Dr. Jessie Stern
@jessastern.bsky.social
Developmental psychologist, researcher, 🌎-lover | Assistant Professor, Pomona College | Author of BEYOND DIFFICULT with Rachel Samson
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Dr. Jessie Stern
@jessastern.bsky.social
· Jun 23
It's publication day!🎉
Delighted to share our book, "Beyond Difficult: An Attachment-Based Guide to Dealing with Challenging People," published by @affirmpress.bsky.social @simonschusteranz.bsky.social
simonandschuster.com/books/Beyond...
We hope you'll share with students & colleagues! 📖
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Delighted to share our book, "Beyond Difficult: An Attachment-Based Guide to Dealing with Challenging People," published by @affirmpress.bsky.social @simonschusteranz.bsky.social
simonandschuster.com/books/Beyond...
We hope you'll share with students & colleagues! 📖
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In this piece for the @spspnews.bsky.social Character & Context blog, I write about our recent research on the psychological factors underlying people's beliefs about criminal justice. spsp.org/news/charact...
Relationship Patterns Shape People’s Views of Crime and Punishment | SPSP
How people feel in their relationships may influence whether they punish or forgive those who do wrong.
spsp.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 AM
In this piece for the @spspnews.bsky.social Character & Context blog, I write about our recent research on the psychological factors underlying people's beliefs about criminal justice. spsp.org/news/charact...
📣Attending the @psychscience.bsky.social Global Summit?
Check out these stellar students presenting research from our lab! Their work explores how cultural attitudes shape social relationships & mental health among young adults.
Proud of all their hard work!👏
#APSglobal @pomona-psych.bsky.social
Check out these stellar students presenting research from our lab! Their work explores how cultural attitudes shape social relationships & mental health among young adults.
Proud of all their hard work!👏
#APSglobal @pomona-psych.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
📣Attending the @psychscience.bsky.social Global Summit?
Check out these stellar students presenting research from our lab! Their work explores how cultural attitudes shape social relationships & mental health among young adults.
Proud of all their hard work!👏
#APSglobal @pomona-psych.bsky.social
Check out these stellar students presenting research from our lab! Their work explores how cultural attitudes shape social relationships & mental health among young adults.
Proud of all their hard work!👏
#APSglobal @pomona-psych.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr. Jessie Stern
Very pleased to share our latest paper - a systematic review of psychological therapies for primary Generalised Anxiety Disorder in children and adolescents - which has recently been published in JCPP Advances. It’s available here doi.org/10.1002/jcv2..., or keep reading for the key messages! (1/6)
JCPP Advances | ACAMH Child Development Journal | Wiley Online Library
Background Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is common in children and adolescents, and if not successfully treated, has negative consequences for their current and subsequent mental health. Whilst...
doi.org
October 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Very pleased to share our latest paper - a systematic review of psychological therapies for primary Generalised Anxiety Disorder in children and adolescents - which has recently been published in JCPP Advances. It’s available here doi.org/10.1002/jcv2..., or keep reading for the key messages! (1/6)
Reposted by Dr. Jessie Stern
A new study released in #ChildDevelopmentJournal shows that viewing teens more positively may help their school performance and strengthen family bonds. Read more here https://bit.ly/4mRekIx
October 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
A new study released in #ChildDevelopmentJournal shows that viewing teens more positively may help their school performance and strengthen family bonds. Read more here https://bit.ly/4mRekIx
Reposted by Dr. Jessie Stern
Did you know? #SPPS research found that in-person events where you actively participate with others are powerful for social connection. Across 1,500+ people, these factors mattered more than personality or baseline loneliness.
Learn more: ow.ly/7kXP50Xb9uR
Learn more: ow.ly/7kXP50Xb9uR
October 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Did you know? #SPPS research found that in-person events where you actively participate with others are powerful for social connection. Across 1,500+ people, these factors mattered more than personality or baseline loneliness.
Learn more: ow.ly/7kXP50Xb9uR
Learn more: ow.ly/7kXP50Xb9uR
Reposted by Dr. Jessie Stern
In 2018, Charles Murray challenged me to a bet: "We will understand IQ genetically—I think most of the picture will have been filled in by 2025—there will still be blanks—but we’ll know basically what’s going on." It's now 2025, and I claim a win. I write about it in The Atlantic.
