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Amanda J. Wright

@ajwright.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor in Psychology @tamu.bsky.social I like personality development, change, & prediction. Depending on the day (or hour), I also like R & Bayesian stats www.amanda-j-wright.com

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European Association of Personality Psychology (EAPP) @eapp-official.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🏆 Congratulations to this year's recipients of the inaugural European Journal of Personality Best Paper Award! Peter Haehner @peterhaehner.bsky.social and colleagues are recognized for their paper "Life events and personality trait change: A coordinated data analysis." More below.
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Amanda J. Wright @ajwright.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Since our paper on the Changing How I Live Life (CHILL) Study is now out in Psychological Science (doi.org/10.1177/0956...), here's a LONG overdue post on the intervention work we've been doing the past few years! Have you ever wanted to change one of your personality traits?
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Amanda J. Wright @ajwright.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I’m recruiting a PhD student to come work with me in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Texas A&M University! Application cycle: 2027-2028 Application deadline: December 1 Application details & admissions: artsci.tamu.edu/psychologica... Lab website: www.wrightpersonalitylab.com
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Communications Psychology @commspsychol.nature.com · 07/08/2026
A new research Article in the journal by Amanda J. Wright and colleagues: www.nature.com/articles/s44... (in Press) @ajwright.bsky.social @mdkraemer.bsky.social @peterhaehner.bsky.social @chopwood.bsky.social @wiebkeb.bsky.social
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Personality traits are less stable than people think - Communications Psychology
Two studies show that laypeople uniquely rate personality traits as being more stable across the lifespan than 20+ other individual differences, despite the traits having similar and often even larger...
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Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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!
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Anne Reitz @annereitz.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
📢 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!
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Research Associate (Postdoc) - Institute of Psychology 26/Sa23
Stellenausschreibung Institut für Psychologie
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Amanda J. Wright @ajwright.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
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 :-)
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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 28/05/2026
TIL heat is really killing a lot of people in Europe. hannahritchie.substack.com/p/heat-guns-...
Heat versus gun deaths in the European Union and the United States. Average annual deaths per 100,000 population, as close to the year 2024 as possible. Heat deaths are based on excess death methodology, not the number recorded on death certificates.

