The Society for Personality and Social Psychology

The world's largest organization of personality and social psychologists.

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Who We Are

The Society for Personality and Social Psychology, comprised of more than 7,500 members, strives to advance the science, teaching, and application of personality and social psychology.

The core focus of SPSP is to serve its members through educational events, networking opportunities, resources, science funding, publication and promotion of research, and mentoring the next generation of personality and social psychologists.

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Character & Context

Character & Context explores the latest findings from research in personality and social psychology. By exploring forces within the person as well as forces within the situation, personality and social psychologists seek to unravel the mysteries of individual and social life.

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Why Do Guns Outnumber People in the USA?

Nov 4, 2024

BY Wolfgang Stroebe and Pontus Leander

Belief in a dangerous world and racial bias drive gun ownership in the U.S.

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A Health Upside to Having Your Feelings Hurt?

Nov 1, 2024

BY Sandra L. Murray

Getting your feelings hurt by friends or loved ones motivates you to protect yourself against catching COVID-19.

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Celebrating 2024 SPSP Fellows

Oct 31, 2024

Please join us in congratulating the 2024 cohort of SPSP Fellows—26 personality and social psychologists who are driving our field forward!

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Member Spotlight: Ariel Mosley

Ariel Mosley, Experimental Social Psychologist and Assistant Professor at UC Davis, researches cultural appropriation, intersectionality, and intergroup relations.

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