Your Genes Are Simply Not Enough to Explain How Smart You Are
Seven years ago, I took a bet with Charles Murray about whether we’d basically understand the genetics of intelligence by now.
www.theatlantic.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
In 2018, Charles Murray challenged me to a bet: "We will understand IQ genetically—I think most of the picture will have been filled in by 2025—there will still be blanks—but we’ll know basically what’s going on." It's now 2025, and I claim a win. I write about it in The Atlantic.
Reposted by Dr. Jessie Stern
🏆Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 SPSP Cialdini Prize! This year's prize goes to Madalina Vlasceanu, Kim Doell, and their co-authors who conducted groundbreaking research on addressing climate change with behavioral science.
Learn more: ow.ly/BVwA50X989m
Learn more: ow.ly/BVwA50X989m
October 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
🏆Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 SPSP Cialdini Prize! This year's prize goes to Madalina Vlasceanu, Kim Doell, and their co-authors who conducted groundbreaking research on addressing climate change with behavioral science.
Learn more: ow.ly/BVwA50X989m
Learn more: ow.ly/BVwA50X989m
Reposted by Dr. Jessie Stern
📣Calling undergrad and early grad students studying psychology: Want to connect with advanced grad students who can share advice and help you navigate academia? Apply to join the SPSP Peer Advising Program!
Apply here before October 28: ow.ly/Nb0W50X7L9s
Apply here before October 28: ow.ly/Nb0W50X7L9s
October 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
📣Calling undergrad and early grad students studying psychology: Want to connect with advanced grad students who can share advice and help you navigate academia? Apply to join the SPSP Peer Advising Program!
Apply here before October 28: ow.ly/Nb0W50X7L9s
Apply here before October 28: ow.ly/Nb0W50X7L9s
Reposted by Dr. Jessie Stern
I'm excited to share the news that our climate change project won the @spspnews.bsky.social Robert Cialdini Prize for a "paper that uses field methods and demonstrates the relevance of social psychology to outside groups and communities"!
You can read it here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
You can read it here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I'm excited to share the news that our climate change project won the @spspnews.bsky.social Robert Cialdini Prize for a "paper that uses field methods and demonstrates the relevance of social psychology to outside groups and communities"!
You can read it here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
You can read it here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
How can we deal with difficult people in the workplace?
I really enjoyed this conversation with Rich Rininsland about how relationships research can inform leadership, team building, and a supportive workplace culture.
www.teambonding.com/podcast/supp...
I really enjoyed this conversation with Rich Rininsland about how relationships research can inform leadership, team building, and a supportive workplace culture.
www.teambonding.com/podcast/supp...
The Science of Supportive Workplaces
Learn psychology-backed strategies for creating a supportive workplace that transforms difficult relationships and reduces conflict.
www.teambonding.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
How can we deal with difficult people in the workplace?
I really enjoyed this conversation with Rich Rininsland about how relationships research can inform leadership, team building, and a supportive workplace culture.
www.teambonding.com/podcast/supp...
I really enjoyed this conversation with Rich Rininsland about how relationships research can inform leadership, team building, and a supportive workplace culture.
www.teambonding.com/podcast/supp...
Highlights from the NASEM @health.nationalacademies.org 2025 workshop on the neurobiology of empathy and compassion are newly published in this brief: ow.ly/c0eZ50WYkGg
Grateful to the speakers, co-organizers, and wonderful staff who brought together science and lived experience for this event.
Grateful to the speakers, co-organizers, and wonderful staff who brought together science and lived experience for this event.
September 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Highlights from the NASEM @health.nationalacademies.org 2025 workshop on the neurobiology of empathy and compassion are newly published in this brief: ow.ly/c0eZ50WYkGg
Grateful to the speakers, co-organizers, and wonderful staff who brought together science and lived experience for this event.
Grateful to the speakers, co-organizers, and wonderful staff who brought together science and lived experience for this event.
Reposted by Dr. Jessie Stern
How do empathy & compassion shape our lives?
Our May 2025 workshop explored the neurobiology behind these traits, how social & environmental factors influence them, & their potential to inform treatments for brain disorders & foster #WellBeing: buff.ly/7CI9pXe
Our May 2025 workshop explored the neurobiology behind these traits, how social & environmental factors influence them, & their potential to inform treatments for brain disorders & foster #WellBeing: buff.ly/7CI9pXe
September 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
How do empathy & compassion shape our lives?
