New psychology research sheds light on why some people embrace authoritarian values. The findings, published in PLOS One, indicate that...
Scientists have uncovered a cluster of psychological characteristics associated with people who refuse to comply with COVID-19 safety regulations. Their...
In a new study published in the Journal of Social Psychology, researchers get one step closer to understanding the psychological...
People who feel more connected to nature also tend to hold more egalitarian views, according to new research published in...
In a study published in Frontiers in Psychology, researchers looked for psychological traits that might explain the maladjusted behaviors witnessed...
New research published in Group Processes & Intergroup Relations provides evidence that political ideology is one of the most important...
Right-wing authoritarianism is a well-studied personality construct characterized by adherence to conventional values, submission to authority, and aggression towards those...
There are a number of studies which demonstrate a critical link between endorsement of right-wing ideologies and poorer performance on...
New research suggests that existential threat brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic can spur the expression of anti-immigrant and nationalist...
Across three humor production tasks, including one that involved coming up with funny cartoon captions, people who scored high in...
Psychology is one of the foremost scientific methods for understanding the phenomenon of organized religion and its cognitive, emotional, moral...
A recent French study in the journal Emotion has drawn a new link between right-wing authoritarianism (RWA), social dominance orientation...
A study published in The Leadership Quarterly sheds new light on why company leaders tend to be disproportionately narcissistic. Among...
A recent study found evidence that ideological views tend to shape a person’s political party support, but that party support...
Masculine insecurity predicts endorsement of aggressive politics and support for Donald Trump, according to research published in the Personality and...
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