales, the ESAA holds promise for advancing research on theory refinement and scale optimization.

Impact of Parenting Styles on Self-Esteem, Psychological Resilience, and Academic Performance

Parenting styles (PSs) have been a widely discussed topic in psychological research. The studies have shown that PSs influence self-esteem (SE), psychological resilience, and academic performance (AP) in different ways. SE, psychological resilience, and AP are key factors in individual development, playing an important role in promoting mental health and enhancing the ability to face challenges. SE boosts an individuals sense of self-worth, psychological resilience aids in overcoming difficulties, and good AP lays the foundation for future personal and professional growth. However, the underlying mechanisms and the extent of these influences remain inconsistent. This study, therefore, aims to conduct a literature review to synthesize recent findings on these three topics and provide a useful basis for educational and family interventions. The research findings indicate that authoritative parenting is positively correlated with childrens psychological resilience, SE, and AP, while negative PSs, such as authoritarian and permissive styles, are negatively correlated with these aspects of child development. These results emphasize the importance of encouraging caregivers to adopt authoritative parenting practices to support healthy development in children.

On the evolution of psychological theory: Advancing from empirical effects to single‐process explanations to multi‐process models

AbstractThis paper presents a framework on the evolution of psychological theory in both consumer psychology and psychology more generally, moving from empirical observations of relationships to explanatory multi‐process models. The authors argue that psychological research appears unnecessarily inhibited, at times, to effects‐based or single‐process explanations of causal relationships. Such approaches, while fruitful for planting seeds of ideas, may limit the growth of psychological research. To provide a path to deeper theory building, involving more explanatory and predictive models, the authors introduce an approach based on the evolutionary stages of theory. This approach involves stating the necessary conditions to advance an evolutionary stage, along with visual examples of theory and empirical examples largely from the literature in consumer psychology. The upshot is a framework aimed to align scholars in understanding how to think about and discuss theoretical contributions. Finally, by adopting this approach, the authors suggest that psychological science can better address current challenges, such as the replication crisis, and foster more impactful research.

Psychological and Social Factors Associated With Reporting Post-COVID Symptoms Among German Healthcare Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Health care workers (HCW) with post-COVID condition (PCC) are frequently reported to suffer from mental health impairment. Given HCW above-average risk for mental health, research is necessary and risk factors need to be assessed. To compare mental health and health of German HCW with and without PCC and to identify associated psychological and social factors. Cross-sectional study. Overall, 2816 German HCW participated (332 reported PCC). Measures were post-COVID condition symptom sum score (PCSS), symptoms of depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-2), anxiety (Generalised Anxiety Disorder-2) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms (Impact of Event Scale-6), work-family conflict (Work-Family Conflict Scale), social support (ENRICHD Social Support Inventory), sense of coherence (Sense Of Coherence-3 Scale) and working conditions. Group differences of HCW with and without PCC were investigated. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed for HCW with PCC. PCSS was the dependent variable. Independent variables were a.m. measures and age, gender, occupational group and migration background. HCW with PCC exhibited higher values, with medium effect sizes, for symptoms of depression, anxiety and PTSD. Small effect sizes were observed for work-family conflict, social support, sense of coherence and working conditions. Higher PCSS scores were associated with higher depression, anxiety, PTSD and work-family conflict levels, lower social support and sense of coherence and migration background. Being a physician was associated with lower PCSS. Lower mental health, social factors and resources may play a role in reporting severe post-COVID symptoms. Further research is necessary to investigate these interactions using the biopsychosocial theory. This study can help to understand PCC in HCW to design adjusted treatments and protect HCW from PCC and minimise their risk of PCC. This study complies with the Journal article reporting standards for quantitative research in psychology: The APA Publications and Communications Board task force report (Data S1). Caregivers are the sample group.

