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Jellie Sierksma @jelliesierksma.bsky.social · Sep 9

New pub! Peer-to-peer helping is a common learning strategy but might not always be beneficial. We studied how children helped peers, finding they often provide "easy" help—like giving answers—when tasks were difficult or recipients belonged to ethnic groups they liked. dx.doi.org/10.1111/desc...

Mastery‐Oriented or Outcome‐Oriented Help? How Recipient Ethnicity and Task Difficulty Shape Children's Helping Behavior

Teachers and parents often scaffold children to help others. Not all help is equally beneficial, however. We know very little about the ways in which children distribute different types of help. Acr...

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Dr. Laura Elenbaas @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thank you @ampsychfdn.bsky.social! I am thrilled that our project was selected, and especially through this important mechanism honoring the Clarks' groundbreaking work.

American Psychological Foundation @ampsychfdn.bsky.social · Sep 8

Congrats Dr. Laura Elenbaas on receiving the 2025 Kenneth B. & Mamie P. Clark Grant!🎉Dr. Elenbaas's project aims to chart a new direction in research on identity and academic achievement, and seeks a new path towards a more just future for the next generation. ✨

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Ryan Lei @ryanlei.bsky.social · Aug 15

New paper accepted at JEP:G with @sakierahudson.bsky.social, Brandon Kinsler, & former students Ian Davis and Alissa Vandenbark!

Come for the opening Aladdin quote, stay for a developmental perspective on SDO!

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Kelly Lynn Mulvey @klmulvey.bsky.social · Aug 5

New findings! We demonstrate that teens with disabilities are just as interested in STEM jobs as their peers without disabilities, but perceive that they face more discrimination and barriers in their education. These suggest the importance of creating inclusive STEM learning spaces.

The Role of Discrimination and Barriers in the Perceptions of Adolescents With and Without Disabilities of STEM Classes and Jobs - International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

In STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields, people with disabilities are underrepresented. This study aimed to determine what barriers might prevent students with and without disabili...

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Dr. Laura Elenbaas @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social · Jul 29

With @klmulvey.bsky.social Christia Spears Brown, Jane Singman, & @megannorris.bsky.social Free share link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lVvoh%7EJ...

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Dr. Laura Elenbaas @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social · Jul 29

New study! The messages that American kids receive about immigrants are really mixed 😕 but kids who see and hear good things (e.g., online) are more open to including new immigrant peers in their own social circles 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 #devpsyc #socialpsyc doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...

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Larisa Heiphetz Solomon @drlarisa.bsky.social · Jul 7

1. New work w/ Emily Gerdin, Devyani Goel, & James Dunlea now in press at Developmental Psychology: columbiasamclab.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/.... We looked at inferences that kids draw about others on the basis of parental incarceration.
🧪 #PsychSciSky #SocialPsyc #DevPsyc @socphilpsych.bsky.social

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Dr. Laura Elenbaas @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social · Jun 26

Thanks Megan! 😁

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Dr. Laura Elenbaas @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social · Jun 24

I’m hiring a lab manager! Full time, starting this summer. Perfect for a BA/BS grad or post-bac with child or family research experience interested in developmental psych or HDFS. Complete details and application link here: www.elenbaaslab.com/join #devpsyc #socialpsyc #familysci #psychjobs

Join Us | Elenbaas Lab

In the Social Development Lab, we study how children think about people, groups, and society. The lab is supervised by Dr. Laura Elenbaas.

