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Selfie-Esteem: The Relationship Between Body Dissatisfaction and Social Media in Adolescent and Young Women

... the primary users of such platforms, it is an important question whether social media use has an impact on self-concept , ... girls and young women to engage in social comparison leading to feelings of inadequacy and body dissatisfaction (Alperstein, ... / more

The Force is Too Strong with This One? Sexism, Star Wars, and Female Heroes

... called Rey’s competence and mastery of the Force into question, doubting that an untrained and seemingly ordinary person could ... criticisms reflect a sexist response to seeing a strong leading woman in a Hollywood blockbuster [4] . Are perceptions of Rey’s ... / more

"We are ready to move!" An interview with Daniel Lakens and Klaus Fiedler on the current challenges in the field of psychological research

... wrong. Beside the scientific methods we use, we now also question social aspects of doing science. For example, whether the reward ... like how the debate put researchers closer together leading to more collaborations across different countries and disciplines. ... / more

Improving the Disclosure of Information in an Investigative Interview: Rapport building and the Physical Environment

... the police? Legal psychologists have begun to examine this question. Is the physical environment influential during interviews? And can it ... they could go home if they confessed [4] Besides leading to false confessions , accusatorial style interviewing may ... / more

Doing ill for ‘the greater good’: Understanding what really went on in the Stanford Prison Experiment

... for the prison to turn nasty [ 3 ]. There is little question that things did indeed turned nasty: after just six days the study had ... least, we have done so through peer-reviewed publications in leading journals that address the broad range of issues that his and our work ... / more

Remembering what never occurred? Children’s false memories for repeated experiences

... by the interviewee and coercing them to respond to a question in a specific way, might compromise the quality of the statement. This ... children conducted by social workers were rather suggestive, leading legal practitioners to conclude that children were practically coerced ... / more

Social Machines: Social Aspects of Human-Computer Interaction

... that certain contextual cues activate certain scripts, leading to inappropriate behavior. Computers possess several cues that they ... human behavior faithfully is yet to come. But an interesting question has already emerged: how will we behave with a program that meets ... / more

Sorry, Not Sorry: Apologies and Denials in the #MeToo Movement

... In return, the accused often struggle with the question of how to reply. What can research about trust and forgiveness teach ... accused of misconduct, our belief in such allegations is a question of trust. Do we consider the allegations to be credible, in light of ... where accusations have led to the exclusion of leading figures in business, entertainment, and politics. It is crucial for ... / more

Can vacations live up to their reputation?

... after returning to work. As such, this raises an important question: Are vacations overvalued or even superfluous? What do we know about ... again confronted with stressors that consume their resources leading to a quick reduction in the positive effects of recovery. Given that ... / more

Fair Enough? The Inequality Paradox, Inequality Awareness, and System Justification

... a CEO should ideally earn 7.000$) [14] [15]. One element leading people to prefer “ unequality ” is their sense of fairness. Both ... It’s not the only answer, but it leads us to the one question: “Is this really fair?” If you wish to know more about how ... / more