New: Rogoza et al. find, in 1 correlational & 1 experimental study, that enhancing authentic (vs. narcissistic) national identity can reduce affective polarization & increase political tolerance. doi.org/10.1027/1864... #SocialPsych #AcademicSky #SocialPsychology #ResearchPublishing #Psychology

New: Mancassola et al. find that system justification is counter-normative in France, but normative in Germany, using a self-presentation paradigm. This highlights the importance of political protest in France. doi.org/10.1027/1864... #SocialPsych #AcademicSky #SocialPsychology #Psychology

Flashback Friday: Kulesza et al. (2023) found the Better-Than-Average effect amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants thought they were more self-protective than others during the pandemic. #SocialPsych #AcademicSky #SocialPsychology #Psychology Open access: doi.org/10.1027/1864...

New: Köhler et al. (incl. @mariogollwitzer.bsky.social) developed the "Moral Perspectives & Foundations Scale" & found that perspective-specific moral foundations do a better job at predicting political outcomes than perspectives or MFTs alone. Open Access: doi.org/10.1027/1864...

New! Is abdication a prosocial behavior? Chen et al. suggest "yes." Adolescents who abdicate tend to be more prosocial, and abdication receivers tend to feel more agency & positive emotion. doi.org/10.1027/1864... #SocialPsych #AcademicSky #SocialPsychology #ResearchPublishing #Psychology

A reminder: Call for Special Issue proposals is live! econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/... #SocialPsych #AcademicSky #SocialPsychology #ResearchPublishing #Psychology

"Flashback" Friday: Schulte et al. (incl. @jorislammers.bsky.social) found that while nostalgia was related to their opposition, framing COVID measures as a return to the past reduced conservatives' opposition to such measures. Open: doi.org/10.1027/1864... #SocialPsych #AcademicSky #Psychology

New! Grzyb et al. (2025) used different versions of the Milgram experiment & found that the gender of the experimenter had no impact on obedience. Open access: doi.org/10.1027/1864... #SocialPsych #AcademicSky #SocialPsychology #ResearchPublishing #Psychology

Flashback Friday: @psmaldino.bsky.social provides a tutorial for "How to Translate a Verbal Theory Into a Formal Model." Check out the 10 lessons here: doi.org/10.1027/1864... #SocialPsych #AcademicSky #SocialPsychology #ResearchPublishing #Psychology

Open Access: André Mata finds that people overestimate other people's automatic prejudices, but believe that others can control & improve these attitudes. Yet, they still believe that people's controlled attitudes are more negative than their own. doi.org/10.1027/1864... #SocialPsych

New: Adamczyk & colleagues compared national identification to national narcissism & found that the former is related to support for democracy & voting intentions, while the latter was associated with anarchism & lower voting intentions. doi.org/10.1027/1864...

Social Psychology is calling for Special Issue proposals. We will be reviewing proposals on a rolling basis & foresee multiple Special Issues over the next year or more. For more information about what we are looking for, please see the call here: osf.io/2f3vp #socialpsych

Hot of the Press: Pinelli & Higgins investigate the impact of co-creation on meaning in life. Those who co-create reality have higher meaning in life than those who are simply validated. doi.org/10.1027/1864...

New: Halfmann & colleagues (inc. @nadirafaber.bsky.social) investigated the impact of Daylight Savings on norm violation judgments. In one study, judgments were harsher on the Monday after DST, but there was no difference in Study 2. Open Access: doi.org/10.1027/1864...

Volume 56, Issue 1 of Social Psychology is now available. econtent.hogrefe.com/toc/zsp/curr...

Hot of the Press: Bialobrzeska & colleagues find, in 2 studies, that niceness leads to cooperation through feelings of social connectedness. "Our findings could be used across various domains of life to enhance cooperation by promoting and training niceness." doi.org/10.1027/1864...

Flashback Friday: Carolyn Hafer et al. (2020) found that deservingness-relevant info was processed more quickly than neutral info & particularly for those scoring high on belief in a just world. They conclude that deservingness is a central construct in our social lives. doi.org/10.1027/1864...

Social Psychology now, officially, accepts Registered Reports. For more info on submitting reports and new submission requirements for all articles, please see the updated "Instructions to Authors." tinyurl.com/bdh82ner

Hot of the Press: Harma & Kuru investigate snap judgements of mismatched facial & vocal cues. Unattractive voices + attractive faces are more attractive than vice versa. Untrustworthy faces + trustworthy voices are more trustworthy. doi.org/10.1027/1864...

