Laura Weiss

Positive Psychology researcher, Assistant Professor at Utrecht University, passionate about improving wellbeing in vulnerable groups & cross-cultural psychology

[Annelies Vredeveldt @anneliesvrede.bsky.social @anneliesvrede]

I am looking for a postdoc to join our @AmsLabLegPsy team on eyewitness memory in cross-cultural contexts! @VUamsterdam can organize a work visa. Please spread far and wide! @VU_Criminologie https://t.co/aVQegqECCf

[Optentia @Optentia]

Today we had a workshop at Utrecht University led by Prof. Andries Baart (precarity), Prof. Jac van der Klink (the capability model and sustainable employment), Prof Laura Weiss and Prof. Marita Heyns (student well-being) and Prof. Roland Blonk (learning communities). Valuable!

[Laura Weiss @LauraAnneWeiss]

We found small significant effects for well-being compared with non-active control groups (β = 0.25). Guided interventions had the strongest effects. Our findings show that different psychological interventions can improve well-being, both for healthy and clinical groups.

[Laura Weiss @LauraAnneWeiss]

It all started with an idea in Melbourne, and now our meta-analysis on the effects of psychological interventions on well-being measured with the Mental Health Continuum is out. Published in the Journal of Happiness Research: https://t.co/nw0VN9w3EG.

[Annelies Vredeveldt @anneliesvrede.bsky.social @anneliesvrede]

We are an @AmsLabLegPsy team studying statements in various cross-cultural contexts, incl. @LauraAnneWeiss on South African police interviews, Dylan Drenk on Rwandan witnesses and Gabi de Bruïne on asylum seekers’ statements. Stay tuned for results! (8/8) https://t.co/uHaLu8OlRT

[Annelies Vredeveldt @anneliesvrede.bsky.social @anneliesvrede]

How can you get the date of your brother’s murder wrong? In our @ERC_Research project, I’ve seen many examples that may seem odd from a Western perspective, but are understandable from a different cultural perspective. Let me share some examples. (1/8) https://t.co/uHaLu8OlRT

[Amsterdam Laboratory for Legal Psychology @AmsLabLegPsy]

The eyewitness memory puzzle: Is culture the missing piece? Read the article from @EU_RESEARCH on our WEIRD witnesses project https://t.co/fKp6q3HzkW @anneliesvrede @LauraAnneWeiss

[Laura Weiss @LauraAnneWeiss]

This video gives a nice overview of what my promotors taught me about well-being and what formed my own vision on how to improve mental health.

[Laura Weiss @LauraAnneWeiss]

The joys of a nerd: Our article on 'lessons learned when implementing a positive psychology intervention' is published in my favorite journal - The Journal of Positive Psychology. The first 50 get a free eprint:
https://t.co/LgHWtOPSnW

[Laura Weiss @LauraAnneWeiss]

Finally, we published our RCT (open access) - The long and winding road to happiness: A randomized controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis of a positive psychology intervention for lonely people with health problems and a low socioeconomic status https://t.co/ym8V9vHgVg

[Amsterdam Laboratory for Legal Psychology @AmsLabLegPsy]

We invited a group of experts and organized a focus group to discuss cultural differences in #eyewitness interviews conducted by South African police. See what we did and why here: https://t.co/QHuAAYxmq4 @LauraAnneWeiss @anneliesvrede

[CICJ-VU @CICJ_VU]

This January, an exiting new research project sees the daylight: ‘Eyewitness Memory in Cross-Cultural Contexts’, a collab between the ALLP and CICJ, financed by an ERC Starting Grant awarded to @anneliesvrede. Find out more at https://t.co/teAOhaku3V

[Annelies Vredeveldt @anneliesvrede.bsky.social @anneliesvrede]

Attending the conference "Africa: 60 years of Independence" with the entire research team on cross-cultural eyewitness memory today! #Africa

[Laura Weiss @LauraAnneWeiss]

Beautiful photos by my colleague Christiaan from our Winter-wonderland campus. Probably the only thing I still haven't got used to in South Africa is that July is a winter month and Christmas is in summer.

[Christiaan I. Bekker @_christiaanb_]

Brrrr!! ❄️💨 The beauty on the @theNWU Vanderbijlpark Campus this morning #MyNWU #NWUVaal

[Laura Weiss @LauraAnneWeiss]

I don't know if it is the topic, but self-determination theory seems to only attract inherently kind people @SDT2019

[Laura Weiss @LauraAnneWeiss]

@lilianjansbeken Haha, sorry, I just wanted to intrinsically motivate you to come to the next one :)

[Laura Weiss @LauraAnneWeiss]

Great to see that there is a whole paper session on 'Educational Contexts in Africa', where my presention was included, during the SDT conference in the Netherlands!

[Laura Weiss @LauraAnneWeiss]

This was a month ago when we celebrated the success of our 3-week program 'ABDC of a PhD' with a gala dinner. We could not have wished for better participants for this support program for beginning PhD students from all over Afric! Thanks @robinclaired for making us part of this!

[Laura Weiss @LauraAnneWeiss]

Something many students mentioned during the interviews and focus groups I conducted on student well-being: It makes a difference when supervisors do not only teach them, but show them that they care. With thanks to @_christiaanb_