🚨 New paper alert! Our paper is now out in Developmental Psychology! We introduce “Theory of Prejudiced Mind”—children's understanding of mental states about social group—and find that it predicts how children recognize, explain, and evaluate discrimination by authorities. doi.org/10.1037/dev0...

📣 Publication Alert! 💡 Prosocial behavior plays an essential role in promoting positive intergroup relations from an early age 💻 Read the whole article here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ap... @lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social #NewPublication #ProsocialBehavior #OpenAccess

Now out in Child Dev: "If moms do it, it can't be that important: Children's reasoning about gender disparities in domestic work" academic.oup.com/chidev/advan... Kids' awareness that moms do most housework + their intrinsic explanations for this jointly predict their devaluing domestic work 🧵

🌔 Findings from the 2024 Great American Eclipse show that observing animals in nature during a solar eclipse is linked to awe, which may lead to growth in science identity and belonging! 📖 Read more! ➡️ buff.ly/ArFL2V1 @klmulvey.bsky.social

I'm back from the @jpsociety.bsky.social conference in Ottawa with a pretty great souvenir 🤓 Thank you to JPS for celebrating early career research centering children's perspectives on fairness, justice, and rights ❤️

That's a wrap on our 2025-2026 academic year! It is a joy to lead this smart and supportive Social Development Lab team ❤️ @serengetiayhan.bsky.social @kim4663.bsky.social

Our Social Development Lab is learning so much from the thoughtful educators and creative kids who are taking part in our research! We can't wait to share the results 🤓 Thank you to the @ampsychfdn.bsky.social for investing in these seven impactful projects! ampsychfdn.org/youthmentalh...

American Psychological Foundation@ampsychfdn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Research Roundup: Youth Mental Health Edition! 💚🔬 We’re spotlighting innovative research from the past year that’s helping advance youth mental health and wellbeing. Visit our website to meet the researchers leading this work, and learn more about the impact they’re making. ampsychfdn.org/resea...

What to read… to understand morality. Recommendations from Audun Dahl, author of ‘Between Fixed and Fickle: Why Our Moral Views Keep Changing’… plus an extract, courtesy of @harvardpress.bsky.social www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Between the @spspnews.bsky.social, @cogdevsoc.bsky.social, SRA, and Purdue Undergraduate Research conferences it has been a busy semester for our Social Development Lab! Proud of these developmental scientists 🤓 @serengetiayhan.bsky.social

New work with @zenamello.bsky.social -- using the person-centered approach, we found that social class discrimination, particularly discrimination that occurs in school negatively relates to academic outcomes. Classism from teachers was most common onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Social Class Discrimination and Academic Success: A Person‐Centered Approach Among Adolescents Disadvantaged in Social Class

Introduction Prior research indicates that social class is strongly associated with academic outcomes such as GPA. However, little work explores the role that social discrimination plays in this rel...

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Big news on #SaferInternetDay: I’ve been elected as a Research Fellow with the AIChildSafety.org Childhood & AI Lab. Grateful to John Zoltner and the Lab for creating space for this kind of work. 🔗 lnkd.in/ggm6bgtv #AIChildSafety #ChildhoodAndAI #ResponsibleAI #DevSci

The first generation to grow up with AI deserves healthy social relationships. I'm pleased to be a part of this international, interdisciplinary Research Fellowship childhoodandailab.org/our-fellows-... with the #ChildhoodAndAILab from #AIChildSafety.org.

When American kids know more about what immigrants' lives are like they are more likely to notice when immigrants are treated unfairly, think it's not ok, and want that to change ❤️ doi.org/10.1093/chid... @srcdorg.bsky.social @klmulvey.bsky.social @megannorris.bsky.social #devpsyc #socialpsyc

Intergroup contact informs children's perceptions of social inequalities

Abstract. Applying intergroup contact theory to children's thinking about social inequalities, this study investigated whether and why 8- to 12-year-old Am

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In this recent interview, Tina Bagus shares her PhD research on developing an instrument to assess experiences of inner conflict and how this relates to decision-making and reasoning, particularly regarding the meat paradox. 🌿 Read more here: phairsociety.org/2026/01/16/s...

If you're interested in a quick overview of why children might care more about other animals than adults do, take a look (w. @nadirafaber.bsky.social, @mattiwilks.bsky.social, Katja Liebal and Jared Piazza) - doi.org/10.1093/cdpe...

The development of humans' moral views of other animals

Abstract. Humans' moral views of animals vary in important ways across development. In many cases, adults display anthropocentric moral judgments that rela

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This is a fundraising post! An anonymous donor is matching contributions to Children Helping Science up to 100K through the end of the year - if it's in your giving budget, please consider supporting open science infrastructure! giving.mit.edu/search/node/... Details below...

