Psychology & Intimacy The Myth of the 25-Year-Old Brain: Understanding Lifelong Development April 7, 2026 Rebecca Shoemaker The notion that the frontal lobe, the seat of our judgment, decision-making, and emotional regulation, miraculously finishes its development at precisely age 25 has become a pervasive cultural meme, particularly…
Human Sexuality Research & Journals Seven core qualities of good vs. bad play? A principal component analysis of 504 children’s play memories and development of a Play Qualities Inventory March 30, 2026 Lina Irawan This study presents two factor structures suggesting that the qualities and features that children ascribe to subjectively good and bad play situations can be broken down to a relatively low…
Psychology & Intimacy The Myth of the 25-Year-Old Brain: Understanding Adolescent Development into the Thirties March 29, 2026 Rebecca Shoemaker The ubiquitous assertion that the frontal lobe, the seat of decision-making, impulse control, and planning, is not fully developed until the age of 25 has become a cultural shorthand, a…
Human Sexuality Research & Journals The effectiveness of Parenthood-Centred Psychotherapy on perinatal maternal depressive-anxiety symptoms and child development in a disadvantaged population March 25, 2026 Lina Irawan Untreated depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy pose significant risks, potentially leading to chronic maternal depression and negatively impacting child development and the crucial mother-infant bond. A recent comprehensive study,…
Human Sexuality Research & Journals The Ontological Inversion: Transcending Adultcentrism in the Concept of Development for the Critical Deconstruction of Bleak Pedagogy March 20, 2026 Lina Irawan A significant critique is emerging within developmental psychology, challenging the long-standing adult-centric bias that frames childhood as a deficiency and merely a prelude to adulthood. This perspective, deeply entrenched in…
Human Sexuality Research & Journals Understanding interoception across emotional contexts: development and validation of the Emotion-Linked Interoceptive Awareness Scale March 18, 2026 Lina Irawan The growing field of interoception, the brain’s representation of the body’s internal state, has seen the development of a new self-report scale designed to measure awareness of bodily sensations specifically…
