Negative / Null Result Report2012
Our Princess Is in Another Castle
Review of Educational Research
Failure-mode index
Negative results in Psychology
299 indexed negative results, null findings, and replication failures in Psychology. Each entry is a real published study whose primary finding was negative — learn what already failed before you repeat it.
Most-cited failures in Psychology
Negative / Null Result Report2018
Using Psychological Artificial Intelligence (Tess) to Relieve Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety: Randomized Controlled Trial
JMIR Mental Health
Negative / Null Result Report2019
How Replicable Are Links Between Personality Traits and Consequential Life Outcomes? The Life Outcomes of Personality Replication Project
Psychological Science
Negative / Null Result Report2010
The cross-cultural validity of posttraumatic stress disorder: implications for DSM-5
Depression and Anxiety
Negative / Null Result Report2019
Psychiatric and medical correlates of DSM‐5 eating disorders in a nationally representative sample of adults in the United States
International Journal of Eating Disorders
Negative / Null Result Report2010
Romantic relationships and the physical and mental health of college students
Personal Relationships
Negative / Null Result Report2012
Sleep duration and quality in elite athletes measured using wristwatch actigraphy
Journal of Sports Sciences
Replication Failure2016
Contextual sensitivity in scientific reproducibility
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Negative / Null Result Report2012
A randomized, controlled pilot study of MDMA (±3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine)-assisted psychotherapy for treatment of resistant, chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Journal of Psychopharmacology
Negative / Null Result Report2016
The impact of shift work on the psychological and physical health of nurses in a general hospital: a comparison between rotating night shifts and day shifts
Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
Negative / Null Result Report2018
The Effect of Problem-Based Learning on the Creative Thinking and Critical Thinking Disposition of Students in Visual Arts Education
Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning
Negative / Null Result Report2012
New tricks for an old measure: The development of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale–Brief (BIS-Brief).
Psychological Assessment
Negative / Null Result Report2010
The benefits of self-compassion and optimism exercises for individuals vulnerable to depression
The Journal of Positive Psychology
Negative / Null Result Report2020
Initial psychological impact of COVID-19 and its correlates in Indian Community: An online (FEEL-COVID) survey
PLoS ONE
Replication Failure2014
Priming, Replication, and the Hardest Science
Perspectives on Psychological Science
Negative / Null Result Report2014
Social Network Analysis Shows Direct Evidence for Social Transmission of Tool Use in Wild Chimpanzees
PLoS Biology
Negative / Null Result Report2013
Ayahuasca-Assisted Therapy for Addiction: Results from a Preliminary Observational Study in Canada
Current Drug Abuse Reviews
Negative / Null Result Report2012
Personality, Psychopathology, Life Attitudes and Neuropsychological Performance among Ritual Users of Ayahuasca: A Longitudinal Study
PLoS ONE
Negative / Null Result Report2015
Psychedelics not linked to mental health problems or suicidal behavior: A population study
Journal of Psychopharmacology
Negative / Null Result Report2014
Proposed declassification of disease categories related to sexual orientation in theInternational Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems(ICD-11)
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Negative / Null Result Report2017
Big Five personality stability, change, and codevelopment across adolescence and early adulthood.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Negative / Null Result Report2020
Subjective Well-Being Around the World: Trends and Predictors Across the Life Span
Psychological Science
Negative / Null Result Report2011
Influence of Age, Sex, and Race on College Students’ Exercise Motivation of Physical Activity
Journal of American College Health
Negative / Null Result Report2010
Parent Engagement and School Readiness: Effects of the Getting Ready Intervention on Preschool Children's Social–Emotional Competencies
Early Education and Development
Negative / Null Result Report2018
Reasons for Testing Mediation in the Absence of an Intervention Effect: A Research Imperative in Prevention and Intervention Research
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
Negative / Null Result Report2016
The Wisdom to Know the Difference
Psychological Science
Negative / Null Result Report2016
Physical and Psychological Morbidity in Adolescents With Atypical Anorexia Nervosa
PEDIATRICS
Negative / Null Result Report2012
Common stressful life events and difficulties are associated with mental health symptoms and substance use in young adolescents
BMC Psychiatry
Negative / Null Result Report2015
Effects and noneffects of input in bilingual environments on dual language skills in 2 ½-year-olds
Bilingualism Language and Cognition
Negative / Null Result Report2017
Randomized controlled trial of a positive affect intervention for people newly diagnosed with HIV.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Negative / Null Result Report2010
Web Accessibility Theory and Practice: An Introduction for University Faculty
The Journal of Educators Online
Negative / Null Result Report2014
Plasma oxytocin concentrations and OXTR polymorphisms predict social impairments in children with and without autism spectrum disorder
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Negative / Null Result Report2011
Unequal in Opportunity, Equal in Process: Parental Sensitivity Promotes Positive Child Development in Ethnic Minority Families
Child Development Perspectives
Negative / Null Result Report2024
Hybrid working from home improves retention without damaging performance
Nature
Negative / Null Result Report2017
Quality of life in family caregivers of schizophrenia patients in Spain: caregiver characteristics, caregiving burden, family functioning, and social and professional support
International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
Negative / Null Result Report2010
Play and practice in the development of sport‐specific creativity in team ball sports
High Ability Studies
Negative / Null Result Report2013
Change in negative cognitions associated with PTSD predicts symptom reduction in prolonged exposure.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Negative / Null Result Report2016
Effect of duration of smartphone use on muscle fatigue and pain caused by forward head posture in adults
Journal of Physical Therapy Science
Negative / Null Result Report2012
Internet-delivered attention bias modification training in individuals with social anxiety disorder - a double blind randomized controlled trial
BMC Psychiatry
Negative / Null Result Report2010
Evolutionary forces favoring intragroup coalitions among spotted hyenas and other animals
Behavioral Ecology
Negative / Null Result Report2016
Worrying about the future: An episodic specificity induction impacts problem solving, reappraisal, and well-being.
Journal of Experimental Psychology General
Negative / Null Result Report2010
Laughter yoga versus group exercise program in elderly depressed women: a randomized controlled trial
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Failed Experiment Report2020
Scaling up behavioral science interventions in online education
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Negative / Null Result Report2012
Social status predicts wound healing in wild baboons
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Negative / Null Result Report2015
An Assessment of the Magnitude of Effect Sizes
Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies
Negative / Null Result Report2011
Childhood abuse and neglect and cognitive flexibility in adolescents
Child Neuropsychology
Negative / Null Result Report2014
Efficacy of the Responsive Classroom Approach
American Educational Research Journal
Negative / Null Result Report2013
A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating a Manualized TeleCoaching Protocol for Improving Adherence to a Web-Based Intervention for the Treatment of Depression
PLoS ONE
Negative / Null Result Report2016
Personality Trait Development During the Transition to Parenthood
Social Psychological and Personality Science
Negative / Null Result Report2019
Loot boxes are again linked to problem gambling: Results of a replication study
PLoS ONE