Our lab's paper on the functions of religion is now published! Pretty version here: compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1.... Full text & more info in thread below.
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Not just anger.
Across 3 studies (N>950, 🇵🇱🇺🇸), feeling significant and growing in a group predicted collective action better than negative emotions—even beyond identity, injustice & efficacy.
👉 Action is fueled by meaning, not only outrage.
#CollectiveAction #socialpsyc Read: doi.org/10.1111/jopy...
STIMULUS and RESPONSE interview with BF Skinner on #Kindle #KindleUnlimted amzn.to/3O3jQwr #SocialPsychology #CognitivePsychology #Psychology #DevelopmentalPsychology #SocialPsyc #DevPsyc #PopularPsychologyPosts #PsychSciSky #AppliedPsych #ClinPsy #SchoolPsychology #AppliedPsychology #ebook
With a lead by @Magdalena Zawisza @Natasza Kosakowska-Berezecka, we tested ambivalent sexism theory tenets and explored novel correlations with national outcomes in 62 nations. #sexism #gender #socialpsyc #cross-cultural Read: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
🧠 Do adolescents in more gender-equal countries feel more motivated to act for gender equality?
🙌And is strong gender identity really what drives collective action? Check out the new paper from our Lab #ProtestLab Gdansk, with @Göksu Celikkol as a lead. #gender #positivemasculinity #socialpsyc
The study also found that:
• perceiving oneself as both more agentic and more communal (e.g., empathetic, supportive) is associated with higher well-being,
• whereas a sense of not fitting masculine expectations may lower young men’s well-being. #gender #socialpsyc #masculinity #equaman
Cognitive Processing International Quarterly of Cognitive Science
In 'Cognitive Processing', this #OpenAccess study supports the hyper-systemizing hypothesis, showing that systemizing tendencies, rather than autistic traits alone, contribute to conspiracy belief endorsement. bit.ly/4spEN3x #SocialPsyc #PsycSci
📃 Call for Papers 📃
“Current and New Directions in Cross-Cultural Gender Research in Psychology”
Abstracts due: 01 May 2026
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1. New in-press paper on religion's functions, co-authored with amazing lab manager James Nesbit! Full text here, more info in thread below: columbiasamclab.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/....
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Citizens tend to lose faith in meritocracy as inequality rises within their country over time.
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Looking for recommendations: who in academia is writing about the social phenomenon of grift (health, political, otherwise)?
Any leads out there for who is writing/thinking about this? #academicsky #sts #sociology #polisky #socialpsyc 🗺️ #geosky
For similar results, see...
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Recently published...
The Oxford Handbook of Leadership, Followership, and Identity
doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
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And for a recent defense of the replicability of the ego-depletion effect, see...
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PhD Position on Factual Belief Polarisation at Rahoud University, The Netherlands with @roderikrekker.bsky.social, @hakancakmak.bsky.social, @bojanaveckalov.bsky.social, and Carolien van Ham.
#PhDSky #PsychJobs #SocialPsyc polipsy
"Scholars must analyze groups as they are embedded in relations of power to meaningfully evaluate the democratic consequences of polarization."
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“When the political production of meanings, narratives, or identities is bracketed in the name of neutrality, social and behavioral science risks rendering unintelligible the very forces that generate the attitudes and conflicts it seeks to explain.”
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We hope everyone has been having a wonderful #SPSP2026!
This is a reminder that @ismaharif.bsky.social will be presenting in just a few hours!! 🗣️📄
Come chat about methods, theory, findings, and support a great talk and engage with the lab! 👋🏽
#socialpsyc #socialpsych #academicsky
Session Update ⬇️
Come find us at #SPSP2026 Chicago today 👋
Speak to the team at booth #19 and discover how to use Prolific’s bot detection tools in your academic research. $50 credits offer available for new users!
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Do people want empathy from AI?
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Do people want empathy from AI?' A study in Communications Psychology shows people choose human empathy, yet rate #AI empathy higher—pointing to AI’s role as a supplement to human emotional support. 🔗 Read more here: bit.ly/479upUT. @jdweng.bsky.social #socialpsyc
#SPSP2026 kicks off tomorrow in Chicago! The Media MOSAIC Lab is ecstatic for the next few days of #socialpsyc conferencing! 👋🏽🤩
We are excited for @ismaharif.bsky.social's presentation on Saturday. He will be presenting his paper with our lab PI @nibasaleem.bsky.social! 🗣️📄
For session info, see ⬇️
Rethinking Psychological Capital: A Bourdieusian Critique of Neoliberal Subjectivity
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Rethinking Psychological Capital: A Bourdieusian Critique of Neoliberal Subjectivity.' This post reflects on the theoretical foundations of PsyCap and explores it through a Bourdieusian lens. 🔗 Read more here: bit.ly/4tR5jEa. #SocialPsyc #Sociology
visualization of the Reggev lab presentation times at SPSP 2026
Attending the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) meeting in Chicago this week?
Check out some of our lab's work, with the generous help of NotebookLM in visualization!
Sounds interesting? Check the comments for the full breakdown!
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The present research investigated the intergroup allocation behavior of members of low-status groups. In two studies where status relations were either relatively illegitimate (Study 1, N = 139) or legitimate (Study 2, N = 114), undergraduate students completed a minimal group resource allocation task that took into account the intergroup status hierarchy. In both studies, members of low-status groups showed two forms of in-group favoritism. They selected resource allocation choices that (a) compensated for their low status and led to intergroup fairness (compensatory favoritism) and (b) competed with the out-group for status and led to positive distinctiveness for the in-group (competitive favoritism). These results suggest that members of low-status groups use in-group favoritism to make their group (a) as good as the high-status out-group and (b) better than the high-status out-group. The findings support the idea that in-group favoritism can serve different functions.
Reminds me of our 2014 paper suggesting that low status groups show in-group favoritism to compensate for their low status *and* compete for higher status.
doi.org/10.1177/1368...
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See you in Chicago!
If you're heading to the @spspnews.bsky.social Annual Convention from Feb 26-28th, stop by booth #19 to find out how you can use Prolific’s new bot detection tool in your next study.
🎁 $50 credits offer available for first-timers. #AcademicSky #SocialPsyc #Research
0.8 FTE 2-year postdoc in social psychology and communication sciences at the University of Groningen looking at "the conversational dynamics of polarization."
Deadline: 16 February 2026
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Also calling on a couple of feeds - thanks to all who already participated! 😊 #socialpsyc #psycsci #psychscisky #psychologie #academicsky #OpenSci #PhDSky
The Palgrave Handbook of Consultancy in Health Psychology
Introducing 'The Palgrave Handbook of Consultancy in Health Psychology'. This handbook—edited by @roseannab.bsky.social, Judit Varkonyi-Sepp, and Jan Smith—offers a practical guide for health psychologists seeking to develop their consultancy practice. bit.ly/3ZjhyLB #socialpsyc #booksky
This contribution reviews work on the queen bee phenomenon whereby women leaders assimilate into male-dominated organizations (i.e., organizations in which most executive positions are held by men) by distancing themselves from junior women and legitimizing gender inequality in their organization. We propose that rather than being a source of gender inequality, the queen bee phenomenon is itself a consequence of the gender discrimination that women experience at work. We substantiate this argument with research showing that (1) queen bee behavior is a response to the discrimination and social identity threat that women may experience in male-dominated organizations, and (2) queen bee behavior is not a typically feminine response but part of a general self-group distancing response that is also found in other marginalized groups. We discuss consequences of the queen bee phenomenon for women leaders, junior women, organizations and society more generally, and propose ways to combat this phenomenon.
"Conversely, women who align with masculine norms and distance themselves from other women may advance but risk being labelled 'queen bees'."
Derks et al. (2016) The queen bee phenomenon: Why women leaders distance themselves from junior women.
doi.org/10.1016/j.le...
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