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Olivia E. Atherton
@oliviaatherton.bsky.social
Social-Personality Psychologist. Assistant Professor at UC Riverside. Studying self-regulation, personality, culture, health, and lifespan development. https://srchlab.ucr.edu/
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Our new study is published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia! We found that rural residence across the lifespan is associated with lower cognitive function, and childhood rurality is particularly associated with lower cognitive function.

doi.org/10.1002/alz....
Lifespan exposures to rural–urban conditions and later‐life cognitive function
INTRODUCTION Limited research exists on life-course rural–urban residence and cognitive functions. METHODS This study examines associations between rural–urban residence during childhood, adulthoo...
doi.org
June 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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ARP 2025 registration is now live! For more information about preconferences, a program overview, how to register, and lodging/transportation, please visit: www.personality-arp.org/conference/.

We hope to see you in the Chicagoland area this summer!
Conference – Association for Research in Personality
www.personality-arp.org
March 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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The Association for Research in Personality is soliciting abstracts for the 2025 Biennial Meeting scheduled to take place June 26-28, 2025 in Evanston (suburb of Chicago), IL, USA!
Conference – Association for Research in Personality
www.personality-arp.org
December 4, 2024 at 4:55 PM
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Emily C. Willroth of Washington University in St. Louis and @oliviaatherton.bsky.social of the University of Houston provide a new reporting framework for scientists who alter their research plan after preregistering a study.
When Things Don’t Go According to Plan
Methodologists have embraced preregistration as a way to prevent questionable research practices and add transparency to scientific studies. But many researchers end up deviating from those preregiste...
www.psychologicalscience.org
February 15, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Going to @spspnews.bsky.social this week? Come check out the work my lab is doing! #SPSP2024 ☀️
February 6, 2024 at 7:01 PM
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The schedule is set and registration is live for the SPSP 2024 Personality Science Preconference, Feb 8th 8AM-noon (++ Happiness and Well-being Preconf. in the afternoon).

Register here: spsp.org/events/annua.... Early bird registration ends in 1 month!
December 6, 2023 at 2:29 PM