René Proyer
@rproyer.bsky.social
Prof. of Psychology at University of Halle-Wittenberg; Research in #personality; #play and #playfulness; #positivepsychology; #assessment President of http://eapa.science
www.zeit.de/gesundheit/2... mit Zitaten von mir zu unseren Arbeiten zu Verspieltheit an der @unihalle.bsky.social
Freude im Alltag: Die Evolution ein bisschen überlisten
Die Welt ist blöd und schlecht? Zum Glück lässt sich unser Gehirn trainieren, mehr Lebensfreude zu empfinden. Eines der Geheimnisse dahinter: echter Genuss.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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And now the paper has finally been accepted, I just wanna say to all the editors: PLEASE stop sending papers back out to reviewers after 1 (at most 2) round! It’s a burden on the system when a decision could be made without reviewers’ approvals. It’s not the reviewers’ job to have a final say!
October 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
And now the paper has finally been accepted, I just wanna say to all the editors: PLEASE stop sending papers back out to reviewers after 1 (at most 2) round! It’s a burden on the system when a decision could be made without reviewers’ approvals. It’s not the reviewers’ job to have a final say!
A practice-friendly summary of our latest study on playfulness and authenticity at work: www.inc.com/kit-eaton/wh... (original study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...)
Why It Might Pay to Be ‘Playful’ at Work
Play isn't just for kids—a study shows how the trait can build rapport with colleagues.
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October 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
A practice-friendly summary of our latest study on playfulness and authenticity at work: www.inc.com/kit-eaton/wh... (original study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...)
New paper out: "Understanding the social benefits for #playful employees in the workplace" Focus on the important role of #playfulness and #authenticity at work. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 1, 2025 at 7:36 AM
New paper out: "Understanding the social benefits for #playful employees in the workplace" Focus on the important role of #playfulness and #authenticity at work. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New study on the Impostor Phenomenon (IP): We (@rproyer.bsky.social) analyzed textual self-descriptions and found no associations between the authors' IP self-reports and word frequencies, except for using more anxiety-related words (r = .22). www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
Frontiers | Is the Impostor Phenomenon expressed in language? An LIWC analysis of textual self-descriptions
The Impostor Phenomenon (IP) describes individual differences in self-perceptions of intellectual fraudulence. Based on the notion that personality traits ar...
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September 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
New study on the Impostor Phenomenon (IP): We (@rproyer.bsky.social) analyzed textual self-descriptions and found no associations between the authors' IP self-reports and word frequencies, except for using more anxiety-related words (r = .22). www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
New publication out: "Ina picks flowers, while Klaus rides a motorcycle: A quantitative text analysis of #gender #stereotypes in German standardized #spelling #tests" Do spelling tests use gender role stereotypes? link.springer.com/article/10.1...
September 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
New publication out: "Ina picks flowers, while Klaus rides a motorcycle: A quantitative text analysis of #gender #stereotypes in German standardized #spelling #tests" Do spelling tests use gender role stereotypes? link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Out now in Annual Reviews with lab member Rebekka Sendatzki: „Examining #Play and #Playfulness at #Work: Current Knowledge, Practical Applications, and Future Research Directions“ - www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Examining Play and Playfulness at Work: Current Knowledge, Practical Applications, and Future Research Directions | Annual Reviews
Playfulness—the ability to frame or reframe situations in an engaging, intellectually stimulating, or entertaining way—is an emerging topic in organizational research. Traditionally seen as the opposi...
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August 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Out now in Annual Reviews with lab member Rebekka Sendatzki: „Examining #Play and #Playfulness at #Work: Current Knowledge, Practical Applications, and Future Research Directions“ - www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Interesting read by lab member @kabrau.bsky.social : "How Does the Helping Alliance Relate to Treatment #Satisfaction: Dyadic Analyses in Pediatric Pain Patients, Caregivers, and Healthcare Professionals" journals.lww.com/clinicalpain... Clinical J of #Pain
How Does the Helping Alliance Relate to Treatment... : The Clinical Journal of Pain
nt, previous studies have not observed an association between treatment satisfaction and other treatment outcomes, such as pain symptoms. We hypothesized that the helping alliance – both between patie...
journals.lww.com
August 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Interesting read by lab member @kabrau.bsky.social : "How Does the Helping Alliance Relate to Treatment #Satisfaction: Dyadic Analyses in Pediatric Pain Patients, Caregivers, and Healthcare Professionals" journals.lww.com/clinicalpain... Clinical J of #Pain
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And that’s a wrap on #ECPA16!
