Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Applied Psychology

Applied psychology is the use of psychological principles, theories, and research findings to address real-world problems and improve people's lives. Rather than focusing solely on theory, it translates knowledge about human thought, emotion, and behavior into practical solutions across many settings, including heal…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 3 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 9× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2644-1101 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Applied psychology is the use of psychological principles, theories, and research findings to address real-world problems and improve people's lives. Rather than focusing solely on theory, it translates knowledge about human thought, emotion, and behavior into practical solutions across many settings, including health, education, work, sport, the legal system, and community life. Applied subfields include clinical, counseling, health, educational, organizational, forensic, and sport psychology, among others. Practitioners and researchers in these areas assess behavior, design interventions, and evaluate their effectiveness, drawing on a scientific understanding of cognition, emotion, social interaction, and mental health to inform their work. This page sits within a journal focused on Human Psychology, a field that examines the workings of the mind and behavior and how psychological knowledge can be applied to benefit individuals and groups. Research in this area spans cognitive function, emotional well-being, social interaction, and mental health, and considers how these insights can be put into practice. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to applied psychology and the practical application of psychological science.

Research published in this journal

3 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2021

Aging and Positive Psychology

Marks RayCorresponding author
Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Aging Research And Healthcare Cited by 6 doi:10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-21-3979

How this research is being cited

The 3 articles above have been cited 9 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Applied Psychology, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Human Psychology (ISSN 2644-1101).

Journal editorial board
Christopher Mesagno · Australia Larkin Lamarche · canada Giuseppe Lanza · Italy

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