Publications
2025
Scholarly publications
Dufner, M., Grapsas, S., & Rau, R. (Accepted/In press). Behavioral and valuation contingency: Why the same dispositions lead to different social evaluations across contexts. Social Psychological and Personality Science.
Brummelman, E., Grapsas, S., & Wiers, D. R. W. (2025). Praise addiction in children. Developmental Psychology. Advance online publication. [DOI]
2024
Scholarly publications
Spitzer, J., Grapsas, S., Poorthuis, A. M. G., Vansteenkiste, M., & Thomaes, S. (2024). Coming of age in a warming world: A self-determination theory perspective. Child Development Perspectives. Advance online publication. [DOI]
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, 65(10), 1270-1282. [DOI] [Portal]
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. [DOI] [Repository]
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. [DOI] [Repository]
2023
Scholarly publications
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. [DOI] [Repository]
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. [DOI] [Repository]
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. [DOI] [Repository]
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. [DOI] [Repository]
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. [DOI] [Repository]
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. [DOI]
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. [DOI] [Repository]