US, heat: 1.94
European Union, guns: 1.24
US, guns: 13.27
European union, heat: 12.57
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David Chester @davidchester.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
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
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Dan McNeish @dmcneish.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
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...
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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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UZH diff-psy @uzh-diffpsy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
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)
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European Association of Personality Psychology (EAPP) @eapp-official.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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/...
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Amanda J. Wright @ajwright.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
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 🤗
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Matt Southward @mattsouthward.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
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 🤩
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Pam Davis-Kean, PhD @umpamdk.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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...
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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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Rich Lucas @richlucas.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
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...
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Brent W. Roberts @bwroberts.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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...
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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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Hadley Wickham @hadley.nz · 06/11/2025
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.
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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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Rosalie Andrae @rosalieandrae.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
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...
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Whitney Ringwald @whitneyringwald.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
A reminder that I’m accepting applications for PhD students!
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Matt Southward @mattsouthward.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
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...
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Egon Dejonckheere @dejonckheeregon.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Cool preprint from @ajwright.bsky.social et al. demonstrating that personality change occurs at different time scales! www.researchgate.net/profile/Aman...
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UZH diff-psy @uzh-diffpsy.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
New paper out on personality functioning by lab members @ajwright.bsky.social and @peterhaehner.bsky.social ⬇️🤩
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Kevin M. King @kevinmking.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
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...
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RADLab - Graduate Applicants
Is the RADLab a good fit for my career goals? Our lab is very research oriented. Our primary goal is to train doctoral students to make outstanding, substantive, and meaningful contributions to the sc...
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Ashley Watts @ashleylwatts.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
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
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Amanda J. Wright @ajwright.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
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
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UZH diff-psy @uzh-diffpsy.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Teilnahme und weitere Informationen unter: formr.psych.uzh.ch/pers-wrapped
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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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UZH diff-psy @uzh-diffpsy.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
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.
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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
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.
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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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Aidan Wright @aidangcw.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
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...
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2026 Applicants – Personality Processes and Outcomes Laboratory
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PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Effects of a theory-based smartphone intervention to decrease neuroticism in the general public: osf.io/m8a5r
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Maddy Frumkin (she/her) @maddyfrumkin.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
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
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Amanda J. Wright @ajwright.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
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!!!
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Ted Schwaba @tedmond.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
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...
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KSher @microtwinge.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Going to share this in my lifespan human development course next week!
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Amanda J. Wright @ajwright.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Excited to share that I'll be joining the psychology department at Texas A&M as an assistant professor starting Fall 2026 🤗
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Amanda J. Wright @ajwright.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
New preprint! Ever heard that personality doesn't change? Do you believe that? (you shouldn't) Using data from an online survey (n = 887) & eight longitudinal datasets (n = 166,971), we compared perceived vs. actual lifespan changes in personality and 20+ individual differences (1/8) osf.io/ytmxp
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Michael D. Krämer @mdkraemer.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Together with @wiebkeb.bsky.social I investigated how personality relates to who takes on informal caregiving, and how informal care responsibilities in turn affect personality: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... On the level of nuances (items), we found some evidence for the corresponsive
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Informal care and personality: Selection and socialization effects - Michael D. Krämer, Wiebke Bleidorn, 2025
Informal caregiving provides societally important healthcare functions but can take a toll on caregivers, with negative consequences for well-being. However, li...
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Lukas Schellenberg @schellenberglukas.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
New Preprint Alert! Why do people differ in their self-esteem development after a negative life event? With M. Altorfer, and @peterhaehner.bsky.social, I addressed this question by studying self-esteem changes over six months after a negative life event. Full preprint here: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Chris Hopwood @chopwood.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Meta analysis in press at JPSP: personality traits are related to volunteering and charitable giving. Which have the biggest effects? See below (hint: they start with vowels) @wiebkeb.bsky.social osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Rosalie Andrae @rosalieandrae.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Ever wondered whether our personality influences our first sexual milestone? 🍒 We explored how the Big Five traits affect the timing of first sexual experiences — and how these, in turn, shape personality traits over time. Check out our preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf... #PersonalityPsych
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Bill Chopik @chops310.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
During the pandemic, I ran a joke terror management theory study and wrote a joke paper about it. Was too nervous to post it previously. But then again, nothing matters, so here it is! bit.ly/ChopikTMT
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Amanda J. Wright @ajwright.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Come join us in Evanston this summer!!!
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The Association for Research in Personality @arpposts.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
The Call for Submissions, Submission Guidelines, and a brief Logistics Update can be found at: www.personality-arp.org/conference/. We look forward to seeing your submissions!
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Conference – Association for Research in Personality
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The Association for Research in Personality @arpposts.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
The Association for Research in Personality is soliciting abstracts for the 2025 Biennial Meeting scheduled to take place June 26-28, 2025 in Evanston (suburb of Chicago), IL, USA!
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Conference – Association for Research in Personality
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Peter Haehner @peterhaehner.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Can people intentionally change their personality? Happy to share that our review on volitional personality change research has now been published at Nature Communications. Open-Access-Link: doi.org/10.1038/s442...
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A systematic review of volitional personality change research - Communications Psychology
Meta-analytic evidence finds interventions aimed at altering personality traits were successful in promoting change. A review of nonintervention studies, finds having the goal to change personality is...
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Amanda J. Wright @ajwright.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Check out Peter’s thread on these two super comprehensive papers looking at main effects & moderators of life events for personality trait change! He did a fantastic job leading these beasts 🤌🏼
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Peter Haehner @peterhaehner.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
+++ New Preprint Alert +++ Together with @ajwright.bsky.social, @mdkraemer.bsky.social, and @wiebkeb.bsky.social, I worked on two coordinated data analyses to examine event-related personality changes. CDA1: osf.io/preprints/ps... CDA2: osf.io/preprints/ps... ⬇️Details below⬇️
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Michael D. Krämer @mdkraemer.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
How does providing informal care affect people's well-being? @wiebkeb.bsky.social and I used longitudinal data to examine this question across different well-being aspects, 3 countries (🇳🇱, 🇩🇪, 🇦🇺), and several moderators. See below for a thread or @psychscience.bsky.social : doi.org/10.1177/0956...
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