Author Archives: Christopher Bjornsen

Chris Bjornsen presented a poster at the May 2018 meeting of the Association for Psychological Science in San Francisco on the results of this year’s study of social media use and personality traits. The study examined the psychometric properties of … Continue reading →

Chris Bjornsen, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, published a book chapter:  Bjornsen, C. (2018). Social Media Use and Emerging Adulthood. In Zupančič, M. and Puklek Levpušček, M. (Eds.), Prehod v Odraslost: Sodobni Trendi in Raziskave [Emerging Adulthood: Current Trends and Research] … Continue reading →

Chris Bjornsen’s two programs of research (social media use, overdiagnosis of psychological disorders) have recently led to presentations that will be given at 1 national and 2 international conferences: Bjornsen, C., Poredoš, M., Puklek Levpušček, M., Zupančič, M., & Kavčič, … Continue reading →

A study conducted by Chris Bjornsen and two Psychology students, Megan Johnston and Molly Scoggin, entitled “All Things Must Pass Away Online: Bereavement on Social Media” was accepted for presentation at the XVth Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, La Barrosa, … Continue reading →

Chris Bjornsen, Department of Psychology, will Chair a Symposium at the 2016 meeting of the European Association for Research on Adolescence in La Barrosa, Spain. The Symposium is titled “Individuation in Emerging Adulthood and Its Relation to Happiness, Family Structure, … Continue reading →

An article by Chris Bjornsen and his colleagues from Slovenia has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Personality Assessment. A brief description of the work follows. Komidar, L., Zupančič, M., Puklek Levpušček, M., & Bjornsen, C. (in press). Development … Continue reading →