
Research & Publications
Psychological Scholarship Across the Emotional, Existential, and Social Dimensions of Human Life
Emotional Immaturity as a Social Contagion: The Psychological and Societal Cost of Normative Dysregulation
Emotional immaturity is becoming more than just a personal problem—it’s a cultural pattern. In this post, Professor RJ Starr explores the ideas behind a new academic paper on how emotionally reactive behavior is spreading through public life, digital systems, and institutional norms—and why it matters more than we think.