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Rebalancing psychology in China

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Psychology in China is rapidly integrating neuroscience, data science, artificial intelligence, and engineering. While psychology-trained scholars remain the majority of faculty, there is an increase in the proportion of academics with a background in computational and natural sciences. This creates a tension: does the interdisciplinary direction imply the erosion of psychology’s disciplinary foundations, or can the field sustain its identity while expanding its conceptual and methodological boundaries? Does the interdisciplinary direction imply the erosion of psychology’s disciplinary foundations, or can the field sustain its identity while expanding its conceptual and methodological boundaries?

Source: Communications Psychology

DOI: 10.1038/s44271-026-00460-5

Authors: Xirui Tao, Yi Pu, Xiang-Zhen Kong

Institutions: Zhejiang University, East China Normal University, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration

Subfield: Information Systems and Management

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,090

OpenAlex ID: W7157168975