Selena Esteves
@selenaesteves.bsky.social
Clinical Psychology PhD student @ Western University | McMaster 23' | Secondary data analysis of interventions for sexual wellness and women’s health | she/her
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I'm starting my dissertation research on the use of / barriers to dyadic data analysis in relationships research! If you've used dyadic data in your research, I'd love for you to take my and @johnsakaluk.bsky.social‘s survey: uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_.... Thank you!
July 31, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I'm starting my dissertation research on the use of / barriers to dyadic data analysis in relationships research! If you've used dyadic data in your research, I'd love for you to take my and @johnsakaluk.bsky.social‘s survey: uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_.... Thank you!
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Turns out empirically derived phenotypes (data-driven symptom sets) nested within traditional mental disorders can help reduce diagnostic heterogeneity!
We learned so much cool and interesting stuff in this study. I could talk (/post) about it all day, but here’s a few highlights (🧵)
We learned so much cool and interesting stuff in this study. I could talk (/post) about it all day, but here’s a few highlights (🧵)
Empirically derived phenotypes can reduce diagnostic heterogeneity: https://osf.io/8wtqx
May 12, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Turns out empirically derived phenotypes (data-driven symptom sets) nested within traditional mental disorders can help reduce diagnostic heterogeneity!
We learned so much cool and interesting stuff in this study. I could talk (/post) about it all day, but here’s a few highlights (🧵)
We learned so much cool and interesting stuff in this study. I could talk (/post) about it all day, but here’s a few highlights (🧵)
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SO EXCITED to share this work (with the lovely @queersian.bsky.social, @cq-n.bsky.social, and @johnsakaluk.bsky.social) on trans-for-trans (T4T) attraction! In short, T4T is a label used by trans people to denote romantic/sexual attraction to other trans people.
📝: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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📝: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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OSF
osf.io
April 22, 2026 at 6:48 PM
SO EXCITED to share this work (with the lovely @queersian.bsky.social, @cq-n.bsky.social, and @johnsakaluk.bsky.social) on trans-for-trans (T4T) attraction! In short, T4T is a label used by trans people to denote romantic/sexual attraction to other trans people.
📝: osf.io/preprints/ps...
🧵 (1)
📝: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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New paper, out this week in PLOS One, suggests that most close relationship self-report measures are primarily capturing relationship quality 🧵
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Predicting relationship quality with itself? A single general factor captures most of the variance across 34 common relationship measures
In relationship science, researchers have generated a wide array of constructs and corresponding self-report measures to characterize, explain, and predict relationship quality – the foremost studied ...
journals.plos.org
April 6, 2026 at 11:41 AM
New paper, out this week in PLOS One, suggests that most close relationship self-report measures are primarily capturing relationship quality 🧵
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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If you are familiar with the claim that most transgender youth will "desist', please read, and consider sharing.
@catherinesjwall.com, @ghawinriver.bsky.social and I are very proud of this work.
@catherinesjwall.com, @ghawinriver.bsky.social and I are very proud of this work.
New publication alert! After four years of analysis, synthesis, and careful writing, I am pleased to announce a brand-new article, “Desistance”: A Multimethod Review of the Literature on Gender Identity Variability in Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth (1) 🧵
psycnet.apa.org/record/2027-...
psycnet.apa.org/record/2027-...
April 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM
If you are familiar with the claim that most transgender youth will "desist', please read, and consider sharing.
@catherinesjwall.com, @ghawinriver.bsky.social and I are very proud of this work.
@catherinesjwall.com, @ghawinriver.bsky.social and I are very proud of this work.
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happy trans day of visibility to all of the incredible trans people in my life. the world is better with you in it and I'm never going to stop fighting for you, because your fight is my fight. we're in this together.
March 31, 2026 at 1:35 PM
happy trans day of visibility to all of the incredible trans people in my life. the world is better with you in it and I'm never going to stop fighting for you, because your fight is my fight. we're in this together.
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Study promotion for a great PhD student!
