James Reynolds
@j-p-reynolds.bsky.social
Senior lecturer in Psychology at Aston University. Research on behavioural science, political psychology, public health. My recent publications here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GgF4UskAAAAJ&hl=en
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James Reynolds
@j-p-reynolds.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Hi all! Seeing as academic twitter is gone I'm going to make an effort to post more on here. I'm a senior lecturer in Psychology at Aston Uni. I run an UKRI funded team (awarded ERC starter grant - but brexit) that investigates why the public support or oppose public health (and climate) policies /n
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Published today: One of the biggest #science #communication studies to date. We asked 71,922 people in 68 countries how they #engage with information about #science and combined the data with several country-level factors: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #OpenAccess
October 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Published today: One of the biggest #science #communication studies to date. We asked 71,922 people in 68 countries how they #engage with information about #science and combined the data with several country-level factors: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #OpenAccess
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Delighted that @ehpsopenscisig.bsky.social has won a @improvingpsych.org Mission Award! 🎊
improvingpsych.org/2025/07/
Thanks for this recognition of our promotion of Open Science in Health Psychology over the last 5 years
@elainetoomey1.bsky.social @rorycoyne.bsky.social @tugcevarol.bsky.social
improvingpsych.org/2025/07/
Thanks for this recognition of our promotion of Open Science in Health Psychology over the last 5 years
@elainetoomey1.bsky.social @rorycoyne.bsky.social @tugcevarol.bsky.social
July 2025
improvingpsych.org
July 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Delighted that @ehpsopenscisig.bsky.social has won a @improvingpsych.org Mission Award! 🎊
improvingpsych.org/2025/07/
Thanks for this recognition of our promotion of Open Science in Health Psychology over the last 5 years
@elainetoomey1.bsky.social @rorycoyne.bsky.social @tugcevarol.bsky.social
improvingpsych.org/2025/07/
Thanks for this recognition of our promotion of Open Science in Health Psychology over the last 5 years
@elainetoomey1.bsky.social @rorycoyne.bsky.social @tugcevarol.bsky.social
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There's still time to take part in our brief survey on health psychology researchers' awareness and use of #OpenScience practices! Your feedback will contribute to the development of tailored supports and resources by @ehpsopenscisig.bsky.social:
psychologygalway.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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August 6, 2025 at 11:04 AM
There's still time to take part in our brief survey on health psychology researchers' awareness and use of #OpenScience practices! Your feedback will contribute to the development of tailored supports and resources by @ehpsopenscisig.bsky.social:
psychologygalway.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
psychologygalway.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
In our new preprint led by my MSc student, Karla Hitchins, we test how providing the public with evidence summaries of the benefits and safety of psilocybin influences attitudes towards different psilocybin policies:
The Impact of Communicating the Benefits and Safety of Psilocybin on Policy Support: A Survey Based Experiment.: http://osf.io/48yg7_v1/
February 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
In our new preprint led by my MSc student, Karla Hitchins, we test how providing the public with evidence summaries of the benefits and safety of psilocybin influences attitudes towards different psilocybin policies:
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Discover the #TISP Dataset now out in #ScientificData! The open access dataset includes responses from 71,922 people in 68 countries on their perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes. 🌍🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes in 68 countries – the TISP dataset - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes in 68 countries – the TISP dataset
www.nature.com
January 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Discover the #TISP Dataset now out in #ScientificData! The open access dataset includes responses from 71,922 people in 68 countries on their perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes. 🌍🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Great to see this finally published!
Our global study on the state of trust in scientists is now out in Nature Human Behaviour! 🥳
With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic 👇🧵https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5
With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic 👇🧵https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5
January 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Great to see this finally published!
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Our global study on the state of trust in scientists is now out in Nature Human Behaviour! 🥳
With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic 👇🧵https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5
With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic 👇🧵https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5
January 20, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Our global study on the state of trust in scientists is now out in Nature Human Behaviour! 🥳
With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic 👇🧵https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5
With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic 👇🧵https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5
I love these kind of discussions but everytime it happens it reminds me of 1) how little we understand psychological concepts and 2) how little we agree on which of the bad definitions is the best current one
A little challenge for neuro/cog sci (/psych/comp-sci/bio/philosophy!) blueys:
How would you define "cognition"?
How would you define "cognition"?
