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Christina Bauer @cabauer.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

It was fun writing about our work and how a brief intervention that invites people to reconsider the meaning of depression can effectively support goal pursuit; thanks SPSP for the invitation! 🙂 spsp.org/news/charact...

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The Strength in Mental Illness | SPSP

Recognizing the strength of people living with depression can support more successful goal pursuit.

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Christina Bauer @cabauer.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

happy to see our years-long work on "the strength in mental illness" out at PSPB 🥳 We show that acknowledging the strength people often show in contending with depression boosts successful goal pursuit. doi.org/10.1177/0146...

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Christina Bauer @cabauer.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

In my way to the German social psych conference& getting to try the new night trains 👀 #futureofconferencing

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Christina Bauer @cabauer.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

news 🚨 In TICS, we review the way people see various forms of difficulties. Across types of difficulties studied in so far disconnected lines of research, we find: re-thinking difficulties as not only implying harm can support important life outcomes. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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How rethinking difficulties can shape important life outcomes

Difficulties are a common part of life, ranging from daily challenges to chronic adversity. While difficulties can undermine well-being, they can also…

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Christina Bauer @cabauer.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

🚨Excited our review on the way brilliance-beliefs undermine educational equality just got accepted at Ed Psych Review 😍 In the paper, we introduce the Brilliance-Belonging Model (BBM), which helps us understand when and how brilliance-beliefs work... 🧵 tinyurl.com/5c4aez9w

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Christina Bauer @cabauer.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

news! 🚨👀Social inequality research can sometimes inadvertently stigmatise disadvantaged groups as weak, lacking in agency, motivation, or skills. In our new review, we highlight how we can come to a more accurate and non-stigmatizing study of inequality. tinyurl.com/3rcjt9e7 🧵...

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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Whew. If you work in, or draw on the work of, the behavioral sciences, add this to your reading list.

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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Not sure if I did this right or not, but here are scholars who study motivation in educational settings, mostly affiliated with @aera-motsig.bsky.social and @aeraedresearch.bsky.social go.bsky.app/3PuVgdT

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 11/11/2024

Immer auf dem aktuellsten Stand der Forschung sein? 👩‍🔬 👨‍🔬Hier findest du alle Wissenschafter:innen der Universität Wien die auf Bluesky aktiv sind! 👀 ⤵ go.bsky.app/UyRt4h3

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Christina Bauer @cabauer.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

🚨New pub @SPPS! tinyurl.com/y3vskm73 Low-SES students are often portrayed as lacking in skills. We test the effect of reframing this narrative in a pre-registered field trial (N=786). Highlighting the strengths low-SES students show boosted grades over one semester, closing an SES-performance gap.🧵

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The Strengths of People in Low-SES Positions: An Identity-Reframing Intervention Improves Low-SES Students’ Achievement Over One Semester - Christina A. Bauer, Gregory Walton, Veronika Job, Nicole Ste...

Students from low-socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds such as first-generation or low-income students are often portrayed as deficient, lacking in skills and...

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