{{Short description|American psychologist, neuroscientist and writer}} '''Ethan Kross''' is an American experimental psychologist, neuroscientist and writer, who specializes in emotion regulation.<ref name="wsj-bernstein">{{cite news|first1=Elizabeth|last1=Bernstein|accessdate=2021-01-17|title=How to Stop the Negative Chatter in Your Head|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-stop-the-negative-chatter-in-your-head-11609876801|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=5 January 2021|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> He is a professor of psychology and management at the University of Michigan and director of the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory there.<ref name="wsj-bernstein"/> Kross lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.<ref name="theguardian">{{cite web|accessdate=2021-01-17|title=Turn it down: how to silence your inner voice|url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jan/16/inner-voice-self-criticism-psychologist-ethan-kross-chatter-voice-head|date=16 January 2021|website=The Guardian}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Kross was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He earned a degree from the University of Pennsylvania, a PhD in psychology from Columbia University, and a post-doctoral fellowship in social-affective neuroscience.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|accessdate=2021-01-17|title=About Ethan Kross|url=https://www.ethankross.com/about-ethan-kross/}}</ref>
==Career== Since 2008, Kross has been at the University of Michigan, where he is now a professor of psychology and management.<ref name="bio"/><ref name="wsj-bernstein"/> He founded the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory at the university and is its director.<ref name="bio"/><ref name="wsj-bernstein"/> He studies the science of introspection,<ref name="wsj-bernstein"/> "the silent conversations people have with themselves: internal dialogues that powerfully influence how they live their lives."<ref name="theguardian"/>
A study by Kross and Philippe Verduyn of Leuven University in Belgium has shown that the more a person uses Facebook, the less satisfied they are with life.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=2021-01-17|title=Get a life!|url=https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2013/08/16/get-a-life|newspaper=The Economist|date=16 August 2013|issn=0013-0613}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Maria|last1=Konnikova|accessdate=2021-01-17|title=How Facebook Makes Us Unhappy|url=https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/how-facebook-makes-us-unhappy|magazine=The New Yorker|date=10 September 2013 }}</ref> Other research by Kross and a colleague found that "the way that we process negative experiences can help reset that behavior." They found that when remembering a past experience, if people use self-distancing techniques—psychologically distancing themselves from a situation that is happening to them—"their stress levels and physical health indicators improved, and they were also better able to solve problems and resolve conflicts."<ref>{{cite news|first1=Kristin|last1=Wong|accessdate=2021-01-17|title=What to Do When You Can't Catch a Break|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/smarter-living/what-to-do-when-you-cant-catch-a-break.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=11 November 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
==Personal life== Kross lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan with his wife and two daughters.<ref name="bio"/>
==Publications== *''Chatter: The Voice in Our Head and How to Harness It''. London: Vermilion, 2021. {{ISBN| 978-1785041952}}. *''Shift: Managing Your Emotions So They Don't Manage You''. New York: Crown Publishing Group, 2025. {{ISBN| 9780593444412}}
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==External links== *{{Official website|www.ethankross.com}}
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