Rodrigo Costa

🇵🇹 🏳️‍🌈 | He/him | 2nd-Year Counseling Psychology PhD student @UF 🐊 in @ChevereLab | Oppression and mental health | @Fulbright_PT alum

[Rodrigo Costa @rodry_psy]

🚨 New publication alert!
🏳️‍🌈 We explored the links between feelings of safety around the 2024 election, caregiver acceptance, and mental health outcomes in LGBTQ+ young adults.
🥰🙌 Huge congrats to the whole team! @RLuisAbreu @TeresaAtUF @AldoBarrita
https://t.co/cx8IInrquI

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Responding to disclosures of racism with validation may support emotional coping and shared understanding.

See more highlights from recent peer-reviewed studies: https://t.co/fCTemCBlnR

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Research suggests rest isn’t a luxury—it’s essential. We hope you find time to recharge your mind and body as the year winds down.

Learn more: https://t.co/M2sGD7pXop

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Because child gender is ~ random, we can estimate the causal impact of being a "boy mom" vs "girl mom" by conditioning on # of kids.

Mothers with sons are ~3% more Republican, while mothers with daughters are ~4% more Democratic.

Child gender has ~ zero effect on fathers.

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Having a good supervisor makes all the difference

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New evidence on the effect of cell phone bans in schools just dropped.

"Enforcement of cellphone bans in schools led to a significant increase in student suspensions in the short-term ... but disciplinary actions began to dissipate after the first year, potentially suggesting a new steady state after an initial adjustment period."

"We find significant improvements in student test scores in the second year of the ban after that initial adjustment period."

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

2024: "next year i'm finally going to prioritise work/life balance"

2025:

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Re-reading your own work

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Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available.

Call or text 988 for free and confidential support from trained counselors all day, every day.

[Rodrigo Costa @rodry_psy]

🏳️‍🌈 It was amazing to present our work on critical consciousness, resilience, and mental health in LGBTQ+ young adults at #APA2025! It was so great to meet so many people interested in issues of diversity!

🫶 THANKS to our awesome team: @RLuisAbreu, @TeresaAtUF, and @AldoBarrita!

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A big THANK YOU to all attendees, speakers, clinicians, researchers, students, educators, exhibitors, staff, and volunteers for bringing your perspectives to three powerful days in Denver and virtually for #APA2025.

We’ll see you all in Washington, D.C. next year for #APA2026!

[Rodrigo Costa @rodry_psy]

@LordDr8ke That is really sad. But rest assured there are many other social contexts (such as the family context, religious groups, or educational settings) where the risk of sexual violence is likely much higher than in an LGBTQ+ pride parade.

[Rodrigo Costa @rodry_psy]

Yesterday, I participated in my 1st ever LGBTQ+ pride parade, in Portugal. What a powerful and meaningful experience. What a strong and beautiful sense of community. Despite the current hostile political climate, we will never stop fighting and resisting. 🏳️‍🌈✊ #LGBTQ #PRIDEMONTH

[Rodrigo Costa @rodry_psy]

@megancchen @PsychScience @RLuisAbreu @TeresaAtUF @AldoBarrita Thank you so much! 🫶 I’m glad you liked it!

[Rodrigo Costa @rodry_psy]

🤩🏳️‍🌈 It was such an honor to recently share some of our work at the ¡Chévere! collective on family, social factors, and mental health in LGBTQ+ young adults at @PsychScience 2025, in D.C.!

🫶🥰 Huge thanks to our amazing team: @RLuisAbreu, @TeresaAtUF, and @AldoBarrita!

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A recent meta-analysis by Paul C. Bogdan examines the progress scientific psychology has made in strengthening its practices and results. #PsychScience #Psychology
https://t.co/wQD0U6cNhb