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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 1d

📣Calling undergrad and early grad students studying psychology: Want to connect with advanced grad students who can share advice and help you navigate academia? Apply to join the SPSP Peer Advising Program!

Apply here before October 28: ow.ly/Nb0W50X7L9s

SPSP
Get Advised by Grad Students and Postdocs: Apply as an Advisee in SPSP's Peer Advising Program
Application Deadline: October 28

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 1d

I'm excited to share the news that our climate change project won the @spspnews.bsky.social Robert Cialdini Prize for a "paper that uses field methods and demonstrates the relevance of social psychology to outside groups and communities"!

You can read it here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Dr. Jessie Stern @jessastern.bsky.social · 20d

How can we deal with difficult people in the workplace?
I really enjoyed this conversation with Rich Rininsland about how relationships research can inform leadership, team building, and a supportive workplace culture.
www.teambonding.com/podcast/supp...

The Science of Supportive Workplaces

Learn psychology-backed strategies for creating a supportive workplace that transforms difficult relationships and reduces conflict.

www.teambonding.com

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Dr. Jessie Stern @jessastern.bsky.social · 20d

Highlights from the NASEM @health.nationalacademies.org 2025 workshop on the neurobiology of empathy and compassion are newly published in this brief: ow.ly/c0eZ50WYkGg
Grateful to the speakers, co-organizers, and wonderful staff who brought together science and lived experience for this event.

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NASEM Health and Medicine @health.nationalacademies.org · 20d

How do empathy & compassion shape our lives?

Our May 2025 workshop explored the neurobiology behind these traits, how social & environmental factors influence them, & their potential to inform treatments for brain disorders & foster #WellBeing: buff.ly/7CI9pXe

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 20d

📈New research in Social Psychological and Personality Science reveals how government policies shape our beliefs about poverty. Countries with less spending and deregulated labor markets see more blame placed on individuals rather than systems.

Learn more: ow.ly/8AZv50WYMbR

Crowded urban crosswalk filled with diverse pedestrians moving in multiple directions during daytime.

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Ava Ma de Sousa @avamadesousa.bsky.social · Aug 28

So excited to share that my first first-author paper is out in
@commspsychol.nature.com
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In a mini-meta analysis of seven studies, we looked at whether loneliness is related to altered expectations of one’s own and others' emotion transitions.

www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Dr. Jessie Stern @jessastern.bsky.social · Sep 4

Today a former student from my Intro to Psychology class surprised me with this excellent gift 🙌🏼😆

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Meltem Yucel @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social · Aug 26

I just want to add that this work would not have been possible without @spspnews.bsky.social ‘s Climate Research Grant!!

Dr. Jessie Stern @jessastern.bsky.social · Aug 25

Finally, we find that parents' education level — but *not* political orientation — and the amount of time kids spent outdoors predict children's harsher judgments of environmental harm.♻️
Many thanks to co-authors @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social Tobias Grossmann & Amrisha Vaish
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The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · Aug 21

We're excited to share this call for submissions for the upcoming 2025 loveresearch.info symposium taking place virtually at the end of October. More information at the link below.

loveresearch.info/symposium

loveresearch.info

Monthly email of the latest scientific love research publications and other relevant information.

loveresearch.info

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Meltem Yucel @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social · Aug 25

New pub alert ‼️

Dr. Jessie Stern @jessastern.bsky.social · Aug 25

🚨New paper: Do young children think about environmental actions as moral?🌎
We find that children's environmental moral reasoning strengthens with age & predicts their pro-environmental choices in a trade-off task...
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www.tandfonline.com/eprint/II3SE... @cogdevsoc.bsky.social

Environmental Moral Cognition in Children and Adults

How does environmental moral cognition emerge in childhood? The present research examined individuals’ moral judgments of environmental actions and their choices in an environmental trade-off task ...

www.tandfonline.com

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Dr. Jessie Stern @jessastern.bsky.social · Aug 25

Finally, we find that parents' education level — but *not* political orientation — and the amount of time kids spent outdoors predict children's harsher judgments of environmental harm.♻️
Many thanks to co-authors @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social Tobias Grossmann & Amrisha Vaish
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Dr. Jessie Stern @jessastern.bsky.social · Aug 25