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Dr. Laura Elenbaas @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social · May 6

The Social Development Lab accomplished so much this year!
I'm grateful every day for this persistent, passionate, collaborative team. 🤓❤️

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Dr. Laura Elenbaas @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social · Feb 20

Thank you to the organizers, presenters, and participants in #OSMatSPSP2025 @spspnews.bsky.social ! I'm grateful to have spent the day learning about the origins of social group dynamics with you. Feeling motivated by the science and strengthened by the community 🤓❤️

Margaret Echelbarger @bskybymidge.bsky.social · Feb 19

This @spspnews.bsky.social preconf has everything: developmental psychologists, social psychologists, anthropologists, political scientists… If you want to learn about group dynamics from every angle, this is the place! #OSMatSPSP2025

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Julia Marshall @juliamarshall.bsky.social · Jan 31

Register to attend the VIRTUAL Origins fo the Social Mind Preconference at SPSP! We have a great line-up of folks and are excited to foster discussions on the building blocks of social group dynamics. Looking forward to see people there!

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Dr. Laura Elenbaas @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social · Jan 24

Yay David! This is super cool and extremely well deserved. Congratulations!! 🎉

Dr. Laura Elenbaas @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social · Jan 15

Very exciting, congratulations on the new position! 🎉

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Dr. Laura Elenbaas @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social · Dec 11

Fantastic! Congrats, Meltem!

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Andy Pinedo @profandy.bsky.social · Dec 5

Check out this University of Michigan press release about our recently-published work which highlighted youth’s development of critical consciousness while enrolled in ethnic studies courses.

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Ethnic studies boosts critical thinking, equity awareness in high school students

High school students enrolled in ethnic studies develop the ability to think analytically about the causes of social inequalities, a University of Michigan study suggests.

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Natalie Brito @nataliebrito.bsky.social · Nov 15

Developmental Psychology Starter Pack

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Dr. Laura Elenbaas @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social · Nov 15

I'd like to be added 🙋‍♀️ Thank you very much for putting this together!

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Nicole Nelson @nicolenelson.bsky.social · Oct 19

Developmental Psychology starter pack! I've included people doing child/adolescent research and as well as a few lifespan folks.

Please share widely, and let me know if there is anyone who should be added!

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#DevPsych #DevSci #PsychSciSky

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Dr. Laura Elenbaas @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social · Oct 20

I'd like to be added. Thank you very much for putting this together!

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Dr. Laura Elenbaas @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social · Oct 8

Thanks for reading! Hope this study helps inform more work testing how social class identity shapes our views on (un)fair systems.

Dr. Laura Elenbaas @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social · Oct 7

What social class groups do people perceive in the UK & US, how do they personally identify & how does this shape their views on inequality? Our study opens up new questions on the origins & implications of social class group identity: doi.org/10.1111/asap... #socialpsyc #sociology #polisky #devpsyc

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · Oct 6

"Social class was correlated with, but not reducible to, SES... Rather, participants represented social class as a group identity, complete with assumptions about norms, traits, and relative rank."

By @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social et al.

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#SocialPsyc #Sociology PoliSky 🧪

Drawing on social identity theory (SIT), this study explored social class group identity, intergroup attitudes, and views about social mobility and inequality among socioeconomically and racially/ethnically diverse adults in the U.K. (n =457) and the U.S. (n = 595). U.K. participants evidenced greater consensus about the social class groups present in their society than did U.S. participants, but lower, working, middle, and upper class were commonly perceived in both contexts, and many participants self identified as working class (38% U.K., 17% U.S.) or middle class (45% U.K., 47% U.S.) Consistent with SIT, participants in both contexts identified with their social class ingroup (e.g., felt they belonged) and stereotyped it less harshly on dimensions (warmthorcompetence)on which it was generaly negatively stereotyped. Importantly, middle and upper class participants tended to feel more positively (e.g., proud) abouttheir
ingroup, and believed society was more fairand equal, and upwa

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Dr. Laura Elenbaas @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social · Oct 7

Thanks for highlighting our study! The descriptions people gave for their own social class group identity are my favorite part of this work.

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Dr. Laura Elenbaas @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social · Oct 1

My department, HDFS at Purdue, is hiring a quantitative methodologist! Assistant or associate level, any substantive focus within HDFS. Review begins Oct 31. Details and contact info for Qs in the link: careers.purdue.edu/job/Assistan... #statsky #devpsy #familysci

Assistant/Associate Professor of HDFS

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