Ostracism isn’t just a lab phenomenon, it’s part of daily life. To understand everyday occurrences of ostracism better, research has to move into daily life, too. Open Access paper: doi.org/10.1080/0022... 🧵

#EASP2026 Pre-Conference “Navigating Social (Dis)Connection: New Perspectives on Exclusion, Stigma, and Solitude” in Strasbourg 🇫🇷 (June 30)! 🎤 Share your research on exclusion, stigma, loneliness, solitude, or belonging! 🗓 Jan 5, 2026 info: disconnectionpreconference.wordpress.com #SocialPsych

🌐Online First Publication: Latikka et al.’s cross-national study explores who turns to AI chatbots for friendship and how factors like loneliness, well-being, and tech attitudes shape their use across 6 European countries. doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #SocialPsychology #ResearchPublishing

I am so happy and honored to receive this year's SAGE Emerging Scholar Award! 🎉 Immensely grateful to @spspnews.bsky.social, and huge congratulations to all awardees!! 👏

📣 Call for unpublished studies on discrimination of bisexual people! ⬇️ Please see the full call below We are very grateful for all contributions! #SocialPsych #PsychSciSky

When does waiting for a reply turn into #ghosting? 👻💬 @sarahlutz.bsky.social and I introduce response delay tolerance: the amount of time someone is willing to wait for a response in #online messaging before feeling ignored. 🧵 image: SORA

I am beyond excited to start my @snsf.ch PostdocMobility project with Prof Greg Walton @stanford.edu ! In the project we will look at how people think about their social energy 🔋🪫 and how to utilize those beliefs to make social interactions more positive and meaningful! #SocialPsych #PsychSciSky

📊Research shows people get excluded for two main reasons: breaking group norms or seeming unable to contribute. But researchers report that exclusion decisions are strategic, not just about disliking someone. Follow SPSP for more #EverydayPsych insights: ow.ly/sY2I50VVCa1

📢 New article! What happens when a message gets deleted before you can read it? 🧐📱

🎉 Together with @sarahlutz.bsky.social: New paper out in Computers in Human Behavior Reports! We asked: After being excluded online or offline do people cope by staying in the same space or by escaping it? 🧵: 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...

🚨 New paper out in Journal of Affective Disorders, with @bogatyreva-nat.bsky.social, @chrbuettner.bsky.social, and Rainer Greifeneder! How are depression and anxiety linked to ostracism? Turns out, it’s a two-way street. Open access: 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ja... 🧵👇

🗞️ Have we misunderstood narcissists? The Independent covers recent research by @chrbuettner.bsky.social, @ealbath.bsky.social, @selmarudert.bsky.social and colleagues. Check it out here ⬇️ www.independent.co.uk/life-style/n...

Why do narcissists report being ostracized more often? In Journal of Personality and Social Psychology @apajournals.bsky.social w/ @selmarudert.bsky.social @ealbath.bsky.social CSibley RGreifeneder, we examine the link between #narcissism & #ostracism. 🔗 www.researchgate.net/publication/... A🧵:

@easpinfo.bsky.social EASP is moving from X to LinkedIn Please EASP, be sure to *start using Bluesky*. MANY of us are here now. #SocialPsychology #PsychSciSky

📢 Publication Alert! Excited to share that our latest research, co-authored with @chrbuettner.bsky.social, has just been published! 🎉 #MediaPsychology 🔓 #OpenAccess via: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New #OpenAccess paper in Social Influence! @ealbath.bsky.social R Greifeneder, and I studied how #culture shapes perceptions of #phubbing, feeling ignored when someone uses their phone, in six countries: 🇮🇳 🇰🇪 🇻🇪 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 & 🇬🇧 (flag test 😉)! Read here: doi.org/10.1080/1553... #SocialPsych #PsychSciSky

Why do people react so differently to being left out? 💔 Check out my #scicomm article for @psyche.co on how #ostracism affects us and what drives our varied responses: reaching out, backing out, or lashing out. Read here: psyche.co/ideas/why-be... #SocialPsyc #PsychSciSky

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 I am the new Associate Editor for Special Issues at @jexpsocpsych.bsky.social and I could not be more excited to be in the role! We're looking for Guest Editors to propose potential special issues! Read all about what that means at the link below! #SocialPsych #PsychSky 1/n

What drives conspiracy beliefs? 📊 Feeling less control or less connected predicts increases over time—surprisingly, so does more meaning in life. New research tracking 4 years of data: 🔗 Read more in our open-access paper ⬇️ #SocialPsychology

📢 Taking the opportunity to cross-share: "Ostracism in Everyday Life: A Framework of Threat and Behavioral Responses" published in JPSP on the day of my PhD defense - talk about timing! 🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pspi... with @dongningren.bsky.social, O. Stavrova, S. Rudert, K. Williams, & R. Greifeneder

Hello Bluesky!! 🦋 Expanding my horizons: You can now find me on both Bluesky and Twitter @ChrBuettner. Same thoughts, slightly different skies! 🌤️ #socialpsy #socialpsychology