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Trys Loustau

@trystanloustau.bsky.social
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Social Psychology PhD candidate at Boston College: studies coalitional thinking, partisan bias in moral judgment, and contrarians Cat mom of 2 & Hollow Knight aficionado

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Trys Loustau @trystanloustau.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Excited to finally share this! In a forthcoming paper in JEP:G, I introduce the Moralized Coalitions Model: a framework for understanding how people make sense of the social world by inferring who belongs on "our side" versus "their side." Watch this video to learn more. Full paper to come soon!
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Larisa Heiphetz Solomon @drlarisa.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Thank you to @trystanloustau.bsky.social for sharing her work on morality and politics in my lab meeting this morning! Her relevant work was recently accepted at JEP: General & you can read it here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... (+learn about her other research here: trystanloustau.com).
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The Moralized Coalitions Model: The Coalitional Structure and Moral Dynamics of Partisan Stereotypes
<p>Partisan identity in the U.S. increasingly overlaps with nonpolitical social identities, fostering moralized, coalitional thinking. We propose the Moralized
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Trys Loustau @trystanloustau.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Are you a prototypical Democrat/Republican? Or do you deviate from the norms of your party in meaningful ways? If the latter, my research suggests you may be less biased in your moral judgments. Read more here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Trys Loustau @trystanloustau.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
How do political deviants maintain positive self-views amid ingroup rejection? Check out more in my recently published article on Republicans for Harris: doi.org/10.3390/bs16...
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Marginalia Science @marginaliascience.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
⭐️ Check out this month's newsletter feature ⭐️: @trystanloustau.bsky.social marginaliascience.substack.com/publish/post...
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newsletter: april 2026
meet our march guest editor, Trystan Loustau
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Trys Loustau @trystanloustau.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
🎉 My research has been featured in TIME!🎉 In this article, I discuss our work on how people with autism process social comparisons differently, often showing greater emotional resilience, and what we can learn from these insights to promote personal growth. time.com/7205090/auti...
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What People With Autism Can Teach Us About Mental Resilience
Researchers Trystan Loustau and Liane Young explore how autism can buffer against the negative impact of social comparisons.
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Trys Loustau @trystanloustau.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
💡New Paper in Social Cognition!💡 Autistic participants report: 🔹 Lower endorsement of binding values (e.g., loyalty) 🔹 No difference in individualizing values (e.g., care, fairness) 🔹 Lower levels of social comparison emotions (e.g., envy). 📄 Link: doi.org/10.1521/soco.2…
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