📣 Attention RRIG graduate students!📣 Time to submit your applications for the Graduate Student Paper Award (due 09/15/25). We'll tell the winner this fall and you'll be recognized at the 2027 SPSP Close Relationships Preconference. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER AWARD

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER AWARD The Relationship Researchers Interest Group (RRIG) within the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) presents an annual award to a g...

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McGill social psych is now officially hiring at the assistant prof level, hooray Happy to chat with anyone about the position mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree...

Bill 96 is a language law that passed in 2022, enforcing French as the official language of Québec. In my latest article, I explore the implications of this law and argue that it threatens the survival of Indigenous languages, culture and political structures in Québec. doi.org/10.24908/jcr...

We made an open repository of close relationships measures. Our goal is to catalogue all of the published self-report measures in relationship science. You can help us expand the database by suggesting measures you tend to use in your research, or by uploading your own measures! relascale.com

RelaScale - Psychological Measures and Constructs

RelaScale is a searchable database of psychological measures and constructs for relationship researchers.

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Engaging with popular ideas about relationships - such as the love languages - could help scientists improve theories of love, communicate research more clearly, and design guidance that better fits people's lives and relationships. Read more in #PSPR: https://ow.ly/4CCR50Z1NHG

New paper out in JPSP with @erichehman.bsky.social! We asked: What is the framework underlying our impressions of environments? Our large bottom-up study shows that people pay attention to 4 factors. We’re calling it the Environment Impressions Model: doi.org/10.1037/pspa...

Interested in attending the CPA Social & Personality pre-conference in Montreal on June 3rd? See below for more information! forms.gle/vRp3zB3RRes2...

Texting daily with a random human peer is more effective at reducing loneliness than texting with a highly supportive chatbot. Next time you feel lonely reach out to a human, any human. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

That's a wrap on #SPSP2026!

McGill is hiring a faculty lecturer in social psychology, in a (non-adjunct) permanent teaching position. Please consider being my colleague, Montreal is really great: mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...

Faculty Lecturer - Department of Psychology

Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...

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A new paper from our lab has just been published! Led by Dr. John Lydon, this article reviews theory and research on relationship identification - the degree to which a person defines themselves in terms of a specific close relationship. doi.org/10.1080/1529...

When “we” defines “me”: Current theory and research on relationship identification

Drawing on theories or conceptualizations of relational selves, relationally interdependent self-construal (RISC) and self-determination, we present theory and research on relationship identificati...

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Our work on relationship clarity featured in the Washington Post! www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

If you’re dating, here’s one thing you should keep in mind

People who date with intention may be more satisfied overall and less lonely, even if they don’t find a relationship, an article published last year suggests.

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Another fun interview talking about my work on single people's relationship clarity, dating experiences and well-being! This time in English :) podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/k...

Katya Kredl: Clarity Means Better Dating - December 8, 2025

Podcast Episode · The Last Show with David Cooper · 2025-12-09 · 10m

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This morning I had the chance to speak on Radio-Canada about my research on single people's relationship clarity and loneliness! ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...

Le flou amoureux a des conséquences sur le bien-être | OHdio | Radio-Canada

Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Y a pas deux matins pareils : Le flou amoureux a des conséquences sur le bien-être

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Excited to share new work led by the amazing Dasha Sandra, a PhD student at UofT. We tackled a tricky problem: mental health awareness can reduce stigma, but it can also cause healthy people to falsely self-diagnose. /1 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Really disturbed seeing my high school do this.

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Last week an indigenous student at my local high school was suspended for an Insta post strongly criticizing Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Read & sign if you think the school has no business policing students’ political views (or language on social media…) openletter.earth/petition-to-...

If you have or have had Tri-Council funding you, too, may be concerned about this Parliamentary Committee request for confidential data. Also, these clowns asked for 5 years of data on applications from everyone from MA students to Canada Research Chairs in... an excel spreadsheet. 15 days notice.

Open Letter to Protect Tri-Council EDI Data

Why do we need urgent action to protect our data? The mandate of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research is to review and report on topics relating to science and research in ...

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A thought-provoking video essay about Canadian racism. Kudos to my sister Emma Chang-Kredl for this video! youtu.be/QCMEcJJTYoE

We Need to Talk About Canadian Racism...

YouTube video by Emma Chang-Kredl

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4th year undergrads and grad students: SPSP is now accepting advisee applications for our Peer Advising Program! This is an excellent opportunity to get guidance and support from advanced grad students. Apply here before October 28: ow.ly/r0zo50X4rrc

In a new paper, my colleagues and I set out to demonstrate how method biases can create spurious findings in relationship science, by using a seemingly meaningless scale (e.g., "My relationship has very good Saturn") to predict relationship outcomes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Pseudo Effects: How Method Biases Can Produce Spurious Findings About Close Relationships - Samantha Joel, John K. Sakaluk, James J. Kim, Devinder Khera, Helena Yuchen Qin, Sarah C. E. Stanton, 2025

Research on interpersonal relationships frequently relies on accurate self-reporting across various relationship facets (e.g., conflict, trust, appreciation). Y...

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📄 New paper about single people's dating experiences is out! We found that relationship clarity - the extent to which someone know what they want in a relationship - predicts single young adults' loneliness and well-being as they navigate the dating world. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Knowing What You Want: The Role of Relationship Clarity in Single Young Adults' Loneliness and Well‐Being

The goal of the current study was to explore the role of relationship clarity—the extent to which someone understands what they want in a relationship—in single young adults' dating experiences. We h....

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The Love Consortium Statistics Decision Tree launched today! Think of it like a choose-your-own adventure guide to help you identify the best analyses for your specific dataset and research question. theloveconsortium.org/so/9fPWyVE6Z... #DataScience #Statistics

📢 Calling all faculty at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions! Our PUI Invited Research Talk Series is back and we want to showcase your work. Learn more about this virtual event series and apply today! 🗓️Application deadline: August 12 Apply: ow.ly/8F4z50Wqwhy

New pub out in the Journal of American College Health! We examined how attachment anxiety and changes to best friendships influence first-year students' adjustment to university. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Heading to university with(out) a best friend: attachment anxiety, changes to best friendships and adjustment to first-year university

We examined the links among attachment anxiety, coming to university with or without a best friend, forming new friendships, and adjustment to university.First-year undergraduate students at a Cana...

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This week we’re highlighting a publishing by Kredl et al. that found that individuals lower in self-concept clarity find it more challenging to navigate partner selection and reported dating incompatible others more often.

I have been working on a project called "Art, Heart and Pedagogy for Social Change" for the past couple of years and I am so excited to see it as a published paper!! journals.library.brocku.ca/index.php/SS...

Last week, I had the pleasure of giving a guest lecture about singlehood and well-being to McGill students in Interpersonal Relationships (PSYC474)! I really enjoyed introducing these students to the growing field of singlehood research📚