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KiDLAB
@kidlab.bsky.social
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KiDLAB (PI: Eddie Brummelman) studies the developing self. We study the nature, origins, and consequences of children’s self-views. https://kidlab.nl/
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jelliesierksma.bsky.social
"Mama, ik kan het zelf!"
Interview 👇met NEMO-kennislink over ons onderzoek (met Eddie Brummelman @kidlab.bsky.social )waarin we zagen dat hulp er toe kan leiden dat kinderen zich minder competent voelen en minder gemotiveerd raken.
www.nemokennislink.nl/publicaties/...
Hulp maakt kinderen minder gemotiveerd
Je zou denken dat een kind wanneer iets niet lukt, graag hulp wil. Onderzoek toont echter aan dat dit vaak averechts werkt: het demotiveert, neemt uitdaging weg en kinderen voelen zich incompetent.
www.nemokennislink.nl
October 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
kidlab.bsky.social
Why is self-esteem important for children? And how can parents and teachers cultivate it? An interview with Annie Brookman-Byrne for BOLD (@boldinsights.bsky.social & @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social) about our KiDLAB research: boldscience.org/bold-explore...
BOLD explores… Children's self-esteem – BOLD
What is self-esteem? Why do some children have higher self-esteem and others have low self-esteem? How does self-esteem impact children?
boldscience.org
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
kidlab.bsky.social
BBC article on our work showing that having deep conversations with their parents can make children feel more loved. "Rather than just talking about leisure and work, the parents and kids spoke about topics that really matter."

www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The shortcut to close bonds? Asking meaningful questions
The right questions can help us connect with strangers – and create closer bonds between parents and children.
www.bbc.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
kidlab.bsky.social
😍KiDLAB at #ECDP2025 (eadp.bsky.social)! Hannah presented her work on entitlement. Eddie presented an overview of the lab’s ongoing work on how inequality becomes ingrained in children’s self-views. We met with many friends (on bsky: @lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social & @jelliesierksma.bsky.social).
September 15, 2025 at 8:22 AM
kidlab.bsky.social
KiDLAB (kidlab.nl) is looking for a new lab manager! Are you a bachelor’s or master’s student in the NL and would you like to work with us? Please apply! You’ll help coordinate and carry out in-person research with children, parents, and teachers in the NL.

werkenbij.uva.nl/vacatures/st...
Vacature — Student-Assistent (Lab Manager) KiDLAB: Onderzoek naar Zelfbeeld en Ongelijkheid
Wil je assisteren in onderzoek naar zelfbeeld en kansenongelijkheid bij kinderen? Dan zoeken wij jou als student-assistent (lab manager) bij KiDLAB (https://kidlab.nl/).
werkenbij.uva.nl
September 10, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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eadp.bsky.social
🚀Have you booked your travel?
💼Are you already packing your bags?

Only two more months until ECDP! Our keynotes🔽

August 26th
⏰Livio Provenzi & Michael Pluess

August 27th
⏰Rasa Barkauskienė & Geertjan Overbeek

August 28th
⏰Eddie Brummelman & Lukas Blinka

Program: www.ecdp2025vilnius.eu

#ECDP
June 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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boldinsights.bsky.social
“Self-disclosure characterises loving, warm relationships, and those are, of course, critical for child development.”
Melissa Hogenboom hears from Eddie Brummelman how asking and answering personal questions can help children feel more loved. boldscience.org/how-parents-...
How parents can make their children feel more loved
Simply asking and answering personal questions can help
boldscience.org
July 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
kidlab.bsky.social
👽 “Everyone is welcome — yes, even aliens”
🦺 “No more dull, dusty white lab coats!”
🍕 “Beanbags everywhere, and pizza in the cafeteria”
What does the university of the future look like? On behalf of KiDLAB and Lil’Scientist, we asked children this question at the lustrum of The Young Academy.
July 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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jelliesierksma.bsky.social
New publication!

Children get help all the time – but how it affects them is unclear. Eddie Brummelman @kidlab.bsky.social and I show that help can lead to negative self-views and reduced motivation in children (even the type of help that we often assume leads to mastery)
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doi.org/10.1111/cdev...
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June 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
kidlab.bsky.social
Why does narcissism stick? You’d think life’s challenges would deflate inflated self-views—but narcissists often stay narcissistic. Focusing on the key age of adolescence, our paper suggests one reason: they frequently think about how they’re better than others.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Better than you or who I used to be: Social comparison, but not temporal comparison, maintains narcissism in adolescence | Development and Psychopathology | Cambridge Core
Better than you or who I used to be: Social comparison, but not temporal comparison, maintains narcissism in adolescence
www.cambridge.org
May 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
kidlab.bsky.social
🥳Our BOLD interview series is complete! In the final piece, we share tips to address inequality in the classroom: recognize structural barriers, give empowering feedback, and foster a growth mindset. boldscience.org/tag/inequali... (with @jelliesierksma.bsky.social) @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social
Inequality in education
Practical takeaways and personal insights from authors of articles in a collection on understanding and addressing inequality in education in the journal npj Science of Learning.
boldscience.org
May 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
kidlab.bsky.social
👑 Even children are drawn to narcissistic leaders. Here we show how this starts early—and why it matters.

