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The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and the Planet

The Cambridge Handbook of Disgust
  • Assessment, Clinical Manifestations, and Treatment
  • Edited by Dean McKay, Bunmi O. Olatunji
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    February 2027
    Print publication:
    28 February 2027

The Cambridge Handbook of Sleep Theories and Models
  • Volume 1, Mechanisms and Functions of Sleep and Dreams
  • Edited by Daniel B. Kay, Joseph M. Dzierzewski, M. Safwan Badr
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    January 2027
    Print publication:
    31 January 2027
  • Sleep medicine and dream science have long been dominated by empirical approaches. Volume 1 of this handbook underscores the critical importance of models and theories of sleep and dreams, which provide the conceptual frameworks needed to interpret empirical findings – spanning biological, psychological, and philosophical perspectives. Featuring contributions from leading experts, chapters examine mechanisms of sleep regulation, functions of sleep and dreaming, and present diverse frameworks side by side, outlining core assumptions, mechanisms, and implications before addressing deeper complexities. Designed for students, researchers, and clinicians across sleep science, neuroscience, psychology, biology, and medicine, the handbook invites critical engagement with models and reflection on how they shape contemporary understanding and research.

The Cambridge Handbook of Sleep Theories and Models
  • Volume 2, Social and Environmental Models of Sleep Health and Sleep Disorders
  • Edited by Joseph M. Dzierzewski, Daniel B. Kay, M. Safwan Badr
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    January 2027
    Print publication:
    31 January 2027
  • Sleep medicine and dream science have long been dominated by empirical approaches. Volume 2 of this handbook highlights emerging theories of sleep disorders and the role of social and environmental factors in sleep health, showing how conceptual models guide effective application of empirical work. Featuring contributions from leading experts, chapters examine mechanisms of sleep regulation, functions of sleep and dreaming, and present diverse frameworks side by side, outlining core assumptions, mechanisms, and implications before addressing deeper complexities. Designed for students, researchers, and clinicians across sleep science, neuroscience, psychology, biology, and medicine, the handbook invites critical engagement with models and reflection on how they shape contemporary understanding and research.

The Cambridge Handbook of Research Methods and Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Volume 3: Data Analysis
  • Volume 3
  • Edited by Austin Lee Nichols, John E. Edlund
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    December 2026
    Print publication:
    31 December 2026
  • The third of three volumes, the four sections of this book cover a variety of issues important to analyzing data to produce high-quality, accurate conclusions from already-collected data. First, leading scholars from around the world provide a step-by-step guide to using several popular quantitative and qualitative statistical programs used throughout the social and behavioral sciences. The next section focused on several important considerations for preparing data for analysis. Many of these directly affect the quality of the data and the resulting conclusions, In the remainder of chapters, the various authors focus on various advanced statistical techniques. In section three, the focus is on those related to quantitative analysis. Section four then focuses on analyzing qualitative data. Throughout the book, examples and real-world research efforts from dozens of different disciplines are discussed. In addition, authors often provide example data and analytical code to facilitate learning of and application of each concept.

The Cambridge Handbook of Multiracial Youth and Families
  • Edited by Adrienne Nishina, Sarah E. Gaither, Lisa Kiang
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    November 2026
    Print publication:
    30 November 2026
  • Multiracial youth is the fastest growing demographic in the USA, yet current research has only offered limited perspectives on their identities, relationships, and development. This handbook bridges that gap by combining cutting-edge research with practical guidance to support Multiracial young people's unique experiences and encourage future inquiry. It features clear explanations for how “Multiracial” is defined and explores the identity development, cultural navigation, and social challenges of Multiracial youth and their families. Featuring multidisciplinary contributions from experts across psychology, family studies, and child development, the chapters synthesize past and current research while guiding the creation of supportive environments, addressing microaggressions, and advocating for equity and representation. The volume equips researchers and practitioners to empower Multiracial youth and promote understanding among peers, while also providing a vital framework highlighting the unique Multiracial experience. It is an essential resource for any educational or community setting seeking to cultivate a sense of belonging.