Mental health and peace: a positive autoethnographic case study of Grant Rich

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to invite Dr. Grant J. Rich, a positive psychologist influenced by humanistic and existential psychology, to tell his story and to share his research in the field including his insight on mental health and peace. Design/methodology/approach A positive autoethnographic case study approach is used to enable Dr. Rich to narrate his story while also addressing topics within a Q and A format. Findings Dr. Rich narrates how his life and work has been enriched by intercultural, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research. Mental health and peace can be closely related, and Rich narrates a range of ways he honed his peacemaking skills which he views as requiring a kind and gentle approach, but also courage. Research limitations/implications This case study narrates the experiences, perspectives and insight of one person, and these cannot be generalized. Practical implications As Dr. Rich states, “the world aches for peace now”. Peace psychology can enable us to understand how to induce inner and inter-relational peace, and reduce conflict and violence, for better mental health. This involves a practitioner/activist approach, albeit the authors have much to explore and investigate as to how best to do this. Social implications Social needs and outcomes are fundamental to advancing peace psychology’s insights. A focus on multi-disciplinary collaborations, including with educators, social psychologists and sociologists, and the public is recommended. Originality/value Dr. Rich is a psychologist with a positive psychology orientation who has called for more qualitative and mixed-methods research in positive psychology. Here, he shares with us multiple insights and his research including in the areas of mental health and peace.

Links Between Coparenting Alliance and Parenting Styles of French Mothers and Fathers

Parenting style (PS) and coparenting alliance (CA) are central concepts in the literature on family socialization and are frequently cited as family variables that explains interindividual differences in the development of learning during childhood. However, there has been limited research examining the relationship between these two concepts. Furthermore, the absence of suitable measurement tools complicates the conduct of comparative studies in France with those conducted elsewhere globally. Thus, the first objective of the present study is to adapt and validate the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire (PSDQ). The second objective is to examine the links between the PS and the CA among mothers and fathers. The study involved a sample of 169 couples with children in fourth- or fifth grade. Both mothers and fathers completed the PSDQ and Parenting Alliance Inventory. Results show that the French version of the PSDQ demonstrates satisfactory psychometric qualities. Structural validity of the questionnaire was assessed using confirmatory factor analysis. Similarly, links between CA and PS have been identified. Specifically, mothers and fathers who reported higher levels of CA also tended to exhibit higher scores in the authoritative style. The relationships between PS and CA provide a better understanding of family functioning. The French version of the PSDQ is therefore suitable for use in both psychology research and clinical practice.

Risky behavior in virtual reality: The roles of personality, environment, and physiology.

Virtual reality (VR) provides a unique opportunity to simulate various environments, enabling the observation of human behavior in a manner that closely resembles real-world scenarios. This study aimed to explore the effects of anticipating reward or punishment, personality traits, and physiological arousal on risky decision-making within a VR context. A custom VR game was developed to simulate real-life experiences. The sample comprised 52 students (63.46% female) from the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. The study assessed four parameters within the VR environment: elapsed game time, number of steps taken, average score, and decision-making time. Three physiological signals, heart rate, skin conductance, and respiratory rate, were recorded. Results indicated that personality traits, specifically Fight (β = -0.33, p = 0.024) and Freeze (β = 0.431, p = 0.009), were significantly related to behavior in the VR environment (R = 0.572, R2_adj = 0.227, RMSE = 23.12, F(6, 40) = 3.25, p = 0.011). However, these effects were not significant after negative feedback. Emotional arousal, measured by respiratory rate amplitude (β = 0.276, p = 0.045), showed a more pronounced role after feedback (β = 0.337, p = 0.028). These findings indicate that personality traits primarily influence behavior in a VR environment prior to the actual threat, whereas environmental characteristics become more important afterwards. The results offer valuable insights for experimental and personality psychologists by revealing how risk-taking is influenced by situational, emotional, and personality factors. Additionally, they provide guidance for VR designers in creating more ecologically valid environments, highlighting VR's potential as a tool for psychological research, while also underscoring the critical importance of selecting objective VR measures to accurately capture the complexities of human behavior in immersive environments.

Do we feel colours? A systematic review of 128years of psychological research linking colours and emotions.

