CivicHaven
@civichaven.bsky.social
CivicHaven promotes mental health wellness and resilience amid political stress.
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For information purposes only. Non-partisan, non-therapeutic. Follows and reposts ≠ endorsements. Account doesn't rep anyone’s views.
https://linktr.ee/CivicHaven
For information purposes only. Non-partisan, non-therapeutic. Follows and reposts ≠ endorsements. Account doesn't rep anyone’s views.
The idea of threats as political communication shows:
- how normalized violent rhetoric has become and
- the urgent need to protect ourselves from the psychological damage that violent speech inflicts.
#AcademicSky #Psychology #SocialPsychology #PoliticalPsychology
- how normalized violent rhetoric has become and
- the urgent need to protect ourselves from the psychological damage that violent speech inflicts.
#AcademicSky #Psychology #SocialPsychology #PoliticalPsychology
Threats against members of Congress rose 58% compared to last year, according to US Capitol Police.
Here's an updated version of a chart showing levels of threats since 2016 in my PolComm article "Threats as Political Communication," w/ @lilymasonphd.bsky.social.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Here's an updated version of a chart showing levels of threats since 2016 in my PolComm article "Threats as Political Communication," w/ @lilymasonphd.bsky.social.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
January 29, 2026 at 7:29 PM
The idea of threats as political communication shows:
- how normalized violent rhetoric has become and
- the urgent need to protect ourselves from the psychological damage that violent speech inflicts.
#AcademicSky #Psychology #SocialPsychology #PoliticalPsychology
- how normalized violent rhetoric has become and
- the urgent need to protect ourselves from the psychological damage that violent speech inflicts.
#AcademicSky #Psychology #SocialPsychology #PoliticalPsychology
➡ “[We] prioritize interventions at multiple leverage points, focusing on pragmatic mechanisms over voluntary compliance.”
#AIethics #aigenerated #DemocracyInDanger #AgenticAI
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#AIethics #aigenerated #DemocracyInDanger #AgenticAI
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
January 22, 2026 at 11:46 PM
➡ “[We] prioritize interventions at multiple leverage points, focusing on pragmatic mechanisms over voluntary compliance.”
#AIethics #aigenerated #DemocracyInDanger #AgenticAI
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#AIethics #aigenerated #DemocracyInDanger #AgenticAI
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Happy New Year!!
December 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Happy New Year!!
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#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky
Fear not, we add plenty of Stats Glitz on top to make our rating scales #sciency.
Fear not, we add plenty of Stats Glitz on top to make our rating scales #sciency.
December 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky
Fear not, we add plenty of Stats Glitz on top to make our rating scales #sciency.
Fear not, we add plenty of Stats Glitz on top to make our rating scales #sciency.
Study: Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi Games’ Affordance of Childlike Wonder and Reduced Burnout Risk in Young Adults
#supermario #yoshi #videogames
games.jmir.org/2025/1/e84219
#supermario #yoshi #videogames
games.jmir.org/2025/1/e84219
Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi Games’ Affordance of Childlike Wonder and Reduced Burnout Risk in Young Adults: In-Depth Mixed Methods Cross-Sectional Study
Background: Unrelenting pressure and an “always-on” culture can leave no time for genuine rest among young adults. While playing video games has been noted to afford cognitive escapism and relaxation,...
games.jmir.org
December 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Study: Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi Games’ Affordance of Childlike Wonder and Reduced Burnout Risk in Young Adults
#supermario #yoshi #videogames
games.jmir.org/2025/1/e84219
#supermario #yoshi #videogames
games.jmir.org/2025/1/e84219
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Ultimately, our graphics should tell a story about our research, whether it’s about changing media habits or shifting social norms. Here's a few of our favorite visuals from 2025, how we made them, and what makes them successful.
Our favorite data visualizations of 2025
In this post, we’ll highlight a few of our favorite visuals from 2025 and walk through how we made them and what makes them successful.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Ultimately, our graphics should tell a story about our research, whether it’s about changing media habits or shifting social norms. Here's a few of our favorite visuals from 2025, how we made them, and what makes them successful.
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🆕 What kind of personalities are drawn to politics? 🗳️
This cross-national study across 🇨🇦🇩🇰🇮🇱🇳🇱🇨🇭 explores #Representation and how honesty-humility and other HEXACO personality traits shape people’s ambition to run for office 🧵1/2
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This cross-national study across 🇨🇦🇩🇰🇮🇱🇳🇱🇨🇭 explores #Representation and how honesty-humility and other HEXACO personality traits shape people’s ambition to run for office 🧵1/2
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Too honest and humble to run for office? Citizens’ personality traits, nascent ambition, and recruitment | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
Too honest and humble to run for office? Citizens’ personality traits, nascent ambition, and recruitment
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November 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🆕 What kind of personalities are drawn to politics? 🗳️
This cross-national study across 🇨🇦🇩🇰🇮🇱🇳🇱🇨🇭 explores #Representation and how honesty-humility and other HEXACO personality traits shape people’s ambition to run for office 🧵1/2
buff.ly/xk4qMa3
This cross-national study across 🇨🇦🇩🇰🇮🇱🇳🇱🇨🇭 explores #Representation and how honesty-humility and other HEXACO personality traits shape people’s ambition to run for office 🧵1/2
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The PBO confirms my bill to add mental health care to the Canada Health Act is affordable—about a 1.5% increase in health spending. The cost of doing nothing is far higher. Mental health is nation-building. Canadians deserve care based on need, not income.
MP Johns calls for nation building-investment in mental health
YouTube video by Gord Johns
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December 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The PBO confirms my bill to add mental health care to the Canada Health Act is affordable—about a 1.5% increase in health spending. The cost of doing nothing is far higher. Mental health is nation-building. Canadians deserve care based on need, not income.
When Clients Form Relationships With Chatbots | Psychology Today
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When Clients Form Relationships With Chatbots
Clients now bring chatbot conversations into therapy sessions. What does this shift mean for growth, dependence, frustration, and the future of relational work?
www.psychologytoday.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
When Clients Form Relationships With Chatbots | Psychology Today
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/unde...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/unde...
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Minority Power
"Marginalized groups develop sophisticated alternative conceptualizations of power as collective resistance, cultural preservation and mutual aid that enable transformation despite structural disadvantages."
#SocialPsyc
"Marginalized groups develop sophisticated alternative conceptualizations of power as collective resistance, cultural preservation and mutual aid that enable transformation despite structural disadvantages."
#SocialPsyc
December 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Minority Power
"Marginalized groups develop sophisticated alternative conceptualizations of power as collective resistance, cultural preservation and mutual aid that enable transformation despite structural disadvantages."
#SocialPsyc
"Marginalized groups develop sophisticated alternative conceptualizations of power as collective resistance, cultural preservation and mutual aid that enable transformation despite structural disadvantages."
#SocialPsyc
AI applications are supplemental tools that should be viewed as complementing rather than replacing human mental health professionals.
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 AM
AI applications are supplemental tools that should be viewed as complementing rather than replacing human mental health professionals.
December 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM