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📊New research: Having supportive friends can be a powerful protective factor for intercultural couples, especially when they face disapproval from family or society more broadly.
Read more in #SPPS: ow.ly/rVKJ50Xt6U4
Young woman in a plaid shirt using her smartphone outdoors at night with blurred city lights in the background.
Online dating profiles may more honest than you might think. New #PSPB research shows people actually want to be seen accurately on dating apps, and they succeed at conveying their desired persona without their true personality leaking through.
📖: ow.ly/oGte50XtLGo
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/...
Congratulations! This resonates a lot. The anxiety of checking demographic boxes is real! I’m so happy to see this finally being talked about.
Labels can impact politics. My paper @apsrjournal.bsky.social "What Happens When You Can't Check the Box?" shows when Middle Eastern & North African (MENA) Americans are excluded from identity categories, they assert MENA identity when answering relevant political questions.
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
Couple carrying boxes and household items while moving into a new home with packed belongings around them.
📈 New #PSPB research reveals how couples adapt when one partner's career drives a move. Relocation stress typically decreases over time while rewards increase—but experiences differ between the relocating and supporting partners.
Learn more: ow.ly/1gmq50WA2v4
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To help instructors diversify course content, we’re building a database of articles focused on the relationship experiences of marginalized and underrepresented populations. Do you have any to recommend (perhaps one you’ve written yourself or read recently)? Recommend it here: tinyurl.com/IARRrecs
And shout out to my UofT family for being my safe base during #SISPP2025 @uoftpsychology.bsky.social @elainehoan.bsky.social @zachademia.bsky.social @jessesreid.bsky.social @elizabethwchan.bsky.social
Grateful for my time at the Summer Institute for Social and Personality Psychology. The inequality course expanded my perspectives and helped me meet lifelong friends 💙Huge thank you to our incredible instructors @mwkraus.bsky.social & @jruckpsych.bsky.social for making it so impactful #SISPP2025
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Loved getting to see TLC Global Gratitude fellow Hanieh Naeimi and TLC dataowner Nathan Leonhardt at the #SPSP2025 poster session today! Make sure to check out the Global Gratitude Dataverse for the latest in gratitude research.
dataverse.unc.edu/dataverse/ggdv
