Published today: One of the biggest #science #communication studies to date. We asked 71,922 people in 68 countries how they #engage with information about #science and combined the data with several country-level factors: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #OpenAccess

Our new paper(with Eva Walther & Malgorzata Kossowska)in Current Opinion in Psychology introduces a group-based motivational framework showing that willful ignorance, beyond individual, is also a group strategy shaping identity & conspiracy beliefs.Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Following the success of our spring seminar series earlier this year, we @psapolpsychology.bsky.social are running an autumn/winter series, with four online presentations by great scholars. Please do register and come along to hear about some really fascinating research!

🎈Thrilled to share my first ever solo author work🎈 In this chapter I uncover the relationship between social media, political polarization, and their downstream effects on political censorship. osf.io/preprints/os...

Folks working on the social/interpersonal consequences of conspiracy beliefs, check our call for papers in our new special issue in Frontiers in Social Psychology. With the great colleagues Ricky Green, Paul Bertin, and Marta Marchlewska. Info about the topic and timeline here: shorturl.at/Wlbn9

🚨 New paper out in JEP: General! psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-... Does adversity make us wiser? Spoiler: Not by default.

Our article "Norm-enhanced prebunking for actively open-minded thinking indirectly improves misinformation discernment and reduces conspiracy beliefs" has now been published open access in JESP! @rakoenmaertens.bsky.social @profsanderlinden.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S00… 🧵👇

If you're attending #ecprgc25 in Thessaloniki next week, join us for panels on nationalism and the far-right in Europe and Latin America.

Hot off the press in Social Influence, in collaboration with @iborinca.bsky.social! Across 2 studies (U.S & U.K), we showed that exposure to gay men’s non-traditional roles can soften rigid masculinity in straight men, boosting emotional openness and inclusivity. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🌳 Preprint Alert 🌳 You can find out here, if anyone is interested in how the British and Poles think about the need for immediate climate action. Our study reveals that "climate delayism"—beliefs justifying inaction despite accepting climate change—is prevalent in PL/UK. osf.io/preprints/ps...

🚨 Fresh off the press 🚨 Our #TISP spin-off paper on the relationship between #ConspiracyBeliefs and individual #victimhood is now out! doi.org/10.1002/ejsp... 1/8 🧵

That’s the correct link : www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Grateful to work on this with @drsofiastathi.bsky.social and @tgkinopoulos.bsky.social 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0146...

Dags för en ny krönika i @dagensarena.bsky.social. Temat är vandelsutredningen och var den hör hemma, men också den större frågan om att inget parti – med visst undantag för SD – är tydligt med vilken målbild de egentligen har för sin politik.

Throwing it back to 2024 with a #mustreadmonday recommendation 📖😊 Social Norms and Peace; how social norms influence peacebuilding and conflict resolution. Guest edited by @iborinca.bsky.social, @mariosainz.bsky.social and @tgkinopoulos.bsky.social Check it out! doi.org/10.1037/pac0...

'The Psychology of Crowd Behaviour' www.qeios.com/read/K26NKZ

We are happy to announce an deadline extension for abstract submissions for our special issue until 9th May, please share/consider submitting your work! @ispp-pops.bsky.social @polpsyispp.bsky.social @ispp25.bsky.social @bcrisislab.bsky.social @bps-social-psych.bsky.social @spspnews.bsky.social

🚨 Save the date! On Friday, 30 May 2025, the Behavior in Crisis Lab will host its Annual Meeting at Jagiellonian University in Kraków. This year’s theme: “Facing Crisis: Preparedness and Social Response” 👉 Please register by Saturday, 10 May 2025 umdsurvey.umd.edu/jfe/form/SV_...

What fuels support for the Last Generation & other non-normative collective action? New paper w @lpummerer.bsky.social Lara Ditrich & @kwinter.bsky.social suggests beliefs in a climate-related conspiracy between politicians and industry onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

🌍 We are launching a new #ManyLabs!!! Join the Heat & Cognition project! We're studying how extreme heat affects human thinking, social behavior & well-being — globally. Contribute & co-author: 🔗 Info: heatandmind.wordpress.com 📋 Sign up: www.soscisurvey.de/HeatandCogni... #EnvironmentalPsychology

New Publications Alert! 📝🎉 Our lab members have contributed to two recent studies. Read them here: @tgkinopoulos.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Glad to contribute to the book "Getting Lost: Reflections on Psychopolitical Isolation & Withdrawal" with a chapter on "Ostracism in the Era of COVID-19:Intrapersonal, interpersonal & intergroup perspectives" with Evangelia Galanaki.Thanks to the editors Matthew Bowker & Amy Buzby! shorturl.at/C1CHD

Still enough time to submit your work to our special issue in @ispp-pops.bsky.social , about online extreme narratives and alternative identities! @easpinfo.bsky.social @ispp-pops.bsky.social @polpsyispp.bsky.social @ispp25.bsky.social @bpsofficial.bsky.social @bps-social-psych.bsky.social

Just over a week left to submit your abstract for @qmip.bsky.social conference! We have fab speakers for you: @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social, Paul Flowers and @ginnybraun.bsky.social! Come and join us for our 20th anniversary! www.bps.org.uk/event/qualit...

