Society for Personality and Social Psychology#Convention
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{{Short description|Academic society based in Washington, D.C.}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Society for Personality and Social Psychology
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| founded = 1974
| members = Over 7,500
| headquarters = Washington, D.C.
| leader_title = Executive Director
| leader_name = Rachel Puffer
| website = {{URL|www.spsp.org}}
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The Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) is an academic society for personality and social psychologists focused on promoting scientific research that explores how people think, behave and interact.{{Cite book|last1=higgins|first1=E. Tory|title=Theory construction in social personality psychology: Personal experiences and lessons learned: a special issue of personality and social psychology review|last2=Kruglanski|first2=Arie W.|year=2015|pages=1}} It is the largest organization of social psychologists and personality psychologists in the world.{{Cite web|title=About SPSP|url=https://www.spsp.org/about#:~:text=The%20Society%20for%20Personality%20and,of%20social%20and%20personality%20psychologists.}} SPSP was founded in 1974 and it manages the activities of Division 8 of the American Psychological Association.{{Cite web|title=APA Division 8|url=https://www.spsp.org/membership/apa-division-8}}
Convention
Each year, SPSP hosts a convention that attracts thousands of attendees. Attendees include students and new and seasoned psychologists. At the convention symposia, research is shared and members are able to engage in professional development.
Leadership
SPSP governance consists of a twelve-member Board of Directors, with four officers. Governing members and committee members/leaders can be viewed at [https://my.spsp.org/About/Leadership About SPSP | SPSP].
Publications
SPSP publishes the journals:
- Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (PSPB) – monthly journal consistently ranked among the most prestigious journals in social and personality psychology, according to the Social Science Citation Index
- Personality and Social Psychology Review (PSPR) – top‐ranked journal in social and personality psychology, published quarterly and devoted to theoretical and review articles
- Social Psychological and Personality Science (SPPS) – a new, brief reports electronic journal jointly published by the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, the Association for Research in Personality, the European Association of Social Psychology, the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, and other co‐sponsoring organizations
References
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External links
- {{Official website|www.spsp.org}}
- [http://www.apa.org/about/division/div8.html Division 8 description from the American Psychological Association]
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Category:Divisions of the American Psychological Association
Category:Social psychology organizations
Category:Organizations established in 1974
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