COVID-19

A study published in JMR Public Health and Surveillance suggests that, contrary to media reports, Baby Boomers are the most knowledgeable generation when it comes to COVID-19. Women, those with a higher income, and those with a college education were...

New research from Poland provides evidence that the outbreak of COVID-19 is linked to an increased acceptance of authoritarianism. The study indicates that this rise in authoritarian attitudes, in turn, is associated with increased prejudice towards those who deviate from...

Findings published in the Journal of Translational Medicine suggest that Italians have suffered a reduction in sleep quality since the beginning of the pandemic, characterized by changes in sleep efficiency, sleep onset latency, sleep disturbances, and daytime dysfunction. These adverse...

New research from Brazil has found that people who are unconcerned with adhering to measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 tend to display higher levels of traits associated with antisocial personality disorder, also known as sociopathy. The findings have...

President Donald Trump frequently refers to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 as the "China virus." New research indicates that his followers are more likely than other Americans to admit they would engage in discriminatory behavior toward people of Asian descent. Besides...

Having a woman as governor of a U.S. state is associated with fewer COVID-19 related deaths, according to new research published in the Journal of Applied Psychology. The study also found that women governors exhibited greater empathy and confidence during...

A recent study suggests that a subset of Australian citizens have experienced adverse changes in health-related behaviors since the onset of the pandemic and are at risk for heightened depression, anxiety, and stress. The findings were published in the International...

Political conservatism was associated with heightened susceptibility to believing fake news about COVID-19 in the early stages of the outbreak in the United States, according to new research published in Social Psychological and Personality Science. The study provides preliminary evidence...

While a US national survey from 2018 showed a 3.9% prevalence of serious psychological distress, national data from 2020 revealed a prevalence more than three times as large at 13.6%. This finding was recently published in the Journal of the...

Christian nationalism shapes Americans' responses to the novel coronavirus outbreak, according to new research that analyzed data from 2,519 individuals. The study, which can be viewed for free in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, indicates that those...

A study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science found that although belief in one conspiracy about COVID-19 was linked to the belief in another, the two theories were associated with distinct pandemic-related behaviors. Conspiracy beliefs are often strongly correlated...

New research indicates there were elevated levels of fear and food insecurity during the early stages of the novel coronavirus outbreak in the United States, which in turn were associated with heightened risks of depressive symptoms. The findings have been...

New cross-cultural research provides evidence that optimism, trust in others, and belief in conspiracy theories are all related to a person's propensity to follow preventive measures meant to slow the spread of COVID-19. The findings have been published in Personality...

New research has found that people with "dark" personality characteristics, such as psychopathy and narcissism, are less likely to comply with efforts to impede the spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and more likely to stockpile goods such as food...

The use of social media and conspiracy theories about the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, are linked to reduced engagement with behaviors meant to slow the disease's spread, according to new research published in Psychological Medicine. "I’ve been studying the role of...