Dr. Laura Elenbaas

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Our new paper out in American Psychologist.

Led by Meleady, with @debshulman.bsky.social, Kotzur, & Crisp.

Contact "ruptures" (going to university; studying abroad) ==> changes in outgroup attitudes longitudinally

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Sharing free access to our paper, led by Constance Flanagan & 8 co-authors (so many handles!) -> quasi-exp. to foster science motivation among minoritized youth in CEP

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Mastery‐Oriented or Outcome‐Oriented Help? How Recipient Ethnicity and Task Difficulty Shape Children's Helping Behavior Teachers and parents often scaffold children to help others. Not all help is equally beneficial, however. We know very little about the ways in which children distribute different types of help. Acr...

New pub! Peer-to-peer helping is a common learning strategy but might not always be beneficial. We studied how children helped peers, finding they often provide "easy" help—like giving answers—when tasks were difficult or recipients belonged to ethnic groups they liked. dx.doi.org/10.1111/desc...

Thank you @ampsychfdn.bsky.social! I am thrilled that our project was selected, and especially through this important mechanism honoring the Clarks' groundbreaking work.

New paper accepted at JEP:G with @sakierahudson.bsky.social, Brandon Kinsler, & former students Ian Davis and Alissa Vandenbark!

Come for the opening Aladdin quote, stay for a developmental perspective on SDO!

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The Role of Discrimination and Barriers in the Perceptions of Adolescents With and Without Disabilities of STEM Classes and Jobs - International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education In STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields, people with disabilities are underrepresented. This study aimed to determine what barriers might prevent students with and without disabili...

New findings! We demonstrate that teens with disabilities are just as interested in STEM jobs as their peers without disabilities, but perceive that they face more discrimination and barriers in their education. These suggest the importance of creating inclusive STEM learning spaces.

With @klmulvey.bsky.social Christia Spears Brown, Jane Singman, & @megannorris.bsky.social Free share link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lVvoh%7EJ...

New study! The messages that American kids receive about immigrants are really mixed 😕 but kids who see and hear good things (e.g., online) are more open to including new immigrant peers in their own social circles 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 #devpsyc #socialpsyc doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...

1. New work w/ Emily Gerdin, Devyani Goel, & James Dunlea now in press at Developmental Psychology: columbiasamclab.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/.... We looked at inferences that kids draw about others on the basis of parental incarceration.
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Thanks Megan! 😁

Join Us | Elenbaas Lab In the Social Development Lab, we study how children think about people, groups, and society. The lab is supervised by Dr. Laura Elenbaas.

I’m hiring a lab manager! Full time, starting this summer. Perfect for a BA/BS grad or post-bac with child or family research experience interested in developmental psych or HDFS. Complete details and application link here: www.elenbaaslab.com/join #devpsyc #socialpsyc #familysci #psychjobs

The Social Development Lab accomplished so much this year!
I'm grateful every day for this persistent, passionate, collaborative team. 🤓❤️

Thank you to the organizers, presenters, and participants in #OSMatSPSP2025 @spspnews.bsky.social ! I'm grateful to have spent the day learning about the origins of social group dynamics with you. Feeling motivated by the science and strengthened by the community 🤓❤️

Register to attend the VIRTUAL Origins fo the Social Mind Preconference at SPSP! We have a great line-up of folks and are excited to foster discussions on the building blocks of social group dynamics. Looking forward to see people there!

Yay David! This is super cool and extremely well deserved. Congratulations!! 🎉

Very exciting, congratulations on the new position! 🎉

Fantastic! Congrats, Meltem!

Ethnic studies boosts critical thinking, equity awareness in high school students High school students enrolled in ethnic studies develop the ability to think analytically about the causes of social inequalities, a University of Michigan study suggests.

Check out this University of Michigan press release about our recently-published work which highlighted youth’s development of critical consciousness while enrolled in ethnic studies courses.

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Developmental Psychology Starter Pack

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I'd like to be added 🙋‍♀️ Thank you very much for putting this together!

Developmental Psychology starter pack! I've included people doing child/adolescent research and as well as a few lifespan folks.

Please share widely, and let me know if there is anyone who should be added!

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I'd like to be added. Thank you very much for putting this together!

Thanks for reading! Hope this study helps inform more work testing how social class identity shapes our views on (un)fair systems.

What social class groups do people perceive in the UK & US, how do they personally identify & how does this shape their views on inequality? Our study opens up new questions on the origins & implications of social class group identity: doi.org/10.1111/asap... #socialpsyc #sociology #polisky #devpsyc

Drawing on social identity theory (SIT), this study explored social class group identity, intergroup attitudes, and views about social mobility and inequality among socioeconomically and racially/ethnically diverse adults in the U.K. (n =457) and the U.S. (n = 595). U.K. participants evidenced greater consensus about the social class groups present in their society than did U.S. participants, but lower, working, middle, and upper class were commonly perceived in both contexts, and many participants self identified as working class (38% U.K., 17% U.S.) or middle class (45% U.K., 47% U.S.) Consistent with SIT, participants in both contexts identified with their social class ingroup (e.g., felt they belonged) and stereotyped it less harshly on dimensions (warmthorcompetence)on which it was generaly negatively stereotyped. Importantly, middle and upper class participants tended to feel more positively (e.g., proud) abouttheir ingroup, and believed society was more fairand equal, and upwa

"Social class was correlated with, but not reducible to, SES... Rather, participants represented social class as a group identity, complete with assumptions about norms, traits, and relative rank."

By @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social et al.

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Thanks for highlighting our study! The descriptions people gave for their own social class group identity are my favorite part of this work.

My department, HDFS at Purdue, is hiring a quantitative methodologist! Assistant or associate level, any substantive focus within HDFS. Review begins Oct 31. Details and contact info for Qs in the link: careers.purdue.edu/job/Assistan... #statsky #devpsy #familysci

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If @andyluttrell.bsky.social suggests that you write blog post for Character & Context, say yes; Aline and I had a great experience as first-time bloggers!

Here's an accessible #SPSPblog @spspnews.bsky.social overview of our recent DP #DevPsyc paper on US parents' attitudes about cross-group peer interactions. Bottom line: many parents want their kids to hang out w/ gender, racial, & social class ingroup peers "just like us." spsp.org/news/charact...

New AMPPS paper on coding open-ended data. Coding open-ended data is common in psychology (~20% of published papers include it), but authors rarely provide sufficient information to assess its validity or replicate its results. We provide suggestions. osf.io/preprints/ps... 1/6