Reposted by Lydia EmeryEmma McGorray @emmamcgorray.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Have 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! 1109
Reposted by Lydia EmerySamantha Joel @datingdecisions.bsky.social · 08/06/2026We 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.comrelascale.comRelaScale - Psychological Measures and ConstructsRelaScale is a searchable database of psychological measures and constructs for relationship researchers. 59652
Lydia Emery @lydiaemery.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Relationships 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! 0164
Reposted by Lydia EmeryMaya Rossignac-Milon @mrossignacmilon.bsky.social · 26/03/2026New 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")? 🧵 53915
Reposted by Lydia EmerySamantha Joel @datingdecisions.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Study 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 🌈 11317
Reposted by Lydia EmeryMystie L. Saturday @mystiesaturday.bsky.social · 01/03/2026had 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 🤓 0213
Reposted by Lydia EmeryEmma Templeton @emmatempleton.bsky.social · 13/02/2026I 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...chicagobooth.edu 03628
Reposted by Lydia EmeryBenjamin Douglas @bendouglas.bsky.social · 12/02/2026There 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 193
Reposted by Lydia EmerySociety for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 03/02/2026This 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! 0166
Reposted by Lydia EmeryJin X. Goh | 吴晋勋 @jinxungoh.bsky.social · 01/02/2026SPSP 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...docs.google.comChicago Restaurant RecsChicago 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... 106711
Lydia Emery @lydiaemery.bsky.social · 20/01/2026If 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. 092
Reposted by Lydia EmeryEmma McGorray @emmamcgorray.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Has anyone used e-gift cards to reward research participants? We’re looking for something that isn’t Amazon and that avoids exorbitant service fees 212
Reposted by Lydia EmeryLaura Wallace @lauraewallace.bsky.social · 20/11/2025I'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. 11915
Reposted by Lydia EmeryJin X. Goh | 吴晋勋 @jinxungoh.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Another 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 24431
Lydia Emery @lydiaemery.bsky.social · 01/10/2025I'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 0113
Lydia Emery @lydiaemery.bsky.social · 25/09/2025We wrote a blog post about this for @spspnews.bsky.social Character and Context: spsp.org/news/charact...spsp.orgHow Romantic Partners Become One | SPSPRomantic partners can “become one” by merging more than just their possessions. 0122
Reposted by Lydia EmeryEmma McGorray @emmamcgorray.bsky.social · 09/09/2025To 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 066
Reposted by Lydia EmeryMaya Rossignac-Milon @mrossignacmilon.bsky.social · 04/09/2025What 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...nytimes.comOpinion | You’re Probably Doing Small Talk Wrong 1126
Reposted by Lydia EmeryFranki Kung @frankikung.bsky.social · 20/08/2025This 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! 11610
Reposted by Lydia EmeryJin X. Goh | 吴晋勋 @jinxungoh.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Just 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/teammedia.tenor.coma 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 . 13914
Lydia Emery @lydiaemery.bsky.social · 25/06/2025I'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.) 4166
Reposted by Lydia EmeryJin X. Goh | 吴晋勋 @jinxungoh.bsky.social · 24/06/2025I 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! 4275
Reposted by Lydia EmeryGiulia Zoppolat @zoppolat.bsky.social · 26/05/2025With 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-10zoppolat.comRelationship Science Roundup - Vol. 10The latest in the science of close relationships. 1144
Reposted by Lydia EmeryEli Finkel @elijfinkel.bsky.social · 21/05/2025🎇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. 🧵 176
Lydia Emery @lydiaemery.bsky.social · 19/05/2025I'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) 2195
Lydia Emery @lydiaemery.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Excited 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) 13114
Lydia Emery @lydiaemery.bsky.social · 31/03/2025We’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! 063
Reposted by Lydia EmeryJohn Sakaluk @johnsakaluk.bsky.social · 28/03/2025My 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! 13447
Reposted by Lydia EmeryKimberly Quinn 🇨🇦 @kimberlyquinn.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Just 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.! 26513
Reposted by Lydia EmerySamantha Joel @datingdecisions.bsky.social · 06/03/2025If you're looking to do a postdoc studying research methods in the close relationships/sexuality space, you can apply to work with me or @johnsakaluk.bsky.social or both! www.uwo.ca/research/fun...uwo.caWestern Postdoctoral Fellowship ProgramWestern University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none. 13726
Reposted by Lydia EmeryJoshua Conrad Jackson @joshcjackson.bsky.social · 05/03/2025I'm hiring a new lab manager! Deadline to apply is April 1st. More details here: www.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/facu... I formed some of my deepest and most impactful partnerships as a lab manager, and it's a position that I highly value. If you are a PI, please circulate to possible applicants! 07448
Reposted by Lydia EmeryJin X. Goh | 吴晋勋 @jinxungoh.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Hi Chicago friends, next week on Friday 3/7, @kimberlyquinn.bsky.social and I will be standing up for science at Federal Plaza at 12pm! Join us at @standupforscience.bsky.social in Chicago and nationwide! For more background info, read here: www.scientificamerican.com/article/stan...scientificamerican.com‘Stand Up for Science’ Rallies Will Protest Trump Attacks on ResearchAmid President Donald Trump’s attacks on government scientists and science funding, researchers are arranging rallies to “Stand Up for Science” in Washington, D.C., and nationwide on March 7 57822
