Devinder Khera
@davekhera.bsky.social
Ph.D. Candidate @ Western University | Close Relationships & Sexuality | SSHRC Scholar | 🇨🇦 🇮🇳
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AI presents a fundamental threat to our ability to use polls to assess public opinion. Bad actors who are able to infiltrate panels can flip close election polls for less than the cost of a Starbucks coffee. Models will also infer and confirm hypotheses in experiments. Current quality checks fail
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
AI presents a fundamental threat to our ability to use polls to assess public opinion. Bad actors who are able to infiltrate panels can flip close election polls for less than the cost of a Starbucks coffee. Models will also infer and confirm hypotheses in experiments. Current quality checks fail
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Is social interaction a tradeoff of autonomy for belonging compared to being alone? New paper by phenom @elainehoan.bsky.social says yes if you're interacting with strangers, no if you're interacting with friends/family. With a romantic partner you gain in both. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Is social interaction a tradeoff of autonomy for belonging compared to being alone? New paper by phenom @elainehoan.bsky.social says yes if you're interacting with strangers, no if you're interacting with friends/family. With a romantic partner you gain in both. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Nice coverage of our Pseudo project in Nature Reviews. @johnsakaluk.bsky.social @davekhera.bsky.social @helenaqin.bsky.social @sarahcestanton.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Common method bias can lead to spurious correlations in relationship studies
Nature Reviews Psychology - Common method bias can lead to spurious correlations in relationship studies
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October 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Nice coverage of our Pseudo project in Nature Reviews. @johnsakaluk.bsky.social @davekhera.bsky.social @helenaqin.bsky.social @sarahcestanton.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
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Is the idea that getting into a romantic relationship increases well-being a myth? A new MacLab paper says no. And I had so much to say about this work, I started a Substack: The Unromantic. Links for the paper and the Substack in replies.
September 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Is the idea that getting into a romantic relationship increases well-being a myth? A new MacLab paper says no. And I had so much to say about this work, I started a Substack: The Unromantic. Links for the paper and the Substack in replies.
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I am beyond excited to announce that ggplot2 4.0.0 has just landed on CRAN.
It's not every day we have a new major #ggplot2 release but it is a fitting 18 year birthday present for the package.
Get an overview of the release in this blog post and be on the lookout for more in-depth posts #rstats
It's not every day we have a new major #ggplot2 release but it is a fitting 18 year birthday present for the package.
Get an overview of the release in this blog post and be on the lookout for more in-depth posts #rstats
ggplot2 4.0.0
A new major version of ggplot2 has been released on CRAN. Find out what is new here.
www.tidyverse.org
September 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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For potential grad students: if you're interested in this kind of work on assessing and improving close relationships measures, our group just got a grant to do five more years of it. Join our team!
In a new paper, my colleagues and I set out to demonstrate how method biases can create spurious findings in relationship science, by using a seemingly meaningless scale (e.g., "My relationship has very good Saturn") to predict relationship outcomes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Pseudo Effects: How Method Biases Can Produce Spurious Findings About Close Relationships - Samantha Joel, John K. Sakaluk, James J. Kim, Devinder Khera, Helena Yuchen Qin, Sarah C. E. Stanton, 2025
Research on interpersonal relationships frequently relies on accurate self-reporting across various relationship facets (e.g., conflict, trust, appreciation). Y...
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September 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
For potential grad students: if you're interested in this kind of work on assessing and improving close relationships measures, our group just got a grant to do five more years of it. Join our team!
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Our preprint for #dyadic SEM tutorial with {dySEM} is back up/available!
Thanks to @psyarxivbot.bsky.social team quickly retooling their approach (and the thankless work of the mods) to help sift the real from the slop!
Thanks to @psyarxivbot.bsky.social team quickly retooling their approach (and the thankless work of the mods) to help sift the real from the slop!
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Very excited (w/ @omarjcamanto.bsky.social) to share our preprint tutorial for using our R 📦 dySEM for #dyadic data analysis with latent variables, in cross-sectional data sets.
