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Coursera: Q&A with Psychology of Popularity Professor, Mitch Prinstein
This guest post is written by Dr. Mitch Prinstein, professor at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, introducing the course Psychology of Popularity starting June 22nd. Prof. Mitch Prinstein Mitch Prinstein is a psychology professor in UNC-Chapel Hill’s Clinical Program and the instructor for the new course, Psychology of Popularity, on Coursera. His research uses a developmental psychopathology framework to understand how adolescents’ interpersonal experiences are associated with depression, self-injury, and health risk behaviors. His new popularity course presents research on the impact of early life experiences with popularity; how those experiences influence adult lives; and how an understanding of popularity can promote increased success at work, better parenting skills, and greater fulfillment in life. Why is popularity valuable to study on a psychological level? Our brains are programmed to care deeply about our social standin…