Alina Cosma
alinacosma.bsky.social
Alina Cosma
@alinacosma.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Psychology @ Trinity College Dublin & MSCA IF @TCDsociology | adolescent mental health & wellbeing | @HBSCStudy |#firstgen
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Our new report, with @WHO_Europe, A focus on adolescent mental health and wellbeing, is available now. Featuring data from 279,117 young people across 44 countries. Dive into the details: bit.ly/hbsc-vol1

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🔎The Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets is open for use! Filter, compare, save and explore your way through over 1,600 datasets from around the world, with even more to come. Find the #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets here: www.atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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"study established conflict over rituals from religious leaders, cultural leaders & western biomedical approaches. Yet bereaved reported rituals helped them process grief...important to establish collaboration between western models, religious & cultural approaches" academic.oup.com/emph/advance...
Regulating Community Wellbeing through Traditional Mourning Rituals: Insights from the Luhya People of Kenya
AbstractBackground and Objectives. Rituals have been reported to serve as a vital mechanism for expressing grief and fostering communal support worldwide.
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January 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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I wrote a little reflection on objectivity and diversity in science. Could be useful if you are teaching research methods, as is the companion paper on objectivity interrogation.

communities.springernature.com/posts/in-sci...
In science and in backlash, identities matter
In this political moment, anti-science and anti-diversity social forces are resurgent, and they threaten diversity within our disciplines. In this reflection, I discuss why diversity matters by summa...
communities.springernature.com
December 17, 2024 at 10:32 PM
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What will the world of tomorrow look like for the children of today?

We looked at four scenarios exploring the impact of different paths on development, climate, and geopolitics.

Dive into the scenarios in this fascinating new addition to our Explainer series:

www.unicef.org/innocenti/ho...
www.unicef.org
December 16, 2024 at 8:24 AM
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Worried about ChatGPT in your essay-writing classroom? I wrote up some guidelines for my class last year and I think it worked pretty well. (Plus some more links to other resources to come.)
How (Not) to Use ChatGPT in Your Undergraduate Political Theory Class
Should you be using ChatGPT to help you with your essays? In some ways yes, in some ways no.If you use ChatGPT well, you will benefit greatly: it is a powerful tool that will help improve your writing...
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November 8, 2024 at 3:26 PM
🚨 New paper:
Population changes in adolescent psychological & somatic complaints during the COVID-19 pandemic among a large & diverse group of countries across Europe were greater than would be expected based on previous trends.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#adolescent #mentalhealth #trends
Cross-National Trends in Adolescents Psychological and Somatic Complaints Before and After the Onset of COVID-19 Pandemic
Building on research suggesting that the COVID-19 pandemic may have led to an exacerbation of deteriorating trends in mental health among adolescents,…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 12, 2024 at 6:28 PM
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Hi all! I'm looking for a short, accessible reading for 1st year UGs that covers:
1) contributors to the replication crisis(e.g., p-hacking, publication bias, researcher degrees of freedom)
2) initiatives to address it (e.g., preregistration, sharing data and code, registered reports).

Any tips?
December 11, 2024 at 7:08 PM
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Thank you @natureportfolio.bsky.social for making my review of the Anxious Generation open access for parents, policy-makers, and the public. The story told in this book runs counter science and is leading to poor policy decisions that will ultimately fail our kids. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The great rewiring: is social media really behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness?
The evidence is equivocal on whether screen time is to blame for rising levels of teen depression and anxiety — and rising hysteria could distract us from tackling the real causes.
www.nature.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:03 AM
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New paper: of 5000 PhDs awarded at large Dutch uni, men were about twice as likely to receive a cum laude degree even if they had same supervisor. Difference most severe with all male PhD committees & reduces with more female members.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Gender inequality in cum laude distinctions for PhD students - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Gender inequality in cum laude distinctions for PhD students
www.nature.com
December 4, 2023 at 11:59 AM
www.scientificamerican.com/article/chil... Face Unequal Treatment in the Classroom--With Devastating Consequences via @sciam.bsky.social
Children Face Unequal Treatment in the Classroom—With Devastating Consequences
Students often receive feedback that conveys expectations linked to their socioeconomic background 
www.scientificamerican.com
October 30, 2023 at 2:48 PM
What do you notice when consulting the top 2% scientists list?
journal.eu-jr.eu/engineering/...

... spoiler alert: they are all men!
#AcademicChatter
October 24, 2023 at 10:36 AM
Why BMI is flawed — and how to redefine obesity www.nature.com/articles/d41...
October 14, 2023 at 2:05 PM
Our new report, with @WHO_Europe, A focus on adolescent mental health and wellbeing, is available now. Featuring data from 279,117 young people across 44 countries. Dive into the details: bit.ly/hbsc-vol1

#MentalHealthDay #adolescentmentalhealth #MentalHealthMatters
October 10, 2023 at 7:11 AM