If you and/or your romantic partner are experiencing depressive symptoms, consider participating in this online study. Your participation can help researchers better understand romantic partner support. Open to couples of any gender or sexual orientation 🌈
If you and/or your romantic partner are experiencing depressive symptoms, consider participating in this online study. Your participation can help researchers better understand romantic partner support. Open to couples of any gender or sexual orientation 🌈
March 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Study promotion for a great PhD student!
If you and/or your romantic partner are experiencing depressive symptoms, consider participating in this online study. Your participation can help researchers better understand romantic partner support. Open to couples of any gender or sexual orientation 🌈
If you and/or your romantic partner are experiencing depressive symptoms, consider participating in this online study. Your participation can help researchers better understand romantic partner support. Open to couples of any gender or sexual orientation 🌈
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Excited about my fun, measurement-y pre-print with the lovely @johnsakaluk.bsky.social ✨
Revising Gender Minority Stress Theory: A Network Psychometrics Perspective: https://osf.io/9j8b5
January 22, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Excited about my fun, measurement-y pre-print with the lovely @johnsakaluk.bsky.social ✨
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Last week, the Ont govt announced that psychologists will be getting prescription rights.
This next week, our psych college announced that in response to govt pressure, the new standard to be a
psychologist will be 1/3 of the training we currently require.
This needs to be public.
This next week, our psych college announced that in response to govt pressure, the new standard to be a
psychologist will be 1/3 of the training we currently require.
This needs to be public.
CPA/OPA joint letter to Ontario College of Psychologists and Behavioural Analysts re: proposed regulatory changes in Ontario:
buff.ly
September 26, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Last week, the Ont govt announced that psychologists will be getting prescription rights.
This next week, our psych college announced that in response to govt pressure, the new standard to be a
psychologist will be 1/3 of the training we currently require.
This needs to be public.
This next week, our psych college announced that in response to govt pressure, the new standard to be a
psychologist will be 1/3 of the training we currently require.
This needs to be public.
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CPA/OPA joint letter to Ontario College of Psychologists and Behavioural Analysts re: proposed regulatory changes in Ontario:
buff.ly
September 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
CPA/OPA joint letter to Ontario College of Psychologists and Behavioural Analysts re: proposed regulatory changes in Ontario:
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Today in the USA, women are TWICE as likely to DIE giving birth than their mothers were a generation ago.
And TRUMP's War on Women continues with ending the landmark Women's Health Study: www.science.org/content/arti...
And TRUMP's War on Women continues with ending the landmark Women's Health Study: www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Today in the USA, women are TWICE as likely to DIE giving birth than their mothers were a generation ago.
And TRUMP's War on Women continues with ending the landmark Women's Health Study: www.science.org/content/arti...
And TRUMP's War on Women continues with ending the landmark Women's Health Study: www.science.org/content/arti...
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"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
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It's Transgender Day of Visibility, and I have mixed emotions. So I wrote something about it 😊
(this is the first in a series; the next one is in a few weeks and is about disinformation campaigns)
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/my-...
(this is the first in a series; the next one is in a few weeks and is about disinformation campaigns)
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/my-...
My mixed emotions on Transgender Day of Visibility
Around the world, trans people are under attack. So, while Transgender Day of Visibility is a celebration, we need to talk about the dread as well, says a University of Melbourne expert.
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au
March 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It's Transgender Day of Visibility, and I have mixed emotions. So I wrote something about it 😊
(this is the first in a series; the next one is in a few weeks and is about disinformation campaigns)
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/my-...
(this is the first in a series; the next one is in a few weeks and is about disinformation campaigns)
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/my-...
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My Phd student Noah is recruiting Trans* and Non-Binary folks to participate in a survey study on well-being (uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...). Check it out if relevant and of interest to you, and appreciate any signal boosting in your networks!
March 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
My Phd student Noah is recruiting Trans* and Non-Binary folks to participate in a survey study on well-being (uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...). Check it out if relevant and of interest to you, and appreciate any signal boosting in your networks!