The Cambridge Handbook of Bias-Based Bullying
  • Edited by Maria Sapouna, Roy A. Willems, Peter K. Smith
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    September 2026
    Print publication:
    30 September 2026
  • Bias-based bullying-targeting individuals for their race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or other identity characteristics-has become an urgent concern for educators, policymakers, and communities worldwide. Yet no comprehensive resource exists to guide understanding and action. This groundbreaking handbook addresses this critical gap by offering a rigorous exploration of bias-based bullying, covering 15 distinct types with unprecedented depth. Featuring contributions from leading international scholars, it delivers specialized coverage of prevalence, risk and protective factors, consequences, and evidence-based theories specific to bias-based bullying. Crucially, the volume also offers practical intervention strategies with real-world examples, equipping school, healthcare, and youth services practitioners with actionable tools to address challenges and create safer, more inclusive environments. Spanning psychology, education, sociology, criminology, and legal studies, this work is both a scholarly reference and practical guide for researchers, graduate students, and practitioners committed to protecting young people from the devastating effects of bias-based bullying.

The Cambridge Handbook of Loneliness
  • Theory, Research, and Interventions
  • Edited by Daniel Perlman, Carolyn Cutrona, Daniel Russell
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    July 2026
    Print publication:
    13 August 2026
  • Everyone has experienced loneliness – perhaps briefly – perhaps for many years. This handbook explores why people of all ages can become lonely, and features steps that can be taken by individuals, communities, and entire societies to prevent and alleviate loneliness. Chapters present rigorous scientific research drawn from psychology, relationship science, neuroscience, physiology, sociology, public health, and gerontology to demystify the phenomenon of loneliness and its consequences. The volume investigates the significant risks that loneliness poses to health and the harmful physiological processes it can set in motion. It also details numerous approaches to help people overcome loneliness from multiple perspectives, including traditional and cognitive psychotherapy, online interventions, efforts to connect individuals to their communities, and designing communities as well as public health programs and policies to create a greater sense of social connection. Using accessible terminology understandable to a non-medical audience, it is an important work for social science scholars, students, policymakers, and practitioners.

Beyond the Metrics
  • The Psychological Impact of Fitness Technology on Self-Image and Social Anxiety
  • Asegul Hulus, Esat Hulus, Erman Do?an
  • Published by:
    Anthem Press
    Published online:
    02 July 2026
    Print publication:
    13 January 2026
  • Beyond the Metrics examines how fitness technology subtly affects self-image, social anxiety, and mental well-being through wearables, performance monitoring, and digital affirmation. It uniquely combines academic insights with their practical experiences in competitive sports, user experience, and psychosocial research. It critically examines how fitness technology, while intended to be empowering, can paradoxically lead to self-objectification, social comparison, and performance anxiety. The authors explore the mental health effects of focusing on numbers related to the body, including body dysmorphia in bodybuilding and anxiety from online fitness tracking and social media. This timely book uses sports science, psychology, user experience (UX), and gender studies to explore the risks and potential solutions. Perfect for researchers, mental health professionals, athletes, and tech designers.

The Cambridge Handbook of Ethnic and Racial Discrimination and Youth Development
  • Edited by Tiffany Yip
  • Published online:
    25 June 2026
    Print publication:
    16 July 2026
  • How is ethnic and racial discrimination impacting our young people? Scholars around the world have found that discriminatory interactions of this nature have detrimental impacts on youth and their development. In this handbook, the world's leading experts on this topic examine the current state of the science, presenting current research and tracing foundational theories, empirical findings, multilevel methods, and intervention strategies for children, adolescents, and young adults. Covering multiple ethnic and racial groups across the United States and globally, chapters highlight both universal and distinct experiences and provide an in-depth overview of how race-related stressors affect youth outcomes. The text also offers clear conceptual frameworks, methodological guidance, and future-facing strategies to strengthen research, policy, and practice. With its expansive international scope and interdisciplinary depth, it is an essential resource for graduate students and scholars across developmental psychology, child development, human development and family studies, sociology, and ethnic studies.

Sexual progressives
  • Reimagining intimacy in Scotland, 1880–1914
  • Tanya Cheadle
  • Published by:
    Manchester University Press
    Published online:
    30 May 2026
  • This book provides the first group portrait of the late Victorian and Edwardian feminists and socialists who campaigned against the moral conservatism of Victorian Scotland. They include Bella and Charles Bream Pearce, prominent Glasgow socialists and disciples of an American-based mystic who taught that religion needed to be ‘re-sexed’; Jane Hume Clapperton, a feminist freethinker with advanced views on birth control and women’s right to sexual pleasure; and Patrick Geddes, founder of an avant-garde Edinburgh subculture and co-author of an influential scientific book on sex. The consideration of their lives and work undertaken here forces a reappraisal of our understanding of sexual progressivism in Britain in a number of important ways. It affirms that a precondition of ‘speaking out’ about sex was the rejection of orthodox Christianity, with alternative forms of belief providing spaces in which a new morality could be fashioned. It disrupts the long-standing perception of the fin de siècle as an era of generational challenge, highlighting the importance of considering older radicalisms, such as freethought. Finally, it emphasises the regulatory role played by socialist and feminist organisations, reluctant to reinscribe past associations between political radicalism and immorality. This meant that despite their reforming zeal, Scotland’s sexual progressives often adhered to respectable norms, deferring their reimagined intimate relationships to an idealised future.

The Cambridge Handbook of Behavioural Data Science
  • Edited by Ganna Pogrebna, Thomas T. Hills
  • Published online:
    29 May 2026
    Print publication:
    18 June 2026
  • The Cambridge Handbook of Behavioural Data Science offers an essential exploration of how behavioural science and data science converge to study, predict, and explain human, algorithmic, and systemic behaviours. Bringing together scholars from psychology, economics, computer science, engineering, and philosophy, the Handbook presents interdisciplinary perspectives on emerging methods, ethical dilemmas, and real-world applications. Organised into modular parts-Human Behaviour, Algorithmic Behaviour, Systems and Culture, and Applications—it provides readers with a comprehensive, flexible map of the field. Covering topics from cognitive modelling to explainable AI, and from social network analysis to ethics of large language models, the Handbook reflects on both technical innovations and the societal impact of behavioural data, and reinforces concepts in online supplementary materials and videos. The book is an indispensable resource for researchers, students, practitioners, and policymakers who seek to engage critically and constructively with behavioural data in an increasingly digital and algorithmically mediated world.

The Cambridge Handbook of the International Psychology of Religion
  • Edited by Kevin L. Ladd, Jayanti Basu, Valerie DeMarinis, Üzeyir Ok, Wellington Zangari, Meleah L. Ladd
  • Published online:
    28 May 2026
    Print publication:
    18 June 2026
  • This handbook offers a comprehensive resource for exploring core elements of the psychology of religion. Utilizing a systematic template to describe the state of the field across thirty-two regions of the globe, it charts the subject's historical background and current research trends. The chapters also highlight common pitfalls and suggest collaborative topics for future research. By leveraging the Ingelhart-Welzel Cultural Values Framework, the text introduces key questions emerging from non-Western contexts, challenges culturally laden assumptions and promotes collaborative, international perspectives. Featuring contributions from researchers around the world on the psychology of religion within their respective geographical and cultural contexts, the work brings new voices into the conversation and offers fresh avenues of exploration for scholars and graduate students studying the psychology of religion, social psychology, religion, and theology.