This paper has been literal years in the making, and provides three distinct tutorials.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Very excited (w/ @omarjcamanto.bsky.social) to share our preprint tutorial for using our R 📦 dySEM for #dyadic data analysis with latent variables, in cross-sectional data sets.
This paper has been literal years in the making, and provides three distinct tutorials.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
September 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Our preprint for #dyadic SEM tutorial with {dySEM} is back up/available!
Thanks to @psyarxivbot.bsky.social team quickly retooling their approach (and the thankless work of the mods) to help sift the real from the slop!
Thanks to @psyarxivbot.bsky.social team quickly retooling their approach (and the thankless work of the mods) to help sift the real from the slop!
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Excellent paper alert!!!
In a new paper, my colleagues and I set out to demonstrate how method biases can create spurious findings in relationship science, by using a seemingly meaningless scale (e.g., "My relationship has very good Saturn") to predict relationship outcomes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Pseudo Effects: How Method Biases Can Produce Spurious Findings About Close Relationships - Samantha Joel, John K. Sakaluk, James J. Kim, Devinder Khera, Helena Yuchen Qin, Sarah C. E. Stanton, 2025
Research on interpersonal relationships frequently relies on accurate self-reporting across various relationship facets (e.g., conflict, trust, appreciation). Y...
journals.sagepub.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Excellent paper alert!!!
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I’ve watched Sam give two talks about this topic (once as a first year grad student which was extremely formative for my research trajectory). Very excited to see this in print!
In a new paper, my colleagues and I set out to demonstrate how method biases can create spurious findings in relationship science, by using a seemingly meaningless scale (e.g., "My relationship has very good Saturn") to predict relationship outcomes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Pseudo Effects: How Method Biases Can Produce Spurious Findings About Close Relationships - Samantha Joel, John K. Sakaluk, James J. Kim, Devinder Khera, Helena Yuchen Qin, Sarah C. E. Stanton, 2025
Research on interpersonal relationships frequently relies on accurate self-reporting across various relationship facets (e.g., conflict, trust, appreciation). Y...
journals.sagepub.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I’ve watched Sam give two talks about this topic (once as a first year grad student which was extremely formative for my research trajectory). Very excited to see this in print!
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This is schmeasurement's Dead Salmon fMRI study:
A cautionary tale of how standard research practices can produce misleading results.
I love it. Immediately putting it on my reading lists.
A cautionary tale of how standard research practices can produce misleading results.
I love it. Immediately putting it on my reading lists.
In a new paper, my colleagues and I set out to demonstrate how method biases can create spurious findings in relationship science, by using a seemingly meaningless scale (e.g., "My relationship has very good Saturn") to predict relationship outcomes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Pseudo Effects: How Method Biases Can Produce Spurious Findings About Close Relationships - Samantha Joel, John K. Sakaluk, James J. Kim, Devinder Khera, Helena Yuchen Qin, Sarah C. E. Stanton, 2025
Research on interpersonal relationships frequently relies on accurate self-reporting across various relationship facets (e.g., conflict, trust, appreciation). Y...
journals.sagepub.com
September 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This is schmeasurement's Dead Salmon fMRI study:
A cautionary tale of how standard research practices can produce misleading results.
I love it. Immediately putting it on my reading lists.
A cautionary tale of how standard research practices can produce misleading results.
I love it. Immediately putting it on my reading lists.
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It's out!!🌶️🔥
In a new paper, my colleagues and I set out to demonstrate how method biases can create spurious findings in relationship science, by using a seemingly meaningless scale (e.g., "My relationship has very good Saturn") to predict relationship outcomes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Pseudo Effects: How Method Biases Can Produce Spurious Findings About Close Relationships - Samantha Joel, John K. Sakaluk, James J. Kim, Devinder Khera, Helena Yuchen Qin, Sarah C. E. Stanton, 2025
Research on interpersonal relationships frequently relies on accurate self-reporting across various relationship facets (e.g., conflict, trust, appreciation). Y...
journals.sagepub.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It's out!!🌶️🔥
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Shoutout to my talented coauthors @johnsakaluk.bsky.social, James Kim, @davekhera.bsky.social, Helena Qin and @sarahcestanton.bsky.social.
