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Predicting Resilience in Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Childhood sexual abuse can have devastating and long-lasting consequences for survivors, yet little research has focused on the factors associated with resiliency following childhood sexual abuse.
New research published in Clinical Psychological Science reveals that certain demographic, personality, and abuse-related variables predict the well-being of childhood sexual abuse survivors later in life.
Using an online survey of more than 47,000 people between the ages of 18 and 80, psychological scientists Claire Whitelock, Michael Lamb, and Peter Rentfrow of the University of Cambridge (UK) collected data on each of these variables.
The researchers found that life satisfaction was highest among those who were female, young, White, employed, earning more money, highly educated, in intimate relationships, and who had suffered fewer traumatic experiences in childhood. In addition, the survivors who reported the greatest well-being were more likely to have certain personality traits: They were extraverted, agreeable, conscientious, as well as…
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Hackman to Be Honored at APS Annual Convention
A symposium on organizational teams will pay tribute to J. Richard Hackman, a leading social and organizational psychologist who passed away on January 8, 2013. Hackman will also be honored posthumously with the APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award for lifetime achievement in applied psychological research and for the impact his research has had on society at large.
Hackman was an expert in teams whose work improved the safety and quality of work in domains as diverse as intelligence, aviation, sports, and art. He conducted research that zeroed in on the conditions and leadership styles that allow teams to thrive.
Suzanne T. Bell will chair the special symposium, “A Tribrute to Richard J. Hackman: So there Is an ‘I’ in Teams…and a ‘We’….and a ‘Circumstance’…” on May 15,…
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Meet the Legends
Get your piece of history. These champions of psychological science are signing their books at the APS Annual Convention this May.
Michael S. GazzanigaGazzaniga will sign copies of Who’s in Charge? and other books immediately following his Keynote Address on Thursday, May 23. (Listen to his interview on The Diane Rehm Show)
Scott LilienfeldLilienfeld will sign copies of 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology and Brainwashed immediately following his APS Award Address on Friday, May 24.
Roy BaumeisterBaumeister will sign copies of Willpower and other books immediately following his APS Award Address on Friday, May 24.
Daniel KahnemanKahneman will sign copies of Thinking, Fast and Slow immediately following “Building a Better Psychological Science: Good Data Practices and Replicability” on Friday, May 24.
Diane HalpernHalpern will sign copies of Undergraduate Education…
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Metaphors for Musical Pitch Vary, but the Basic Principles Are the Same
Most Americans think of musical pitches as being “high” or “low.” But this height metaphor isn’t universal — some cultures use “thin” and “thick” or “light” and “heavy” to describe musical pitches.
New research published in Psychological Science suggests that the metaphors we use aren’t just linguistic flourishes — visual cues have different effects on our perception of musical pitch depending on the metaphors we use.
Daniel Casasanto of the New School for Social Research in collaboration with Sarah Dolscheid and colleagues at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics presented Dutch- and Farsi-speaking people — who use different musical pitch metaphors — with musical tones of different pitches. The tones were accompanied by images on a computer screen: horizontal lines that varied in how high or low they were placed on the…
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Current Directions in Psychological Science
Current Directions in Psychological Science: Volume 22, Number 2Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science publishes reviews by leading experts covering all of scientific psychology and its applications. The latest Current Directions in Psychological Science is a special issue on the teenage brain.
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Special Issue on the Teenage Brain: Introduction Randall W. Engle
*Come listen to Randall W. Engle speak in the “(Top-)Models of Working Memory” symposium and in the Women in Cognitive Science program “Staying Connected: How to Build and Maintain a Professional Network” at the 25th APS Annual Convention.
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The Teenage Brain: An Overview B. J. Casey _______________________________________________________________________
The Teenage Brain: Self Control B. J. Casey and Kristina Caudle _______________________________________________________________________
The Teenage Brain: Sensitivity to Rewards Adriana Galván ______________________________________________________________________
The…
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