65 Making Connections (IntroPSYC and SDG 17): Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
By Meghan E. Norris and Riley J.T. Bonar
Welcome to our unit on Social and Emotional Development. This is a unit where we explore topics such as the development of personality, attachment, and emotions. Children tend to thrive most when they are in warm, responsive, caring environments.
This unit lends itself well to connection with SDG16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions. This goal promotes peaceful and inclusive societies, working towards all individuals feeling safe, and living free from violence, in all aspects of their lives.
Dr. Tom Hollenstein, a Developmental Psychologist at Queen’s University, applies research on social and emotional development to specifically support adolescents. He also works hard to develop a culture of inclusion in a high performing research lab. To learn more about how science is conducted in Dr. Hollenstein’s lab, we invite you to watch the optional below video:
Highlighting additional connections between our unit this week and research happening in the Department of Psychology at Queen’s University, Dr. Tara MacDonald, a Social Psychologist, studies attachment in the context of romantic relationships. Her collaborative work demonstrates the real-world impact of this research area—for example, recent work explored whether spousal attachment is related to the quality of post-deployment interactions and issues of conflict reported by spouses of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members during a post-deployment reunion.
References:
Adolescent Dynamics Lab, Queen’s University. (n.d.). Adolescent Dynamics Lab Queen’s University [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fdDZjxaNCg
United Nations. (n.d.). Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies. https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/peace-justice/
Wood, V. M., Tam-Seto, L., MacDonald, T. K., & Urban, S. (2022). Adult attachment and spousal reports of conflict and quality of partner interactions during a post-deployment reunion. Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health, 8(3), 72–83.
How to cite this using APA Style:
Norris, M. E., & Bonar, R. J. T. (2026). Making connections (IntroPSYC and SDG 17): Peace, justice, and strong institutions. In PSYC 100: Principles of psychology. eCampusOntario. https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/testbookje/chapter/making-connections-intropsyc-and-sdg-17-peace-justice-and-strong-institutions/