Colour is an integral part of natural and constructed environments. For many, it also has an aesthetic appeal, with some colours being more pleasant than others. Moreover, humans seem to systematically and reliably associate colours with emotions, such as yellow with joy, black with sadness, light colours with positive and dark colours with negative emotions. To systematise such colour-emotion correspondences, we identified 132 relevant peer-reviewed articles published in English between 1895 and 2022. These articles covered a total of 42,266 participants from 64 different countries. We found that all basic colour categories had systematic correspondences with affective dimensions (valence, arousal, power) as well as with discrete affective terms (e.g., love, happy, sad, bored). Most correspondences were many-to-many, with systematic effects driven by lightness, saturation, and hue ('colour temperature'). More specifically, (i) LIGHT and DARK colours were associated with positive and negative emotions, respectively; (ii) RED with empowering, high arousal positive and negative emotions; (iii) YELLOW and ORANGE with positive, high arousal emotions; (iv) BLUE, GREEN, GREEN-BLUE, and WHITE with positive, low arousal emotions; (v) PINK with positive emotions; (vi) PURPLE with empowering emotions; (vii) GREY with negative, low arousal emotions; and (viii) BLACK with negative, high arousal emotions. Shared communication needs might explain these consistencies across studies, making colour an excellent medium for communication of emotion. As most colour-emotion correspondences were tested on an abstract level (i.e., associations), it remains to be seen whether such correspondences translate to the impact of colour on experienced emotions and specific contexts.

Mapping Mental Representations With Free Associations: A Tutorial Using the R Package associatoR.

People's understanding of topics and concepts such as risk, sustainability, and intelligence can be important for psychological researchers and policymakers alike. One underexplored way of accessing this information is to use free associations to map people's mental representations. In this tutorial, we describe how free association responses can be collected, processed, mapped, and compared across groups using the R package associatoR. We discuss study design choices and different approaches to uncovering the structure of mental representations using natural language processing, including the use of embeddings from large language models. We posit that free association analysis presents a powerful approach to revealing how people and machines represent key social and technological issues.

A Systematic Review on the Evolution of Power Analysis Practices in Psychological Research.

Performing hypothesis tests with adequate statistical power is indispensable for psychological research. In response to several large-scale replication projects following the replication crisis, concerns about the root causes of this crisis - such as questionable research practices (QRPs) - have grown. While initial efforts primarily addressed the inflation of the type I error rate of research due to QRPs, recent attention has shifted to the adverse consequences of low statistical power. In this paper we first argue how underpowered studies, in combination with publication bias, contribute to a literature rife with false positive results and overestimated effect sizes. We then examine whether the prevalence of power analyses in psychological research has effectively increased over time in response to the increased awareness regarding these phenomena. To address this, we conducted a systematic review of 903 published empirical articles across four APA-disciplines, comparing 453 papers published in 2015-2016, with 450 papers from 2020-2021. Although the prevalence of power analysis across different domains in psychology has increased over time (from 9.5% to 30%), it remains insufficient overall. We conclude by discussing the implications of these findings and elaborating on some alternative methods to a priori power analysis that can help ensure sufficient statistical power.

The Psychometric Performance of State Mindfulness Scales Around Sitting and Walking on Desert Trails: A Pilot Study

State mindfulness is a dynamic construct reflecting current mindfulness, or purposeful attention to the present moment with openness, non-judgment, non-reactivity, and acceptance. Despite its popularity and research in psychology and medicine, measuring state mindfulness remains a challenge. Validity and reliability of the State Mindfulness Scale (SMS) and State Mindfulness Scale for Physical Activity (SMS-PA) in applied settings like nature require more data to be established. This pilot study aimed to evaluate these scales and introduce a new, one-item scale, the Visual Analog Scale-Mindfulness (VAS-M), for quicker mindfulness assessment. Participants completed the SMS, SMS-PA, and VAS-M upon arrival at a desert trail, after 10 minutes of sitting, and after 10 minutes of walking. A subset repeated the intervention 24 hours later. The study found that the SMS and SMS-PA could be given before, during, and after nature immersion. The SMS-PA showed evidence of concurrent validity with the SMS (ρ = .89, p < .001). However, the VAS-M did not meet the criteria for concurrent validity with the other scales. None of the scales met the criteria for test-retest reliability. This study underscores the need to validate state mindfulness scales, especially in non-laboratory settings. While the SMS-PA shows promise, further validation and refinement of the VAS-M are needed. The findings enhance our understanding of measuring state mindfulness, particularly in natural environments. While the scales are already in use, our study helps address gaps in evidence and informs future decisions about their application.