Our May 2025 workshop explored the neurobiology behind these traits, how social & environmental factors influence them, & their potential to inform treatments for brain disorders & foster #WellBeing: buff.ly/7CI9pXe
Our May 2025 workshop explored the neurobiology behind these traits, how social & environmental factors influence them, & their potential to inform treatments for brain disorders & foster #WellBeing: buff.ly/7CI9pXe
Reposted by Dr. Jessie Stern
📈New research in Social Psychological and Personality Science reveals how government policies shape our beliefs about poverty. Countries with less spending and deregulated labor markets see more blame placed on individuals rather than systems.
Learn more: ow.ly/8AZv50WYMbR
Learn more: ow.ly/8AZv50WYMbR
September 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
📈New research in Social Psychological and Personality Science reveals how government policies shape our beliefs about poverty. Countries with less spending and deregulated labor markets see more blame placed on individuals rather than systems.
Learn more: ow.ly/8AZv50WYMbR
Learn more: ow.ly/8AZv50WYMbR
Reposted by Dr. Jessie Stern
So excited to share that my first first-author paper is out in
@commspsychol.nature.com
🎉
In a mini-meta analysis of seven studies, we looked at whether loneliness is related to altered expectations of one’s own and others' emotion transitions.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
(1/4)
@commspsychol.nature.com
🎉
In a mini-meta analysis of seven studies, we looked at whether loneliness is related to altered expectations of one’s own and others' emotion transitions.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
(1/4)
August 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
So excited to share that my first first-author paper is out in
@commspsychol.nature.com
🎉
In a mini-meta analysis of seven studies, we looked at whether loneliness is related to altered expectations of one’s own and others' emotion transitions.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
(1/4)
@commspsychol.nature.com
🎉
In a mini-meta analysis of seven studies, we looked at whether loneliness is related to altered expectations of one’s own and others' emotion transitions.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
(1/4)
Today a former student from my Intro to Psychology class surprised me with this excellent gift 🙌🏼😆
September 4, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Today a former student from my Intro to Psychology class surprised me with this excellent gift 🙌🏼😆
Reposted by Dr. Jessie Stern
I just want to add that this work would not have been possible without @spspnews.bsky.social ‘s Climate Research Grant!!
Finally, we find that parents' education level — but *not* political orientation — and the amount of time kids spent outdoors predict children's harsher judgments of environmental harm.♻️
Many thanks to co-authors @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social Tobias Grossmann & Amrisha Vaish
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Many thanks to co-authors @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social Tobias Grossmann & Amrisha Vaish
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August 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I just want to add that this work would not have been possible without @spspnews.bsky.social ‘s Climate Research Grant!!
Reposted by Dr. Jessie Stern
We're excited to share this call for submissions for the upcoming 2025 loveresearch.info symposium taking place virtually at the end of October. More information at the link below.
loveresearch.info/symposium
loveresearch.info/symposium
loveresearch.info
Monthly email of the latest scientific love research publications and other relevant information.
loveresearch.info
August 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We're excited to share this call for submissions for the upcoming 2025 loveresearch.info symposium taking place virtually at the end of October. More information at the link below.
loveresearch.info/symposium
loveresearch.info/symposium
Reposted by Dr. Jessie Stern
New pub alert ‼️
🚨New paper: Do young children think about environmental actions as moral?🌎
We find that children's environmental moral reasoning strengthens with age & predicts their pro-environmental choices in a trade-off task...
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www.tandfonline.com/eprint/II3SE... @cogdevsoc.bsky.social
We find that children's environmental moral reasoning strengthens with age & predicts their pro-environmental choices in a trade-off task...
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www.tandfonline.com/eprint/II3SE... @cogdevsoc.bsky.social
Environmental Moral Cognition in Children and Adults
How does environmental moral cognition emerge in childhood? The present research examined individuals’ moral judgments of environmental actions and their choices in an environmental trade-off task ...
www.tandfonline.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
New pub alert ‼️
🚨New paper: Do young children think about environmental actions as moral?🌎
We find that children's environmental moral reasoning strengthens with age & predicts their pro-environmental choices in a trade-off task...
