In their new paper, our researchers Balazs Bodo, Linda Weigl, and Theo Araujo explore the growing conversation around vulnerability and trust and identify six domains that help to elucidate how technologies change the nature of trust within the digital society. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Did cooperation evolve because of conflict? Or is conflict an (avoidable) ‘by-product’ of evolved capacities to cooperate. I think the latter—> journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

New paper out on trust in science in the International Journal of Public Opinion Research. 🙏 to @nielsmede.bsky.social and @colognaviktoria.bsky.social for initiating the TISP project and to @juliametag.bsky.social for her helpful input throughout the project. Free-access link: shorturl.at/4VBAJ

Social media undercuts public health and institutional trust A new study finds causal evidence that morally charged attacks generate anger and social media engagement which exacerbates the political polarization of public health www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....

ANSWER: 0 (yes, ZERO!) This is a result of an analysis done by a student in my grad seminar, using a large dataset (N=307,313). What this result might mean: Nobody's personality is truly "average," and people's personality profiles (at least Big 5) might be more "jagged" than we think. (🧵 1/5)

Peilingen zijn nuttige instrumenten voor kiezers, politici, en media. Ze kunnen wezenlijke effecten hebben, vooral via de wijze waarop media er - juist én onjuist - over rapporteren. Ook in de campagneperiode hoop ik dat journalisten en duiders de peilingen gebruiken waarvoor ze geschikt zijn:

When people hear others’ views on politically sensitive topics (e.g., migration, abortion), they quickly become disrespectful or disengage. How can we express our views in such a way that they foster respect and interaction? @emilykubin.bsky.social, @kurtjgray.bsky.social & I studied this. 🧵1/7

A new study found that popularity matters more than self-esteem or title for cultivating authenticity at work. f-st.co/s5P9Lw6

Excited to head to Thessaloniki ☀️ soon for #ecprgc25 to present our paper on political trust and policy support. Looking forward to engaging discussions and to soak up some of the city's historic charm between sessions. If you're working on a related topic, do get in touch – I'd love to connect!

New preprint🔊🧓: Why do we trust our friends more? We show that people are more efficient at evaluating information when making trust decisions about friends. This is preserved across the adult life span. W/ @jjfcastrellon.bsky.social . Feedback welcome: osf.io/tkpmv_v1

Whom do we want to see in power? People high in both benevolence and integrity - that's what a new paper by Annika Scholl, H Rapp, Gerben van Kleef and myself shows. 4 Studies (N=1151) provide consistent evidence for this interaction effect. Delighted to see this work out doi.org/10.1037/xap0...

🚨 New study reveals that when used to summarize scientific research, generative AI is nearly five times less accurate than humans. Many haven't realized, but Gen AI's accuracy problem is worse than initially thought.

Since 1954, "The Handbook of Social Psychology" has been the field’s most authoritative reference work, and today is the launch of the 6th edition. Best news? The HSP is now open-access—free to read, download, and share. the-hsp.com

Interested in how public services affect political distrust, populist support, and similar? Longitudinal evidence from Germany and Norway. doi.org/10.1080/1471...

When misinformation – about vaccines, fluoride, supplements, climate change, etc – linked to political identity = more difficult to change minds. Trust too. Study: "....liberals (compared with conservatives) show higher trust in most scientists." No interventions > trust was successful. Ugh.

I did a podcast on trust in Chinese foreign policy with Severin de Wit's excellent TrustTalk podcast. It's available: ✔️ on the TrustTalk website: lnkd.in/e-qrc9n3 ✔️ On Apple Podcasts: lnkd.in/eDHkw8tz ✔️ On Spotify: lnkd.in/eTRNsiCz ✔️ On the TrustTalk YouTube channel: lnkd.in/e-i-e9fr

The motivational aspect of trust is a really interesting topic! Check out this article in Journal of Trust Research.

I am really proud about this publication on trust, with Chaïm la Roi and @cvalebeek.bsky.social . Using unique panel data, we show (1) that trust has a dispositional element among adults, and (2) that these trust attitudes are socialized during adolescence. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

How does #Disinformation affect public trust in science? Can healthy scepticism be good? A debate with Sonia Seneviratne, Mike S. Schäfer and former Swiss Chancellor Walter Thurnherr. Welcome to our first contribution of our focus week on trust. Article: ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

Another excellent trust workshop, this time organised by @tomwgvdmeer.bsky.social and Carmen van Alebeek in Amsterdam. And the soft launch of the Political Trust Network!

Excited to share that my paper on citizen-to-citizen persuasion, co-authored with Carlos Rueda-Cañòn and @tjryan02.bsky.social, was just accepted at the Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social . Link: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... 🧵

Professionals are often frightened of dissociation—they keep it at arm’s length or deny it altogether. But for us as trauma survivors, this isn’t a luxury we have. Dissociation isn’t rare. Dissociation is near ubiquitous.

OnlineFirst publication: Schwade, Sophie Altenmüller, & @mariogollwitzer.bsky.social explore how the use of informal communication impacts the degree of trustworthiness and closeness in professional and private relationship dynamics. doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcasemicSky #SocialPsychology

Volg een tijdje zowel wetenschappers als @hardgras.bsky.social #Hardgraspodcast en dit verschijnt als vanzelf in je tijdlijn :)

Changing our behaviour isn't easy–and changing the behaviour of others is even harder. Here is a great analysis of 19 behavioural principles we proposed that are rooted in decades of research. What works and what doesn't when it comes to changing behavior: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Trust in Social Interaction: From Dyads to Civilizations pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37988501/

“..voor al die Nederlanders zonder migratieachtergrond, want die kunnen nergens naartoe.” 😂. Week op week op week meer fan.

New TRUSST Lab Paper Drop Day If trust is a willingness to accept vulnerability, it’s important to know what people feel vulnerable to. In multilevel institutions like #highred, we suggest that a place to start is capturing and cataloguing experienced harm. #trustresearch doi.org/10.1007/s107...

This open access paper in Journal of Org Behavior by Bart de Jong et al. will be well worth the read. Felt trust as a construct needs additional research to fulfill its potential. Curious to see what future contributions will bring. #trust #trustresearch onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Are you interested in political trust but think 'actually, it's a bit more complicated than that'? You'd be right! In a draft paper, we use original data from 13 surveys across 11 countries & 52 focus groups w/ 311 participants in 8 countries, arguing that trust, mistrust, & distrust are distinct:

🚨 New preprint 🚨 Are climate scientists less trusted than scientists in general? 🤔🌍 Yes, we find evidence of a significant trust gap between climate scientists and scientists in general. 👇🧵 osf.io/preprints/os...