When developing mentoring programmes, we need to remember that people prefer mentors who share their values for agency and communion: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @fabiofas.bsky.social @socialpsychology.bsky.social

Please consider submitting to our special issue @socialdevelopment.bsky.social on Political Engagement in Childhood and Adolescence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

This new study explores how listeners integrate vocal cues—specifically whether a male voice sounds gay or straight—with stereotypical sentence content during real-time sentence processing. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Starting university doesn’t mean students already know how to use academic language. Our new blog explores why learning discipline-specific academic language is vital for student success and a healthy democracy. srheblog.com

What I have learnt from my psychology research assistant placement!

Our new paper finds that knowledge and comfort predict greater teaching about sexism: link.springer.com/article/10.1..., which is why we created a website with resources for teachers: www.teachgenderequality.org. Please share our resources! @surreypsychology.bsky.social @socialpsychology.bsky.social

Check out this paper by Planalp and colleagues who show that empathy, while essential in human relationships, can be a risky strength, as it may lead to personal distress and higher depressive risk. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

What have I learned from being a placement student at University of Surrey!

I am delighted to announce that we will be hiring a social psychologist: jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx.... Please contact me with any questions!

English children perceived it as more unfair when a working-class child, rather than an upper-class child, faced negative treatment. Children (aged 9-11) were more likely to see teacher decisions as unfair and attribute them to discrimination than 6-8s. doi.org/10.1111/bjdp...

Witnessing class/race privelege on the train. Bunch of Guildford High students with feet on the seats loudly playing music and shouting (to the point they can be heard in the next carriage) and the guard does nothing. Imagine if they were Black British students attending a state school...

Do you want to know more about barriers underrepresented researchers face in writing grant applications? Find out here the results of our project doi.org/10.15126/901... @edicaucus.bsky.social @dorassessment.bsky.social @daphnejacksontr.bsky.social @uniofsurrey.bsky.social

I’m excited that @socialdevelopment.bsky.social (edited by @doctinak.bsky.social, @harriet-tenenbaum.bsky.social, & me) is now on Bluesky! Follow us for current news about the journal and our latest published research.

Reality check. Thank you, Financial Times.

Seriously! Why do so many scientific, educational, and media outlets still include an X/Twitter "share" button with no corresponding one for Bluesky? Read the room, folks.

This is an important and sobering piece for those interested in equality in academia. I was turned down more than once before promotion: anesaresearch.wordpress.com/2025/01/17/w...

listened to a brilliant talk by @idoshal.bsky.social on uneven affective and cognitive empathy in neurodiverse populations @surreypsychology.bsky.social

A new UK group is suggesting a five-point manifesto to address the rise of SUVs www.suv-alliance.org.uk

Without an NICHD postdoctoral fellowship, I would not have been able to secure an academic position. I have no words for those just starting out except I am so sorry. www.statnews.com/2025/01/22/t...

as someone who researches social justice in children, news like this makes me pleased to have left the USA, but also concerned for colleagues who do amazing research: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j... @profkeonwest.bsky.social expertly uses the psychological literature to demonstrate why colourblind ideology is harmful. Super excited to be invited to his book launch this week with @fabiofas.bsky.social

Another reason to advocate for the end of private schools: www.theguardian.com/education/20... (plus this one 'educated' Farage)

I Will Pay Any Amount to Not Pay My Taxes www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w... - brilliant 😅

Does anyone know how to conduct a power analysis for a binary logistic regression with four factors? Neither G*Power or pwrss.shinyapps.io/index/ is able to do this. Please help!

WFH Challenge: Family thinks my green trousers, purple welly socks, and orange fingerless gloves make me look like I am a lollipop lady at a clown convention.

Feminists do not hate men. For empirical proof, read:

deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/12/finl... re @zbmed.bsky.social new contract

Young people who felt more support and emotional connection to their community during the first Italian lockdown felt less anxiety after the lockdown: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Research published in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology by Hainsworth et al., indicates that the COVID-19 lockdown had positive impacts on gender identity development in trans and gender diverse youth. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A plea on behalf of journal editors everywhere.. When you receive a request to review, answer it. Declining is (from everyone's perspective) far preferable to not answering at all, which just leaves everyone - not least the author - in limbo. You wouldn't your paper delayed. Don't delay others'.

I am thrilled that our paper is finally online at Dev Psychology: White parents’ racial socialization during a guided discussion predicts declines in white children’s pro-white biases. psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-... A thread! 1/N

Motornormativity means that loads of people who don't drive believe that drivers should be prioritised. #carbrain @ianwalker.bsky.social @holybollards.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...

‪is delighted to announce that as of 1 Jan, I will be a Co-Editor of Social Development (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1467...) a journal whose work I have always loved along with the brilliant @jennawneal.bsky.social and @doctinak.bsky.social

Excited to listen to talks at the cospecs.unime.it/it/eventi/me.... With @patrice-rusconi.bsky.social

Our project on how to improve outcomes for disadvantaged students: www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/educ...