The relationship between EFT and psychological outcomes
Research gap analysis derived from 3 psychology papers in our local library.
The gap
Future studies should examine the relationship between EFT and psychological outcomes in larger and more diverse samples. Future studies should investigate the cognitive processes underlying hopelessness and suicidal ideation in adolescents
Evidence profile
Sourced from the future-work section of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1983 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 67 times in total.
Research trend
Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.
Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- How Teens Imagine Tomorrow: Hopelessness and Suicidality Across Latent Classes of Episodic Future Thinking (2026) · Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology · cited 1× · doi
Future studies should examine the relationship between EFT and psychological outcomes in larger and more diverse samples. Future studies should investigate the cognitive processes underlying hopelessness and suicidal ideation in adolescents. Future studies should develop interventions targeting EFT in adolescents.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5Keywords: future studies examine relationship between eft psychological outcomes - Self-efficacy as a Mediator of the Relation Between Psychotic Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation in Black American Women with a Recent History of Intimate Partner Violence (2026) · Journal of African American Studies · doi
Future studies should examine the causal relationship between psychotic symptoms and suicidal ideation in this population. Future studies should investigate the effectiveness of interventions aimed at improving self-efficacy in reducing suicidal ideation. Future studies should explore the role of other potential mediators in the relationship between psychotic symptoms and suicidal ideation.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 4/5Keywords: future studies examine causal relationship between psychotic symptoms - Hopelessness and depression (1983) · British Journal of Clinical Psychology · cited 66× · doi
The paper suggests that further research is needed to replicate the findings in larger studies. The study highlights the need for further investigation of the cognitive characteristics of hopeless, suicidal patients. The paper suggests that future research should explore the effectiveness of targeting hopelessness in cognitive therapeutic strategies for suicidal patients.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 4/5Keywords: paper suggests further research needed replicate findings larger
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