New Paper in Social Psychology and Personality Compass

We have a new paper at Social Psychology and Personality Compass with Erin Hughes and Amy Muise about self-expansion theory. In the paper, we trace self-expansion theory to its origins and examine how well the research literature has tested the original ideas of the theory—as well as discussing some of the challenges that have emerged along the way. We suggest some avenues for future research on the topic.

Emery, L. F., Hughes, E. K., & Muise, A. (2025). Self-expansion theory: Origins, current evidence, and future horizons. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 19(9), e70082. [Download]