I’m recruiting two new PhD students to start in 2027, working with me on my program of research in quantitative psychopathology. I’ve put some information for interested students on my website: miriamkforbes.academic.ws Please share with anyone you know who might be interested!

📢 We’re hiring! Postdoc in Personality Psychology & Psychological Assessment at the University of Greifswald. ✨ Lots of freedom for your own research ✨ Start Oct 2026 or later ✨ Long-term perspective toward a permanent position Deadline: 15 Aug Please share — and feel free to get in touch!

Had a wonderful time at ECP in Edinburgh this past week! I got to see/catch up with so many friends, heard a ton of great talks by researchers of all career stages, & had the chance to present our (forthcoming) paper on cross-timescale, intervention-driven neuroticism change :-)

TIL heat is really killing a lot of people in Europe. hannahritchie.substack.com/p/heat-guns-...

Me: *clicks an OSF link* OSF: gotta be safe, can you login real quick? Me: sure, login completed OSF: cool, I have completely forgotten what link you clicked, here's your Dashboard

New paper— everyone is collecting intensive longitudinal data but recent review studies report that less than half of studies consider measurement/psychometrics. The paper covers a few foundational psychometric methods for ILD and provides a shiny app to apply them link.springer.com/article/10.3...

A primer on intensive longitudinal psychometrics - Behavior Research Methods

Many intensive longitudinal studies are interested in topics that are not always amenable to direct physical measurement and instead are often theorized as latent constructs (e.g., affect, emotion, mo...

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New theory piece on the mechanisms of personality change, led by @wiebkeb.bsky.social! In the extended ABC consolidation model, we extend previous accounts of how change in momentary states accumulates to lead to enduring trait change. (1 / 3)

How can we systematically organize and test the strategies used to reduce neuroticism? >> New research in Personality Science Authors: @ajwright.bsky.social, @peterhaehner.bsky.social, @chopwood.bsky.social, and @wiebkeb.bsky.social Read the full article: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

I am incredibly honored and grateful to be included in this list alongside a group of such talented researchers! Thank you to anyone & everyone that has been part of my academic journey thus far and has helped make any of this possible 🤗

Association for Psychological Science@psychscience.bsky.social · 5mo ago

⭐️ Congratulations to the newest class of APS Rising Stars ⭐️ www.psychologicalscience.org/members/awar...

Some HUGE names in this year’s Rising Stars! @cassie-boness.bsky.social! @schwartz-psyres.bsky.social! @dpmoriarity.bsky.social! @emoriebeck.bsky.social! @ajwright.bsky.social! Iony Ezawa! Heather Davis! Aaron Reuben! Even more! Congratulations, everyone 🤩

Association for Psychological Science@psychscience.bsky.social · 5mo ago

⭐️ Congratulations to the newest class of APS Rising Stars ⭐️ www.psychologicalscience.org/members/awar...

This is consistent with earlier psychometric work that suggests 5-7 is the best response scale options, but good to see that the finding holds up in contemporary research. Also, good to see that labeling scales whether anchored or not has little impact on findings. academic.oup.com/ijpor/articl...

Do You Agree? Do You Strongly Agree? The Effect of the Number of Response Categories on Response Processes and Verification of Substantive Hypotheses

Abstract. This study investigates how the number and labeling of response categories in survey scales affect respondent behavior, psychometric properties,

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We already know that lagged effects in CLPMs are likely to be upwardly biased, but just how easy is it to find significant effects? Way too easy. I tested CLPMS in 100 randomly selected pairs of correlated variables and found significant effects in 98 of them. New preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...

Has conscientiousness really been in a free fall since 2014? A question that made us blog again: Has conscientiousness really been in a free fall since 2014?* floggingpvalues.blog/2025/10/22/h...

Has conscientiousness really been in a free fall since 2014?*

Brent W. RobertsA.J. WrightLena RoemerCavan Bonner Recently Burn-Murdoch reported in the Financial Times (FT) that since 2014 conscientiousness was in a “free fall” in younger p…

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Do you teach #rstats? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you: github.com/hadley/genzp.... genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.