Both U.S. children & adults view pro-environmental behavior as positive and environmental harm as negative — even if sanctioned by authority.
But children & adults also show stronger moral judgments about harming humans than harming plants, animals, or ecosystems.🌳
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Dr. Jessie Stern @jessastern.bsky.social · Aug 25

🚨New paper: Do young children think about environmental actions as moral?🌎
We find that children's environmental moral reasoning strengthens with age & predicts their pro-environmental choices in a trade-off task...
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www.tandfonline.com/eprint/II3SE... @cogdevsoc.bsky.social

Environmental Moral Cognition in Children and Adults

How does environmental moral cognition emerge in childhood? The present research examined individuals’ moral judgments of environmental actions and their choices in an environmental trade-off task ...

www.tandfonline.com

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Aug 18

Climate models since the 1970s nailed it—most predicted global warming almost exactly as it happened.

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Pomona College @pomonacollege.bsky.social · Aug 11

Several of our incredible professors are being featured on NPR's The Academic Minute, sharing insights from their groundbreaking research with listeners across the country. Tune in to hear how their work is shaping how we understand the world—one minute at a time.
www.npr.org/podcasts/564...

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Dr. Jessie Stern @jessastern.bsky.social · Aug 11

🚨New paper: What psychological factors predict how we think about crime & punishment?🚔
Beyond the "usual suspects" of political beliefs, we show that insecure attachment predicts harsher responses to crime.
Read the full article #openaccess here: @tandfresearch.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1461...

Relational roots of retributive vs. restorative justice: attachment insecurity predicts harsher responses to crime

Crime is among the most important issues to U.S. voters, often determining the outcome of major elections, with consequences for public policy. In two studies, we examine the role of attachment in ...

doi.org

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Aug 6

Look at how having a child affects male and female happiness differently.

What do you notice?

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Dr. Jessie Stern @jessastern.bsky.social · Aug 5

"A Swedish study, published in JCPP Advances, took questionnaire responses from nearly 1,000 parents of twins, at 2 and 5 months... Genetics accounted for 50% of crying duration and settle ability at 2 months, and up to 70% at 5 months." www.parents.com/babies-cryin...
Study: doi.org/10.1002/jcv2...

New Study Reveals a Big Reason Some Babies Cry More Than Others

A Swedish study looks at why babies cry and experts weigh in on what this means for parents.

www.parents.com

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Hans Fredrik Sunde @hfsunde.bsky.social · Aug 4

Our new paper is out today! 🎉 In it, we use administrative register data to document how psychiatric disorders are strongly linked to parental income, from childhood far into adulthood. Furthermore, we attempt to separate causation and selection using kinship-based models.
doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · Aug 5

‘“in-class phone bans represent a low-cost, effective policy to modestly improve academic outcomes, especially for vulnerable student groups."

John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Aug 5

BREAKING: new study just dropped that shows compelling evidence that cell phone bans cause student grades to modestly increase.

Grade increases are largest among low performing students.

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Dr. Jessie Stern @jessastern.bsky.social · Aug 1

Love seeing "Beyond Difficult" in The Sydney Morning Herald's review of new books!📕 www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
@affirmpress.bsky.social @simonschusteranz.bsky.social @sydmorningherald.bsky.social

Here are 10 new books for your bedside reading pile

Our reviewers cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction releases.

www.smh.com.au

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Rodney Tompkins @rtompkins.bsky.social · Jun 22

New paper with past honors student Vanessa Chao and @zoeliberman.bsky.social in press at JECP:

“Children can consider social relationships when evaluating liars”

By the early elementary school years, people judge it as worse and meaner for a friend (vs. classmate) to lie.

doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

Redirecting

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Julia Marshall @juliamarshall.bsky.social · May 28

🥳🥳 New paper in @nathumbehav.nature.com: “When development constricts our moral circle." Contrary to popular belief, younger kids may start out with broader moral circles than older ones. Check it out here 👉 rdcu.be/eoaSe
w/ @mattiwilks.bsky.social @karrineldner.bsky.social & Lucius Caviola

When development constricts our moral circle

Nature Human Behaviour - Although many believe our moral circles expand with age, this Perspective discusses an early-emerging tendency to care for others.

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Society for Research in Child Development @srcdorg.bsky.social · Jul 23

💙 SRCD is pleased to announce the latest Monograph on gender identities and sexual orientation across childhood and adolescence. Read the full issue here: srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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