🙏 Leadership is not fixed. Kids can learn to lead democratically, with purpose, and for the common good. Let's take leadership development seriously.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
Why Narcissists Emerge as Leaders Even in Childhood
Many children choose to follow peers with more narcissistic tendencies—and self-esteem may be part of the complex power dynamics involved
www.scientificamerican.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
kidlab.bsky.social
🟣 This is the fifteenth interview in the BOLD series on our special collection. Louise Elffers highlights why questioning how we define and measure inequality is key to impactful inter- and transdisciplinary research on educational inequality.
boldscience.org/the-growing-....
The growing science of educational inequality
Bringing together perspectives from different fields could help reduce inequality in education
boldscience.org
May 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
kidlab.bsky.social
😍KiDLAB at #SRCD2025! Our symposium explored how teachers can unintentionally reinforce classroom inequality—and why. Chaired by Lena-Emilia Schenker, with talks from Kelly Ziemer, Marianna Zhang (@mariannazhang.bsky.social), and Elise Kaufman, joined by Julia Leonard (@julia-a-leonard.bsky.social).
May 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
kidlab.bsky.social
🟣 This is the fourteenth interview in the BOLD series on our special collection. Marjolein Muskens emphasizes that education should promote empowerment and equality. Yet too often, the talents of students from disadvantaged backgrounds are overlooked:
boldscience.org/hidden-bias-....
Hidden bias in standardized tests
Low-SES students tend to score lower than expected on math items that refer to money, food, and social interactions
boldscience.org
April 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
kidlab.bsky.social
☯️ Who’s drawn to narcissistic leaders? KiDLAB research in American Psychologist shows that narcissistic leaders’ dominance and confidence mesh well with the submissiveness and insecurity of low self-esteem followers. Over time, this could create a toxic symbiosis.
🔗 psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
April 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
kidlab.bsky.social
🟣 This is the thirteenth interview in the BOLD series on our special collection. Lisa Bardach (University of Giessen) asks: Might students in lower-ranked tracks hold negative stereotypes about their track, with detrimental long-term effects on their success?

boldscience.org/childrens-aw...
Children’s awareness of stereotypes about school pathways
How do children think others view their path through school, and why does it matter?
boldscience.org
April 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
kidlab.bsky.social
🟣 This is the twelfth interview in the BOLD series on our special collection. Sébastien Goudeau (@sebastiengoudeau.bsky.social) discuss his work on how preschoolers see inequality in the classroom: boldscience.org/how-preschoo...
How preschoolers see inequality in the classroom
Children think those who contribute more in class are more interested and intelligent
boldscience.org
April 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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jelliesierksma.bsky.social
Come work with us!

Eddie Brummelman @kidlab.bsky.social and I are looking for two PhD-students. Both projects are about the psychological impact of unequal treatment in the classroom.
March 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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markrubin.bsky.social
Two interdisciplinary PhD positions at the University of Amsterdam researching "the psychological consequences of unequal treatment in the classroom."

With BSky supervisors: @jelliesierksma.bsky.social & @kidlab.bsky.social

#AcademicSky #PhdSky #PsychJobs #SocialPsyc #DevPsyc
PhD Position: 'The Psychological Consequences of Unequal Treatment in the Classroom'
Do you want to know what goes on in children’s heads when they are treated unequally in the classroom? Then apply for this PhD-position and join our team! "The Psychological Consequences of Unequal Tr...
www.academictransfer.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
kidlab.bsky.social
🟣 This is the eleventh interview in the BOLD series on our special collection. Allison Zengilowski and Irum Maqbool discuss their work showing that efforts to improve educational equality may inadvertently frame students as deficient rather than changing structures: boldscience.org/do-education....
Do educational interventions increase equality?
Focusing on individual students and ignoring structural factors may reinforce inequality
boldscience.org
March 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
kidlab.bsky.social
🟣 This is the tenth interview in the BOLD series on our special collection. Eddie Brummelman discusses KiDLAB research on why children from disadvantaged backgrounds often receive seemingly well-intentioned but disabling messages from teachers, like inflated praise:
boldscience.org/inflated-pra....
Inflated praise can reinforce stereotypes
However well-intentioned, it can send the wrong message
boldscience.org
March 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
kidlab.bsky.social
🟣 This is the ninth interview in the BOLD series on our special collection. Hanna Dumont explains when and why personalized learning—adapting instruction to students’ individual needs—may reduce or ironically exacerbate achievement inequality.

boldscience.org/can-personal....
Can personalized learning increase educational equity?
If not implemented well, personalized learning technologies risk harming the most disadvantaged students
boldscience.org
March 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
kidlab.bsky.social
😍 In his 1958 paper, The Nature of Love, Harlow laid the foundation for the scientific study of love. In a special issue we edited for Developmental Science, we make a new case for studying love in child development:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
The Nature of Love Revisited: How Social Bonds Shape Development
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:59 AM
kidlab.bsky.social
🟣 This is the eighth interview in the BOLD series on our special collection. Catrin Finkenauer explains why schools and educators need to earn students’ trust—especially in those from financially insecure backgrounds—to prevent school dropout.

boldscience.org/why-schools-...
Why schools need to earn students’ trust
Students who distrust institutions are more likely to drop out of school
boldscience.org
March 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM