Unstable relationships make people happy?? 🚨 New study 🚨published in the @APA journal Emotion:

I also spotted a DIY air purifier before my talk began! 🤩 @joshapte @CRFoundationUS

@ChicagoBooth @chicagoboothrev Here's the full paper for anyone wanting to learn more: @SSRN

@Tongrongtian @SPSPnews @jieni_zhou @AlexEngPsych Awesome! I hadn't seen that, but it's a great study. Reminds me of the "harm in harmony" idea from @shlulu.

@FanYangUChicago Cool! Congrats. I wonder if the results here might vary across cultures based on general zero-sum beliefs. For example, zero-sum beliefs tend to be (paradoxically?) higher in collectivistic cultures.

I'm proud to announce: Congratulations to Ayse Uskul, winner of the 2025 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Cultural Psychology! 👏 She'll receive the award and give a talk at the SPSP Cultural Psychology Pre-Conference. @SPSPnews @UskulAyse

I'm proud to announce: Congratulations to Jeanne Tsai, winner of the 2025 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Cultural Psychology! 👏 She'll receive the award and give a talk at the SPSP Cultural Psychology Pre-Conference @SPSPnews @StanfordPsych

Relational mobility might explain it: @aeonmag

Just saw Ethan Kross on NPR's Life Kit show! @ethan_kross

In US and UK counties where obesity is less common, obesity is more strongly linked to being single, unemployed, and poor health new study finds. Less common = people report more weight stigma.

新的知乎贴子：关系流动性和幸福值。

Why are rice-farming regions of China less happy than wheat-farming regions? And what does that have to do with social media? Check out my short podcast with the Chicago Booth Review. 🎧 @chicagoboothrev

I wrote an article for @aeonmag about our new study on why relational mobility seems to be good for happiness. @psyche_the_mag

Organizations are WEIRD too. Research on companies is mostly done with Western companies (around 80%).

@Neil_Hubert_HBD @UCBerkeley @BerkeleyPsych I think there's a Zoom option for people who can't join in person. The link isn't public, but if you email ipsr@berkeley.edu, they should send it to you.

@DashtiSarv @UCBerkeley @BerkeleyPsych I think there'll be a Zoom link, although it won't be publicly available. If you email ipsr@berkeley.edu, they should send it to you. 👍

@Ziqian_Xia @APA I should say, those are the regions with the least data in the dataset, so take those with a grain of salt. However, one explanation is that herding cultures have more relational mobility. We found that in our study across 39 cultures:

@MaxDiffusionRL @RaviPksThakur I wonder what the particle count was. 🤔 Was it AQI 120 despite using a purifier?? A strong enough purifier should be able to get it to essentially zero.