Excited to share a new idea poster at @affectscience.bsky.social this Thursday!

Here’s the poster for those who can’t attend

Excited to share work from my time as a lab manager(w/ @dcosme.bsky.social @shannon47burns.bsky.social @eriknook.bsky.social and @falklab.bsky.social ). Across 3 studies we investigate the promise of predicting psychological well-being w/ language-based assessments @spspnews.bsky.social

However, BLM and the overturning of Roe v. Wade by SCOTUS aroused anger and action as people looked beyond themselves to address these issues. Upheaval-related discussions on Reddit & headlines captured the public’s sustained interest in BLM and COVID; interest in Roe v. Wade declined quicker.

Social justice-related upheavals (BLM, Roe v. Wade) affected people in very different ways emotionally than those that affected them personally (COVID). The onset of COVID made people increasingly anxious and caused them to turn inward to focus on their personal situations.