The Psychologist's Companion
  • A Guide to Professional Success for Students, Teachers, and Researchers
  • 7th edition
  • Robert J. Sternberg, Karin Sternberg, Ophélie Allyssa Desmet
  • Published online:
    14 May 2026
    Print publication:
    04 June 2026
  • In the evolving landscape of psychological research and communication, The Psychologist's Companion, stands as the definitive guide supporting students, young professionals, and researchers in psychology at all stages of their careers. This seventh edition presents new and updated chapters covering a wide range of topics essential for success in psychology, including planning and writing research papers, presenting data effectively, evaluating one's own work, writing grant proposals, giving talks and presentations, finding a book publisher, navigating job interviews, and more! Serving as an invaluable resource for improving both written and oral communication skills in academic psychology, the content is structured as a step-by-step manual focusing on practical skills and contemporary issues. It guides readers through various tasks encountered during psychological research and academic life. Whether you're crafting your first paper or seeking to enhance your scholarly impact, this book provides the tools and knowledge to excel in today's competitive academic environment.

Conflict, peace and mental health
  • Addressing the consequences of conflict and trauma in Northern Ireland
  • David Bolton
  • Published by:
    Manchester University Press
    Published online:
    27 March 2026
  • Conflict poses considerable challenges for services that support communities, and in particular those affected by violence. This book describes the work undertaken in Omagh against the background of the most recent period of violent conflict in Ireland, and specifically it draws upon the work following the Omagh bombing. The bombing came just four months after the Northern Ireland peace agreement, known formally as the Belfast Agreement of 1998, and more informally as the Good Friday Agreement. The book describes the impact of the bomb and the early responses. Local trade unions, employers and the business community played key roles at times, particularly in underlining the need for solidarity and in identifying themselves with the desire for peace. The book looks at the outcome of needs-assessments undertaken following the Omagh bombing. The efforts to understand the mental health and related impact of the violence associated with the Troubles in Northern Ireland over the period 1969 to 2015 are focused in detail. The later efforts to build services for the benefit of the wider population are described, drawing upon the lessons gained in responding to the Omagh bombing. The developments in therapy, in training and education, and in research and advocacy are described with reference to the work of the Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma and Transformation (NICTT). The book draws together key conclusions about the approaches that could be taken to address mental health and well-being as an essential component of a peace-building project.

Masculinity Meets Humanity
  • An Adapted Model of Masculinised Psychotherapy
  • Shahieda Jansen
  • Published by:
    University of South Africa
    Published online:
    19 March 2026
    Print publication:
    30 November 2022
  • In a patriarchal society like South Africa, men are frequently portrayed as strong, invincible and powerful. However, high rates of violence committed by men suggest that they are struggling with negative emotions. Chronic absence of fathers brought on by migrant labour practices, alcohol and drug addiction as a means of escaping reality, and unemployment, among others, caused some men to resort to using violence as a coping mechanism.

    In this book the author, a clinical psychologist, reflects on her psychotherapy experiences with male clients as she debunks the myth of male alexithymia, which refers to an inability to recognise and express emotions. Men are apparently disengaged from wellness practices as they may be reluctant to seek treatment for their mental health issues. An ubuntu-inspired personhood discourse of trust, empathy and transformation theoretically underpins the author's clinical practice.

    The book signals that men can rely on the support of some women to address issues that may be difficult to resolve on their own. Women, who are typically the victims of gender-based violence mostly committed by men, may also have a role to play in male rehabilitation and healing. Usually, men are not included in psychosocial activities that can help women, but this book makes the case that men can play a crucial part in making society a safer place for everyone - men, women, children, and the broader public.

The Psychosexual Experiences of Individuals with Visual Impairment in South Africa
  • Edited by Lindokuhle Ubisi
  • Published by:
    University of South Africa
    Published online:
    19 March 2026
    Print publication:
    01 May 2025
  • This book illuminates the often overlooked aspect of psychosexual development among individuals with visual impairments (PVIs) through a comprehensive lifespan approach. Divided into three meticulously crafted parts, each segment delves into the unique psychosexual experiences encountered by PVIs across various developmental stages.

