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Note. *Denotes Joint First-Authorship and Equal Contribution. †Denotes mentorship or co-mentorship of first author.
2026​​​​​​​​​
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41. Wang, Z., Law, K. F.†, Young, L., & †Syropoulos, S. (2026). Investigating relationships between moral foundations and support for revenge. In Press at Social Cognition. ​
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40. Capozzoli, C.J., †Law, K. F., & †Syropoulos, S. (2026). Future generations hold the lowest moral standing, even below present-day marginalized human and non-human outgroups. In Press at Group Processes and Intergroup Relations.
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39. Fowler, Z., Law, K. F., Bontkes, O. R., Srivastava, A., Oveis, C., Palombo, D. J., & O’Connor, B. B. (2026). Co-imagination fosters shared emotions of future experiences. Emotion. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001659​
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38. Bae, S., †Syropoulos, S., †Law, K. F., O’Connor, B. B., Amormino, P., Crimston, C., Bastian, B., Marsh, A., & Young, L. (2026). Altruistic, more than reputational concerns, drive legacy motives, values, and aspirations across the world. Personality and Individual Differences, 257, 113804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2026.113804.
Link(s) to Press Coverage: Nautilus Magazine
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37. Law, K. F., Young, L., & Syropoulos, S. (2026). Americans underestimate national levels of concern for future generations: Evidence across collective, governmental and moral considerations. Futures, 179, 103819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2026.103819
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36. Law, K. F., Syropoulos, S., O’Connor, B. B., & Young, L. (2026). The probabilistic price of life across time: Generational and probabilistic distance render a life today worth more than ten tomorrow. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 52(4), 1019–1039. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672241303993
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35. Law, K. F., Syropoulos, S., Coleman, M., Gainsburg, I., & O’Connor, B. B. (2026). Moral future-thinking: Does the moral circle stand the test of time? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 52(3), 592–620. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672241284324
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34. Syropoulos, S., Law, K. F., Li, C., Leidner, B., & Young, K. L. (2026). Presidential candidate endorsements by scientific journals decrease trust in science especially for moderate and conservative Americans. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 13684302261425955. https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302261425955
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33. Janssen, M. A., Law, K. F., Prem, P., Syropoulos, S., & Siddiqi, A. (2026). Examining the meaning of sustainability on the Moon. Space Policy, 101761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spacepol.2026.101761
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32. Bauer, G., †Law, K. F., Young, L., Amormino, P., Marsh, A., O’Connor, B. B., & †Syropoulos, S. (2026). Concern for future generations predicts costly present-day prosociality and extraordinary altruism: A case study of organ donorship. British Journal of Social Psychology, 65(2), e70070. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.70070
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31. Syropoulos, S., Capozzoli, C. J., Law, K. F., & DesRoches, C. T. (2026). Ecological humility as a distinct moral orientation toward nature: Scale development and validation. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 102998. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102998
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30. ​​​​​Law, K. F., Syropoulos, S., Amormino, P., Marsh, A., Young, L., & O’Connor, B. B. (2026). Reasoning and empathy are not competing but complementary features of altruism. PNAS Nexus, 5(2), pgag015. https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgag015
Link(s) to Press Coverage: The Conversation
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29. Wu, D. J., Law, K. F., Syropoulos, S., & Perry, S. P. (2026). The politics of well-being during democratic backsliding: How partisan affiliation and support for government actions relate to happiness and life satisfaction. Advances.in/Psychology, 1, e569295. https://doi.org/10.56296/aip00051
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28. Capuano, K.*, †Law, K. F.*, & Syropoulos, S. (2026). From tribe to humanity: How ingroup expansion can fuel distant altruism. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 20(1), e70117. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.70117
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2025​​​
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27. Law, K. F., Gittle, E., Young, L., & Syropoulos, S. (2025). Mapping and Increasing Americans’ Actual and Perceived Support for Initiatives Protecting Future Generations. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 0(0). https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/G7HH5YN3BW2UAXQ7I3FG/full
Link(s) to Press Coverage: Character & Context
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26. Law, K. F.*, Syropoulos, S.*, Young, L., & O’Connor, B. B. (2025). Mapping prescriptive beliefs on seventh generation stewardship and increasing the temporal scope of intergenerational concern. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 37618. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-21466-9
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25. Law, K. F., Syropoulos, S., Amormino, P., Marsh, A., Young, L., & O’Connor, B. B. (2025). Mapping the moral architecture of effective and extraordinary altruism. PNAS Nexus, 4(10), pgaf326. https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf326
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24. Law, K. F., Wylie, J., Kraft-Todd, G., Liang, N., Young, L., & Syropoulos, S. (2025). People are more Sceptical of others’ public virtue motivations than their own in separate (but not joint) evaluations. British Journal of Social Psychology, 64(4), e70014. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.70014
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23. Law, K. F.*, Syropoulos, S.*, Crimston, C. R., Markowitz, E., Milfont, T. L., Claessens, S., Kyritsis, T., Atkinson, Q., Bastian, B., & Rottman, J. (2025). Cross-national insights into moral expansiveness: Selective valuation of nature versus humans. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 107, 102778. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102778
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22. Markowitz, D. M., Mazzuchi, T., Syropoulos, S., Law, K. F., & Young, L. (2025). An exploration of basic human values in 38 million obituaries over 30 years. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(35), e2510318122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.251031812
Link(s) to Press Coverage: NBC News; The Independent; Mirage News; News Medical; Scienmag; RealClearScience; The State News​; The Conversation; Nice News; KJZZ 91.5
