Exposure to authoritarian messages leads to worsened mood but heightened meaning in life
New psychology research sheds light on why some people embrace authoritarian values. The findings, published in PLOS One, indicate that...
COVID-19 rule breakers characterized by extraversion, amorality and uninformed information-gathering strategies
Scientists have uncovered a cluster of psychological characteristics associated with people who refuse to comply with COVID-19 safety regulations. Their...
Study identifies psychological pathways that explain how narcissism predicts support for Donald Trump
In a new study published in the Journal of Social Psychology, researchers get one step closer to understanding the psychological...
Exposure to nature might help to reduce a psychological characteristic underlying authoritarianism
People who feel more connected to nature also tend to hold more egalitarian views, according to new research published in...
Authoritarianism and negative affectivity emerge as personality factors behind problematic behavior during the pandemic
In a study published in Frontiers in Psychology, researchers looked for psychological traits that might explain the maladjusted behaviors witnessed...
Conservative ideology is a robust and reliable predictor of antiscientific attitudes in the United States
New research published in Group Processes & Intergroup Relations provides evidence that political ideology is one of the most important...
Large study indicates left-wing authoritarianism exists and is a key predictor of psychological and behavioral outcomes
Right-wing authoritarianism is a well-studied personality construct characterized by adherence to conventional values, submission to authority, and aggression towards those...
New study sheds light on the link between right-wing ideology, cognitive performance, and motivation
There are a number of studies which demonstrate a critical link between endorsement of right-wing ideologies and poorer performance on...
Study suggests existential threat stemming from COVID-19 has intensified the link between authoritarianism and anti-immigrant attitudes
New research suggests that existential threat brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic can spur the expression of anti-immigrant and nationalist...
Right-wing authoritarians are less skilled at coming up with funny jokes, study suggests
Across three humor production tasks, including one that involved coming up with funny cartoon captions, people who scored high in...
Research sheds light on the cultural and psychological correlates of religion
Psychology is one of the foremost scientific methods for understanding the phenomenon of organized religion and its cognitive, emotional, moral...
Poor adaptation to stress may drive authoritarian attitudes
A recent French study in the journal Emotion has drawn a new link between right-wing authoritarianism (RWA), social dominance orientation...
Narcissists make their way to CEO positions faster than their counterparts, study finds
A study published in The Leadership Quarterly sheds new light on why company leaders tend to be disproportionately narcissistic. Among...
Longitudinal study explores how ideological views reinforce political party support, and vice versa
A recent study found evidence that ideological views tend to shape a person’s political party support, but that party support...
Men who are anxious about their masculinity are more likely to support aggressive politics and to have voted for Trump
Masculine insecurity predicts endorsement of aggressive politics and support for Donald Trump, according to research published in the Personality and...
