Psychology must grapple with Whiteness

Remedios, Jessica D.

doi:10.1038/s44159-022-00024-4

Cited by 38 publications

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“…Unrepresentative research of this nature devalues the perspectives and experiences of racially marginalized individuals (Remedios, 2022), as well as perspectives and experiences from individuals who do not identify as male. Using a representative sample, or at least, reporting the racial composition of the sample is extremely important to achieve racial equity and/or justice in psychology (Remedios, 2022). Furthermore, to a similar end, researchers should strive to report the sex and gender composition of their samples so that findings can be appropriately generalized to the right populations.…”

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confidence: 99%

Translating research practices in the cognitive assessment of mild traumatic brain injury into applied practice: A systematic review and assessment guide.

Anzalone¹,

Luedke²,

Decker³

2023

Translational Issues in Psychological Science

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Research on mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) has grown over recent years, though many gaps in knowledge still exist. One major gap is highlighted by the ambiguous diagnostic features that define mTBI. The current study systematically reviewed and extracted data from 124 studies to provide an overview of current mTBI research that has clinical relevance for assessing patients with mTBI. Results suggest that most mTBI research involves adult male samples, with major gaps in research on individuals less than 18 years old and who identify as female. Additionally, very few studies included individuals within the acute stages of mTBI recovery and more than half of the studies either did not report the racial composition of their sample or the majority of the sample was composed of White individuals. Additionally, cognitive assessment methods across mTBI research studies were examined to determine the most frequently assessed cognitive domains as well as the most frequently used cognitive assessment tools. This information was subsequently integrated to create a clinical decision-making guide for mTBI assessment practices. Results highlight major gaps in mTBI research and thus probable gaps in current understanding of how mTBI patients can present clinically. Additionally, findings provide a mTBI assessment guide, which can assist in the creation of uniform assessment and diagnostic practices.What is the significance of this article for the general public?This systematic review revealed gaps in research, which suggest more research is needed to examine individuals in the acute stages of mTBI recovery and that more representative research samples are needed with respect to race, age, sex, and gender. Additionally, a decision-making matrix was created as a guide for health care providers, researchers, and other general and professional audiences to recognize the appropriate approaches to performing a cognitive assessment for individuals who have experienced a mTBI.

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confidence: 99%

Translating research practices in the cognitive assessment of mild traumatic brain injury into applied practice: A systematic review and assessment guide.

Anzalone¹,

Luedke²,

Decker³

2023

Translational Issues in Psychological Science

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“…The resulting social structures then give the semblance of confirming the social theories that shaped them to begin with. In such a reality, merely reporting empirical information without addressing the social structures underlying these data can lead uninformed readers to the wrong conclusions (e.g., Bryant et al, 2022;Remedios, 2022;Wensley & King, 2008). Therefore, we suggest that the social context is often an integral part of communication efforts.…”

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confidence: 92%

Ten simple rules for socially responsible science

Zivony¹,

Kardosh²,

Timmins³

et al. 2022

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Ethical guidelines for research have historically been put in place to minimize risk for involved participants. However, researchers can also indirectly inflict harm on individuals and social groups through how they design, report, and disseminate their studies. There is a lack of training on these ethical aspects, evidenced by recent criticisms and retractions of high-profile studies dealing with societal issues, including race, sexual orientation, and professionalism. These cases reflect a profound lack of training and guidance on society-level ethical consequences. These consequences have become increasingly common due to the enhanced accessibility of scientific outputs in traditional and new media channels. Notably, considering the ethical ramifications of research is easier said than done. To initiate efforts to address this gap, we propose ten simple rules for researchers that wish to produce and disseminate research in a socially responsible manner. These rules cover major ethical considerations throughout the life cycle of a study (inception, pre-publication, and dissemination). Furthermore, these rules can serve as a springboard for reflections on ethical considerations in any and all scientific fields.

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“…In particular, future analyses with larger samples should consider political ideology as a group identity, due to the political polarization of COVID-19 protective behaviors (42). Our sample was predominantly White, and so future larger samples should be intentionally more diverse, answering calls to avoid generalizing White samples as representative of human behavior at large (51). Our results also might not generalize to all social norms, behaviors, and social dilemmas.…”

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Descriptive norms caused increases in mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic

Heiman¹,

Claessens²,

Ayers³

et al. 2022

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Human sociality is governed by two types of social norms: injunctive social norms, which prescribe what people ought to do, and descriptive social norms, which reflect what people actually do. These norms enable people to cooperate in the face of group-wide challenges. While previous experimental work has shown that people’s behavior is influenced by social norms, several open questions remain about the natural emergence of injunctive and descriptive social norms within populations and their causal influences on cooperative behavior over time. To understand how cooperative behavior emerges and is shaped by changing social norms in a non-experimental setting, we studied mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mask wearing has individual benefits, but it is also a cooperative behavior that provides collective benefits of reduced disease transmission in the community. Leveraging two years of longitudinal data from a representative sample of adults in the United States (18 time points; n = 915), we tracked people’s reported mask wearing and their perceived injunctive and descriptive mask wearing norms as the pandemic unfolded. Longitudinal trends of norm perceptions and self-reported mask wearing suggested that norms and behavior were tightly coupled and both changed quickly in response to recommendations from public health authorities. In addition, a random-intercept cross-lagged panel model revealed that perceived descriptive norms, but not perceived injunctive norms, caused future within-person increases in individuals' mask wearing. These findings show that, during uncertain times, cooperative behavior is driven by what others are actually doing, rather than what others think ought to be done.

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Psychology must grapple with Whiteness

Cited by 38 publications

References 10 publications

Translating research practices in the cognitive assessment of mild traumatic brain injury into applied practice: A systematic review and assessment guide.

Translating research practices in the cognitive assessment of mild traumatic brain injury into applied practice: A systematic review and assessment guide.

Ten simple rules for socially responsible science

Descriptive norms caused increases in mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic

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