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Narrative, narrative, narrative. Personality and clinical psychologist, editor, playwright, and director. Gay Dad. Views are my own. https://www.jonathan-adler.com/

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Oops! Yes, my mistake! Sorry!

25.02.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks to Kathleen Bogart, @cindymcp.bsky.social, Phia Salter, Amber Gayle Thalmayer, Sarah Stanton, Eranda Jayawickreme, Stephen Baffour Adjei, Pegah Nejat, Ligia Oliveira-Silva and to @spspnews.bsky.social for this once-in-a-career opportunity.

24.02.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please read our final reflections! Knowing that it is now in the hands of the incomparable @eranda.bsky.social is great solace, as the journal will only continue to get better.

24.02.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

The end of my term as Editor of Personality and Social Psychology Review is profoundly bittersweet. While it is a relief not to oversee the day-to-day influx of manuscripts, I will greatly miss the opportunity to work with this stellar team on a journal I am so proud of. doi.org/10.1177/1088...

24.02.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

(In a delightful twist, my new segment got stitched together with a rebroadcast of an older episode featuring the incomparable @elijfinkel.bsky.social, one of my grad school professors, whose work on marriage is captivating. I couldn’t ask for a better Hidden Brain buddy!)

15.10.2025 12:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Love 2.0: Reimagining Our Relationships - Hidden Brain Media There are signs it's getting even harder. In this episode, we explore how long-term relationships have changed over time and whether we might be able to improve marriage by asking less of it.

I was absolutely delighted to revisit the @hiddenbrain.bsky.social team for a follow-up to my original episode. These follow-ups are called β€œYour Questions Answered.” (My segment starts at 55:20) Here’s the link:
www.hiddenbrain.org/podcast/reim...

15.10.2025 12:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

along with Amber Gayle Thalmayer and myself. We have written an introductory piece that frames the goals for the issue. Thanks to our publisher, all contributions are available for free to all readers. Please share it widely!

10.10.2025 18:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This project was created during a discussion at our annual event for the PSPR Editorial Board & Emerging Editor Board and took almost two years to bring to reality. It was overseen by the journal’s first two Editorial Fellows, Stephen Baffour Adjei (from Ghana) and Pegah Nejat (from Iran),

10.10.2025 18:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m very proud to share this Special Issue of PSPR, β€œHighlighting Personality & Social Psychological Theories From Majority World Contexts.” spsp.org/news/spsp-ne...

10.10.2025 18:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Register now for our exclusive virtual workshop: The Art and Science of Storytelling for Health. Dr. Annie Brewster and Dr. Jonathan Adler will lead three sessions designed for interdisciplinary professionals interested in integrating the transformative power of storytelling. ow.ly/55x450WvFCx

26.07.2025 18:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | I Teach Creative Writing. This Is What A.I. Is Doing to Students.

As always, no one says it better than @meghanor.bsky.social . This is a MUST read for anyone thinking about the role of generative AI in our lives today (which should be all of us). www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...

22.07.2025 15:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Boston Arts Academy steps in to help craft the next Ufot Cycle play: β€˜Kufre n’ Quay’ - The Boston Globe Twelve current BAA students are in the show, which is a co-production with the Wheelock Family Theatre.

I couldn't be more excited to see "Kufre n Quay" later this month. Levi Mngomezulu, who is playing Kufre, has been one of our son's best friends since first grade and I have watched his theatrical growth over those years. I'm sure he will absolutely shine. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/02/a...

02.07.2025 18:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

HUGE congrats, Bill! What a fantastic department you're going to (and what a fantastic one you're leaving behind too). They are lucky to have you!

23.06.2025 12:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you or someone you know is interested, please email me: jadler@olin.edu

23.06.2025 12:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story | TED
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story | TED YouTube video by TED

It doesn’t need to be an extreme story, just an everyday experience of feeling stuck in a story other people were telling about people like you. Thanks! (Here's the brilliant original TED talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie introducing that concept: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ih...)

23.06.2025 12:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

For my book I’m looking to interview people who have an experience of β€œthe danger of a single story.” Have you had an experience where you felt reduced to one storyline, maybe some category (race, gender, sexuality, etc.), or some other thing that seemed to trump everything else about you?

23.06.2025 12:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Books take a really long time to come into the world, so look for this one in February 2027. In the meantime, I’m looking forward to talking with YOU to shape this book about identity!

09.05.2025 19:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And, while I have missed @olincollege.bsky.social, I want to give a HUGE shout-out to my community of Fellows in the Newhouse Center at @wellesley.edu this year, who have been the most dreamy colleagues to work alongside on this project.

09.05.2025 19:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll be working with the amazing Executive Editor, Anna Paustenbach. And none of this would have been possible without my stellar agent at #UTA, the Co-Head of Publishing, Christy Fletcher.

09.05.2025 19:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I couldn’t be happier to have landed at PRH Avery. Their slogan is β€œWe publish nonfiction that doesn’t just change the conversation, it changes lives.” And that’s precisely what I hope the book will do.

09.05.2025 19:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Tentatively titled β€œIdentity Theft: Who We Are & Who We Might Become,” the book will use compelling stories of what I’m calling β€œidentity theft” (when you lose narrative authority over your life) to illustrate the science of narrative identity & to push our thinking about identity in today’s world.

09.05.2025 19:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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As many of you know, I’ve spent this sabbatical year working on a book project. I’m thrilled to announce that, as of yesterday, I officially have a contract with @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social’s @avery-books.bsky.social imprint to publish the book!

09.05.2025 19:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My husband and I are flying with our kids from Boston to DC next week to see it as a family, since we loved it as a family!

02.02.2025 15:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a personality psychologist and a theater kid, I can tell you the reference is not to Mischel, but to Shakespeare. In Twelfth Night, Malvolio says β€œSome are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.”

07.01.2025 14:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And is it β€œcomprised of,” β€œcomprised by,” β€œcomprising,” β€œcomposed of,” or β€œcomposing”??

03.01.2025 18:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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11.12.2024 20:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Conference – Association for Research in Personality

The Association for Research in Personality is soliciting abstracts for the 2025 Biennial Meeting scheduled to take place June 26-28, 2025 in Evanston (suburb of Chicago), IL, USA!

04.12.2024 16:55 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

You tagged me instead of the Jonathan Adler you intended.

02.12.2024 22:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is a vital paper, folks! Give it a read!

22.11.2024 16:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Friends, it is a stellar paper. Give it a read now!

22.11.2024 13:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0