Scalability gaps in Psychology

Representative open questions

Showing 21 of 22 — one per source paper, highest-quality first.

• Information Foraging With Generative AI: Usage Patterns in Germany and Israel (2026) · doi

  The latent class analysis identified user typologies (GenAI-Savvy Abstainers, Naïve Enthusiasts, Cautious Skeptics, Passive Optimists, Skeptical Minimalists, Reserved Experts, Favoring Pragmatists) using specific indicator sets; however, the stability and generalizability of these classes have not been tested with larger, more demographically diverse samples or different indicator combinations across additional countries.

• Influence of playing Roblox on learning engagement and emotional well-being of students in Divine Word College of San Jose (2026) · doi

  The study focuses exclusively on Divine Word College of San Jose students (Grades 11-12), limiting generalizability across different educational contexts, geographic regions, and age groups. Research should replicate this study with younger students (elementary/middle school), different socioeconomic backgrounds, and non-Philippine educational settings to validate whether the observed relationships between Roblox gameplay, learning engagement, and emotional well-being generalize across diverse student populations.

• CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE AS A PREDICTOR OF WORK ENGAGEMENT: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP IN HOTELS (2026) · doi

  The findings are based on a sample drawn exclusively from the hospitality sector in Zimbabwe using clustered and simple random sampling, limiting generalizability to other industries. Future research must replicate this cultural intelligence-servant leadership-work engagement model in distinct industries (manufacturing, finance, healthcare, education) within the same geographic context to test cross-industry applicability.

• Rhythmic skills mediate the link between music training and cognition via attention and phonological processing (2026) · doi

  The bimodal distribution of synchronization scores in the general Mexican population suggests distinct cognitive subgroups, but whether this categorical distinction (high vs. low synchronizers) replicates across different linguistic populations, musical cultures, or age groups remains untested. Cross-cultural and developmental studies are needed to determine the universality of the two-group model and whether the thresholded relationship holds across populations.

• A hybrid particle swarm optimization-support vector machine for anxiety prediction among undergraduate students (2026) · doi

  The paper does not explicitly discuss how the PSO-SVM hybrid approach performs at scale with larger datasets or how computational complexity scales with data size.

• Modulation of feedback-related negativity by objective and subjective response correctness (2026) · doi

  Increasing both the trial size and number of participants would provide more robust evidence regarding the modulation of response- and feedback-related ERP components by objective and subjective response correctness.

• Depressive symptoms in hospitalized geriatric patients with and without cognitive impairment: a cross-sectional network analysis approach (2026) · doi

  Exclusion of individuals with a MMSE score of 16 points or less may have introduced selection bias and restricts generalizability to those with more severe cognitive deficits.

• Association between corticosteroid dosage and symptoms of depression and anxiety in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (2025) · doi

  These findings are relevant to SLE patients in Indonesia, but they may not be generalized to other populations due to differences in healthcare systems and cultural practices.

• Can ethical artificial intelligence aid infant and young child feeding support during conflict? A review of the experience and lessons learned from FHI 360′s in Ukraine (2026) · doi

  Research across other humanitarian contexts would clarify scalability and cultural adaptability of the AI-enabled system.

• Health and Well-being: Indispensable in the Lives of all Individuals (2026) · doi

  The paper does not specify how the proposed interventions (yoga, meditation, career enhancement, cleanliness, diary-keeping) can be scaled or implemented across diverse populations with different socio-economic backgrounds, occupations, and age groups.

• PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS AND TRANSFORMATION OF STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ONGOING WAR IN UKRAINE (2026) · doi

  The study focuses on Ukrainian students in wartime context but does not establish whether the identified psychological mechanisms and transformation of attitudes are generalizable to students in other crisis situations or non-crisis settings.

• An ethological-hydrographic reading of the ecological literacies of selected Philippine ecopoems in English (2026) · doi

  The paper focuses on selected Philippine ecopoems but does not explicitly address how findings might extend to ecopoetry from other geographic regions or cultural contexts with different disaster profiles.

• Measuring Indigenous Cultural Strengths: a Systematic Review of a Decade of Approaches (2026) · doi

  More resources and funding are needed to support measurement development and evaluation, which is uncommon yet critical for Indigenous-focused research.

• MULTISENSORY FEEDBACK-INTEGRATED EMOTIONAL INTERACTION SYSTEM FOR EMOTIONAL INTERVENTION: INNOVATION, ADVANCEMENT, AND SOCIETAL VALUE (2026) · doi

  Build a collaborative application ecosystem of 'government-institution-enterprise-family' and promote the formulation of industry standards for large-scale promotion and sustainable development of the technology.

• The impact of goal orientation on Chinese university students’ reading engagement: the mediating roles of boredom and self-efficacy (2026) · doi

  The sample consisted exclusively of Chinese university students, limiting generalizability of findings across diverse cultural and educational settings.

• Psychological well-being and L1 learning grit among Ghanaian language students in higher education: a PLS-SEM analysis (2026) · doi

  The study focused solely on higher education learners; further studies should look into the well-being and language learning grit among high school learners in Ghana.

• Mathematics Anxiety and its Impact on Academic Achievement (2026) · doi

  Limited investigation into whether and how intervention strategies for reducing mathematics anxiety can be scaled across diverse educational systems and socioeconomic contexts.

• The Role of Digital Technology Adoption in Strengthening Community Health Resilience: An Integrated TAM–TPB Model of Community Health Services in East Java (2026) · doi

  The research was conducted only among POSYANDU cadres in East Java using a cross-sectional survey design, which limits the generalizability of the findings to other regions or countries with different cultural settings, health system capacities, and levels of digital infrastructure.

• THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE STATE COMMUNITY SERVICE OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF BANGGAI LAUT, CENTRAL SULAWESI (2026) · doi

  The formation of the Tourism Awareness Group (Pokdarwis) is described, but there is no information on the group's capacity building, training programs, or mechanisms for ensuring long-term organizational sustainability.

• Prevention of Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder in At-Risk Children: A Feasibility Trial (2026) · doi

  The findings open new avenues for scalable mental health prevention efforts and a growing movement toward proactive rather than reactive care in child and adolescent psychiatry.

• THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND ACADEMIC IMPACT OF COVID-19 AMONG STUDENTS OF COLLEGE OF MEDICINE IN SAUDI ARABIA 2020-2021 (2022) · doi

  The study only included medical students from Saudi Arabian colleges of medicine; generalization to other student populations or countries may be limited.