Recent LIFE-Related Publications

A Selection of Recent Articles, Books, and Chapters by LIFE Fellows and Alumni

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Publications 2025, advance online, and in press

Ascigil, E., Gunaydin, G., Selcuk, E., Sandstrom, G. M., & Aydin, E. (2023). Minimal social interactions and life satisfaction: The role of greeting, thanking, and conversing. Social Psychological and Personality Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506231209793

Buchberger, E. S., Brandmaier, A. M., Lindenberger, U., Werkle-Bergner, M., & Ngo, C. T. (in press). The process structure of memory abilities in early and middle childhood [Registered report]. Developmental Science.

Dolan, P., Krekel, C., & Swanke, S. (2024). Affective paternalism. Behavioural Public Policy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/bpp.2024.24

Driver, C. C. (2024). Inference with cross-lagged effects—Problems in time. Psychological Methods. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/met0000665

Hecht, M., Schulze, C., & Pachur, T. (in press). Models of social sampling. In T. Reimer, L. van Swol, & A. Florack (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of communication and social cognition. Routledge/Taylor and Francis.

Hyde, L., Bezek, J. L.* & Michael, C.* (2024). The future of neuroscience in developmental psychopathology. Development & Psychopathology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579424000233

Krämer, M. D., Rohrer, J. M., Lucas, R. E., & Richter, D. (2025). Life events and life satisfaction: Estimating effects of multiple life events in combined models. European Journal of Personality, 39(1), 3–23. https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070241231017

Lalwani, P., Polk, T. A., & Garrett, D. D. (in press). Modulation of neural variability: Age-related reduction, GABAergic basis, and behavioral implications. eLife. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.09.14.507785

Lawes, M., Hetschko, C., Schöb, R., Stephan, G., & Eid, M. (2025). Examining interindividual differences in unemployment-related changes in subjective well-being: The role of psychological well-being and re-employment expectations. European Journal of Personality, 39(1), 24–45. https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070241231315

Loher, M., Steinhoff, A., Bechtiger, L., Ribeaud, D., Eisner, M. P., Shanahan, L., & Quednow, B. B. (2024). Disentangling the effects of self-control and the use of tobacco and cannabis on violence perpetration from childhood to early adulthood. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-024-02536-1

Lucca, K., Capelier-Mourguy, A., Byers-Heinlein, K., … Loeffler, M. T., … , Stutz, S., … Hamlin, K. (in press). Infants’ social evaluation of helpers and hinderers: A large-scale, multi-lab, coordinated replication study [Registered report]. Developmental Science. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/qhxkm (Preprint)

Merrell, W. N., Vossoughi, N., Kteily, N. S., & Ho, A. K. (2024). Looking White but feeling Asian: The role of physical permeability and perceived discrimination in multiracial-monoracial alliances. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672241267332

Naganuma, S., & Xu, R. (2024). Characterising high school students’ interest trajectory profiles. International Journal of Science Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2024.2394706

Nigro, L., & Ward-Seidel, A. (2024). Reimagining early childhood education and school readiness through the perspectives of historically marginalized families living in a rural community. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/14639491241293479

Papenberg, G., Karalija, N., Salami, A., Johansson, J., Wahlin, A., Andersson, M., Axelsson, J., Garrett, D. D., Riklund, K., Lindenberger, U., Nyberg, L., & Bäckman, L. (2025). Aging-related losses in dopamine D2/3 receptor availability are linked to working-memory decline across five years. Cerebral Cortex. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhae481

Reed, L. A., Brown, M. L., Kappas Mazzio, A., Messing, J. T., Grimm, K., Wachter, K., Jiwatram-Negrón, T., & Gonzalez-Pons, K. (2024). Patterns of technology-based abuse among adult intimate partner violence survivors and associations with offline abuse. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Advance online pubication. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241268782

Roos, Y., Krämer, M. D., Richter, D., & Wrzus, C. (2024). Persons in contexts: The role of social networks and social density for the dynamic regulation of face-to-face interactions in daily life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000512

Savell, S. M., Niguse, M., Caluori, N., Brown-Iannuzzi, J. L., Wilson, M. N., Lemery-Chalfant, K., & Shaw, D. S. (2024). Cascading influences of caregiver experiences of discrimination and adolescent antisocial behavior. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2024.230177

Thoma, A. I., & Schulze, C. (2025). Do children match described probabilities? The sampling hypothesis applied to repeated risky choice. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 251, Article 106126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2024.106126

Trauernicht, M., Anders, Y., Oppermann, E., & Klusmann, U. (2024). Emotional exhaustion in German preschool teachers: The role of personal, structural, and social conditions at the workplace. Journal of Research in Childhood Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/02568543.2024.2325466

Trauernicht, M., & Lazarides, R. (2024). The flip side of teacher enthusiasm? Relations between teaching enthusiasm and socio-emotional support under consideration of different perceptions of teachers and students. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11618-024-01259-y

Ward-Seidel, A. R., Rimm-Kaufman, S. E., & Sandilos, L. E. (2024). Schoolwork with purpose: A mixed methods study on youths’ perspective on what makes learning meaningful. Journal of Adolescent Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/07435584241280266

Weber, E., Hopwood, C. J., Denissen, J. J. A., & Bleidorn, W. (2024). Self-esteem and sexual experiences. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672241257355

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