Good morning! Our new paper "The Disinhibiting Effects of Anonymity Increase Online Trolling" is out now at CBSN. We find both individual differences and the disinhibiting effects of anonymity predict trolling behavior. Eric Vanman Stephanie Tobin tinyurl.com/5d8kuxnp

30-day free access to Lewis' paper for those who are interested: The Disinhibiting Effects of Anonymity Increase Online Trolling bit.ly/3MRmSx4 Lewis Nitschinsk Eric Vanman

I will just have to stay here forever. Can’t disturb a sleepy kitty!

How does exposure to upward comparison targets on social media affect body image, well-being, mental health, and self-esteem? Check out Carly McComb's new meta-analysis of experimental research (free eprint link): tandfonline.com/eprint/CACZ38Q… Eric Vanman

Hours spent trying to solve the mystery of why my sample size is off by 1 when rerunning some stats in an old dataset: 2.

🔔New paper w/ Professor Carolyn MacCann Dr Rebecca Pinkus & Sally! This #research examines #extrinsicemotionregulation in #romanticcouples, rdcu.be/c7lOh Springer Nature Hint: valuing, listening & making your partner laugh are predictors of higher relationship satisfaction!

Having camera on during online classes increases social appearance anxiety, which decreases learning of students via PsyPost.org psypost.org/2023/04/having…

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Great session on ostracism at #easp2023krk

Full house for the impression formation symposium at #easp2023krk

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A brand new paper from GRIDLab led by my PhD student Blake Kammerman. Well done, Blake! Do videogame rewards influence players’ subsequent prosocial engagement... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

With Carly McComb

New paper from Lewis Nitschinsk looking at dark personality traits, toxic motivations for anonymity, and trolling: frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

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Social and Personality Psychology in Australia, together at last! #SASP #ACPID #Noosa

why do people want to be anonymous online? being toxic is only half the story. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… Lewis Nitschinsk Eric Vanman Deanna Varley

An awesome MPhil scholarship available for an exciting project at QUT, "From virtual sites to real opportunities: using VR to inspire young women in construction." Please share. See the details here-qut.edu.au/study/fees-and…

PhD candidate Lewis Nitschinsk from #UQPsych spoke to @ABCAustralia about the two key reasons people choose to be anonymous online- self expression and toxic behaviour. Read the article: brnw.ch/21wGBQc #Health #Psychology