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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"anorexia nervosa...evolutionary response to famine that enabled ancient hunter gatherers to survive long periods without food...explanations helped patients resist...food restriction and increased awareness weight must be increased past ancestral symptom triggering" psycnet.apa.org/record/2028-...

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"converging evidence physiological measures of sexual arousal correspond with response latencies reflecting sexual interest...integrating physiological and cognitive processes...supports multi-method approach to assessing sexual deviancy in forensic settings" link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Sexual Interest and Arousal in Males Who Are Civilly Committed: Exploring Overlap and Distinctions - Archives of Sexual Behavior

Accurate assessment of sexual deviance is critical for treatment planning and risk management among individuals who have committed sexual offenses. Penile plethysmography (PPG) is often regarded as th...

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Assistant Prof Faculty Position at OKState Psychology...particularly interested in candidates with research in neuroscience, neurobiology, biological basis of behavior...who can teach courses in neurobiological bases of behavior at graduate and undergraduate levels jobs.okstate.edu/jobs/assista...

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Assistant Professor of Psychology AF7760 - Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States

Campus OSU-Stillwater Contact Name & Email Dr. Sheila Kennison, sheila.kennison@okstate.edu Work Schedule TBD Appointment Length 9 months or less Hiring Range Commensurate with education and exper...

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

All you need is citations... journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"increased emphasis on big data...could shift the field from ‘theories-guide-data’ to ‘data-guide-theories’...how big data might be harmonized with experimental approaches...enable scholars to harness power of big data while avoiding its pitfalls" www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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Opportunities and risks of big data for the methods and culture of psychological science - Nature Reviews Psychology

Big data can address problems with generalizability and enable the study of real-world behaviours. However, the overuse of big data could lead to over-reliance on correlations bereft of explanatory po...

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"psychopathy emerged as the strongest positive predictor of gossiping, as well as the negative influence and protection motives. Machiavellianism positively predicted each gossip motive and was the only predictor of the information gathering and validation motive" www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/16...

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

"Social Media [SM] use...countries with higher SM adoption compared to their culturally similar country show an increase in achievement and conformity orientation...manipulated SM use and established a causal link" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

a taxonomy of discriminatory behavior psycnet.apa.org/record/2027-...

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"By an overwhelming margin (85%), judges...correct about direction of gender differences...possessed notable awareness of magnitude....accurate gender stereotypes can be seen as window, albeit a somewhat clouded window, into gender disparities that still exist" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"analyses of natural language on Twitter across 5378 cities, 1725 counties and 10 years showed that discourse relevant to gender norm endorsement was higher in areas with greater [income] inequality, even after adjusting for covariates" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Income Inequality Impacts Discourse Related to Endorsement of, and Desire to Conform to, Traditional Gender Norms

Income inequality has been shown to increase social status seeking, while parallel research suggests that conforming to traditional gender norms confers status. Integrating these literatures, we exam....

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

"direct female aggression is a common, and often the dominant mode of co-wife competition under high-stakes conditions, occurring in addition to indirect strategies rather than replacing them" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

"watching clip on the evolutionary psychology of human mating made participants blame a crime victim...conclusion not supported by article’s own results and hypothesis tests...further compromised by methodological problem...mischaracterizes evolutionary psychology" link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Evolutionary psychology did not make people blame the victim: comment on Persson and Hostler (2026) - Theory and Society

A recent article concluded that watching a seven-minute clip from a professor’s lecture on the evolutionary psychology of human mating made participants blame a crime victim. This conclusion is not su...

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Human Behavior & Evolution Society @humbehevosoc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Gaming is found in every human society, but why do we spend so much time competing under artificial rules? Our new research explores the possibility that games evolved as low-risk ways to assess skill, strategy, and reliability when forming alliances. www.hbes.com/evolutionary...

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Evolutionary and social functions of gaming - HBES

– by Yago Moraes Imagine two strangers meeting for the first time. Instead of making small talk, they either play an ancient strategy game or role-play a mild disagreement between friends. Weeks later...

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

the personality structural foundations of facets of emotional intelligence link.springer.com/content/pdf/...

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Anne Pisor @annepisor.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Run to become a leader of @w-plus-ebs.bsky.social! We work closely with evolutionary social & behavioral science societies -- HBES, CES, and EHBEA -- to foster spaces supportive of women and sexual and gender minorities. As incoming W+EBS president, I'm happy to chat if you have questions! 📞

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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Was chatting with a colleague recently about how academics navigate different stages of careers, and it reminded me of this great post from Elliot Berkman that I found helpful when I was getting started (and that I revisit periodically): www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

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Advice for Grad Students (and Senior Faculty)

Starting a graduate program? Here is some advice about succeeding that you might not have heard.

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

"PsychAdapter lets researchers dial in on personality traits, age, and mental health characteristics to generate text that sounds like real individuals, opening the door to training simulations and personalized content." hai.stanford.edu/news/todays-...

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Human Behavior & Evolution Society @humbehevosoc.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

📢 Deadline extended! Abstract submissions for the 2026 FOSSIL conference are now due June 30. Join us Aug 7–8 at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK. All career stages & all areas of evolutionary human science welcome—please share widely! 📝 Submit: fossilconference.mystrikingly.com

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FOSSIL Conference

Flyover State Scientists Integrating Evolution (FOSSIL) Conference---a new regional conference for evolutionary social scientists

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Language Genderedness and Its Association With Gender Differences in Personality Across 48 Languages osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Thinking about pursuing a career in personality and social psychology? Jessica D. Ayers recommends having fun, finding a topic you're passionate about, and striving to find work-life balance. Learn more in our latest SPSP Member Spotlight: ow.ly/MKzi50Z4T5v

Portrait of Jessica Ayers, highlighted as an SPSP member from Boise State University in a Member Spotlight feature.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 26/05/2026

A response on @yaleaaup.bsky.social's recent faculty survey on academic freedom: Read the full report here: aaupyale.org/report/

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

"Given employees with high conscientiousness and emotional stability contribute to bottom line through superb job performance, organizations likely establish virtuous cycle when they provide employees with satisfying work experience [actually increases both traits]" psycnet.apa.org/record/2027-...