Lydia Emery @lydiaemery.bsky.social · 27/02/2025So honored to be on this list and in the company of these amazing scholars! 7391
Reposted by Lydia EmerySociety for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 27/02/2025⏰Today, 2-3 PM ET: Join us as @erinhughes.bsky.social discusses her research about the experiences of people whose romantic partners are incarcerated. ✍️Sign up for the latest event in our PUI Invited Talk Series here: ow.ly/RIoW50V6VvP 062
Reposted by Lydia EmeryRelationship Researchers Interest Group @rrigspsp.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Congratulations @erinhughes.bsky.social for winning the Close Relationships grad student paper award 🏆Her work shows that avoidantly attached folks overestimate how much they’ll lose parts of themselves when in relationships. #SPSP2025 #spspcloserels 1154
Reposted by Lydia EmeryMystie L. Saturday @mystiesaturday.bsky.social · 22/02/2025a very successful merch haul for my first SPSP 👾 same time next year? #SPSP2025 2132
Reposted by Lydia EmeryRelationship Researchers Interest Group @rrigspsp.bsky.social · 15/02/2025We are excited for the @spspnews.bsky.social Close Relationships Preconference💞 on Thursday. Such a great line-up of speakers! @chops310.bsky.social @lydiaemery.bsky.social @brettmurpsych.bsky.social 2206
Reposted by Lydia EmeryJin X. Goh | 吴晋勋 @jinxungoh.bsky.social · 18/01/2025If you/ your students are interviewing for PhD psych programs in US (especially social psych), check out the resource page on my website. There are guides prepped by grad students + questions to ask faculty etc. Good luck! www.pbandjlab.com/resourcespbandjlab.comThe PB&J Lab - ResourcesResources 36836
Reposted by Lydia EmeryAbdo Elnakouri @abdoe.bsky.social · 16/01/2025We are excited to announce this year's Shared Reality Virtual Conference happening Wednesday March 12 & Thursday March 13, 2025, between 9:50 AM - 1:10 PM ET! You can register below to receive the Zoom link! Submit a data blitz anytime until Feb 7. northwestern.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 1169
Reposted by Lydia EmeryGeoff MacDonald 🇨🇦 @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social · 23/11/2024I hadn't seen a Relationship Science starter pack so I made one. Please suggest additions or let me know if you have been unfairly tarred with a relationship science brush. go.bsky.app/CyN3fkq 285825
Reposted by Lydia EmeryMichael W. Kraus @mwkraus.bsky.social · 20/11/2024I used to run a summer internship for expanding psychology... if you don't remember here it is: som.yale.edu/news/2018/09... The news is that we're back up and running in partnership with the Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) at Northwestern: www.summerpsych.com Applications are open!summerpsych.comthe Summer Internship 315797
Lydia Emery @lydiaemery.bsky.social · 16/11/2024In my undergrad relationships class, I asked students to submit questions they still have about relationships that I’ll answer in their final class. Someone asked if taking a psych of relationships class improves people’s relationships. Does anyone happen to know? (No luck from google scholar) 000
Reposted by Lydia EmeryJess Maxwell @jessmaxwell.bsky.social · 03/11/2024Congratulations to the Relationship Researchers Interest Group award 🏆winners: Bill Chopik for the Caryl E. Rusbult Early Career Award, and Erin Hughes for the Graduate Student Paper Award! We can’t wait to hear more at the SPSP Close Relationships Preconference :) 072
Lydia Emery @lydiaemery.bsky.social · 24/09/2024So excited that our paper (led by the fabulous @erinhughes.bsky.social) is out! Avoidantly attached people say that they're losing parts of themselves due to their romantic relationships--but we find no evidence that this is actually happening. 040
Reposted by Lydia Emeryerinhughes.bsky.social @erinhughes.bsky.social · 24/09/2024I’m so excited to share our new paper in JPSP from me, @lydiaemery.bsky.social, @emmamcgorray.bsky.social, Wendi Gardner, & @elijfinkel.bsky.social! We find that avoidantly attached people report self-loss due to their relationship, but external metrics fail to detect such loss. tinyurl.com/yaztcjc2 2189
Reposted by Lydia Emeryerinhughes.bsky.social @erinhughes.bsky.social · 14/09/2024The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Fairfield University (Fairfield, CT) is searching for TWO open-area tenure-track colleagues to begin in Fall 2025! Link: ffd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Employ...ffd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comAssistant Professor Positions, Psychological and Brain SciencesJob Description: The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Fairfield University invites applications for two full-time, tenure-track assistant professor positions to begin in the Fall seme... 232
Reposted by Lydia EmeryEmma McGorray @emmamcgorray.bsky.social · 06/06/2024This survey is closing at the end of June! Thank you to everyone who has completed the survey so far. If you haven't taken it yet, we would still love to hear from you! To determine if you're eligible and to take the survey, you can follow this link: tinyurl.com/relscisurvey.tinyurl.comQualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience ManagementThe most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today. 013
Reposted by Lydia EmeryMikey Pasek @mikeypasek.bsky.social · 15/05/2024Are you a pre-tenure social psychology faculty member in the greater Chicagoland area (~2 hours)? We're planning a community-building & resource-sharing meetup this summer, and we'd love to have you there! To indicate interest, email @lydiaemery.bsky.social! 01013
Reposted by Lydia EmeryJonathan Doriscar @jonds7.bsky.social · 19/01/2024Excited to share my first ever publication recently accepted at JPSP! This work was led by the wonderful @shreevallabha.bsky.social, see her thread below, to get a brief summary of this paper. Thanks to both Shree and @mjbsp.bsky.social for teaching me so much during this project! 0103