Huge thanks to everyone who joined us - especially our amazing speakers and keynotes. See you next time in Warsaw! 🧠👏
@psicologiaub.bsky.social #PsychAssessment #Barcelona2025
Huge thanks to everyone who joined us - especially our amazing speakers and keynotes. See you next time in Warsaw! 🧠👏
@psicologiaub.bsky.social #PsychAssessment #Barcelona2025
July 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
And that’s a wrap on #ECPA16!
Huge thanks to everyone who joined us - especially our amazing speakers and keynotes. See you next time in Warsaw! 🧠👏
@psicologiaub.bsky.social #PsychAssessment #Barcelona2025
Huge thanks to everyone who joined us - especially our amazing speakers and keynotes. See you next time in Warsaw! 🧠👏
@psicologiaub.bsky.social #PsychAssessment #Barcelona2025
It was a pleasure to talk about the work published in
PTAD and get in touch with prospective authors!
PTAD and get in touch with prospective authors!
July 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
It was a pleasure to talk about the work published in
PTAD and get in touch with prospective authors!
PTAD and get in touch with prospective authors!
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🎤 Keynote by Mathias Benedek – 09:00, Palau de les Heures Auditorium
“Advancements in Creativity Assessment”
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#ECPA16 #Barcelona2025
“Advancements in Creativity Assessment”
@psicologiaub.bsky.social
#ECPA16 #Barcelona2025
July 24, 2025 at 6:23 AM
🎤 Keynote by Mathias Benedek – 09:00, Palau de les Heures Auditorium
“Advancements in Creativity Assessment”
@psicologiaub.bsky.social
#ECPA16 #Barcelona2025
“Advancements in Creativity Assessment”
@psicologiaub.bsky.social
#ECPA16 #Barcelona2025
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🚨 Early-career researchers!
Join us for drinks & good convo at L’Ovella Negra Marina
📅 Wed, July 23 | 🕢 19:30
Meet and connect with fellow researchers in a chill setting. 🍻💬
#ECPA16 #Barcelona2025 #PsychologicalAssessment
@psicologiaub.bsky.social
Join us for drinks & good convo at L’Ovella Negra Marina
📅 Wed, July 23 | 🕢 19:30
Meet and connect with fellow researchers in a chill setting. 🍻💬
#ECPA16 #Barcelona2025 #PsychologicalAssessment
@psicologiaub.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🚨 Early-career researchers!
Join us for drinks & good convo at L’Ovella Negra Marina
📅 Wed, July 23 | 🕢 19:30
Meet and connect with fellow researchers in a chill setting. 🍻💬
#ECPA16 #Barcelona2025 #PsychologicalAssessment
@psicologiaub.bsky.social
Join us for drinks & good convo at L’Ovella Negra Marina
📅 Wed, July 23 | 🕢 19:30
Meet and connect with fellow researchers in a chill setting. 🍻💬
#ECPA16 #Barcelona2025 #PsychologicalAssessment
@psicologiaub.bsky.social
Thank you, again, for the invitation and the interesting discussion! I really enjoyed it. Happy to share our work done @unihalle.bsky.social with the participants
July 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Thank you, again, for the invitation and the interesting discussion! I really enjoyed it. Happy to share our work done @unihalle.bsky.social with the participants
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Ready for Day 2 at #ECPA16. Energized by yesterday’s sessions and eager for what’s ahead 🔍✨
#Barcelona2025 #PsychologicalAssessment
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#Barcelona2025 #PsychologicalAssessment
@psicologiaub.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Ready for Day 2 at #ECPA16. Energized by yesterday’s sessions and eager for what’s ahead 🔍✨
#Barcelona2025 #PsychologicalAssessment
@psicologiaub.bsky.social
#Barcelona2025 #PsychologicalAssessment
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Happening now:
🎤 Keynote by Andrea Hildebrandt - 9:00, Palau de les Heures Auditorium.