New in @socialdevelopment.bsky.social! What's behind some parents' discomfort with their kids' intergroup interactions? Potentially assumptions about who is mean, pushy, reckless, or just too different. #devpsyc #socialpsyc #familysci doi.org/10.1111/sode...

Mean, Pushy, Reckless, and Different: US Parents’ Stereotypes Generate Discomfort With Their Children's Intergroup Peer Interactions

Despite the benefits to children, intergroup peer interactions make some parents uncomfortable. Drawing on social identity theory and an integrated stereotyping framework, this study investigated how...

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Our co-edited special issue, Resilience Processes in the Family Stress Model, has been published in JFP. Our intro (Drs. Taylor, Masarik, & Hernández), and commentaries from Drs. Conger & McLoyd are included with articles highlighting resilience factors in the FSM. psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES...

#AcademicSky #PrejudiceResearch #PsychSciSky Our new paper out in American Psychologist. Led by Meleady, with @debshulman.bsky.social, Kotzur, & Crisp. Contact "ruptures" (going to university; studying abroad) ==> changes in outgroup attitudes longitudinally psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...

Sharing free access to our paper, led by Constance Flanagan & 8 co-authors (so many handles!) -> quasi-exp. to foster science motivation among minoritized youth in CEP 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New pub! Peer-to-peer helping is a common learning strategy but might not always be beneficial. We studied how children helped peers, finding they often provide "easy" help—like giving answers—when tasks were difficult or recipients belonged to ethnic groups they liked. dx.doi.org/10.1111/desc...

Mastery‐Oriented or Outcome‐Oriented Help? How Recipient Ethnicity and Task Difficulty Shape Children's Helping Behavior

Teachers and parents often scaffold children to help others. Not all help is equally beneficial, however. We know very little about the ways in which children distribute different types of help. Acr...

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Thank you @ampsychfdn.bsky.social! I am thrilled that our project was selected, and especially through this important mechanism honoring the Clarks' groundbreaking work.

American Psychological Foundation@ampsychfdn.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Congrats Dr. Laura Elenbaas on receiving the 2025 Kenneth B. & Mamie P. Clark Grant!🎉Dr. Elenbaas's project aims to chart a new direction in research on identity and academic achievement, and seeks a new path towards a more just future for the next generation. ✨

New paper accepted at JEP:G with @sakierahudson.bsky.social, Brandon Kinsler, & former students Ian Davis and Alissa Vandenbark! Come for the opening Aladdin quote, stay for a developmental perspective on SDO! osf.io/preprints/ps...

New findings! We demonstrate that teens with disabilities are just as interested in STEM jobs as their peers without disabilities, but perceive that they face more discrimination and barriers in their education. These suggest the importance of creating inclusive STEM learning spaces.

The Role of Discrimination and Barriers in the Perceptions of Adolescents With and Without Disabilities of STEM Classes and Jobs - International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

In STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields, people with disabilities are underrepresented. This study aimed to determine what barriers might prevent students with and without disabili...

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New study! The messages that American kids receive about immigrants are really mixed 😕 but kids who see and hear good things (e.g., online) are more open to including new immigrant peers in their own social circles 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 #devpsyc #socialpsyc doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...

1. New work w/ Emily Gerdin, Devyani Goel, & James Dunlea now in press at Developmental Psychology: columbiasamclab.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/.... We looked at inferences that kids draw about others on the basis of parental incarceration. 🧪 #PsychSciSky #SocialPsyc #DevPsyc @socphilpsych.bsky.social

I’m hiring a lab manager! Full time, starting this summer. Perfect for a BA/BS grad or post-bac with child or family research experience interested in developmental psych or HDFS. Complete details and application link here: www.elenbaaslab.com/join #devpsyc #socialpsyc #familysci #psychjobs

Join Us | Elenbaas Lab

In the Social Development Lab, we study how children think about people, groups, and society. The lab is supervised by Dr. Laura Elenbaas.

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The Social Development Lab accomplished so much this year! I'm grateful every day for this persistent, passionate, collaborative team. 🤓❤️

Thank you to the organizers, presenters, and participants in #OSMatSPSP2025 @spspnews.bsky.social ! I'm grateful to have spent the day learning about the origins of social group dynamics with you. Feeling motivated by the science and strengthened by the community 🤓❤️

Margaret Echelbarger@bskybymidge.bsky.social · last yr.

This @spspnews.bsky.social preconf has everything: developmental psychologists, social psychologists, anthropologists, political scientists… If you want to learn about group dynamics from every angle, this is the place! #OSMatSPSP2025

Register to attend the VIRTUAL Origins fo the Social Mind Preconference at SPSP! We have a great line-up of folks and are excited to foster discussions on the building blocks of social group dynamics. Looking forward to see people there!