A review of research progress in the design history of everyday life.

The study of everyday life has garnered significant research attention in various disciplines. However, in the field of design history, the exploration of everyday life remains in its early stages. There is a need for further organization and analysis, as there is currently no comprehensive exposition on the overall research progress in this field. To address this gap, this paper employs bibliometric and knowledge graph methods to summarize the research progress in the design history of everyday life. By analyzing high-frequency keywords, thematic trends, citation networks, co-occurrence knowledge graphs, and burst keywords, we provide an objective evaluation of the development of the research perspective on everyday life in design history. The findings reveal an overall increasing trend in research efforts in the design history of everyday life, with a focus on Europe and America. The research in this field has evolved from philosophical explorations to disciplines such as history and anthropology, with interconnections between different directions. Prior to 2000, the emphasis was on the philosophical essence and fundamental theories of everyday life. From 2001 to 2010, there was a surge in psychological research and discussions on female topics within the design history of everyday life. In recent years, there has been a further expansion in the proportion of research on everyday life in the design history field, with more diverse dimensions of study. However, it is important to note that the research in the design history of everyday life is currently in a stage of conceptual understanding, with limited theoretical achievements. This paper not only provides a comprehensive overview of the current research progress but also presents an outlook on the research prospects in the design history of everyday life. It serves as a valuable resource for scholars and practitioners interested in advancing the understanding of the design history of everyday life.

Should Doctor Robot possessmoralempathy?

Critics of clinical artificial intelligence (AI) suggest that the technology is ethically harmful because it may lead to the dehumanization of the doctor-patient relationship (DPR) by eliminating moral empathy, which is viewed as a distinctively human trait. The benefits of clinical empathy-that is, moral empathy applied in the clinical context-are widely praised, but this praise is often unquestioning and lacks context. In this article, I will argue that criticisms of clinical AI based on appeals to empathy are misplaced. As psychological and philosophical research has shown, empathy leads to certain types of biased reasoning and choices. These biases of empathy consistently impact the DPR. Empathy may lead to partial judgments and asymmetric DPRs, as well as disparities in the treatment of patients, undermining respect for patient autonomy and equality. Engineers should consider the flaws of empathy when designing affective artificial systems in the future. The nature of sympathy and compassion (i.e., displaying emotional concern while maintaining some balanced distance) has been defended by some ethicists as more beneficial than perspective-taking in the clinical context. However, these claims do not seem to have impacted the AI debate. Thus, this articlewill also argue that if machines are programmed for affective behavior, they should also be given some ethical scaffolding.

Extraordinary nature and human recovery: Psychological and physiological perspectives.

The restorative effect of natural environments on human well-being has garnered significant attention in psychology and environmental science. However, extraordinary nature-such as volcanoes, glaciers, and starry skies-has been largely underexplored despite its potential to elicit stronger emotional and physiological responses. Similarly, personality analysis has been somewhat overlooked in environmental psychology research. This study investigates the psychophysiological benefits of both extraordinary and ordinary natural environments, focusing on emotional recovery, cognitive focus, and physiological relaxation. We incorporate personality traits, gender, and awe as key factors in understanding recovery outcomes. Using a sample of 88 young adults(44males, 44females) with 20.2 (SD=1.1)average year old, we evaluated psychological and physiological recovery indicators, including alpha and beta wave activity measured by EEG, as well as derived indices of focus and relaxation from EEG data, and self-reported psychological recovery.The results indicate that: (1) Extraordinary nature leads to significantly greater restorative effects on psychological and physiological outcomes, with marked improvements in alpha and beta waves, focus, relaxation, and psychological recovery scores. (2) Not all individuals favor extraordinary nature; two-way ANOVA reveals that individuals with high openness and extraversion show a stronger preference for extraordinary nature. (3) A higher sense of awe towards nature correlates strongly with better recovery outcomes, as demonstrated through correlation analysis and fitting curves. (4) Gender differences reveal that men tend to prefer extraordinary nature, with stronger recovery outcomes. This study introduces new perspectives into green space planning, urban landscape design, and environmental psychology, emphasizing the importance of incorporating stunning elements into public spaces to promote psychological and physical health, accelerate the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations, build sustainable cities and communities, responsible consumption and production, land-based living, and promote health and well-being. The research findings indicate that extraordinary nature can be a powerful tool for improving public health and provide valuable insights for creating more sustainable and restorative urban environments.