January 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I love these kind of discussions but everytime it happens it reminds me of 1) how little we understand psychological concepts and 2) how little we agree on which of the bad definitions is the best current one
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🔊 Published today, our new Cochrane review on the impact of calorie labelling on people’s selection and consumption of food (including non-alcoholic drinks) and alcohol:
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Short thread below 👇
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Short thread below 👇
Calorie (energy) labelling for changing selection and consumption of food or alcohol - Clarke, N - 2025 | Cochrane Library
Select your preferred language for Cochrane reviews and other content. Sections without translation will be in English.
www.cochranelibrary.com
January 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
🔊 Published today, our new Cochrane review on the impact of calorie labelling on people’s selection and consumption of food (including non-alcoholic drinks) and alcohol:
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Short thread below 👇
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Short thread below 👇
Any package recommendations for building good forest plots in r? I often see ones much nicer than metafor or ggplot can produce but no idea how
December 11, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Any package recommendations for building good forest plots in r? I often see ones much nicer than metafor or ggplot can produce but no idea how
Something magical just happened in excel
December 11, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Something magical just happened in excel
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Our new study led by @prof-andy.bsky.social has been published in @addictionjournal.bsky.social (£0) We investigated whether changes in alcohol-related attitudes were precursors to changes in drinking behaviour - hence this proxy outcome could be useful... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Disentangling the temporal relationship between alcohol‐related attitudes and heavy episodic drinking in adolescents within a randomized controlled trial
Background and aims Within many alcohol prevention interventions, changes in alcohol-related attitudes (ARA) are often proposed as precursors to changes in drinking behaviour. This study aimed to me...
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December 11, 2024 at 8:47 AM
Our new study led by @prof-andy.bsky.social has been published in @addictionjournal.bsky.social (£0) We investigated whether changes in alcohol-related attitudes were precursors to changes in drinking behaviour - hence this proxy outcome could be useful... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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If you missed our EHPS OS SIG webinar on Registered Reports featuring the incredible speaker Aoife O'Mahony, don't worry 💫 You can still watch the recording here to learn more about Registered Reports, their benefits, and see some examples: youtu.be/lREc5et4e9Q?...
December 5, 2024 at 10:58 AM
If you missed our EHPS OS SIG webinar on Registered Reports featuring the incredible speaker Aoife O'Mahony, don't worry 💫 You can still watch the recording here to learn more about Registered Reports, their benefits, and see some examples: youtu.be/lREc5et4e9Q?...
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Published version out now: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @katieedders.bsky.social @profblissett.bsky.social #behsci #psychscisky
November 21, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Published version out now: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @katieedders.bsky.social @profblissett.bsky.social #behsci #psychscisky
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In most places in the world, power from new renewables is now cheaper than power from new fossil fuels.
Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?
The answer: learning curves.
Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?
The answer: learning curves.
December 4, 2024 at 12:32 PM
In most places in the world, power from new renewables is now cheaper than power from new fossil fuels.
Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?
The answer: learning curves.
Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?
The answer: learning curves.
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📢New job!!!
We've got a new postdoc research position in our group, working with @hannahforde.bsky.social to develop a Nutrient and Environment Profiling Model to support UK healthy sustainable food policy. Click below for details.
Please share widely! Don't make me log in to LinkedIn...
We've got a new postdoc research position in our group, working with @hannahforde.bsky.social to develop a Nutrient and Environment Profiling Model to support UK healthy sustainable food policy. Click below for details.
Please share widely! Don't make me log in to LinkedIn...
Job Details
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November 18, 2024 at 9:32 AM
📢New job!!!
We've got a new postdoc research position in our group, working with @hannahforde.bsky.social to develop a Nutrient and Environment Profiling Model to support UK healthy sustainable food policy. Click below for details.
Please share widely! Don't make me log in to LinkedIn...
We've got a new postdoc research position in our group, working with @hannahforde.bsky.social to develop a Nutrient and Environment Profiling Model to support UK healthy sustainable food policy. Click below for details.
Please share widely! Don't make me log in to LinkedIn...
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GLP-1 agonists are showing promise for alcohol abuse disorder. This is good news, if it holds up in RCTs. Tx for all substance use disorders are badly needed, and the capacity of GLP-1 to modulate generalized craving response may predict benefit for other drugs.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Repurposing Semaglutide and Liraglutide for Alcohol Use Disorder
This cohort study examines nationwide registry data for Swedish residents with a diagnosis of alcohol use disorder to determine whether hospitalization risk for an individual is decreased during perio...
jamanetwork.com
November 24, 2024 at 5:15 PM
GLP-1 agonists are showing promise for alcohol abuse disorder. This is good news, if it holds up in RCTs. Tx for all substance use disorders are badly needed, and the capacity of GLP-1 to modulate generalized craving response may predict benefit for other drugs.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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A large mega-study involving 4 population cohorts shows reliable mortality risk offset with increased leisure time physical activity. This benefit is present across the whole lifespan but increasing benefit evident with advancing age. #exercise
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Physical Activity and All-Cause Mortality by Age in 4 Multinational Megacohorts
This cohort study examines whether there is an age-dependent association between physical activity and all-cause mortality at all stages of adult life.
jamanetwork.com
November 24, 2024 at 4:55 PM
A large mega-study involving 4 population cohorts shows reliable mortality risk offset with increased leisure time physical activity. This benefit is present across the whole lifespan but increasing benefit evident with advancing age. #exercise
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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New article in Journal of Communication looking at changes to trust in news across 46 countries in the last 10 years.
