Donald Trump

People who were more supportive of police and had higher levels of racial resentment were more likely to vote for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, according to new research published in the journal Criminology. The research indicates that...

A new study published in Nature Human Behaviour analyzed web-traffic data collected during the 2016 US presidential campaign. The study found that Trump supporters were most likely to consume news from untrustworthy sources but that, in general, untrustworthy news took...

Research appearing in the June 2020 issue of Political Behavior suggests that any damage that President Donald Trump causes to the international image of the United States is not irreparable. The study, which examined attitudes in Japan, found that people...

U.S. adults look to scientific organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, rather than their president, to lead the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. This finding comes from a recent survey targeting perceptions about COVID-19 that was...

Teenagers in the United States are informed about their political world and capable of effectively evaluating political leaders, including President Donald Trump. This statement runs counter to stereotypes that adults tend to hold about teens. Ask most adults to describe...

American voters view Donald Trump as having traits associated with sadistic personality disorder and narcissistic personality disorder, according to new research published in Clinical Psychological Science. The study found that even those who personally voted for Trump perceived him as...

New research suggests that the election of Donald Trump in 2016 was not associated with a subsequent large-scale increase in depression among Democrats in the United States. The study, which was published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, used...

New research provides evidence that individuals with certain racial, ethnic, sexual and religious identities experience more psychological distress from Donald Trump's presidency. The study, published in the American Journal of Community Psychology, suggests that individuals who belong to multiple marginalized...

New research has found that Americans who voted for Donald Trump in 2016 are particularly prone to anti-vaccination attitudes and that these attitudes can be exacerbated by the president's tweets. The findings have been published in the Journal of Experimental...

The desire to matter and feel significant among Donald Trump supporters is associated with support for hostile and vindictive actions against the president's political rivals, according to new research published in the journal Political Psychology. In a series of studies...

New psychology research indicates "there is hope for couples who are feeling the effects of political polarization." The study, published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, suggests that increasing relationship maintenance behaviors can decrease the perceived stress and...

People tend to become more trusting of news stories after being exposed to President Donald Trump's tweets attacking so-called "fake news," according to new research published in Mass Communication and Society. The findings provide evidence that Trump's tweets are having...

Some Americans have developed mechanisms to cope with the heightened levels of emotionality associated with the news media during President Donald Trump's administration, according to new research. The study, published in Journalism, indicates that for many Americans the news and...

New research suggests that President Donald Trump's affinity for fast food can influence the public's dietary intentions, and potentially contribute to a greater disease burden on society. The new study, published in the journal Appetite, builds upon research that has...

Specific subgroups of right- and left-wingers are more receptive to pseudo-profound bullshit, according to new research published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Pseudo-profound bullshit describes statements that can appear to be deep but have no real meaning, such as...