Fuschia Sirois

Just getting ready for my Survive and Thrive talk in London for the Honorable Society of the Middle Temple. Soon the "Middle Templars" will be filing in to learn about procrastination and how to deal with it. Quite an amazing space.

<em>Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice</em> | BPS Journal | Wiley Online Library Objective Attachment might shape the extent to which a person is self-compassionate. Despite the plethora of research examining attachment and self-compassion, no previous systematic review has quan.....

In this new meta-analysis of 39 studies we found that secure attachment was linked to higher self-compassion, and insecure attachment (anxious & avoidant) was linked to lower self-compassion. #OA @durhampsych.bsky.social @bpsofficial.bsky.social
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A screenshot of an email confirmation that the handbook is now in production

I'm thrilled to announce that the Palgrave Handbook of Positive Psychology & Health is now in production! It's been a long & bumpy road getting here, I'm grateful to all the chapter authors who contributed. Coming soon, June-July 2025!

Rohan, writing for a Handbook as opposed to an edited collection does get a bit more reach and regard. Handbooks are often viewed as the "go to" source for a particular topic and this can increase its reach.

Count me in as a star lover too!

Congrats Kathleen! So exciting that this is published!

Does Psychoeducation Help People to Respond to Goal Lapses With Self-Compassion? - Marios Biskas, Fuschia M. Sirois, Thomas L. Webb, 2023 Despite research indicating that responding with self-compassion to lapses in goal pursuit can help people to achieve their goals, there is evidence that people...

Being self-compassionate to your own lapses can be difficult. But can educating people about #self-compassion make it easier? Our research suggests the answer is NO. We found no evidence that psychoeducation increased responding with self-compassion to lapses.
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Healthcare Moral Injury Scale (HMIS) Awareness is increasing about the adverse impact of moral injury in health-care settings. Moral injury can occur regardless of an individual’s religious or non-religious beliefs. Yet currently avai…

Very pleased that our paper on the Healthcare Moral Injury scale (HMIS) was accepted for presentation @bpsofficial.bsky.social
#DHP conference In Cardiff. @sdanson1.bsky.social @richardbentall.bsky.social The HMIS scale is available for free download & use here: fuschiasirois.com/healthcare-m...

Procrastination Fact or Myth YouTube video by Fuschia Sirois

Here's another short animation on #procrastination myths & the new TEMPO Toolkit. But this time credit goes to 2 very talented undergraduate students working as RAs for me, Oscar Danielle & Tangzhou Si. Oscar scripted it & Tangzhou rendered the animation.

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In this meta-analysis of 40 studies incl 5,619,584 participants we found that #autistic individuals are more than 2X likely to have had at least 1 adverse childhood experience, incl all types of abuse, neglect, violence, bullying etc., than a non-autistic person.
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How To Spot An Idiot YouTube video by Trades Union Congress (TUC)

Powerful take-away messages in this clip that I totally agree with. Compassion & empathy are evolved human qualities, not weaknesses. Nurturing these human strengths is key for fostering an advanced, kind, & intelligent society that is free from cruelty. #kindnessmatters

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This 2013 paper re increasing replicability of results in psychology is nice, but I want to focus on the replies by other scholars citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?rep... …well, one in particular (1/2)

Rogue Scholar now shows citations of science blog posts Starting in February, the Rogue Scholar science blog archive is showing the citations (publications that cite the blog post) of science blog posts it archives. Rogue Scholar uses the same format for t...

"As of today, there are 948 citations of 568 Rogue Scholar blog posts discovered by the Crossref Cited-by service"

@mfenner.bsky.social discusses new citation capabilities at Rogue Scholar.

#AcademicSky #PhDSky #AcWri 🧪

<em>British Journal of Health Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library Purpose Theory and research indicate that coping plays a central role in the experience of psychological distress in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study meta-analysed the associations ...

In this recent meta-analysis of 16 studies & 46 effects we found that maladaptive but not adaptive coping strategies were sig. associated with distress in people with rheumatoid arthritis. #openaccess @durhampsych.bsky.social

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Is procrastination laziness 2 YouTube video by Fuschia Sirois

Here's another science-backed animated short, this time on the real reasons why we #procrastinate. HINT: It's not about laziness. #ProcrastinationIsNotaCharacterFlaw @durhampsych.bsky.social

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<em>British Journal of Health Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library Objectives Appearance concerns following burn injuries are common. Psychological factors are important in maintaining such concerns. However, there is a lack of longitudinal or prospective research ...

Here's a recent pub from the fab @drlaurashepherd.bsky.social on the role of #selfcompassion & psych flexibility in appearance concerns for people with burn injuries. One of several robust studies that will make up her PhD. #openaccess #BJHP
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Do you struggle with procrastination YouTube video by Fuschia Sirois

My efforts to raise awareness about the TEMPO toolkit has turned into a new creative obsession. Who would have thought creating info-animations would be so much fun!
Here's one on why compassion, NOT criticism, is the answer for those who struggle with #procrastination. Share!
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These people stopped procrastinating. You can too with this advice, they say | CNN A chronic tendency to procrastinate can not only affect productivity, but also damage confidence, relationships and health. Here’s how to change your ways.

CNN article on managing #procrastination. I weighed in on the role of emotion regulation & other science-backed perspectives. But less helpful tips on task management, attention, & discipline are incl. I'm all for lay views but not when they conflict with science.
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Congrats Sophie!!!

What's your inner script? YouTube video by Fuschia Sirois

What's your inner script when you procrastinate? If you're like most it likely isn't too kind.

Watch this fab animation created by Oscar Daniels, a talented undergrad RA who has been working with me on the TEMPO toolkit for the past year, to learn more about #procrastination

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Thanks Jo! That is odd, as I checked and they show up just fine from this end.

<em>British Journal of Health Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library Objectives Self-compassion is a positive psychological factor linked to improved physical and psychological outcomes across different chronic illness populations. However, the extent to which self-c...

Findings from our latest meta-analysis of 51 studies shows that #self-compassion is protective for psychological distress in people with chronic illness.

👇Read more about our findings in this #openaccess paper published in #BJHP

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A spiral with the word procrastination wrapped around it

Are you currently #procrastinating on a goal or task that needs to be completed within the next month? If so please consider participating in this study run by another team of dissertation students who need a ew more participants.

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Are you #procrastinating an important task? If so consider helping my L3 dissertation students understand how thinking ahead about a task impacts procrastination by participating in their online research study. Please share widely!

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What do people think when they procrastinate YouTube video by Fuschia Sirois

Procrastination is not a trivial problem. It causes a range of harms including poor mental & physical health.

The TEMPO Toolkit can help. It's science-backed, developed with input from people who struggle with #procrastination, including those with #ADHD.

Watch this for more
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