Trust in news declined in just over half of countries.
It decreased more in countries where TV news use has declined, and/or where social media news use has grown.
A thread:
Trust in news declined in just over half of countries.
It decreased more in countries where TV news use has declined, and/or where social media news use has grown.
A thread:
The link between changing news use and trust: longitudinal analysis of 46 countries
Abstract . Changing levels of public trust in the news are of deep concern to both researchers and practitioners. We use data from 2015 to 2023 in 46 count
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November 23, 2024 at 7:50 AM
New article in Journal of Communication looking at changes to trust in news across 46 countries in the last 10 years.
Trust in news declined in just over half of countries.
It decreased more in countries where TV news use has declined, and/or where social media news use has grown.
A thread:
Trust in news declined in just over half of countries.
It decreased more in countries where TV news use has declined, and/or where social media news use has grown.
A thread:
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A Just Asking Questions Effect for spreading false information.
This thread is an overview of my lab’s research that I presented at Psychonomics this morning. #psynow24
TLDR: Getting people to generate their own false answers leads them to believe that info. 1/
This thread is an overview of my lab’s research that I presented at Psychonomics this morning. #psynow24
TLDR: Getting people to generate their own false answers leads them to believe that info. 1/
November 23, 2024 at 5:17 PM
A Just Asking Questions Effect for spreading false information.
This thread is an overview of my lab’s research that I presented at Psychonomics this morning. #psynow24
TLDR: Getting people to generate their own false answers leads them to believe that info. 1/
This thread is an overview of my lab’s research that I presented at Psychonomics this morning. #psynow24
TLDR: Getting people to generate their own false answers leads them to believe that info. 1/
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"Nigel Farage’s group campaigning against the WHO is staffed by consultants who work with the nicotine products industry.
Farage is the chair and a co-founder of Action on World Health, which campaigns to reform or replace the WHO"
And nobody was at all surprised.
Farage is the chair and a co-founder of Action on World Health, which campaigns to reform or replace the WHO"
And nobody was at all surprised.
Nigel Farage’s anti-WHO campaign has link to nicotine products industry
Action on World Health co-founder’s firm provides services to organisation that advocates for nicotine pouches
buff.ly
November 21, 2024 at 6:37 PM
"Nigel Farage’s group campaigning against the WHO is staffed by consultants who work with the nicotine products industry.
Farage is the chair and a co-founder of Action on World Health, which campaigns to reform or replace the WHO"
And nobody was at all surprised.
Farage is the chair and a co-founder of Action on World Health, which campaigns to reform or replace the WHO"
And nobody was at all surprised.
Published version out now: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @katieedders.bsky.social @profblissett.bsky.social #behsci #psychscisky
November 21, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Published version out now: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @katieedders.bsky.social @profblissett.bsky.social #behsci #psychscisky
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I have started a Behavioural Science starter pack - just let me know if you would like to be added - see go.bsky.app/CzLwTyZ
November 15, 2024 at 8:15 AM
I have started a Behavioural Science starter pack - just let me know if you would like to be added - see go.bsky.app/CzLwTyZ
New publication out 🎉 with Natasha Clarke, @gjhollands.bsky.social, Rachel Pechey, and @lauramkoenig.bsky.social. In this EHPS policy summary we discuss ways to change environments to change health behaviours: www.ehps.net/wp-content/u...
November 15, 2024 at 11:20 AM
New publication out 🎉 with Natasha Clarke, @gjhollands.bsky.social, Rachel Pechey, and @lauramkoenig.bsky.social. In this EHPS policy summary we discuss ways to change environments to change health behaviours: www.ehps.net/wp-content/u...
New publication out soon in Appetite 🎉 led by Katie Edwards and with @profblissett.bsky.social we find that Availability and Position interventions influence adolescent food selection: osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
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November 13, 2024 at 5:09 PM
New publication out soon in Appetite 🎉 led by Katie Edwards and with @profblissett.bsky.social we find that Availability and Position interventions influence adolescent food selection: osf.io/preprints/ps...