The BPS’s most read journal articles in 2022

From diversity in the workplace, and online video gaming, to the evaluation of various experiences during Covid-19, the following articles represent the most popular papers published last year.

All articles are available to read and download for free as Open Access papers:

The Psychology of diversity and its implications for workplace (in)equality: Looking back at the last decade and forward to the next.

Luke Fletcher, T. Alexandra Beauregard
Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology (95:3 pp. 577-594)

'I can actually do it without any help or someone watching over me all the time and giving me constant instruction'. Autistic adolescent boys' perspectives on engagement in online video gaming. 

Georgia Pavlopoulou, Claire Usher, Amy Pearson
British Journal of Developmental Psychology (40:4 pp. 557-571)

A survey of eating styles in eight countries: Examining restrained, emotional, intuitive eating and their correlates.

Charlotte H. Markey, Esben Strodl, Annie Aimé, Marita McCabe, Rachel Rodgers et al.
British Journal of Health Psychology (28:1 pp. 136-155)

Investigating the prevalence of anxiety and depression during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom: Systematic review and meta-analyses.

Luca Marie Dettmann, Sally Adams, Gemma Taylor
British Journal of Clinical Psychology (61:3 pp.757-780)

Primary-secondary school transition under Covid-19: Exploring the perceptions and experiences of children, parents/guardians, and teachers.

Charlotte Louise Bagnall, Yvonne Skipper, Claire Louise Fox
British Journal of Educational Psychology (92:3 pp. 1011-1033)

Better to be optimistic, mindful or both? The interaction between optimism, mindfulness and task engagement.

Aldijana Bunjak, Andrew C. Hafenbrack, Matej Černe, Johannes F. W. Arendt
Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology (95:3 pp.595-623)

Dehumanization through humour and conspiracies in online hate towards Chinese people during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Inari Sakki, Laura Castrén
British Journal of Social Psychology (61:4 pp.1418-1438)

How does insecure attachment lead to paranoia? A systematic critical review of cognitive, affective and behavioural mechanisms.

Monica Sood, Katherine B. Carnelley, Katherine Newman-Taylor
British Journal of Clinical Psychology (61:3 pp. 781-815)

From individual creativity to team creativity: A meta-analytic test of task moderators.

Yingjie Yuan, Stephen E. Humphrey, Daan van Knippenberg
Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology (95:2 pp.358-404)

Managing emotions in psychosis: Evaluation of a brief DBT-informed skills group for individuals with psychosis in routine community services.

Caroline Lawlor, Silia Vitoratou, James Duffy, Ben Cooper, Tanisha De Souza et al.
British Journal of Clinical Psychology (61:3 pp.735-756)

About BPS Journals

The BPS journals are positioned to promote, advance and disseminate psychological scholarship across the breadth of the discipline.

We publish eleven international academic journals which can be accessed via PsychHub. Access to the abstracts is free to all, while access to the full-text (including back archives) is free to BPS members. The journals have a growing number of open access articles helping to make research available to all.