Small effects: The indispensable foundation for a cumulative psychological science

FM Götz, SD Gosling… - … on psychological science, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
We draw on genetics research to argue that complex psychological phenomena are most
likely determined by a multitude of causes and that any individual cause is likely to have …

[HTML][HTML] Authentic self-expression on social media is associated with greater subjective well-being

ER Bailey, SC Matz, W Youyou, SS Iyengar - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Social media users face a tension between presenting themselves in an idealized or
authentic way. Here, we explore how prioritizing one over the other impacts users' well …

How personality and policy predict pandemic behavior: Understanding sheltering-in-place in 54 countries at the onset of COVID-19.

FM Götz, A Gvirtz, AD Galinsky… - American …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
The spread of COVID-19 within any given country or community at the onset of the pandemic
depended in part on the sheltering-in-place rate of its citizens. The pandemic led us to revisit …

A Meta-Analysis on Teachers' Growth Mindset

L Bardach, KCP Bostwick, T Fütterer, M Kopatz… - Educational Psychology …, 2024 - Springer
The concept of growth mindset—an individual's beliefs that basic characteristics such as
intelligence are malleable—has gained immense popularity in research, the media, and …

Subjective socioeconomic status and income inequality are associated with self-reported morality across 67 countries

CT Elbæk, P Mitkidis, L Aarøe, T Otterbring - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Individuals can experience a lack of economic resources compared to others, which we refer
to as subjective experiences of economic scarcity. While such experiences have been …

Digital or in-person: The relationship between mode of interpersonal communication during the COVID-19 pandemic and mental health in older adults from 27 …

K Skałacka, G Pajestka - Journal of Family Nursing, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Social distancing has limited the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), but also changed
communication patterns. However, studies of how mental health in older adults relates to the …

Social media conversations reveal large psychological shifts caused by COVID-19's onset across US cities

A Ashokkumar, JW Pennebaker - Science advances, 2021 - science.org
The current research chronicles the unfolding of the early psychological impacts of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by analyzing Reddit language from 18 US cities …

No replication, no trust? How low replicability influences trust in psychology

T Wingen, JB Berkessel… - Social Psychological and …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
In the current psychological debate, low replicability of psychological findings is a central
topic. While the discussion about the replication crisis has a huge impact on psychological …

In a lonely place: Investigating regional differences in loneliness

S Buecker, T Ebert, FM Götz… - Social …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Loneliness has traditionally been studied on the individual level. This study is one of the first
to systematically describe and explain differences in loneliness on a fine-grained regional …

Physical topography is associated with human personality

FM Götz, S Stieger, SD Gosling, J Potter… - Nature human …, 2020 - nature.com
Regional differences in personality are associated with a range of consequential outcomes.
But which factors are responsible for these differences? Frontier settlement theory suggests …