Alex Benson

Team and role dynamics. Social and organizational psychology. Associate Prof @westernuPsych

[Mark Beauchamp @MarkRBeauchamp]

NEW: Special Issue in SEPP -- Methodological Advances in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. https://t.co/tThepWJk7e @AlexJBenson1

[Mark Beauchamp @MarkRBeauchamp]

In early 2025, SEPP will publish a special issue on Methodological Advances. Will be an absolute gem! The first few articles (epub ahead of print) are now available. Will highlight new articles as they become available. https://t.co/YQ7JxipQ2q

[Daniel Brown @djbrown1509]

Very proud of this paper with @AStenling ! Take a look if you are designing/reviewing longitudinal research studies.
https://t.co/HwolAJdvKx

[Geri Ruissen @GRuissen]

During my PhD defence, I was asked about my use of causal language for observational data. I had thoughts. Those thoughts are now better articulated (w/ guidance from an awesome peer reviewer) and ACCEPTED at Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. Preprint 🔗 below

[Organizational Psychology Review @OPRjournal]

🌟 Happy 2024 to the vibrant community of OPR! As we step into the new year, don't miss out on our latest piece: "The Nature of Status: Navigating the Varied Approaches to Conceptualizing and Measuring Status": https://t.co/aKJPW8oSy7

[Mark Beauchamp @MarkRBeauchamp]

SEPP will now publish Registered Reports. Editorial (Feb '24) explains how RRs will be handled at SEPP. https://t.co/qZZQ7yC44w

Submission info to appear on journal website in Jan ’24. Particular thanks to @chrisdc77 @_ap_hill @AlexJBenson1 @KA_Tamminen @ZackZenko @APA_Journals

[Alex Benson @AlexJBenson1]

@allisonmtraylor Our lab has several projects on followership in teams. I'll send you an email to see if there's a potential fit.

[Lindsay Bodell @LindsayBodell]

We are hiring a tenure-track position in Clinical Psych @WesternU ! Spread the word and feel free to reach out if you have any questions about the position etc. 🇨🇦

[Alex Benson @AlexJBenson1]

@marcusdgottlieb @SSHRC_CRSH @jp_lougheed Congratulations and extremely well-deserved!

[Dan McNeish @dmcneish18]

Dynamic fit index cutoffs now support

1) categorical data
2) non-normal continuous data
3) missing data
4) second-order models
5) any estimator

so that you can replace traditional cutoffs (RMSEA <. 06, CFI > .95) with custom cutoffs tailored to your model/data @MelissaGWolf

[Society for Personality and Social Psychology @SPSPnews]

The narcissistic tendency of some leaders to put themselves ahead of others may become apparent and taint their reputation over time, new research finds.

Read more in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin: https://t.co/yTWD5zOScz

[Jennifer Lynch @JenniferCMLynch]

New paper with @AlexJBenson1 showing how antagonistic (but not agentic) qualities of narcissistic leaders can result in negative interpersonal perceptions, tainting their reputation.
@IOWestern

[John Antonakis @JohnAntonakis]

When subordinates do not follow: A typology of subordinate resistance as perceived by leaders

This article also serves as a great example for how to do qualitative research in a replicable and reproducible way using topic modeling

https://t.co/aK4NCfzxq4

@FabiolaGerpott

[Mark Beauchamp @MarkRBeauchamp]

My (first) editorial for SEPP @APA_Journals. Advancing open science and methodological rigor in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. https://t.co/Hx6kieSVR6 Hope its of interest to authors looking to submit to the journal.

[Social Sci @WesternU @westernuSocSci]

Having trouble staying motivated to exercise? Group fitness activities may be a good solution. @AlexJBenson1, professor in @westernuPsych said when you see other people doing the same things with you, it can help boost your own sense of confidence. https://t.co/IPM8qnrpa4

[George Banks @BanksGeorgeC]

It’s important to study followers to understand leadership as a process! https://t.co/3SjhNLjdxJ

[Julian Barling @JulianBarling]

We use lots of exercises/teaching games in our classes. Kudos to @noelle_baird, jennifer robertson & Matthew Mclarnon for validating their use of the "reflected best self" exercise for increasing students' interview self-efficacy in an experimental study
https://t.co/aRgmOPDOkE

[Mark Beauchamp @MarkRBeauchamp]

SPECIAL ISSUE: CALL FOR PAPERS AT SEPP -- ‘Methodological advances in sport, exercise, and performance psychology’. Details can be found here https://t.co/tqFTuyL0Vv. Please circulate widely. @APA_Journals @APADivision47 @AlexJBenson1