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​21. Manalili, M. M. C., †Law, K. F., Signorini, A., Chukwudebe, A., Amormino, P., Goya-Tocchetto, D., Markowitz, E., Young, L., & †Syropoulos, S. (2025). The Motivation to Protect Future Generations as a Source of Meaning and Mental Well-Being. Journal of Individual Differences. https://doi.org/10.1027/1614-0001/a000443
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20. Law, K. F., Wang, Z., Elbaek, C. T., Fage-Butler, A., Mitkidis, P., Gkinopoulos, T., Szumowska, E., Czarnek, G., Wojcik, A. D., Fulgsang, S., Jurgiel, D., DzimiÅ„ska, M., Warwas, I., Parzuchowski, M., Bialobrzeska, O., Paruzel-Czachura, M., Pypno-Blajda, K., Pantazi, M., Lits, G., … Syropoulos, S. (2025). Responsibility for Future Generations and Climate Change Mitigation: A Cross-National Study of Predictors of Pro-environmentalism in Europe. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 102729. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102729
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19. Law, K. F., Young, L., & Syropoulos, S. (2025). Cultivating multigenerational moral expansion: Interventions cultivate moral concern for future generations in boundless and zero-sum contexts. British Journal of Social Psychology, 64(2), e12892. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12892​
Link(s) to Press Coverage: The Conversation; Greater Good
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​​18. Syropoulos, S.*, Law, K. F.*, Kraft-Todd, G., & Young, L. (2025). Impartial intergenerational beneficence: The psychology of feeling (equal) intergenerational concern for all future generations. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 01461672241307800. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672241307800​​​
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17. ​Law, K. F., Colaizzi, G., & Syropoulos, S. (2025). Climate change is an intergenerational challenge that requires intergenerationally focused behavioral solutions. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 61, 101467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101467
Link(s) to Press Coverage: Illuminem
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16. Syropoulos, S., Law, K. F., Kraft-Todd, G., Mah, A., Markowitz, E., & Young, L. (2025). Responsibility to future generations: A strategy for combatting climate change across political divides. British Journal of Social Psychology, 64(1), e12775. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12775
Link(s) to Press Coverage: Illuminem
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15. Law, K. F.*, Syropoulos, S.*, Coleman, M., & Young, L. (2025). A future beyond ourselves: Self-oriented prospection predicts increased intergenerational responsibility. Personality and Individual Differences, 233, 112915. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2024.112915
2024
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14. Law, K. F., Syropoulos, S., & Earp, B. D. (2024). Artificial intelligence, existential risk and equity: The need for multigenerational bioethics. Journal of Medical Ethics, 50(12), 799–801. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme-2024-110583
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​13. Syropoulos, S., & Law, K. F. (2024). Cultural tightness and its association with national levels of peace: Evidence from a cross-national investigation. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 30(3), 445–453. https://doi.org/10.1037/pac0000725​
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12. Syropoulos, S.* & Law, K. F.*, Amormino, P., & Young, L. (2024). Mapping the personality of (exceptional) intergenerational concern. Personality and Individual Differences, 231, 112814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2024.112814
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11. Syropoulos, S., Law, K. F., & Leidner, B. (2024). Increased perceived safety in day-to-day life relates to critical national identification. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 13684302241249057. https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302241249057
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10. Syropoulos, S.* & Law, K. F.*, & Young, L. (2024). Caring for present and future generations alike: Longtermism and moral regard across temporal and social distance. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 13684302241242115. https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302241242115
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9. Syropoulos, S.* & Law, K. F.*, & Young, L. (2024). The case for longtermism: Concern for the far future as a catalyst for pro-climate action. Npj Climate Action, 3(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-024-00110-8.
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8. Syropoulos, S.* & Law, K. F.*, Mah, A., & Young, L. (2024). Intergenerational concern relates to constructive coping and emotional reactions to climate change via increased legacy concerns and environmental cognitive alternatives. BMC Psychology, 12(1), 182. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01690-0
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7. Syropoulos, S.* & Law, K. F.*, & Young, L. (2024). Longtermist education interventions increase concern for and action to protect future generations. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 19485506241228465. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506241228465
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6. Law, K. F.* & Amormino, P.*, Marsh, A. A., & O’Connor, B. B. (2024). Ethical reasoning versus empathic bias: A false dichotomy? Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 28(1), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2023.10.006
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5. Syropoulos, S.* & Law, K. F.*, & Young, L. (2024). National differences in age and future-oriented indicators relate to environmental performance. Sustainability, 16(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16010276
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2023
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4. Law, K. F.*, Syropoulos, S.*, & Young, L. (2023). Why do longtermists care about protecting the environment? An investigation on the underlying mechanisms of pro-climate policy support. Sustainability, 15(24), Article 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152416732
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2022
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3. Law, K. F., Campbell, D., & Gaesser, B. (2022). Biased benevolence: The perceived morality of effective altruism across social distance. Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, 1461672211002773. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672211002773
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2021
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2. Fowler, Z., Law, K. F., & Gaesser, B. (2021). Against empathy bias: The moral value of equitable empathy. Psychological Science, 32(5), 766–779. https://doi.org/10.1177/095679762097996
Link(s) to Press Coverage: The Conversation
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2019
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1. Muraven, M., Buczny, J., & Law, K. F. (2019). Ego depletion: Theory and evidence. The Oxford Handbook of Human Motivation, 113-134.​