Have you wanted to make your samples more diverse or your methods more inclusive, but felt unsure how to take steps in that direction? We've built a resource website (psychgrail.com) to help!
Lydia Emery
@lydiaemery.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago in social psychology studying relationships, social class, and self/identity. She/her. https://cedarlab.uchicago.edu
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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Relationships as Microcultures is a new theoretical perspective on what it fundamentally means to be in a close relationship. It’s been a dream working on it with this amazing team of scholars, and I’m so excited that the preprint is ready to share. See Maya’s thread and link to it below!
Maya Rossignac-Milon@mrossignacmilon.bsky.social · 6mo agoNew preprint! ✨ Do you and your partner have made-up words ("eggy" to mean awkward)? Do you and your bestie have an anecdote you love to tell together (that time one of you tripped over an acorn)? Do you and your closest colleague have a cherished ritual (weekly lunch at "the usual spot")? 🧵
New preprint! ✨ Do you and your partner have made-up words ("eggy" to mean awkward)? Do you and your bestie have an anecdote you love to tell together (that time one of you tripped over an acorn)? Do you and your closest colleague have a cherished ritual (weekly lunch at "the usual spot")? 🧵
Study promotion for a great PhD student! If you and/or your romantic partner are experiencing depressive symptoms, consider participating in this online study. Your participation can help researchers better understand romantic partner support. Open to couples of any gender or sexual orientation 🌈
had such a lovely and generative time at SPSP this year! thanks to everyone who stopped by my poster & for all the lovely conversations - feeling very grateful to be living this little life 🤓
I will be hiring a full-time pre-doctoral Research Professional to work with me at Chicago Booth. Know someone interested in studying conversation and connection? Please help spread the word! More details, including application instructions, are here: www.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/facu...
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There is nothing I would like more for @spspnews.bsky.social to do than provide a searchable PDF version of the conference schedule. Sorry if I miss your talk, I cannot navigate the Whova app
This is amazing! Thank you so much to @jinxungoh.bsky.social and @lydiaemery.bsky.social for putting together an amazing guide to the Chicago food scene for those coming to #SPSP2026!
Jin X. Goh | 吴晋勋@jinxungoh.bsky.social · 8mo agoSPSP is just around the corner and in our backyard of Chicago! @lydiaemery.bsky.social and I love the Chicago food scene, and we've put together a list of places we like. We hope this will help you enjoy and explore Chicago!! See y'all soon!! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
SPSP is just around the corner and in our backyard of Chicago! @lydiaemery.bsky.social and I love the Chicago food scene, and we've put together a list of places we like. We hope this will help you enjoy and explore Chicago!! See y'all soon!! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Chicago Restaurant Recs
Chicago Restaurant Recommendations from Jin Goh and Lydia Emery Chicago has an amazing food scene. You can get a great meal in pretty much any neighborhood, all of which have unique culture, food, an...
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If anyone's looking for ideas for wintertime lab activities, my lab did a soup exchange over the weekend. We had a great time on a day that was cold even by Chicago standards! Credit to @mystiesaturday.bsky.social for suggesting it and to @jadynpark.bsky.social for the photo.
Has anyone used e-gift cards to reward research participants? We’re looking for something that isn’t Amazon and that avoids exorbitant service fees
I'm excited to share that I’ll be reviewing PhD applications this cycle for students interested in working with me starting Summer/Fall 2026. I’m especially looking for applicants excited about research on trust/persuasion, responses to historical harm, addressing inequality, and/or mindsets.
Another reminder that if you got students who wanna do a social psych PhD focusing on identities (specifically Asian, Latine, MENA Americans), I’m recruiting! I’m hustling hard here so pls send people my way 😅 see website for details www.pbandjlab.com
Jin X. Goh | 吴晋勋@jinxungoh.bsky.social · 10mo agoStarting the week strong with a newly accepted paper in Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, co-authored with postdoc @lizsnoland.bsky.social and Sohad Murrar! We merged two largely independent research lines to call for data disaggregation of Asian Americans and MENA Americans
Congrats, Jadyn! Exciting to see this published!
Jadyn Park@jadynpark.bsky.social · 11mo agoOut now in @nathumbehav.nature.com! We applied graph theoretic analyses to fMRI data of participants watching movies/listening to stories. Integration across large-scale functional networks mediates arousal-dependent enhancement of narrative memories. Open access link: rdcu.be/eKKAw
I'm excited to share a new paper at Social and Personality Psychology Compass with @erinhughes.bsky.social and @amymuise.bsky.social on self-expansion theory. We trace the theory back to its origins, discuss how well the original ideas have been tested, and what ideas remain: tinyurl.com/y8ppsz9k
We wrote a blog post about this for @spspnews.bsky.social Character and Context: spsp.org/news/charact...
