Leiden Psychology Blog

Meet the meat you eat!

We love animals and don’t want to hurt them. At the same time, most of us still eat meat.. What explains this meat paradox? It’s all in the way we present meat and talk about it!

Lineke Ouwerkerk • 26-05-2021

There is No Scientific News. The failure to determine what we already know due to our poor literature searching practice

Faced with an anarchistic database of four million psychological articles, psychological researchers’ searching techniques seem woefully inadequate to find the state of the art. It is our academical duty to do far better. Literature searching is a difficult and essential skill of ‘slow science’.

Jos Brosschot • 03-05-2021

Building Resilience in Young People

Effectively supporting young people in coping better with COVID-19 related stress requires detailed understanding of the factors that influence resilient functioning. But what are those factors and what concrete actions can be taken to support young people in building resilience?

Anne-Laura van Harmelen + 1 other • 30-04-2021

Duality In Consumerism: Towards A Holistic Self-Concept

Without duality in consumerism, we’d have an easier job pinpointing the effects of mere material purchases. With the subtle addition of experientiality, however, consumerism contributes towards individuals’ self-concept and not just basic needs.

Yiǧit Bozok • 23-04-2021

Sustainable behaviour is not a virtue (it’s a must)

Sustainability is not a personality trait. Everyone, not just the most ‘prosocial’, can make the choice to act in the best interest of our planet. As the situation becomes increasingly dire, global collective action is needed now more than ever.

Carmen Rueda • 07-04-2021

Autism and social inclusion at high school; a case of weak or strong ties?

Weak ties contribute to a sense of belonging, so how does that work for autistic teens at school? Isn’t it a fact that autistic pupils do not fancy small talk and rather stay alone? Better autism awareness can contribute to changing such misconceptions.

Carolien Rieffe + 1 other • 30-03-2021

Brand Loyalism: All Show, No Meat… And We Still Love It

In the age of consumerism and glossy advertising, it’s becoming harder to focus on what’s essential. This is no secret and brands surely know it. In a highly elusive market, you, the consumer, are an important asset and they want you to pledge allegiance.

Yiǧit Bozok • 19-03-2021

About rioters, mayors, judges, politicians, and our human brain

The introduction of the corona curfew on January 23, 2021 resulted in riots and chaos in a number of Dutch cities: shops were looted; people threw stones at the police; streets looked like war zones.

Fieke Harinck • 05-03-2021

Can video calls with friends replace real social encounters?

Meeting a friend in Covid-19 times has little to do with an intimate chat in a bar. Instead, video calls have become the new medium to share our innermost feelings. But can these moments of online face-to-face communication replace the ‘real’ offline experience?

Julia Folz • 26-02-2021

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