Studying Kurdishness in Turkey: A review of existing research

AbstractKnowledge production on marginalized identities is frequently shaped by epistemic violence, which limits both the scope and methodologies of research. One example of this is the case of Kurdish identity in Turkey, where we find that methodological and epistemic problems are evident particularly in social psychological research. To summarize social psychological studies on Kurdishness, Kurdish identity and conflict in Turkey we've conducted a systematic review that includes a total of 63 studies on topics related to Kurdishness. We utilize qualitative content analysis (Schreier, 2012) to address: (1) whether samples in the studies in our review represent Kurds, (2) which topics the studies mostly focus on, (3) how Kurdish identity and Kurds as a group are conceptualized and (4) how the Kurdish issue is conceptualized. We discuss our findings in light of epistemic violence and methodological nationalism and identify the key gaps in the literature and offer a critical, inclusive understanding of the social psychological studies on Kurdish identity and state violence in Turkey.

'They attacked you just like that': Negotiating racial epistemics in making claims about racism.

Social psychological research on race and racism has shown that claims about racism are not always accepted or received as valid reports. In this paper, I offer racial epistemics as one mechanism by which race-talk takes place. I examine how ascribing category-bound entitlements to experiential or other knowledge about racism is variously realised and complicated in the production of claims about racism. Through examining news media accounts where Black persons were invited to talk about their experiences of racism in India, I show that despite ascribing a privileged epistemic position to Black persons, recipients (interviewers and other panellists) could make salient epistemic entitlements to commonsense, specialised, or other forms of (racial) knowledge in collaboratively establishing, confirming or correcting, and challenging claims about racism in India. The findings are discussed in relation to the broader understanding of racism in social psychology. The data are in Indian English.

BEYOND PHYSICAL ABILITY: PROMOTING INCLUSION IN DEFINITIONS OF SUCCESSFUL AGING

Abstract Physical function and the absence of disability have long been conceptualized as key components of successful aging in most frameworks. However, prior work in disability studies and psychology have suggested that physical functioning is not necessary for successful aging and that this conceptualization may be ableist in nature. Specifically, this definition implies that people with congenital disabilities are not able to age successfully and reinforces society’s view that able-bodied lives are better, happier, or more worthy than disabled people’s lives. This stands contrary to prior research demonstrating high engagement and wellbeing among individuals with disabilities. Moreover, this definition fails to acknowledge the role of inclusive environments (e.g., no stairs, wide doors/walkways) in promoting participation and successful aging. All these factors may lead to increased disability shame, stigma, and discrimination, which can decrease wellbeing, health, and longevity for people with disabilities. In this conceptual presentation, we draw from research in psychology, gerontology, and disability studies to suggest a broader and more inclusive definition of successful aging as continued engagement in activities one needs and wants to participate in. We describe how this definition promotes inclusion by acknowledging that participation can take many forms (e.g., through adaptive devices) and recognizing the power of the environment for promoting successful aging. In this way, we argue that this definition of successful aging takes the onus of functioning off the individual and places it on society to create inclusive environments, allowing all individuals the potential to age successfully, regardless of physical ability.

Legal Consciousness as a Philosophical and Legal Category: Historical and Contemporary Interpretations