New theory paper-led by @lpummerer.bsky.social with Karen Douglas, @drdanieljolley.bsky.social & @tgkinopoulos.bsky.social The Appraisal Model of Conspiracy Theories (AMCT): Applying appraisal theories to understand emotional and behavioral reactions to CTs www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

On 12-13 May, University of Rzeszów will host this year’s NCN Days. Held annually in a different academic town in Poland, the event allows researchers to learn more about the NCN portfolio, proposal evaluation, and project performance. ncn.gov.pl/en/aktualnos... #DniNCN

✨ ISPP 2025 Registration is OPEN! ✨ Join us in Prague, July 3-6, for 100+ sessions, networking & keynotes! 🔹 Early reg. ends April 13 (11:59 PM CET). 🔹 Presenters must register by April 13 to stay in the program. 📍 Register now! ispp.eventsair.com/ispp-2025-an... #ISPP2025 #PoliticalPsychology

This work was very interesting (and challenging) to theorise and implement, I am so pleased it is now published! Thanks to Veronica Cocco for leading! #PrejudiceResearch #IntergroupRelations #CollectiveAction 👉https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12858

📢 Call for Papers–Special Issue Alert! How do digital & social media fuel alternative identities, extreme narratives & online communities in times of crisis? @polpsyispp.bsky.social invites you to submit your work! 🔗 Learn more here: bit.ly/4gqPgop 📅 Submission deadline: April 15, 2025

Please see this CfP on a special issue of Political Psychology, focused on how digital and social media fuel alternative identities, extreme narratives, and online communities in times of crisis! @polcomm.bsky.social

Special Issue Alert! How do digital & social media fuel alternative identities, extreme narratives & online communities in times of crisis? Submit your work exploring their role in propaganda, misinformation, and reshaping society! ispp.org/wp/wp-conten... @polpsyispp.bsky.social #polisky

Scholars interested in the topic, please consider submitting your work on our new special issue about online extreme narratives and alternative identities, hosted by @ispp-pops.bsky.socialWe look forward to receiving your amazing work! @easpinfo.bsky.social @bps-social-psych.bsky.social

If you're interested in finding out more about the great group that is hosting the Summer School this year, you can find out more about Social Psychology at Kent here: research.kent.ac.uk/social-psych...

Looking forward to hosting a lunch mentoring table at the always-fantastic GASP session at SPSP next month 🏳️‍🌈. My table will be talking about "Starting and Succeeding in Social Psychology" from a European perspective. All are welcome, including allies! www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4EAB...

What is the state of trust in scientists around the world? A study in Nature Human Behaviour reports on a survey of 71,922 respondents in 68 countries and finds that trust in scientists is moderately high. https://go.nature.com/3PLgKKU 🧪

Discover the #TISP Dataset now out in #ScientificData! The open access dataset includes responses from 71,922 people in 68 countries on their perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes. 🌍🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

How can we combat the far right and safeguard democracy? Delighted to be organising the next 'Democratic Expeditions' workshop with @eljorobado.bsky.social at CEU, together with FES next September- info and Call for Papers below. Join us in Budapest! democracyinstitute.ceu.edu/articles/CfP...

🕒 We are extending the deadline for submissions for our Special Topic on the Role of Physical Threat in Social Phenomena. Save the new date: March 31st! Read more about the call: spb.psychopen.eu/index.php/sp...

Out now in Nature Human Behaviour: Our 68-country #survey on public attitudes to #science 📣 It shows: People still #trust scientists and support an active role of scientists in society and policy-making. #OpenAccess available here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.bsky.social (1/13)

Our global study on the state of trust in scientists is now out in Nature Human Behaviour! 🥳 With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic 👇🧵https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5

Curious about trust towards & evaluations of scientists explained by individual & country-level variables & political orientation? Read our new paper at NHB here: nature.com/articles/s41... Thanks to @colognaviktoria.bsky.social and @nielsmede.bsky.social for leading this and to all collaborators!

Today is the first day @lizsuhay.bsky.social & @mjbsp.bsky.social are co-EiC 🥳 Read the vision statement! 💲 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🆓 osf.io/nybxm Submit your papers! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

Political Psychology has now joined Bluesky!

📆 Thursday on the 9th of January you can join us online 🖥️ Professor Małgorzata Michel and Professor Paweł Rudnicki will discuss what scientists should consider while conducting studies in the very special context of policrisis. See you there! teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/...

🚨Deadline for EASP Summer School Extended to Jan 8th🚨 Are you a psych PhD student interested in conspiracies theories & misinformation, moral psychology & AI, intergroup relations, political cognition, human-animal relations, or close relationships? If yes, apply now! blogs.kent.ac.uk/easp2025/

SAVE THE DATES: 📣 We're eager to announce that the next Annual Meeting of the Social Psychology Section will be held on 8-10 September 2025 at the University of Oxford with Lady Margaret Hall as our venue! More information soon to follow!

Start of our conference on intergenerational memories of mass violence. memories2024.notion.site

A very informative and useful meta-analysis of the motives associated with conspiracy beliefs. Highly recommended to read!

🔴Opublikowaliśmy harmonogram konkursów #NCN na przyszły rok. ncn.gov.pl/aktualnosci/...