September 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Shoutout to my talented coauthors @johnsakaluk.bsky.social, James Kim, @davekhera.bsky.social, Helena Qin and @sarahcestanton.bsky.social.
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When considering the moving to UWO, the opportunity to have Sam as a colleague in SPDP, and work with her, was a huge draw. And I'll never forget how agitated her award-winning address--where she first laid these ideas out--left the audience. Incredibly proud to see this work out and play a role.
Shoutout to my talented coauthors @johnsakaluk.bsky.social, James Kim, @davekhera.bsky.social, Helena Qin and @sarahcestanton.bsky.social.
September 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
When considering the moving to UWO, the opportunity to have Sam as a colleague in SPDP, and work with her, was a huge draw. And I'll never forget how agitated her award-winning address--where she first laid these ideas out--left the audience. Incredibly proud to see this work out and play a role.
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From this paper:
(Holy Cow! Reminds me also of how Bullshit Receptivity items can glom together!)
(Holy Cow! Reminds me also of how Bullshit Receptivity items can glom together!)
September 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
From this paper:
(Holy Cow! Reminds me also of how Bullshit Receptivity items can glom together!)
(Holy Cow! Reminds me also of how Bullshit Receptivity items can glom together!)
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🚨 YA’LL!! HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS PAPER TO COME OUT FOR AGES. IT IS SO SATURN.
I MEAN, IT IS SO GOOD.
SAME THING.
(JUST READ IT)
I MEAN, IT IS SO GOOD.
SAME THING.
(JUST READ IT)
In a new paper, my colleagues and I set out to demonstrate how method biases can create spurious findings in relationship science, by using a seemingly meaningless scale (e.g., "My relationship has very good Saturn") to predict relationship outcomes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Pseudo Effects: How Method Biases Can Produce Spurious Findings About Close Relationships - Samantha Joel, John K. Sakaluk, James J. Kim, Devinder Khera, Helena Yuchen Qin, Sarah C. E. Stanton, 2025
Research on interpersonal relationships frequently relies on accurate self-reporting across various relationship facets (e.g., conflict, trust, appreciation). Y...
journals.sagepub.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
🚨 YA’LL!! HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS PAPER TO COME OUT FOR AGES. IT IS SO SATURN.
I MEAN, IT IS SO GOOD.
SAME THING.
(JUST READ IT)
I MEAN, IT IS SO GOOD.
SAME THING.
(JUST READ IT)
Reposted by Devinder Khera
In a new paper, my colleagues and I set out to demonstrate how method biases can create spurious findings in relationship science, by using a seemingly meaningless scale (e.g., "My relationship has very good Saturn") to predict relationship outcomes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Pseudo Effects: How Method Biases Can Produce Spurious Findings About Close Relationships - Samantha Joel, John K. Sakaluk, James J. Kim, Devinder Khera, Helena Yuchen Qin, Sarah C. E. Stanton, 2025
Research on interpersonal relationships frequently relies on accurate self-reporting across various relationship facets (e.g., conflict, trust, appreciation). Y...
journals.sagepub.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
In a new paper, my colleagues and I set out to demonstrate how method biases can create spurious findings in relationship science, by using a seemingly meaningless scale (e.g., "My relationship has very good Saturn") to predict relationship outcomes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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I'll be recruiting a grad student to join the UNICORN lab for Fall 2026! If you know any magical students interested in gender/sex, LGBTQ+ issues, intergroup relations, stereotyping & prejudice, social cognition, feminism, issues of bodily autonomy, or anything else I do, please send them my way!
a cartoon unicorn with a rainbow mane is dancing on a dance floor
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August 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I'll be recruiting a grad student to join the UNICORN lab for Fall 2026! If you know any magical students interested in gender/sex, LGBTQ+ issues, intergroup relations, stereotyping & prejudice, social cognition, feminism, issues of bodily autonomy, or anything else I do, please send them my way!