The relevance of this study stems from the need to develop a comprehensive understanding of legal consciousness as a multidimensional phenomenon, to create a theoretical foundation for effective practices in legal education and legal socialization, and to deepen knowledge of the mechanisms of formation and functioning of the legal system. Despite a significant number of studies dedicated to legal consciousness, there is still no unified, comprehensive model in the scholarly discourse that adequately describes this multifaceted phenomenon. The absence of such a model complicates further development in the theory of law and philosophy of law. Modern studies increasingly demonstrate that legal consciousness is an integrated socio-legal category. That is, it is not confined solely to philosophical and legal discourse but also encompasses psychological and social aspects. This broad scope presents challenges for research while simultaneously opening new perspectives for scholarly analysis. The aim of this work is to identify and describe the evolution of scholarly approaches to understanding legal consciousness. Such an analysis allows for identifying key stages in the development of the concept of «legal consciousness», determining dominant paradigms and concepts, analyzing the interconnection of philosophical, psychological, and sociological aspects of legal consciousness, and revealing unresolved issues and prospects for further research. The methodological aspects of the study include: historical analysis (examining the evolution of the concept of legal consciousness in the context of the development of philosophy, law, and society), comparative analysis (comparing various theoretical approaches to understanding legal consciousness), and an interdisciplinary approach (integrating philosophical, legal, psychological, and sociological research methods). This enables an analysis of the dynamic evolution of the concept, from ancient philosophical concepts to contemporary sociocultural interpretations; an understanding of shifting emphases, from moral and philosophical aspects to psychological, sociological, and cultural dimensions; and an examination of the influence of historical contexts – how the understanding of legal consciousness has changed in various sociocultural conditions. The research results identify the following key trends: interpretive pluralism – the absence of a single definition and the diversity of approaches to analyzing legal consciousness; interdisciplinarity in research – the interaction of philosophy of law, sociology, psychology, and other sciences in the study of this phenomenon; and problematization – growing interest in studying the distortions of legal consciousness in the context of modern social transformations. The conclusions of the study can be used as a theoretical basis for developing effective mechanisms to form society’s legal consciousness.

On the importance of case studies in research on creativity

The present article proposes that case studies of real-world—in vivo—creative thinking, rather than laboratory—in vitro—investigations, should provide the foundation for the study of creative thinking. While there is a significant literature examining case studies of real-world creative advances, those studies have not been central in modern research on creativity. Psychological theorizing about creativity has been dominated by the “divergent thinking/remote associates” (DT/RA) perspective, which argues that creative ideas arise as the result of making connections between previously-unlinked ideas. The DT/RA view has developed independently of case-study research on creative thinking. The present paper argues that neglect of case studies by modern researchers is a mistake, for two reasons. First, in order to ensure that laboratory studies of creative thinking are relevant to real-world phenomena, it is necessary to begin our investigation of creative thinking by examining those phenomena. Second, case studies can provide evidence concerning the thought processes underlying creative advances at the highest levels that cannot ordinarily be obtained from laboratory studies. To provide support for that argument, several case studies are examined. Semmelweis’s discovery of the cause of childbed fever is presented in some detail, and brief discussions are presented of Edison’s invention of the lightbulb, Watson and Crick’s discovery of DNA, Frank Lloyd Wright’s creation of Fallingwater (the house over the waterfall), and the Wright brothers’ invention of the airplane. The results are summarized and their implications for psychological theory and research on creative thinking are discussed.

Psychology in Bangladesh: Progress, Prospects, and Challenges

While existing documentation on the history of Psychology in Bangladesh provides some insights, it often lacks a comprehensive and current perspective on the discipline’s progress, prospects, and challenges. This paper aims to address these gaps by offering a thorough and up-to-date overview of Psychology’s development in Bangladesh, from its early 20th-century origin to its present state. It examines the development of Psychology through the historical contexts of British India, Pakistan, and modern Bangladesh, which are shaped by various socio-political, cultural, educational, and psychosocial factors. The paper is based on an extensive review of literature and insights from key stakeholders across various institutions to evaluate the early foundations of Psychology education, research, and practice in Bangladesh. It highlights significant milestones, the contributions of pioneering figures, and the progress of academic programs while addressing the challenges of integrating Psychology within the country’s sociocultural context. The paper also explores future opportunities for growth in areas such as mental health awareness, policy development, professional training, and the broader application of Psychology in fields like recruitment, licensing, forensic assessment, etc. Despite notable progress, Psychology in Bangladesh continues to face challenges, including inadequate infrastructure, limited funding, insufficient professional recognition, and cultural stigmas surrounding mental health. The paper concludes with strategic recommendations for overcoming these barriers and promoting a more robust and inclusive development of Psychology in Bangladesh, aligning with global standards and local needs. Bangladesh Journal of Psychology, Vol. 24, December 2024, pp. 81-102