Social sciences, psychology, economics and the humanities.
Interactive engagement with trauma-related online content was associated with more depressive, anxiety and posttraumatic stress symptoms after a community trauma. Passive viewing of graphic material was not associated with higher distress and was linked to lower symptom prevalence.
A three-year study of 103 female rhesus macaques found that those more interested in unfamiliar female faces were more likely to reproduce the next year. Nursing females, however, showed less interest in unfamiliar monkeys than pregnant or nonbreeding females.
Among 704 adults in South Korea’s Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, higher loneliness was associated with common mental disorders and lifetime suicidality. Loneliness remained independently associated with suicidality after researchers accounted for mental disorders and demographic factors.
A study of rape trials in England and Wales argues that evidence about a complainant’s character can activate rape myths and victim stereotypes, influencing how jurors perceive credibility. It recommends allowing expert evidence to explain and counter these common beliefs while preserving defendants’ right to a fair trial.
A study of 584 Israeli adult generative-AI users found that 29.3 percent had turned to these systems for emotional support, coping advice or mental-health assistance. Use was more common among people reporting severe distress, reaching 47.0 percent, prompting calls to evaluate safety and crisis responses.
A study of records from China, Taiwan, the United States and the former Soviet Union examines why the Chinese Communist Party’s plans to attack Taiwan in 1949–50 were never carried out. It argues that the Korean War was part of a broader Soviet shift that stopped indirect support for the operation and prompted the United States to change its policy toward Taiwan.
A qualitative study of 50 refugee women in Malawi describes a cycle in which abandonment and poverty can push women toward unsafe relationships, while caregiving responsibilities limit their options. The women also reported that responses from institutions sometimes failed to protect survivors or secure justice.
A paper on Zenodo proposes a control architecture for AI systems conducting research at speeds that could outpace human oversight. It separates human authority from machine-enforced rules governing which system changes may be authorized, checked, committed or reversed.
An umbrella review of 22 systematic reviews found highly credible evidence of mental-health disparities affecting LGBTQIA+ populations. Compared with cisgender heterosexual people, lesbian, gay and bisexual populations had higher risks of depressive disorders and suicidal behavior, while bisexual people had higher odds of anxiety symptoms and non-suicidal self-injury than lesbian and gay people.
A study of nine digital finance platforms found that they collectively financed the planting of more than 750 million trees. But the research says evidence about how many trees survived and how much carbon they stored remains vague.
A qualitative study of international students in Australia finds that life overseas can combine benefits with difficult trade-offs. Students described navigating competing demands across study, work, social relationships and family life, including the emotional weight of family support.
A study of 2,607 South Korean children followed from fourth through ninth grade found three patterns of suicidal thoughts. Higher self-esteem was most strongly linked with the low, stable pattern, while the findings suggest that prevention may need to be tailored to different developmental paths.
Women made up more than 60% of people entering academic psychology research, but were more likely than men to stop publishing, especially early in their careers. The difference remained after researchers accounted for publication records, collaborations and institutional context.
A qualitative study of official documents from seven international and Turkish platforms found that ratings, scores, rankings and incentives form connected systems for managing workers. These systems are linked to visibility, access to jobs, rewards, income opportunities and the risk of losing access to platform work.
A theory article proposes the concept of a “digital citizenship prerequisite” to describe how online public services may make access to social rights depend on people’s digital resources. It argues that this can weaken the welfare state’s universal reach in practice, especially for people with lower incomes, less education, older people and rural residents.
