🔊 New paper 🔊

In two studies, our team tested a novel theory-grounded health messaging approach combining death reminders with exposure to an NHS prime on the spokesperson's facemask.

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Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Do #facemasks present a unique ‘persuasion point’ to enhance public #health #communication?

We manipulated exposure to the #NHS symbol in health messages in two online studies.

Our new paper:
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Evidence that #decision-making involvement is associated with quality of life in people with #dementia through the fulfilment of psychological needs.

Read our new paper, led by Carmen Colclough ⬇️

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Social media’s push for the perfect muscular body is fuelling a new form of disordered eating — and young men are most at risk Muscularity oriented disordered eating refers to the disordered eating habits people may adopt in their drive to gain muscle and look lean.

Social media’s push for the perfect muscular body is fuelling a new form of disordered eating — and young men are most at risk. New piece by our own Alison Fixsen theconversation.com/social-media...

Excited for the upcoming Behaviour Change Conference 2025 #BCC2025
I'll be presenting our work on the use of facemasks with valued cultural symbols (Nicola Sturgeon wore one 👇) in public health communications on April 3rd.
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Huge thanks to Greenwich Social Psychology lab for the invitation to talk about cultural facemasks in public health messages today. It was a great sunny experience.

Thank you @drsofiastathi.bsky.social and all lab members for the brilliant discussion.

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Had a great time presenting our work on cultural facemasks in public health messages in University of Sussex. Huge thanks to all social psychologists and students for the brilliant discussion and feedback, and thanks for the invite @seanfiggins.bsky.social

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Masturbation remains taboo – but research shows how it can be good for you A sex therapist and researcher on the mental and physical benefits of self-love.

Chantal Gautier, our own sexologist, writes for @theconversation.com about the science of self-love: theconversation.com/masturbation...

Babygirl’s provocative exploration of power, infidelity and eroticism – reviewed by a sex therapist As a sex therapist, I know the three themes at the film’s heart well: BDSM, infidelity and hierarchical workplace romance.

Film review of Babygirl by UoW’s Chantal Gautier theconversation.com/babygirls-pr...

Radio 4’s All In The Mind is airing two Christmas specials this year, featuring Uni of Westminster’s Prof @catherineloveday.bsky.social This morning’s episode is about nostalgia.

We have starter pack for psychologists at the University of Westminster. Thanks Rotem!

How to cope with food anxiety during the festive season The holiday season’s focus on food and over-indulgence can be difficult for those who struggle with disordered eating.

How to cope with food anxiety this Christmas. New @uk.theconversation.com article by Alison Fixsen

theconversation.com/how-to-cope-...

We have a new podcast series out - Psychology Unleashed.
In the first episode, @catherineloveday.bsky.social speaks to Coral Dando about how she went from Police Officer to Professor of Forensic Psychology, and her leading research on eyewitness testimony
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A starter pack of schools or departments of psychology from around the world.

Please share, encourage your school/dept social-media person to join up, and feel free to suggest additions...

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