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The Love Consortium Statistics Decision Tree launched today! Think of it like a choose-your-own adventure guide to help you identify the best analyses for your specific dataset and research question.
theloveconsortium.org/so/9fPWyVE6Z...
#DataScience #Statistics
theloveconsortium.org/so/9fPWyVE6Z...
#DataScience #Statistics
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July 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Love Consortium Statistics Decision Tree launched today! Think of it like a choose-your-own adventure guide to help you identify the best analyses for your specific dataset and research question.
theloveconsortium.org/so/9fPWyVE6Z...
#DataScience #Statistics
theloveconsortium.org/so/9fPWyVE6Z...
#DataScience #Statistics
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🧵
Very excited (w/ @omarjcamanto.bsky.social) to share our preprint tutorial for using our R 📦 dySEM for #dyadic data analysis with latent variables, in cross-sectional data sets.
This paper has been literal years in the making, and provides three distinct tutorials.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Very excited (w/ @omarjcamanto.bsky.social) to share our preprint tutorial for using our R 📦 dySEM for #dyadic data analysis with latent variables, in cross-sectional data sets.
This paper has been literal years in the making, and provides three distinct tutorials.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
July 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🧵
Very excited (w/ @omarjcamanto.bsky.social) to share our preprint tutorial for using our R 📦 dySEM for #dyadic data analysis with latent variables, in cross-sectional data sets.
This paper has been literal years in the making, and provides three distinct tutorials.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Very excited (w/ @omarjcamanto.bsky.social) to share our preprint tutorial for using our R 📦 dySEM for #dyadic data analysis with latent variables, in cross-sectional data sets.
This paper has been literal years in the making, and provides three distinct tutorials.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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New MacLab paper. Do people partner up to save on rent? Apparently not.
Money can’t buy love but it might be a necessary first step, psychologists find.
New research by @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social shows that single people with higher incomes are more likely to want a relationship, think they are ready for one, and start one up.
💙 www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/money-c...
New research by @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social shows that single people with higher incomes are more likely to want a relationship, think they are ready for one, and start one up.
💙 www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/money-c...
July 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
New MacLab paper. Do people partner up to save on rent? Apparently not.
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Excited to share that I will be the next Editor-in-Chief of Archives of Sexual Behavior.
See: link.springer.com/journal/1050...
See: link.springer.com/journal/1050...
Archives of Sexual Behavior
The official publication of the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR), Archives of Sexual Behavior publishes scientific research on sex, gender, and ...
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June 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Excited to share that I will be the next Editor-in-Chief of Archives of Sexual Behavior.
See: link.springer.com/journal/1050...
See: link.springer.com/journal/1050...
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Our paper is now out: Trust in Close Relationships Revisited. All the buzzwords: bifactor modelling, invariance testing, construct, and a few others. Joking aside, @omarjcamanto.bsky.social is a very skilled and careful data wrangler/analyst while also able to relate theory and data. 👇
June 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Our paper is now out: Trust in Close Relationships Revisited. All the buzzwords: bifactor modelling, invariance testing, construct, and a few others. Joking aside, @omarjcamanto.bsky.social is a very skilled and careful data wrangler/analyst while also able to relate theory and data. 👇
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This university bookstore is a giant Stroop test
May 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This university bookstore is a giant Stroop test
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Issue 5 of #JSexResearch is now online with contributions from @drjustingarcia.bsky.social @mlchivers.bsky.social @typicaltims.bsky.social @drkristenmark.bsky.social
@kinseyinstitute.bsky.social @sexsciencesociety.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/toc/hjsr20/6...
@kinseyinstitute.bsky.social @sexsciencesociety.bsky.social
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The Journal of Sex Research
Volume 62, Issue 5 of The Journal of Sex Research
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May 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Issue 5 of #JSexResearch is now online with contributions from @drjustingarcia.bsky.social @mlchivers.bsky.social @typicaltims.bsky.social @drkristenmark.bsky.social
@kinseyinstitute.bsky.social @sexsciencesociety.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/toc/hjsr20/6...
@kinseyinstitute.bsky.social @sexsciencesociety.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/toc/hjsr20/6...