“Precision neurocognition: The power of modern psychometrics and open science"
#ECPA16 #PsychologicalAssessment #Barcelona2025
@psicologiaub.bsky.social
🎤 Keynote by Andrea Hildebrandt - 9:00, Palau de les Heures Auditorium.
“Precision neurocognition: The power of modern psychometrics and open science"
#ECPA16 #PsychologicalAssessment #Barcelona2025
@psicologiaub.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Happening now:
🎤 Keynote by Andrea Hildebrandt - 9:00, Palau de les Heures Auditorium.
“Precision neurocognition: The power of modern psychometrics and open science"
#ECPA16 #PsychologicalAssessment #Barcelona2025
@psicologiaub.bsky.social
🎤 Keynote by Andrea Hildebrandt - 9:00, Palau de les Heures Auditorium.
“Precision neurocognition: The power of modern psychometrics and open science"
#ECPA16 #PsychologicalAssessment #Barcelona2025
@psicologiaub.bsky.social
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July 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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🎓 Join us in the auditorium of Palau de les Heures for a Pre-Conference Workshop “Create your Discuss place and start evaluating in a qualitative and naturalistic way” by Oriol Barras!
🕒 Today | 15:00–16:00
#ECPA16 #PsychologicalAssessment #Workshop #Barcelona2025
🕒 Today | 15:00–16:00
#ECPA16 #PsychologicalAssessment #Workshop #Barcelona2025
July 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
🎓 Join us in the auditorium of Palau de les Heures for a Pre-Conference Workshop “Create your Discuss place and start evaluating in a qualitative and naturalistic way” by Oriol Barras!
🕒 Today | 15:00–16:00
#ECPA16 #PsychologicalAssessment #Workshop #Barcelona2025
🕒 Today | 15:00–16:00
#ECPA16 #PsychologicalAssessment #Workshop #Barcelona2025
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Welcome addresses by the UB Rector, EAPA President, UB Psychology Dean, and our Committee Chair set the tone for great conference ahead. 🙌
#WelcomeSession #PsychologicalAssessment #ECPA16 #Barcelona2025
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#WelcomeSession #PsychologicalAssessment #ECPA16 #Barcelona2025
@psicologiaub.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Welcome addresses by the UB Rector, EAPA President, UB Psychology Dean, and our Committee Chair set the tone for great conference ahead. 🙌
#WelcomeSession #PsychologicalAssessment #ECPA16 #Barcelona2025
@psicologiaub.bsky.social
#WelcomeSession #PsychologicalAssessment #ECPA16 #Barcelona2025
@psicologiaub.bsky.social
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🗓️ Just a few days to go!
#ECPA16 kicks off Tuesday, July 22 in #Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸
Make sure to check our official website for the full program, venue info, and everything you need to get ready!
🔗 bit.ly/3IzDLjq
#PsychologicalAssessment #Conference #Barcelona2025
#ECPA16 kicks off Tuesday, July 22 in #Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸
Make sure to check our official website for the full program, venue info, and everything you need to get ready!
🔗 bit.ly/3IzDLjq
#PsychologicalAssessment #Conference #Barcelona2025
ECPA
16th European Conference on Psychological Assessment! Join us in the vibrant city of Barcelona, Spain, from July 22nd to 25th, 2025.
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July 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🗓️ Just a few days to go!
#ECPA16 kicks off Tuesday, July 22 in #Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸
Make sure to check our official website for the full program, venue info, and everything you need to get ready!
🔗 bit.ly/3IzDLjq
#PsychologicalAssessment #Conference #Barcelona2025
#ECPA16 kicks off Tuesday, July 22 in #Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸
Make sure to check our official website for the full program, venue info, and everything you need to get ready!
🔗 bit.ly/3IzDLjq
#PsychologicalAssessment #Conference #Barcelona2025
Looking forward to this!
🗓️ Just a few days to go!
#ECPA16 kicks off Tuesday, July 22 in #Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸
Make sure to check our official website for the full program, venue info, and everything you need to get ready!
🔗 bit.ly/3IzDLjq
#PsychologicalAssessment #Conference #Barcelona2025
#ECPA16 kicks off Tuesday, July 22 in #Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸
Make sure to check our official website for the full program, venue info, and everything you need to get ready!