Out today! Our Editor (@akfetterman.bsky.social) lays out his vision for the journal. Specifically, he calls for daring research that refocuses on the human experience, tackles real-world issues, & causes (good) trouble in the field. Free Access: econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/...

Flashback Friday: What drives beliefs that the powerful are immoral? @wingentobias.bsky.social & Dohle (2021) found that perceived autonomy & influence mediated the effect of power on expected immorality. Open Access: doi.org/10.1027/1864...

Friday Flashback: In 2023, Schneider, Burgmer, @tmerle.bsky.social, & Ferguson published their Special Issue on "Understanding Others in Moments of Crisis". Their Editorial: doi.org/10.1027/1864... Open Access Articles: econtent.hogrefe.com/toc/zsp/54/1-2 #SocPsyc

Hot off the Press: Rogoza et al. find that national narcissism is positively linked to loneliness in cross-sectionally & longitudinally. "...individuals high on national narcissism...despite a declared attachment to their nation, actually feel lonely. #SocialPsyc doi.org/10.1027/1864...

Flashback Friday: Watanabe & Laurent (2020) showed that perp apologies influence, not only the victims', but also the forgiving of unharmed observers. Moreover, they show that repentance & atonement are independent predictors of forgiving. Open Access: doi.org/10.1027/1864...

Hot off the Press: @johnvpetro.bsky.social & colleagues review the conditions & consequences of bullshitting & bullibility. They dive deep into the roles of personality, judgment & decision-making, persuasion, & cognitive abilities, as well as behavioral outcomes. dx.doi.org/10.1027/1864...

Flashback Friday: 5 years ago, @julianedegner.bsky.social & colleagues used a reverse correlation paradigm to investigate gender stereotypes in teachers by field. They then looked at how stereotype endorsement impacted these image generation. #SocialPsyc doi.org/10.1027/1864...

Advanced article: Werner et al. developed "Moneyball", a modified Cyberball paradigm, to test targets & sources of ostracism, w/ human participants. Targets experienced detrimental, while sources showed positive & negative outcomes. Both allocated less money to the group. doi.org/10.1027/1864...

Blast from the Past: 10 years ago, @colinsmithpsych.bsky.social & De Hower published an investigation finding that persuasive appeals from an attractive source can also impact implicit evaluations, not just explicit ones. doi.org/10.1027/1864...

Mendonça & colleagues investigate "The Social Amplification of Distortions in Representations of Ratios." Using the serial reproduction paradigm, they find that social transmission amplifies the ratio-bias, suggesting that small biases become big biases as they are passed on. doi.org/10.1027/1864...

Carmona-Diaz et al. scrutinize the conclusion to converge dimensions across social evaluation models that had been the result of an adversarial collaboration meant to integrate 5 theories. They found little evidence for such convergence. doi.org/10.1027/1864...

New Issue (Vol. 55, No 4) available at Social Psychology. econtent.hogrefe.com/toc/zsp/curr...

Chesterman et al. found that associations between attachment styles & partner regulation strategies depends on different evaluations of a partner falling short of ideal standards. Anxious -> warmth & status Avoidant -> attractiveness & status doi.org/10.1027/1864...

Seo et al. find that East Asian couples view themselves as less similar to each other than couples in other cultures. This dissimilarity predicted homelife dissatisfaction in all cultures except Western Europe. doi.org/10.1027/1864...

In a close replication, Ganzach & Pazy find that the relationship between sexual and marital satisfaction INCREASES (rather than decreases) over time. This is likely due to age. doi.org/10.1027/1864...

"Take Me Out of The Loop: When Do We Prefer to Self-Exclude From Groups" Dr. Nicole Iannone & colleagues investigate the situations in which we like remove ourselves. They find that we self-exclude when negative topics are being discussed, especially negative gossip. doi.org/10.1027/1864...

Social Psychology is excited to announce our new Editor-in-Chief, @akfetterman.bsky.social, who started his role on Sept. 1st. Adam will publish his vision for the journal in an upcoming editorial. Stay tuned for regular updates, new articles, flashbacks to past articles, & calls for special issues.