Publications
2024
Scholarly publications
Spitzer, J., Grapsas, S., Poorthuis, A. M. G., Vansteenkiste, M., & Thomaes, S. (Accepted/In press). Coming of Age in a Warming World: Using Self-Determination Theory to Support Adolescent Development amid Climate Change. Child Development Perspectives.
Grapsas, S., Kyriazi, F. S., & Dufner, M. (2024, Jan 23). Eyes on the Prize: Narcissism and Visual Attention to Status and Affiliation. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/au5py
Becht, A., Spitzer, J., Grapsas, S., van de Wetering, J., Poorthuis, A., Smeekes, A., & Thomaes, S. (2024). Feeling anxious and being engaged in a warming world: climate anxiety and adolescents' pro-environmental behavior. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14035
Becht, A., Spitzer, J., Grapsas, S., van de Wetering, J., Poorthuis, A., Smeekes, A., & Thomaes, S. (2024). Feeling anxious and being engaged in a warming world: climate anxiety and adolescents' pro-environmental behavior. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14035
Spitzer, J. E., Grapsas, S., Poorthuis, A. M. G., & Thomaes, S. C. E. (2024). Supporting youth emotionally when communicating about climate change: A Self-Determination Theory approach. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 48(2), 113-124. https://doi.org/10.1177/01650254231190919
Dufner, M., Wieg, F., Kraft, L., Grapsas, S., & Hagemeyer, B. (2024). Motive-specific affective contingencies and their relevance for personality and motivated behavior. European Journal of Personality, 38(2), 225-240. https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070231156842
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/438230/dufner-et-al-2023-motive-specific-affective-contingencies-and-their-relevance-for-personality-and-motivated-behavior.pdf?sequence=1
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/438230/dufner-et-al-2023-motive-specific-affective-contingencies-and-their-relevance-for-personality-and-motivated-behavior.pdf?sequence=1
2023
Scholarly publications
Grapsas, S., van de Wetering, J., Spitzer, J., Poorthuis, A. M. G., & Thomaes, S. (2023). When sustainability aligns with adolescent motives: Development and validation of the Sustainability Motive-Alignment Scale (SMAS). Applied Developmental Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2023.2260748
Spantidaki Kyriazi, F., Bogaerts, S., Grapsas, S., & Garofalo, C. (2023). Motive Dispositions Towards Sadism in Psychopathy: A Multimethod Investigation. Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2023.2242349
Grapsas, S., Becht, A. I., & Thomaes, S. C. E. (2023). Self-focused value profiles relate to climate change skepticism in young adolescents. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 87, Article 101978. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.101978
Thomaes, S. C. E., Grapsas, S., van de Wetering, J., Spitzer, J. E., & Poorthuis, A. M. G. (2023). Green teens: Understanding and promoting adolescents’ sustainable engagement. One Earth, 6(4), 352-361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.02.006
2022
Scholarly publications
Brummelman, E., Grapsas, S., & van der Kooij, K. (2022). Parental praise and children’s exploration: A virtual reality experiment. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1-11. Article 4967. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08226-9
Grapsas, S., Brummelman, E., Dufner, M., & Denissen, J. J. A. (2022). Affective contingencies of narcissism. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 123(2), 444-462. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000406
2021
Scholarly publications
Grapsas, S., Denissen, J. J. A., Lee, H. Y., Bos, P. A., & Brummelman, E. (2021). Climbing up or falling down: Narcissism predicts physiological sensitivity to social status in children and their parents. Developmental Science, 24(4), 1-12. Article e13062. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.13062
2020
Scholarly publications
Brummelman, E., & Grapsas, S. (2020). Can praise contribute to narcissism in children? In E. Brummelman (Ed.), Psychological Perspectives on Praise (1 ed., pp. 84-92). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429327667-13
Grapsas, S., Brummelman, E., Back, M. D., & Denissen, J. J. A. (2020). The “Why” and “How” of Narcissism: A Process Model of Narcissistic Status Pursuit. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 15(1), 150-172. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691619873350