Curious what it's like to be an Editorial Fellow at the American Psychological Association? Read an interview with Dr. Natalia Zarzeczna, early career psychologist and former fellow of APA's flagship journal! https://bit.ly/4rn7CgK #PsychSciSky @njzarzeczna.bsky.social

Research published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied from @njzarzeczna.bsky.social et al. underscores the vital role of science in guiding us through health challenges—"Scientists, speak up! Source impacts trust in health advice across five countries." Read a summary: bit.ly/42NrbEP

How can we improve public attitudes towards contested science domains? In a new paper featuring 4 highly-powered experiments (3 preregistered), we show that psychological closeness (vs. distance) can help!

The paper is published OA in the Journal of Social Issues: lnkd.in/dFN8_8KA

Hardline atheists are more likely to see conflict between science and faith than religious people, a new study has found.

Research led by Dr Natalia Zarzeczna of Essex Psychology explored compatibility beliefs between atheists and religious people.

www.essex.ac.uk/news/2025/03...

How can secular people protect themselves from existential threats without religion? In a new paper, we examine whether finding meaning through science alleviates existential anxiety. #mortality #death #TMT #threat #science #religion #meaning

doi.org/10.1037/rel0... @apajournals.bsky.social

Can science and religion coexist? While individuals with strong religious beliefs tend to see the two as compatible, those who strongly believe in science are more likely to view them as conflicting. #ScienceAndReligion #Compatibility #ScienceVsReligion #BeliefSystems #ConflictResolution

We have a new paper on perceptions of the science-religion relationship. We found that religious believers and believers in science have different views on science-religion compatibility @apajournals.bsky.social #religion #science #meaning #belief #scienceandreligion

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