How Romantic Partners Become One | SPSP
Romantic partners can “become one” by merging more than just their possessions.
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Lydia Emery@lydiaemery.bsky.social · last yr.Excited to share a new paper in Current Directions on the theme of merging in close relationships, with @emmamcgorray.bsky.social, @erinhughes.bsky.social , and @abdoe.bsky.social! In the paper, we discuss merging in the domains of selves, goals, processing, and reality. tinyurl.com/ynbedzys (1/4)
To help instructors diversify course content, we’re building a database of articles focused on the relationship experiences of marginalized and underrepresented populations. Do you have any to recommend (perhaps one you’ve written yourself or read recently)? Recommend it here: tinyurl.com/IARRrecs
What kinds of conversations spark instant connection? Excited to share my first NYT Guest Essay, with @ericaboothby.bsky.social. We argue that playful riffing — creating a little world together — forges and deepens relationships through shared reality. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/o...
Opinion | You’re Probably Doing Small Talk Wrong
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This special issue "invites submissions on research areas recently de-prioritized and/or de-funded that address or discuss how social cognition approaches can aid in the understanding of these critical societal issues." Plz consider submitting!
Keith Maddox@maddblackprof.bsky.social · last yr.Social Cognition invites papers for a special issue on disrupted scholarship guest edited by Galen Bodenhausen, Jacqueline Chen, & Franki Kung. bit.ly/3HkcyBf
Just found out I can put this gif on my lab website so this is gonna be a game changer 😂 Anyway I will be reviewing PhD applications for UIC social-personality psych area to start in Fall 2026, so please let your students know. More info on my website: www.pbandjlab.com/team
a cartoon of homer simpson and bart simpson sitting on a couch with the words join us above them .
Alt: a cartoon of homer simpson and bart simpson sitting on a couch with the words join us above them .
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I'm putting together a new grad seminar on the psychology of social class/socioeconomic status for this fall. I'm interested in highlighting new work/ideas/topics in this growing field and would welcome any suggestions! (And please don't hesitate to suggest your own work.)
I know Chicago winter is a huge departure from our usual SPSP locations, but Chicago is worth it!!! There’s so much good food here! Come hang out!
Society for Personality and Social Psychology@spspnews.bsky.social · last yr.📌 Reminder: #SPSP2026 submissions opened last week! One week in and we're already seeing great interest. Don't miss your chance to present in Chicago (February 26-28, 2026)! Podium presentations due July 17 | Posters due September 18 Submit here: ow.ly/aCie50WfwGp
With everything going on in the world, it's good to do things you love. Catching up on some of the latest in the science of close relationships, from friendship to romance, to why the love languages aren't real. #relationshipscience #https://www.zoppolat.com/post/relationship-science-roundup-vol-10
Relationship Science Roundup - Vol. 10
The latest in the science of close relationships.
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🎇NEW PUBLICATION ANNOUNCEMENT🎇 “Love may be a many-splendored thing, but it’s also a battlefield.” So begins my "Romantic Relationships" chapter in the new, OPEN-ACCESS, Handbook of Social Psychology (6e). The chapter synthesizes what I've learned in my 28 years in the field. 🧵
I'm thrilled that this is not only published, but free and open-access to make our science available to everyone. Brief thread about Chapter 24 (Social Class), from @profnicolestephens.bsky.social, Sarah Townsend, and me: (1/4)
Daniel Gilbert@danielgilbert.bsky.social · last yr.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 with 50 new chapters by 100 leading scholars. Best news? The HSP is now an open-access public resource—free to read, download, and share. the-hsp.com
Excited to share a new paper in Current Directions on the theme of merging in close relationships, with @emmamcgorray.bsky.social, @erinhughes.bsky.social , and @abdoe.bsky.social! In the paper, we discuss merging in the domains of selves, goals, processing, and reality. tinyurl.com/ynbedzys (1/4)
We’re recruiting for a new study! Please consider participating in @jadynpark.bsky.social’s research if you’re in the Chicago area, and help us spread the word!
Jadyn Park@jadynpark.bsky.social · last yr.Calling all couples in the Chicago area! 💕 I'm launching a new study with @ycleong.bsky.social and @lydiaemery.bsky.social to explore brain responses during conversations between couples. If you're interested, please fill out our brief screener! ssd.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
My Phd student Noah is recruiting Trans* and Non-Binary folks to participate in a survey study on well-being (uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...). Check it out if relevant and of interest to you, and appreciate any signal boosting in your networks!
Just a few photos from the DePaul/UIC/Northwestern/UChicago contingent at Chicago's soggy #StandUpForScience2025 rally. So much fun with @jinxungoh.bsky.social and co.!
