Gillian Sandstrom

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University of Sussex

United Kingdom

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Gillian Sandstrom is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sussex in the UK. Her research primarily focuses on social interactions, including the dynamics of friendships and the effects of minimal interactions on classroom enjoyment. She has published recent articles exploring themes such as social support from weak ties, prosocial behavior, and the psychological impacts of social media during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Beyond best friends: how weak social ties contribute to well-being

Open Date: 2011-04-01

Close Date: 2013-03-31

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Musical preference and valence in the undoing effect of positive emotions

Open Date: 2008-04-01

Close Date: 2009-03-31

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Simon Fraser University

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More than an Acquaintance less than a Friend: Fringeships in Everyday Life

People are surprisingly hesitant to reach out to old friends

Even minimal student-instructor interactions may increase enjoyment in the classroom: Preliminary evidence that greeting your students may have benefits even if you can’t remember their names

People Overestimate Backlash Against Helpers Who Violate Gender Stereotypes: Experimental Examination of a Prosociality Paradox

Social support from weak ties: Insight from the literature on minimal social interactions

Brief exposure to social media during the COVID-19 pandemic: Doom-scrolling has negative emotional consequences, but kindness-scrolling does not

Testing the GRIP: An Empirical Examination of the Gender Roles Inhibiting Prosociality Model

Loosening the GRIP (Gender Roles Inhibiting Prosociality) to Promote Gender Equality

Why do people avoid talking to strangers? A mini meta-analysis of predicted fears and actual experiences talking to a stranger

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Lara B. Aknin

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