Objective:Demographic trends and the globalization of neuropsychology have led to a push toward inclusivity and diversity in neuropsychological research in order to maintain relevance in the healthcare marketplace. However, in a review of neuropsychological journals, O’Bryant et al. found systematic under-reporting of sample characteristics vital for understanding the generalizability of research findings. We sought to update and expand the findings reported by O’Bryant et al.Method:We evaluated 1648 journal articles published between 2016 and 2019 from 7 neuropsychological journals. Of these, 1277 were original research or secondary analyses and were examined further. Articles were coded for reporting of age, sex/gender, years of education, ethnicity/race, socioeconomic status (SES), language, and acculturation. Additionally, we recorded information related to sample size, country, and whether the article focused on a pediatric or adult sample.Results:Key variables such as age and sex/gender (both over 95%) as well as education (71%) were frequently reported. Language (20%) and race/ethnicity (36%) were modestly reported, and SES (13%), and acculturation (<1%) were more rarely reported. SES was more commonly reported in pediatric than adult samples, and the opposite was true for education. There were differences between the present results and those of O’Bryant et al., though the same general trends remained.Conclusions:Reporting of demographic data in neuropsychological research appears to be slowly changing toward greater comprehensiveness, though clearly more work is needed. Greater systematic reporting of such data is likely to be beneficial for the generalizability and contextualization of neurocognitive function.

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神经心理学研究中人口统计变量的报告：O'Bryant 等人在当前文献中的趋势更新

目的：人口趋势和神经心理学的全球化推动了神经心理学研究的包容性和多样性，以保持在医疗保健市场的相关性。然而，在对神经心理学期刊的评论中，O'Bryant 等人。发现对样本特征的系统性漏报对于理解研究结果的普遍性至关重要。我们试图更新和扩展 O'Bryant 等人报告的研究结果。方法：我们评估了 7 种神经心理学期刊在 2016 年至 2019 年间发表的 1648 篇期刊文章。其中，1277 项是原始研究或二次分析，并进行了进一步检查。文章被编码为报告年龄、性别/性别、教育年限、种族/种族、社会经济地位 (SES)、语言和文化适应。此外，我们记录了与样本量、国家以及文章是否侧重于儿科或成人样本相关的信息。结果：经常报告关键变量，例如年龄和性别/性别（均超过 95%）以及教育（71%） . 语言 (20%) 和种族/民族 (36%) 的报道较少，而 SES (13%) 和文化适应 (<1%) 的报道较少。SES 在儿科样本中比在成人样本中更常见，而在教育中则相反。目前的结果与 O'Bryant 等人的结果存在差异，但总体趋势仍然相同。结论：神经心理学研究中人口统计数据的报告似乎正在缓慢地向更全面的方向转变，但显然还需要做更多的工作。