Yael Ecker

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS: New Directions in Self-Regulation & Goal Striving | EASP 2026 Pre-Conference | June 30, Strasbourg | Find the full call here: docs.google.com/document/d/1Rt…

Psypost covered our new paper! Researchers uncover a stubbornly persistent bias for progress-oriented leaders via @psypost psypost.org/researchers-un…

Paper out in JEP:G: Why do we choose the wrong leaders? 6 preregistered studies reveal people choose progress-oriented leaders even when maintenance leaders are required, when they personally prioritize maintenance and under real financial stakes. doi.org/10.1037/xge000…

אמרתי לא! למלחמת נתניהו. לא! להפקרת החטופים. לא! לפשעי מלחמה. החזרה ללחימה היא מהלך ציני מחריד של נתניהו, ואנחנו חייבים להראות לו שאין לו מנדט למלחמת ההפקרה - הצטרפ.י אלי: : act.zazim.org.il/petitions/f319…

@rolandimhoff In the paper we show that the GMO disentangles maintenance from approach and avoidance in three life domains, predicts overt goal-directed maintenance behavior and reports of actual maintenance across two months.

Check out my new paper with Jens Lange and @rolandimhoff introducing the General Maintenance Orientation (GMO) scale - a useful tool for researching and theorizing about maintenance. econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/full/10.10….

@rolandimhoff The GMO is a theory-based measure of the personal tendency to maintain, including two subscales – appreciation for the current state and beliefs about the necessity of maintenance – which align with the theoretical framework of expectancy-value models

New paper with Nir Halevy is out: "Letters of recommendation as institutionalized gossip: Tie strength and the advocacy-accuracy tradeoff in brokering" in a special issue on gossip at @JExpSocPsyc edited by Kim Peters & Daniel Balliet @biancabeersma. authors.elsevier.com/a/1jvXT51f8si3M

My review paper discusses existing theory and findings and explains how the pursuit of maintenance differs from approach/progress and avoidance/protection. The paper also clearly articulates how each of the three basic goal types can be either promotion- or prevention-focused.

In a newly published review paper, I introduce the ternary goal model that I developed with @agnes_moors to explain the mechanism of maintenance as apposed to progress and protection goals. Want to know more? Link to the paper: compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sp…

Maintenance goals have a central role in human motivation. From health to relationships, to personal possessions and the environment, the things people value require regular care...

It was so great to take part in a roundtable with such amazing researchers and share my ideas on personal maintenance goals!

@rolandimhoff @AlexandraWBusch

Excited to share our paper "From Social Traditions to Personalized Routines" is now out in EJSP! A daring collaboration across disciplines exploring how maintenance goals foster resilience. Proud and thankful for the insights gained. Full article here:  onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ej…

אני מצטער, אבל ככה לא נראה ביטחון. עשרות אלפי אנשים מורעבים, ניתוק מים, אלפים שמתגודדים בתור, כאן בווידאו, כדי לקבל טיפת מזון - זה לא מביא לנו ביטחון ולא משרת אותנו בשום צורה. הסבל האנושי וההרג של חפים מפשע רק מרחיק אותנו מבטיחון ולמען האמת, פשוט מחזק עוד יותר את חמאס.

Well spoken. My modest contribution: Fuck Harvard, fuck MIT.

יותר מ-6,000 ילדים נהרגו בעזה. מטרות המלחמה מתרחקות בזמן שהרג התושבים בעזה נמשך. אנחנו משחקים לידיים של החמאס. הצטרפו לדרישה מגנץ ואייזנקוט - שנו את הוראות הלחימה, מנעו הרג של חפים מפשע. my.zazim.org.il/petitions/shnv… via @zazim_org_il