RIP Ed Deci!

The potential and limitations of large language models for automatic classification of teachers' motivational messages in educational research doi.org/10.1111/bjep...

A couple of very interesting readings in the latest issue of Behaviour Research Methods on 1. Latent class analysis: gaps between guidelines and research practice; doi.org/10.3758/s134... 2. Missing data in microrandomized trials; doi.org/10.3758/s134...

Open data mandates losing support among researchers, despite increased awareness of them, suggests a study of 4,700 researchers across 151 countries, www.timeshighereducation.com/news/open-da...

What types of team goal conflict exist, and does goal conflict can sometimes improve performance? These questions are discussed in this meta-analysis; psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...

A meta-analytic investigation of the antecedents and outcomes of teachers' autonomy satisfaction; doi.org/10.1111/aphw...

This is a very interesting new review; doi.org/10.1111/obr....

Rethinking the intention–behaviour gap through a conceptual and methodological lens; This review aims to critically evaluate dominant models of the gap and proposes a dynamic, multidimensional reconceptualization of intention–behaviour processes. bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

This paper challenges the revised World Health Organisation guideline that ‘every move counts toward better health' and advocates for greater use of time series data from accelerometers to describe daily patterns of PA bout duration; doi.org/10.1186/s129...

This umbrella review aimed to explore current research on food systems initiatives and their relationship with human health and sustainability outcomes, doi.org/10.1111/obr....

I am delighted to share the news of our new grant

Τhis review illustrates how social psychology can help create bridges between research and climate actions, compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Application of Psychological Theories to Predict and Change Sedentary Behavior Among Adults: A Systematic Review of the Literature ;

Missing data in microrandomized trials: Challenges and opportunities; link.springer.com/article/10.3...

This seems bad on like 15 different fronts

NEW PAPER in Nature Human Behaviour I am thrilled to share our new meta-analysis on when and how people adjust their goals—and what follows. We also propose a conceptual model regarding the organisation of antecedent and outcome variables of goal adjustment processes www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The event is scheduled to take place in Aarhus in January 2026. Please, follow the link below for more info and registration 👇 👍 @anne-marieelbe.bsky.social @nikosntoumanis.bsky.social 👉 event.au.dk/events/measu... #doping #antidoping

NEW paper: Effectiveness of booster strategies to promote physical activity maintenance: a systematic review and meta-analysis ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

NEW paper: This is one of the first applications of the Behaviour Change Technique Ontology to inform the development of a fidelity checklist. bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

If you are interested in intensive longitudinal studies, this special issue covers a range of topics; sample size planning and predicting attrition, optimal sampling designs, insights from participants’ experiences, assessment of data quality, psychometrics, etc. psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...

Through his 2021 PCC Research Grant, Prof. Nikos Ntoumanis conducted a review and meta-analysis of 200+ studies of psychosocial predictors and correlates of doping intention, use, and inadvertent doping in sport and exercise. 🚫💊 🧪 The results were published last year: bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsp...

How to design your academic website; what content to include, and ways to build and launch your site. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

A very interesting bibliometric analysis of 25 years of self-determination theory research. I am also very pleased to see my contribution to the dissemination of this theory in this analysis. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

ACSM Expert Consensus Statement: Considerations and Recommendations for Prescribing Exercise and Designing Physical Activity Programs for People with Disabilities pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41085253/

Understanding the Benefits and Drawbacks of Harnessing Identity-Targeted Interventions in Health Contexts compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Opportunity for Early Career Researchers! Are you an early career researcher interested in pursuing an MSCA-type post-doc? The GAIA Postdoctoral Fellowship Program could be your chance. It follows the same criteria as MSCA, but all fellowships are hosted at my uni and focus on climate science.

As many of us in academia already know and feel, flexible working patterns can be a double edge sword www.timeshighereducation.com/news/benefit...

"We don't hire smart people to tell them what to do, we hire them to tell us what to do." ERC grantee Jan Lagerwall (quoting Steve Jobs), during this morning's #RIDaysEU discussion of how bottom-up funding, supporting investigator-driven frontier research, helps meet future innovation challenges.

A state-of-the-art review on JITAIs, Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions, just published in the Annual Review of Psychology by Nahum-Shani and Murphy. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

I highly recommend a recent episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk94...). It highlights several instances of US universities being targeted under false pretenses and makes a compelling case for the value of curiosity-driven research.

Lifestyle instability: an overlooked cause of population obesity? doi.org/10.1038/s413...

Thrilled to see our paper in the latest issue of Motivation Science. We synthesized data from 77 studies with 40K participants to test the Self-Concordance Model (SCM). Our expanded version of the SCM highlights both the bright side and the dark side of goal striving. psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...

This paper offers a set of recommendations for establishing strong experimental methods for both original research and replications in psychology psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

Our short article and infographic in the BJSM summarises the results of a meta-analysis that examined which exercise strategies boost cognitive function in people with clinical depression; bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl...

DRIVEN members will be attending the European Health Psychology Conference next week (@ehps2025.bsky.social), where we will be presenting some of our work. Details are below. We are looking forward to talk to many people, hear about their work, and exchange ideas. #EHPS2025

Join us for an exciting seminar on physical activity, blending epidemiology, behavioural science, and m-health. Manos Stamatakis, Sam Liu, Nikos Ntoumanis, Jeanette Reffstrup, and yours truly. Free registration (in-person only).

Why are some teachers, parents, or coaches highly controlling… while others are supportive & inspiring? 🤔 Our new paper in Motivation Science dives into this question — and it’s the first of its kind. 🧵 📄 Full paper : www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Although it is intuitive to suggest that personalization of psychological treatments should enhance outcomes, this meta-analysis found that personalization does not show clear benefits over non- or less personalized versions of the same/comparable treatment psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...

I am pleased to report that we received funding for two new research projects. The first (5 years), led by Marie Dahl and funded by the Danish Heart Foundation, will develop a telerehabilitation app for peripheral artery disease, which causes pain, limits activity, and reduces quality of life.

In this study of computational modeling of goal persistence, it was shown that participants exhibited a strong bias toward retrospectively persisting with goals with greater accumulated progress at the expense of goals with higher prospective benefits, journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

Why tests of moderation by gender are rarely significant in meta-analysis. psycnet.apa.org/record/2023-...

This meta-analysis of RCTs concludes that multicomponent and resistance-based physical activity programs are effective for promoting cognitive function, psychological well-being, and physical health-related quality of life in older adults with frailty. journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal...

This meta analysis found examined a positive correlation (r = 0.369) between physical literacy and physical activity; iaap-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

X’s Altmetric hegemony ‘ending’, with Bluesky ‘clear alternative www.timeshighereducation.com/news/xs-altm...

A systematic review of sleep, sedentary behaviour, physical activity and health-related quality of life in youth bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

I am glad I have contributed to this very important report!

More US scientists must speak out against the DT administration's attacks on science and universities doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Why physical activity is at the heart of Self-Care 2030. See our short report, commissioned by the International Self-Care Foundation. Many thanks to David Skinner and @austenelosta.bsky.social for the collaboration. PDF: researchfeatures.com/wp-content/u...

Is it time to abandon student evaluations of teaching? doi.org/10.1038/s441...

"My paper was probably reviewed by AI – and that’s a serious problem"; www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/my-p...