1/
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/II3SE... @cogdevsoc.bsky.social
We find that children's environmental moral reasoning strengthens with age & predicts their pro-environmental choices in a trade-off task...
1/
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/II3SE... @cogdevsoc.bsky.social
Environmental Moral Cognition in Children and Adults
How does environmental moral cognition emerge in childhood? The present research examined individuals’ moral judgments of environmental actions and their choices in an environmental trade-off task ...
www.tandfonline.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
🚨New paper: Do young children think about environmental actions as moral?🌎
We find that children's environmental moral reasoning strengthens with age & predicts their pro-environmental choices in a trade-off task...
1/
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/II3SE... @cogdevsoc.bsky.social
We find that children's environmental moral reasoning strengthens with age & predicts their pro-environmental choices in a trade-off task...
1/
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/II3SE... @cogdevsoc.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr. Jessie Stern
Climate models since the 1970s nailed it—most predicted global warming almost exactly as it happened.
August 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Climate models since the 1970s nailed it—most predicted global warming almost exactly as it happened.
Reposted by Dr. Jessie Stern
Several of our incredible professors are being featured on NPR's The Academic Minute, sharing insights from their groundbreaking research with listeners across the country. Tune in to hear how their work is shaping how we understand the world—one minute at a time.
www.npr.org/podcasts/564...
www.npr.org/podcasts/564...
August 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Several of our incredible professors are being featured on NPR's The Academic Minute, sharing insights from their groundbreaking research with listeners across the country. Tune in to hear how their work is shaping how we understand the world—one minute at a time.
www.npr.org/podcasts/564...
www.npr.org/podcasts/564...
🚨New paper: What psychological factors predict how we think about crime & punishment?🚔
Beyond the "usual suspects" of political beliefs, we show that insecure attachment predicts harsher responses to crime.
Read the full article #openaccess here: @tandfresearch.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1461...
Beyond the "usual suspects" of political beliefs, we show that insecure attachment predicts harsher responses to crime.
Read the full article #openaccess here: @tandfresearch.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1461...
Relational roots of retributive vs. restorative justice: attachment insecurity predicts harsher responses to crime
Crime is among the most important issues to U.S. voters, often determining the outcome of major elections, with consequences for public policy. In two studies, we examine the role of attachment in ...
doi.org
August 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🚨New paper: What psychological factors predict how we think about crime & punishment?🚔
Beyond the "usual suspects" of political beliefs, we show that insecure attachment predicts harsher responses to crime.
Read the full article #openaccess here: @tandfresearch.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1461...
Beyond the "usual suspects" of political beliefs, we show that insecure attachment predicts harsher responses to crime.
Read the full article #openaccess here: @tandfresearch.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1461...
Reposted by Dr. Jessie Stern
Look at how having a child affects male and female happiness differently.
What do you notice?
What do you notice?
August 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Look at how having a child affects male and female happiness differently.
What do you notice?
What do you notice?
"A Swedish study, published in JCPP Advances, took questionnaire responses from nearly 1,000 parents of twins, at 2 and 5 months... Genetics accounted for 50% of crying duration and settle ability at 2 months, and up to 70% at 5 months." www.parents.com/babies-cryin...
Study: doi.org/10.1002/jcv2...
Study: doi.org/10.1002/jcv2...
New Study Reveals a Big Reason Some Babies Cry More Than Others
A Swedish study looks at why babies cry and experts weigh in on what this means for parents.
www.parents.com
August 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"A Swedish study, published in JCPP Advances, took questionnaire responses from nearly 1,000 parents of twins, at 2 and 5 months... Genetics accounted for 50% of crying duration and settle ability at 2 months, and up to 70% at 5 months." www.parents.com/babies-cryin...
Study: doi.org/10.1002/jcv2...
Study: doi.org/10.1002/jcv2...
Reposted by Dr. Jessie Stern
Our new paper is out today! 🎉 In it, we use administrative register data to document how psychiatric disorders are strongly linked to parental income, from childhood far into adulthood. Furthermore, we attempt to separate causation and selection using kinship-based models.
doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...
doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...
August 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Our new paper is out today! 🎉 In it, we use administrative register data to document how psychiatric disorders are strongly linked to parental income, from childhood far into adulthood. Furthermore, we attempt to separate causation and selection using kinship-based models.
doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...
doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...