Dr. Craig Harper
drcraigharper.bsky.social
Dr. Craig Harper
@drcraigharper.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Psychology at @ntupsychology.bsky.social researching sexuality, sexual abuse prevention, and social attitudes.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=W3Dy9jMAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1
Our commentary on the recent critique of the "minor attracted person" label is now live and available at Trauma, Violence & Abuse.

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Misrepresenting the “MAP” Literature Does Little to Advance Child Abuse Prevention: A Critical Commentary and Response to Farmer, Salter, and Woodlock - Craig A. Harper, Rebecca Lievesley, Nadine McKi...
In a recent paper published in Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, Farmer et al. purport to have critically examined the academic use of the term “Minor Attracted Pe...
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April 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Reposted by Dr. Craig Harper
In a new paper we analyzed 43,932 randomized news headlines and found causal evidence in support of the out-group animosity hypothesis:

Negativity about out-groups boosted engagement by 14.1%, compared to just 1.6% for negativity about in-groups.
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March 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM