The Living SEB project
Overview
The Living SEB Project (https://github.com/feracotommaso/living_SEB_review) is an open, continuously updated research initiative that compiles and synthesizes all available cross-sectional studies on Social Emotional and Behavioral (SEB) skills.
Its goal is to create a transparent, reproducible, and dynamic evidence base that evolves as new research emerges.
The project provides access to a living database, a suite of analytic tools, a public preregistration, and a detailed methodological paper (Feraco, Calderan, and Pellegrino 2026) explaining the full workflow. It is designed to support researchers, students, and meta-analysts who need reliable, continually updated evidence from the SEB literature.
What the project includes
- A curated, living database of SEB studies
- Fully reproducible effect-size extraction pipeline
- A continuously updated synthesis of SEB associations
- Interactive tools for exploring and analysing the evidence
- Open access materials including preregistrations, papers, and presentations
Core Resources
- π Living SEB Paper
Full methodological and empirical description of the project.- Official postprint (pdf)
- π Living Results
Description of the current database and monthly updated results.- Living results (html)
- π Living SEB App
Interactive Shiny app for browsing studies and running meta-analyses. - π Preregistration
Full preregistration protocol of the Living SEB workflow (PDF). - π€ Presentations
Why a βLivingβ approach?
Traditional meta-analyses quickly become outdated as new studies accumulate.
The Living SEB Project uses a living evidence workflow β an approach that ensures:
- rapid integration of new findings
- fully reproducible synthesis pipelines
- transparent tracking of updates
- continuous availability of up-to-date results
This allows the SEB literature to remain current, cumulative, and open for researchers and practitioners.