New paper as part of Special Issue 'Self-Control and Self-Regulation' in Current Opinion in Psychology where Martin Hagger and me summarize theory and research testing a mechanistic explanation for the trait self-control-health behavior relationship. doi.org/10.1016/j.cops…

The School of Medicine at Jinan University is hiring Faculty Positions & Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Salary: Up to 950,000 RMB (US$130,150) per annum. Location: Guangzhou, China. Have a look at: nature.com/naturecareers/…

New paper Nature Reviews Psychology: Using natural language processing to analyse text data in behavioural science 👉We review key #applications of #NLP in behavioral science 👉We give a primer to #NLP & best-practice #recommendations nature.com/articles/s4415… Free: rdcu.be/d5oda

Habit substitution toward more active commuting - Di Maio - 2025 - Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being - Wiley Online Library iaap-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

🚶‍♂️🧠 How does the brain influence our tendencies toward physical activity or sedentary behavior? Our latest fMRI study uncovers key neural mechanisms behind approach/avoidance behaviors toward PA & sedentary stimuli. Check it out the preprint! 📖 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Does effort make life more meaningful? Was Sisyphus living the dream? In our new paper (now accepted in Cognition!), across 6 studies with nearly 3,000 participants, we found that more effortful tasks feel more meaningful 🧵

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Lifestyle is a stronger predictor of aging and mortality than genetics. A new Nature study of ~500,000 people found: 🎯 17% of mortality variation was linked to lifestyle (exposome). 🧬 <2% of was explained by genetics. Here’s what you need to know 👇🧵 1/10

Generosity is an anti-depressant. Depressed people were randomly assigned to give less than a penny a day to charity. Over the next 2 months, moods improved and depression declined. The more they gave, the better they felt. Even small acts of kindness elevate mental health.

Using Natural Language Processing in Behavioral Science We put together a "How-To-Guide" and offer a short summary in our latest lab newsletter (link in next tweet)

Generative artificial intelligence (Gen-#AI) #chatbots hold promise for building highly personalized, effective #mentalhealth treatments at scale, while also addressing user engagement and retention issues common among digital therapeutics. ai.nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

This meta-analysis of 79 RCTs by Hoppen et al found that social comparison is an effective behaviour change technique for pro-environmental-, health-, performance-, and service-related behaviours. nature.com/articles/s4156…

For the first time, "The Handbook of Social Psychology," the most authoritative guidebook to our field, is FREE to read, download, and share. the-HSP.com.

🎉 Congratulations to the ISSP Award winners—global leaders and rising stars in sport and exercise psychology! An exciting time for our international community. Click here to learn how to apply for ISSP awards: issponline.org/fellow-awards/…

In this article, Du & Haith show that behavior can become habitual in two different ways, involving response initiation and response preparation, respectively nature.com/articles/s4156…

I just became president of a scientific society and my first act was to disagree with one of my heroes...Arie Kruglanski gave a keynote arguing social psychology needs MORE Big Beautiful Theories. I think that's exactly backwards. Here's why...

Behavioural interventions often hit structural barriers. This new Comment by Hofmann et al. urges policymakers to combine structural & behavioural insights for systemic reforms. #behaviouralscience nature.com/articles/s4156…

🌱Don’t miss out on the Habit highlights at the EHPS conference in Groningen!🌱 From habit decay strategies and AI-driven interventions to fresh insights into measurement and automatic influences on behaviour, this year’s program features inspiring research and networking

Chronic #stress can take a toll on young minds and bodies. Psychology research shows that simple habits—like regular physical activity—can help kids and teens manage stress and feel stronger. Learn more: at.apa.org/223e3c

We’re thrilled to close out the year with a special webinar by Prof. Colin Camerer (Caltech) on Integrating Neuro-Psychological Habit Research into Consumer Choice Models. 🗓️ Monday, Nov 17 | 16:00–17:00 (UK) 💻 Free & open to all | Recording shared later 🔗