🔗 bit.ly/3IzDLjq
#PsychologicalAssessment #Conference #Barcelona2025
ECPA
16th European Conference on Psychological Assessment! Join us in the vibrant city of Barcelona, Spain, from July 22nd to 25th, 2025.
bit.ly
July 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Looking forward to this!
New paper out: "An initial study on the role of #playfulness in #vocational #interests and #career choices"
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July 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
New paper out: "An initial study on the role of #playfulness in #vocational #interests and #career choices"
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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Have you been to Barcelona before?
Discover what makes our city unforgettable! 🌆✨
Check out our website for insider tips – and don’t miss #ECPA16, the European Conference on Psychological Assessment, happening right here in Barcelona this year! 🧠📍
www.ecpa16conferencebcn.com/about-barcel...
Discover what makes our city unforgettable! 🌆✨
Check out our website for insider tips – and don’t miss #ECPA16, the European Conference on Psychological Assessment, happening right here in Barcelona this year! 🧠📍
www.ecpa16conferencebcn.com/about-barcel...
ABOUT BARCELONA - ECPA
16th European Conference on Psychological Assessment! Join us in the vibrant city of Barcelona, Spain, from July 22nd to 25th, 2025.
www.ecpa16conferencebcn.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Have you been to Barcelona before?
Discover what makes our city unforgettable! 🌆✨
Check out our website for insider tips – and don’t miss #ECPA16, the European Conference on Psychological Assessment, happening right here in Barcelona this year! 🧠📍
www.ecpa16conferencebcn.com/about-barcel...
Discover what makes our city unforgettable! 🌆✨
Check out our website for insider tips – and don’t miss #ECPA16, the European Conference on Psychological Assessment, happening right here in Barcelona this year! 🧠📍
www.ecpa16conferencebcn.com/about-barcel...
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📍 Venue Update!
#ECPA16 will now take place at the historic 🏛️ Palau de les Heures, located within the peaceful Mundet Campus of Barcelona 🌳
For more info, visit our website: bit.ly/43WNdEm
#PalauDeLesHeures #PsychologicalAssessment #Barcelona2025 #EuropeanConference
#ECPA16 will now take place at the historic 🏛️ Palau de les Heures, located within the peaceful Mundet Campus of Barcelona 🌳
For more info, visit our website: bit.ly/43WNdEm
#PalauDeLesHeures #PsychologicalAssessment #Barcelona2025 #EuropeanConference
CONFERENCE LOCATION - ECPA
16th European Conference on Psychological Assessment! Join us in the vibrant city of Barcelona, Spain, from July 22nd to 25th, 2025.
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June 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
📍 Venue Update!
#ECPA16 will now take place at the historic 🏛️ Palau de les Heures, located within the peaceful Mundet Campus of Barcelona 🌳
For more info, visit our website: bit.ly/43WNdEm
#PalauDeLesHeures #PsychologicalAssessment #Barcelona2025 #EuropeanConference
#ECPA16 will now take place at the historic 🏛️ Palau de les Heures, located within the peaceful Mundet Campus of Barcelona 🌳
For more info, visit our website: bit.ly/43WNdEm
#PalauDeLesHeures #PsychologicalAssessment #Barcelona2025 #EuropeanConference
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🎤 Explore our #ECPA16 keynote lineup → bit.ly/4loWYTe
All the #keynote speakers, all in one place. Click “Read more” on each to see what they’re all about!
#Barcelona2025 #PsychologicalAssessment #Psychology #Conference2025
All the #keynote speakers, all in one place. Click “Read more” on each to see what they’re all about!
#Barcelona2025 #PsychologicalAssessment #Psychology #Conference2025
Keynotes - ECPA
16th European Conference on Psychological Assessment! Join us in the vibrant city of Barcelona, Spain, from July 22nd to 25th, 2025.
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June 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
🎤 Explore our #ECPA16 keynote lineup → bit.ly/4loWYTe
All the #keynote speakers, all in one place. Click “Read more” on each to see what they’re all about!
#Barcelona2025 #PsychologicalAssessment #Psychology #Conference2025
All the #keynote speakers, all in one place. Click “Read more” on each to see what they’re all about!
#Barcelona2025 #PsychologicalAssessment #Psychology #Conference2025