GitHub - hadley/genzplyr: dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap

dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap. Contribute to hadley/genzplyr development by creating an account on GitHub.

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New preprint! Many claim that first sex is a huge risk for teens. We tested that claim in a large, nationally representative German sample. Core question: Do first sexual experiences harm adolescents, or do they reflect prior well-being? osf.io/preprints/ps...

A reminder that I’m accepting applications for PhD students!

Whitney Ringwald@whitneyringwald.bsky.social · 11mo ago

✨✨ I will be reviewing applications for the University of Minnesota psychology PhD program this fall! Information for potential applicants can be found on my lab website: ringwaldlab.psych.umn.edu/join-lab Please spread the word!

When we measure personality multiple times in a study, does it matter if we ask people about their personality *in general* or *since the last time point*? Turns out: yes! We found differences in internal consistency, Ms, & SDs but not in the underlying constructs 🧵 doi.org/10.31234/osf...

Cool preprint from @ajwright.bsky.social et al. demonstrating that personality change occurs at different time scales! www.researchgate.net/profile/Aman...

New paper out on personality functioning by lab members @ajwright.bsky.social and @peterhaehner.bsky.social ⬇️🤩

Amanda J. Wright@ajwright.bsky.social · 11mo ago

New paper out at the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science! We examined unconditional & event-related changes in pathological vs normal-range personality using 4 metrics to compare their developmental links, how these vary with life events, and whether unique effects emerge across metrics

I'm reviewing applications for the University of Washington's PhD program this fall. Applicants interested in the Clinical Psychology, Social-Personality (emphasis on personality), or Quantitative programs are welcome to apply. More information here: sites.google.com/uw.edu/radla...

I'm happy to announce that Vanderbilt Psychology's clinical area is hiring a TT asst prof this year! Please share with your networks and consider applying if you're on the market! Happy to (try to) answer questions about the search if you have them. Link here: apply.interfolio.com/173316

New paper out at the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science! We examined unconditional & event-related changes in pathological vs normal-range personality using 4 metrics to compare their developmental links, how these vary with life events, and whether unique effects emerge across metrics

Teilnahme und weitere Informationen unter: formr.psych.uzh.ch/pers-wrapped

pers-wrapped

formr survey framework. chain simple surveys into long runs, use the power of R to generate pretty feedback and complex designs

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Wie verändert sich unsere Persönlichkeit über ein Jahr? Dazu starten wir heute eine neue Studie und suchen nach Teilnehmenden zwischen 18-40 Jahren, die Interesse haben, Einblicke in ihre Persönlichkeit, Wohlbefinden und Verhalten über ein Jahr zu erhalten und bis zu 173 CHF (~185€) zu verdienen.

The University of Zurich invites applications for a professorship in the sociology of child and adolescent development. I've been told this is open rank.

UZH: Professorship in the Sociology of Child and Adolescent Development

The University of Zurich invites applications for a professorship in the sociology of child and adolescent development, starting on 1 February 2027. The future holder of the position will be affiliate...

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I will be reviewing applications for the University of Michigan Clinical Psychology doctoral program this fall. If you are interested in applying, here’s some info I prepared for applicants: sites.lsa.umich.edu/aidangcw-lab...

Effects of a theory-based smartphone intervention to decrease neuroticism in the general public: https://osf.io/m8a5r

I am recruiting a postdoctoral scholar to join my lab at Dartmouth. The ideal candidate will have experience in EMA, passive physiological data, and/or digital therapeutics. Interest and/or experience in chronic pain and co-occurring disorders is preferred. apply.interfolio.com/169836

If you’re at ARP and want to hear some great talks on personality interventions, stop by our symposium at 2:45 in the James Room on the 9th floor!!!

Extremely excited to share the first effort of the Revived Genomics of Personality Consortium: A highly-powered, comprehensive GWAS of the Big Five personality traits in 1.14 million participants from 46 cohorts. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...