Dr. Jessie Stern

Developmental psychologist, researcher, 🌎-lover | Assistant Professor @PomonaCollege | Author of BEYOND DIFFICULT @affirmpress @simonschuster

[Dr. Jessie Stern @JessAStern]

Got really tired of seeing Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model illustrated only w/ white boys. So we made a new (prettier) version centering Black girls.
Please RT & share in your psych classes!

Full article on #attachment & #antiracism is open access: https://t.co/AdYtXPS9E2

[The Love Consortium @LoveConsortium]

Looking forward to learning about the latest research with these flash talks next week! Hope you're planning to join us for our TLC 2026 Virtual Love Conference next Tuesday. https://t.co/c2GsHMjIMf
@AmyMuise @hopeiwhite @esraascigil

[Saida Heshmati, Ph.D. @SaidaHeshmati]

Come hear our talks on love through culture and society 💕🌍 at TLC’s free online conference this Tuesday 🙌

[The Love Consortium @LoveConsortium]

💗 The countdown is almost over! The 2026 TLC Virtual Love Conference is tomorrow! 💗
With almost 500 people registered from 39 countries, we’re excited to bring together a global community of researchers to explore the many dimensions of love.
https://t.co/c2GsHMkgBN

[American Psychological Association @APA]

A new study found that people with more “hasslers” in their social networks reported poorer mental and physical health and showed signs of accelerated biological aging. Read more highlights from recent peer-reviewed studies: https://t.co/avTG39gbN1

[American Psychological Association @APA]

Chatbots tend to validate. Psychologists know when to push back. Dr. Mitch Prinstein, APA’s senior science advisor, explains why that difference matters. Read more guidance from APA on how to navigate AI-generated advice thoughtfully and safely. https://t.co/fHwNsO2X2Z

[Dr. Sonya Troller-Renfree @STRscience]

Writing a pediatric resting EEG paper? Reviewing one? We made a one-page checklist for you.

RECAP-EEG covers what to report, from preregistration to open data. It's a free, interactive PDF: https://t.co/jHOpp9cNxb - A 🧵 (1/4)

[Society for Research in Child Development @SRCDtweets]

Just published in Child Development: 17 studies followed the same kids from before COVID-19 to today. Effects were real but rarely catastrophic and hit hardest where inequities already existed. Read the Special Section: https://t.co/raJv7oa25x

#ChildDevelopment

[Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel]

Most social media research has failed policy-makers

Research on social media use and adolescent mental health has shown mixed results, and has often yielded no evidence of a strong relationship. But such studies have largely ignored the ‘cost of missing out’ — the social cost of not belonging.

Children with higher social media use could be happier than their peers and, at the same time, social media use could cause a decline in collective well-being.

This is why most social media studies are not useful for informing policies.

For example, one cross-sectional study found that digital technology use explains only 0.4% of variation in adolescent well-being, and the authors caution against policy change. Yet this study was conducted entirely under conditions in which social media use is ubiquitous (scenario A). The change in well-being that would follow a move to a situation in which social media use is regulated (scenario B) simply cannot be estimated from such data.

https://t.co/6Q2bVDoetp

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

Many people confuse having access to experts with understanding a topic for themselves—and this “contagious sense of understanding” could proliferate as humans turn to AI for answers, Tania Lombrozo writes: https://t.co/NNSUIIraGq

[Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel]

Happiness is plummeting, especially among young people.

When I see demoralizing data like this over and over again (e.g., test scores dropping, loneliness on the rise, etc), I just think we need to change course. Defending the status quo seems like such a bad option.

[American Psychological Association @APA]

AI chatbots are warm, responsive, and always available. But psychologists say those qualities make them poor substitutes for the messy, effortful work of human relationships, especially for adolescents whose social skills are still forming. Learn more: https://t.co/LgfZj6e5Sx

[American Psychological Association @APA]

Children and teenagers are turning to AI for friendship, advice, and support. Psychologists say this raises important questions about what happens to social and emotional development when AI fills roles that used to belong to other people. Learn more: https://t.co/LgfZj6e5Sx

[American Psychological Association @APA]

More than half of US teens use AI for schoolwork. But what happens to learning when AI does the heavy lifting? Psychologists are beginning to untangle how AI use may shape the next generation’s ability to think, problem-solve, and persevere.

Learn more: https://t.co/LgfZj6e5Sx

[American Psychological Association @APA]

Not all educational technology is created equal. APA’s new report gives educators, families, policymakers and developers 10 evidence-based recommendations for EdTech that protects how children and adolescents learn and develop.

Read the full report: https://t.co/Czx1nEmn06

[Society for Personality and Social Psychology @SPSPnews]

"educational materials that connected climate action with young people’s desire for self-expression and peer recognition consistently encouraged more environmentally friendly behavior" Jenna Spitzer & Sander Thomaes https://t.co/NDbaYqVdUQ

[Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel]

Contact with nature is good for us

Experiments from environmental psychology have found that nature contact decreases negative affect, stress, and anxiety before and after nature walks or during the viewing of images in a laboratory setting. Lowers levels of cardiovascular disease and mortality risk are associated with living near nature. Nature contact also increases positive affect and life-satisfaction.

Get outside :)

https://t.co/izL9Xt0OSm

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

"In all I lost to my illnesses, I gained in my voice and agency to decide not only that, yes, I will be a psychologist, but also the kind of academic I want to be: compassionate, determined, and balanced in my science, my service, and myself." #ScienceWorkingLife https://t.co/XQ0p9eXPDM

[The Love Consortium @LoveConsortium]

We hope you will join us in October! View the program and register here https://t.co/c2GsHMkgBN.

[Dr. Jessie Stern @JessAStern]

This was a multi-year collaboration with a wonderful team, including Bonnie Brett, Jackie Gross, Tracy Riggins, & Jude Cassidy.
The article is available #openaccess in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships @JoSoPerRel @IARRofficial: https://t.co/uyLsKLIfSJ

[Dr. Jessie Stern @JessAStern]

🚨New paper: How does parents' #attachment shape #empathy for their kids?
Across 4 studies of 349 parents of children ages 3–10, we find that attachment avoidance is a risk factor for lower parental empathic concern & perspective-taking toward children.
https://t.co/4MBFuGjhP4