JOURNAL ARTICLE

Understanding and predicting cultural change (Updated December 31, 2025).

  • Published In: Psychology & Psychiatry Journal, 2026. P. 504 1 of 2

  • Database: Psychology Source 2 of 2

Abstract

The article focuses on a research program that examines cultural change through an ecological framework, emphasizing the need for empirical testing with time-series data rather than static, cross-sectional inferences. It discusses how societal shifts in individualism, gender equality, and fertility rates are adaptive responses to evolving ecological conditions. Additionally, the article highlights the influence of the emerging "digital ecology" on cultural transmission and the potential for predictive science in understanding cultural dynamics, including the use of AI-based Historical Large Language Models. The preprint is noted to be unreviewed. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Psychology & Psychiatry Journal. 2026/01, p504
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2026
  • ISSN:1944-2718
  • Accession Number:190765233
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