    Part 1 initiates the exploration by delving into the formative years of early childhood. Drawing from empirical research and firsthand accounts, this section navigates the intricate interplay between sensory perception, familial dynamics and societal influences in shaping the psychosexual landscape of young PVIs.

    Transitioning into adolescence, Part 2 unravels the complexities of teenage psychosexual experiences among PVIs. It delves into topics such as self-esteem, peer acceptance and the navigation of societal norms, offering a nuanced understanding of how visual impairment intersects with the tumultuous terrain of teenage sexuality.

    Finally, Part 3 embarks on a journey into adulthood and beyond, where the psychosexual experiences of PVIs continue to evolve and intertwine with broader life experiences. It explores themes of empowerment, resilience and identity re-negotiation, offering valuable insights into the lifelong trajectory of psychosexual development among individuals with visual impairments.

    Through its interdisciplinary approach and rich empirical foundation, this book seeks to deepen our understanding of the psychosexual development of PVIs, paving the way for more inclusive and informed support systems across the lifespan.

Clickbait capitalism
  • Economies of desire in the twenty- first century
  • Edited by Amin Samman, Earl Gammon
  • Published by:
    Manchester University Press
    Published online:
    27 February 2026
  • The notion of ‘clickbait’ speaks to the intersection of money, technology, and desire, suggesting a cunning ruse to profit from unsavoury inclinations of one kind or another. Clickbait capitalism pursues the idea that the entire contemporary economy is just such a ruse, an elaborate exercise in psychological capture and release. Pushing beyond rationalist accounts of economic life, this volume puts psychoanalysis and political economy into conversation with the cutting edges of capitalist development. Perennial questions of death, sex, aggression, enjoyment, despair, hope, and revenge are followed onto the terrain of the contemporary, with chapters devoted to social media, online dating apps, cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and meme stocks. The result is a unique and compelling portrait of the latest institutions to stage, channel, or reconfigure the psychic energies of political and economic life.

Critical Friendship in the Modern World
  • Edited by Laura Eramian, Peter Mallory
  • Published online:
    27 February 2026
    Print publication:
    19 March 2026
  • Friendship is a critically important aspect of our lives, but is it always an unassailably 'good thing'? This book begins with the innovative premise that friendship is inherently complex and characterized by opposing qualities: it is both pleasurable and fraught, private and public, and inclusive and exclusionary. Rather than simply celebrating friendship as universally beneficial or worrying about its decline amid rising social disconnection, Laura Eramian and Peter Mallory offer a comprehensive conceptualization of 'critical friendship' across its diverse meanings. Drawing on contemporary insights and cross-cultural examples from interdisciplinary contributors, the chapters examine the ambivalence of friendship, its entanglements with other relations or institutions, the quest for selfhood and recognition, and how friendship finds meaning across private and public life. Through an empirically rich evaluation of the multiple ways that friendship is practiced, valued, or interpreted, this volume advances critical debates on friendship across social psychology, anthropology, sociology and beyond.

Presence
  • The strange science and true stories of the unseen other
  • Ben Alderson-Day
  • Published by:
    Manchester University Press
    Published online:
    10 February 2026
  • This book follows a psychologist's quest to understand one of the most curious experiences known to humankind: the universal, disturbing feeling that someone or something is there when we are alone. What does this feeling mean and where does it come from? When and why do presences emerge? And how can we begin to understand a phenomenon that can be transformative for those who experience it and yet almost impossible to put into words? The answers to these questions lie in this tour-de-force through contemporary psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience and philosophy. Presence follows Ben Alderson-Day's attempts to understand how this experience is possible. The journey takes us to meet explorers, mediums and robots, and step through real, imagined and virtual worlds. Presence is the story of whom we carry with us, at all times, as parts of ourselves.

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