psychologyatuow.bsky.social
@psychologyatuow.bsky.social
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🔊 New paper 🔊

In two studies, our team tested a novel theory-grounded health messaging approach combining death reminders with exposure to an NHS prime on the spokesperson's facemask.

😷 + 💀

Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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@therealdrdebs.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Do #facemasks present a unique ‘persuasion point’ to enhance public #health #communication?

We manipulated exposure to the #NHS symbol in health messages in two online studies.

Our new paper:
shorturl.at/LOt6t

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#socialpsychology
#appliedpsychology
#behaviouralscience
October 16, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Evidence that #decision-making involvement is associated with quality of life in people with #dementia through the fulfilment of psychological needs.

Read our new paper, led by Carmen Colclough ⬇️

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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@psychologyatuow.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Social media’s push for the perfect muscular body is fuelling a new form of disordered eating — and young men are most at risk. New piece by our own Alison Fixsen theconversation.com/social-media...
Social media’s push for the perfect muscular body is fuelling a new form of disordered eating — and young men are most at risk
Muscularity oriented disordered eating refers to the disordered eating habits people may adopt in their drive to gain muscle and look lean.
theconversation.com
June 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Excited for the upcoming Behaviour Change Conference 2025 #BCC2025
I'll be presenting our work on the use of facemasks with valued cultural symbols (Nicola Sturgeon wore one 👇) in public health communications on April 3rd.
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@therealdrdebs.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Huge thanks to Greenwich Social Psychology lab for the invitation to talk about cultural facemasks in public health messages today. It was a great sunny experience.

Thank you @drsofiastathi.bsky.social and all lab members for the brilliant discussion.

@psychologyatuow.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Had a great time presenting our work on cultural facemasks in public health messages in University of Sussex. Huge thanks to all social psychologists and students for the brilliant discussion and feedback, and thanks for the invite @seanfiggins.bsky.social

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March 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Chantal Gautier, our own sexologist, writes for @theconversation.com about the science of self-love: theconversation.com/masturbation...
Masturbation remains taboo – but research shows how it can be good for you
A sex therapist and researcher on the mental and physical benefits of self-love.
theconversation.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Radio 4’s All In The Mind is airing two Christmas specials this year, featuring Uni of Westminster’s Prof @catherineloveday.bsky.social This morning’s episode is about nostalgia.
First of two special holiday episodes of All in the Mind air 2moro 9:30 (& 21:30 25/12), w 3 Presenter’s Friends (@catherineloveday.bsky.social, @dr-peter-olusoga.bsky.social & myself) joining the brilliant @ClaudiaHammond.bsky.social discussing Psychology of Nostalgia

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
December 24, 2024 at 7:10 AM
We have starter pack for psychologists at the University of Westminster. Thanks Rotem!
go.bsky.app/GkD3dR1
Let me know in comments if you'd like to join this starter pack
December 19, 2024 at 8:38 AM
How to cope with food anxiety this Christmas. New @uk.theconversation.com article by Alison Fixsen

theconversation.com/how-to-cope-...
How to cope with food anxiety during the festive season
The holiday season’s focus on food and over-indulgence can be difficult for those who struggle with disordered eating.
theconversation.com
December 19, 2024 at 8:13 AM
We have a new podcast series out - Psychology Unleashed.
In the first episode, @catherineloveday.bsky.social speaks to Coral Dando about how she went from Police Officer to Professor of Forensic Psychology, and her leading research on eyewitness testimony
#psychology #foresnsic
wcps.podbean.com
Psychology Unleashed WCPS | Westminster Centre For Psychological Sciences
Podcast series from the Westminster Centre for Psychological Sciences at the University of Westminster. In each episode, Professor Catherine Loveday speaks to a researcher from the Westminster Centre ...
wcps.podbean.com
October 12, 2024 at 6:44 AM
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A starter pack of schools or departments of psychology from around the world.

Please share, encourage your school/dept social-media person to join up, and feel free to suggest additions...

😃

go.bsky.app/FmgYgVj
September 17, 2024 at 6:30 PM