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

"Contemporary problems ranging from allergies, myopia, and obesity to chronic anxiety, loneliness, and ultralow fertility can be understood as consequences of evolutionary mismatch intensified by the polycrisis" www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/16...

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

"outside usual east–west comparisons...wider range of cultural variety in psychological tendencies, within-culture variation...cultural dynamics of psychological phenomena at the individual level (psychological acculturation) and group level (cultural change)..." www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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Advancing a dynamic approach to cultural psychology beyond stable dichotomies - Nature Reviews Psychology

The framework of individualism versus collectivism has encouraged conceptions of culture as dichotomous, bounded, monolithic and stable. In this Review, Uskul and Mesquita describe research that moves...

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

"Openness vary across individuals, groups, historical periods: exploration modulated by ecological conditions such as safety and resource. When environments make exploration worthwhile, Openness expands; when conditions are harsh or precarious, it contracts." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

"promising efforts to operationalize novel constructs such as left-wing authoritarianism and progressivism"

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

"adverse effects of green-feminine stereotyping on men's green behavior are culturally contingent rather than universal" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

"an evolutionary mindset helps students understand why learning often feels hard, why it works best with others, why we all develop differently, and why it doesn’t stop when the school day ends" katiegruskin.substack.com/p/students-e...

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Students' Evolutionary Mindset

4 Things All Learners Should Know About Their Evolved Brains and School

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

"virtual Girlfriend Experience contributes to fulfilling immediate needs for (a) sexual novelty, variety, and fantasy, (b) beauty, youth, and mutual mate choice, (c) social, emotional, and intellectual connections, and (d) dominance, autonomy, and control" link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Outsourcing Love: an Evolutionary Approach to the Virtual Girlfriend Experience - Evolutionary Psychological Science

Evolutionary Psychological Science - This paper provides an overview of the “girlfriend experience” (GFE) from in-person to virtual. Drawing on OnlyFans and AI companion applications as...

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Zach Garfield @zhgarfield.com · 30/04/2026

Conference update emails for #HBES2026 and #CESRabat will be sent soon. In the meantime, updated programs are live on both conference websites: airess.fgses-um6p.ma/hbes2026 airess.fgses-um6p.ma/ces2026 Check them out! @ces2026.bsky.social @hbes2026.bsky.social

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

The best predictor of scientific impact isn't gender, seniority, methodology, or geography, it is the informal network of colleagues and mentors who provide guidance and feedback. We are often ignore the most important source of success--our social support network. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

"psychology still depends heavily on Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic samples, with only modest and uneven progress toward inclusivity and transparency" psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

"Blind participants showed higher agreeableness, extraversion, and conscientiousness, while reduced neuroticism compared to sighted controls...differences were partially due to increased perceived social support from friends." Friends! pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

"supervisor satisfaction among 5660 employees across 19 countries...In low-inequality countries, highly Machiavellian and psychopathic followers responded positively to leader profanity, while narcissistic followers showed minimal effects" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

"20% of all respondents, and 29% of researchers working in states with divisive concepts or similar laws, reported having avoided certain research topics because of state laws and policies" study...https://sr.ithaka.org/publications/the-impact-of-state-and-federal-policies-on-academic-researchers/

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

"USA...higher county-level access to resources, including income, education, and health insurance, is associated with a lower prevalence of poor mental health...explained at least 68% of the variation in poor mental health" journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

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Economic factors associated with county-level mental health – United States, 2019

A better understanding of whether and how economic factors impact mental health can inform policy and program decisions to improve mental health. This study looked at the association between county-le...

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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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Kathryn Paige Harden @kph3k.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

'Behavioural genetics makes people uncomfortable because it gets at the fundamental tension of being human, “which is that we are both caused creatures and experience ourselves to be subjective agents” '. New interview in @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/culture/inte...

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The woman who thinks violence is in our genes | The Observer

A tendency to aggression and antisocial behaviour is encoded in certain people’s DNA, argues Kathryn Paige Harden – and it could have profound implications for crime and punishment

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

"active social media use (ASMU; posting, commenting, direct messaging) vs passive social media use (scrolling through news feed without engaging)...ASMU appears to enhance well-being, increase self-esteem, strengthen social bonds, build social capital" link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Idiographic Network Models of Social Media Use and Depression Symptoms - Cognitive Therapy and Research

Background Disentangling the impact of social media use on well-being is a priority for psychological research. Numerous studies suggest that active social media use (ASMU) enhances well-being, wherea...

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David P. Schmitt, Ph.D. @psychoschmitt.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Beliefs about god buffer against the health risks of loneliness and social isolation in five major religions and 22 countries www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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TristanBridges.bsky.social @tristanbridges.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I love a figure @pewresearch.org made similar to this with their 2014 Global Attitudes Survey. So, I found some more recent data using questions on the #WorldValuesSurvey to examine how different nations understand social structure as shaping life outcomes. U.S. highlighted in red on both figures.

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