Scalability gaps in Psychology

Representative open questions

Showing 20 of 21 — one per source paper, highest-quality first.

• Management of depression utilizing Traditional Chinese Medicine (2026) · doi

  The paper calls for standardization of herbal preparations, rigorous experimental design, and shared data platforms to enable reproducible science in integrated TCM-Western medicine therapy for depression, but does not specify standards for bioactive compound quantification, extraction protocols, or data repository infrastructure needed.

• 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.

• 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.

• Behavioral Factors as Determinants of Successful Scaling of Artificial Intelligence Pilot Projects in a Corporate Environment (2026) · doi

  The study focuses primarily on AI coding assistants as a high-visibility corporate use case; applicability to other AI domains and organizational contexts remains to be determined.

• The effect of phosphatidylserine on behavioral problems in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (2026) · doi

  The relatively small sample size may limit statistical power and reduce the generalizability of the findings to broader populations of children with ADHD.

• Investigating the Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Success in Chemistry Courses (2026) · doi

  The study focuses on chemistry courses at what appears to be a single institution; generalizability to other STEM disciplines, institutions, or educational contexts is unclear.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• A Study on the Impact of Self-Efficacy on College Students’ Acceptance of Generative AI-empowered English Learning: Based on the Technology Acceptance Model (2026) · doi

  Future research should expand the sample across multiple universities and regions to improve generalizability beyond a single institution in Henan Province.

• Family Functionality and Its Relationship with Depression and Anxiety in Recovered COVID-19 Patients in a Primary Care Center of Tijuana, Mexico (2022) · doi

  The study is limited to a single primary care center in Tijuana, Mexico, and this valuable information is currently not available in other regions of the country.