Society for Affective Science

So exciting to see the new Handbook of Social Psychology in open-access format! Enjoy our chapter on emotion and all the other amazing chapters here: the-hsp.com @affectscience.bsky.social @spspnews.bsky.social

Congratulations to our conference award winners! Annika Allen & her flash talk about dynamic perceptions of empathy, Sam Ahmad & his poster on interpersonal ER in neurodevelopment conditions, & Felix Yu & his poster on ER & changes in diff forms of well-being across adulthood🥳

@yuritzaesc.bsky.social I forgot to tag you, sorry!!

On day 3, we asked SAS attendees to share their favorite (or most frequently used) emoji & HOW they use it. It's fun to think about the variation in emoji use and how it can lead to unique and inventive ways to communicate! 🦫 Thank you to everyone for such a great #SAS2025!

That's a wrap on #AffectScience2025! A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this event such a success! Special shoutout to our amazing program committee chairs, Yael Millgram & Jonas Everaert, for their fantastic leadership!

Be sure to join us for the ceremonial Passing of the Gavel to our incoming SAS President, Rachael Jack in the Pavilion Ballroom at 6:15 PM. You’ll also meet our new President-Elect and Director at Large and hear where we are going for our 2026 convention! #AffectScience2025

Join us at 5:00 PM for the presidential symposium, ‘Past, Present, and Future: Perspectives on Affective Science,’ featuring our incredible speakers Bob Levenson, Maya Tamir, and Rachael Jack, moderated by current SAS president Kristen Lindquist #AffectScience2025

It’s time for our third and last poster spotlights in the Pavilion Ballroom at 3:00 pm! Immediately followed by another poster session and refreshment break! #AffectScience2025

All of you please come join us for the Elevating Diversity Science event at 2:00 PM in the Pavilion Ballroom. Excited to hear @sakierahudson.bsky.social present on Why should we study “dark” emotions next to “positive” ones: schadenfreude as a case study #AffectScience2025

Reminder for anyone registered for the Methods Round Table Event to head to the Pavilion Ballroom at 12:45 PM #AffectScience2025

Congratulations to our 2025 best dissertation, early career, and mid-career award winners! Amazing talks, amazing work! 🏆#SAS2025

@kewang.bsky.social @elisekalo.bsky.social @derekisaacowitz

At 11:15 AM join Aimee Walker and Marion Vincent in the Forum Room (3rd floor) for a Methods Workshop on fNIRS Meets VR in Affective Science #AffectScience2025
Thank you so much to our sponsor BioPac for making this session possible!

Looking forward to exciting symposia at 11:15AM! Topics include loneliness & emotion across the adult lifespan (BW I), simulating empathy (BW II), affective processes in relational contexts (BW III/IV), & reward prediction errors in emotion generation (Council) #AffectScience2025

The last exciting round of flash talks of this year’s conference is coming up at 11:15 AM! Join us to learn about applied affective science in the Pavilion Ballroom #AffectScience2025

At 11:15 am join Srishti Goel and @kaitlynmwerner.bsky.social in the Park Room for a student salon on Academic Pathways Across Borders: Navigating Opportunities and Applications as International and Domestic Students #AffectScience2025

Don’t miss the 2025 Awards Symposium in the Pavilion Ballroom at 10 AM! Learn about how Gratitude Shapes Decisions, What Daily Life Teaches Us About Emotion Regulation, & What Aging Reveals About Affect from @kewang_tw, Elise Kalokerinos, and Derek Isaacowitz
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Time to catch a quick break! Join us at 09:45 AM for refreshments in the Atrium Ballroom #AffectScience2025

Several exciting flash talks coming up at 08:30 AM on the affective science of caregiving (Broadway I), emotion perception & empathic processes (Broadway III/IV), and well-being (Forum Room; 3rd floor) #AffectScience2025

Join us at 8:30 AM for a Salon on Applying for SAS Awards. Why is it important? How can it benefit you? Get expert insights from Maital Neta in the Park Room #AffectScience2025

Several exciting symposia at 08:30 AM. Join us to learn more about emotions in later life (Broadway II) or differential emotion regulation strategy use and effectiveness in everyday life (Council Room; 3rd floor) #AffectScience2025

At 08:30 AM join Brooke Ammerman in the Pavilion Ballroom for a Methods Workshop on Leveraging Smartphone Data for Psychological Research: An Application of Screenomics #AffectScience2025

Enjoying my first time attending @affectscience.bsky.social's annual meeting! If you're here in Portland, come check out my poster on longitudinal training self-regulation in the eating domain from 3:15 - 4:45pm PT! #affectivescience #sas2025 #selfregulation #healthyeating

Our last day of SAS is here already, join us in making it a great one! Come grab your morning coffee from the Atrium Ballroom from 8:00 - 8:30 am! #AffectScience2025

That’s a wrap on #SAS2025 Day 2! We asked ppl to share & rate each others' go-to strategies for when they're upset to highlight how different strategies work for different ppl. What’s your go-to way to feel better?

Exciting symposia at 6 PM on effort in emotion regulation (Pavilion), emotions across the lifespan (BW I), computational affective science (BW II), heterogeneity in reappraisal tactics (BW III/IV), reappraisal and well-being (Council) or interpersonal emotion processing (Forum) #AffectScience2025

Join us at 6:00 PM in the Park Room for a salon on Creativity & Thinking Outside the Research Box with @dianatamir.bsky.social #AffectScience2025

Several exciting flash talks coming up at 04:30 PM on self & social emotion regulation (Broadway I), cognition & emotion (Broadway III/IV), or emotion experience (Forum Room; 3rd floor) #AffectScience2025

Several exciting symposia at 04:30 PM - learn more about affective concepts construction following early adverse experiences (Broadway II) or finding awe and uncovering its benefits (Council Room; 3rd floor) #AffectScience2025

At 4:30 PM join Brett Ford & Jamil Zaki for a salon on how they got here and where they're going. Come by to hear about the key lessons they learned along their career paths - from choosing collaborators wisely to following curiosity over convention #AffectScience2025

At 4:30 PM join Martine Verhees in the Pavillion Ballroom for a Methods Workshop on Designing and Conducting Interpersonal ESM Studies: A Practical Introduction #AffectScience2025