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SPSP strives to advance the study, teaching, and application of social and personality psychology. Links, Reposts ≠ endorsement. Monitored 9am ET - 5pm ET, Monday-Friday
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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · Oct 16
📣Registration is open for the SPSP 2026 Annual Convention! Join us in Chicago from February 26-28, 2026, to connect with thousands of personality and social psychology researchers.

🐦Early Bird pricing ends on January 22!

Save your spot for #SPSP2026: ow.ly/5auC50XcF4j
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Have you booked your hotel for #SPSP2026? Our Early Bird registration will stay open until January 22 but our hotel block may sell out before then! Save your spot before the holiday break, and we'll see you in Chicago in February!

Register here: https://ow.ly/MMaU50XHEOz
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December 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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How do some children learn to eat some animals while continuing to care for others? New research suggests that this is caused by resolving the conflict between moral values and human cultural practices.

Read more in #SPPS: https://ow.ly/81NL50XHCS7
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December 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Ella Lombard is studying how youth engage with technologies like social media and AI, exploring how educators can help them develop crucial digital and information literacy skills.

Learn more in our latest SPSP Member Spotlight: https://ow.ly/B1AT50XHnOx
December 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Really looking forward to this! Teaching schedule has meant is missed most this fall, glad to have this one on Friday
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🌍It's your last chance to explore the intersection of psychology and climate justice as we host the final event in our APA Interdivisional Webinar Series! Learn how psychology can cultivate climate justice beliefs.

📆December 12, 10 AM US ET

Register: https://ow.ly/rTxP50XGFNR
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December 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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The National Science Foundation has an immense impact on STEM education and it bolsters the STEM workforce of tomorrow. SPSP is proud to join dozens of other science societies in urging Congress to protect NSF funding.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/A0Wc50XGFVc
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December 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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🌍It's your last chance to explore the intersection of psychology and climate justice as we host the final event in our APA Interdivisional Webinar Series! Learn how psychology can cultivate climate justice beliefs.

📆December 12, 10 AM US ET

Register: https://ow.ly/rTxP50XGFNR
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December 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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📊New research: Psychological obstacles related to masculinity perceptions and sexist beliefs appear to hinder acceptance of plant-based meat alternatives. The study has important implications for how meat substitutes can be marketed.

Read more in #SPPS: https://ow.ly/erRe50XGFGP
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December 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Tomorrow, 3-4 PM ET: Don't miss the final event in our Op-Ed Office Hours series! In this session, Psychgeist Media Founder Dave Nussbaum will discuss how to extend your influence beyond the publication of an op-ed.

Sign up here: https://ow.ly/Kn9L50XFSb1
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December 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Looking to expand your editorial experience? The SPSP Reviewer & Editor Network connects scholars with opportunities across our leading journals. Add your profile today and be ready when the right opportunity comes along.

Create a listing here: https://ow.ly/ymw550XFSlb
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December 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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📈New #SPPS research: Subjective economic inequality undermines engagement in health-promoting behaviors like regular physical activity and healthy eating. The research helps refute the idea that health issues are solely due to personal choices.

📖: https://ow.ly/ZM7v50XFRUb
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December 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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SPSP is excited to announce the latest addition to our Heritage Wall, Dr. Michael Inzlicht - whose work sheds light on the most fascinating puzzles of human motivation.

Learn more + consider donating to our Heritage Initiative to support future scholars: https://ow.ly/c11z50XE4Tz
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December 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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🏨#SPSP2026 Housing Update for Students: We are now sold out for student-rate rooms in the Marriott on February 26-27 and in the Hyatt on February 27.

✔️Book your hotel today to save your spot and message us if you have any questions!

👉Start here: https://ow.ly/BNkq50XFMYA
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December 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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📈New research illustrates how group members become willing to make extreme sacrifices. The key factor: collective narcissism, or believing your group is exceptional but underappreciated by others.

Read more in #PSPB: https://ow.ly/Pnuz50XE4lX
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December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Today at 2 PM ET: Register to attend the next virtual event in our series highlighting scholars from primarily undergraduate institutions. Fade Eadeh will present his research on white supremacist terrorism.

RSVP here: https://ow.ly/yla550XE4vg
Virtual talk on white supremacist terrorism's impact on political beliefs and identity, hosted by Seattle University on December 8.
December 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Have you registered for #SPSP2026 in Chicago yet (February 26-28)? Early bid pricing ends on January 22 - now is the perfect time to register before the holiday break! Save your spot and book your hotel today.

Learn more + register here: https://ow.ly/LfP550XCa4J
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December 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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New research identifies a hidden cost of gratitude expressions, indicating that amplified gratitude can undermine couples' well-being by compromising authenticity and responsiveness.

Read more in #PSPB: https://ow.ly/RXnY50XCa9I
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December 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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SPSP has joined over 40 scientific associations in urging the U.S. Congress to fund the National Science Foundation at the highest levels possible, citing its immense impact on developing STEM education and the STEM workforce.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/ERWu50XC9KQ
SPSP Calls for Continued Funding of National Science Foundation
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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In March, our grant and the broader DoD Minerva social science initiative were terminated. I haven’t said much until now. Thank you to Tim Wilson for inviting me to share.

#research #socialscience #sciencepolicy #academia
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Another example of cancelled research from the What We'll Never Know series. Dr. Jennifer Kubota @jenikubota.bsky.social 🧪
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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🤔 Curious about career options beyond academia? Join James Dunlea of Healogix for a Free-Form Friday session that will focus on navigating this transition and best practices for tackling the industry job-hunt.

📆December 5, 2-3 PM ET

👉Sign up: https://ow.ly/viEY50XByLq
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December 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Our newest SPSP Member Spotlight showcases the work of Ella Lombard, a researcher at education research organization foundry10. Dr. Lombard studies how tech like social media and AI shape youth learning, connection, and civic engagement.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/511L50XByjg
SPSP Member Spotlight Ella Lombard foundry10
December 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Interesting SPPS finding: Thinking independently before seeking advice (a common prescription!) may backfire. The more you engage with a decision, the more likely you'll share your view and anchor your advisor - undermining the independent perspective you need.

Learn more: journals.sagepub.com...
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December 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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New post with grad student @ugurozkusen.bsky.social out in @spspnews.bsky.social's Character & Context on a new JEP:G paper using intergroup contact on social media to reduce prejudice.

Read the Character & Context post: tinyurl.com/28hyccs7
Read the full paper in JEP:G: tinyurl.com/mpkhsjay

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Positive Interactions on Social Media Might Help Reduce Prejudice | SPSP
Social media is blamed for dividing people, but can it also help bring people together?
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December 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Join the next installment of SPSP's LGBTQ+ Research Journal Club! This event will be an opportunity to connect with colleagues, share experiences, and build supportive networks within personality and social psychology.

📆December 5, 1-2 PM ET

Sign up here: https://ow.ly/VQil50XBk5N
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December 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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👩‍🎓Students: How does summer in Scotland sound?

There's still time to apply for the 2026 Summer School of Personality Science in Edinburgh, hosted by the European Association of Personality Psychology!

Apply here before December 15: https://ow.ly/bjxE50XBksg
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December 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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📈New research findings may help explain why gratitude has always been central to the practice of religion: gratitude is one affective mechanism through which religion is sustained.

Authors: Patty Van Cappellen, @amandabernal.bsky.social, Sara B. Algoe

Read more in #PSPB: ow.ly/xir950XAhmg
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December 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM