New research suggests that the spread of misinformation among politically devoted conservatives is influenced by identity-driven motives and may be resistant to fact-checks. These individuals tend to prioritize sharing information that aligns with their group identity, regardless of its accuracy....
During times of intense political disagreement, politicians sometimes abandon civility and resort to disrespectful behavior. But how does this impact public opinion? According to a study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, incivility doesn't attract public interest as previously...
A new study provides evidence that a reduced sense of control tends to increase support for leaders who use conspiratorial rhetoric, while an increased sense of control tends to reduce support for such leaders. The research also highlights the role...
Conservative consumers are more likely than their liberal counterparts to complain across various service contexts, according to new research published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology. The findings provide evidence for the role of entitlement in explaining ideological differences in...
A study conducted in Israel before the national elections in 2019 found that individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to participate in politics than individuals without ADHD symptoms. The findings held even after the researchers controlled for age,...
A recent study in Israel used brain scans to explore the differences in empathy between political liberals and conservatives. The researchers found that when imagining other people suffering, liberals showed stronger brain reactions associated with empathy compared to conservatives. This...
New research suggests that when White individuals feel their identity is under threat, they become more strongly attached to their White identity, leading to opposition to policies benefiting groups outside their own and increased support for policies benefiting their racial...
Recent research found a strong connection between social rigidity and cognitive rigidity, suggesting that inflexible thinking in one area tends to be associated with inflexible thinking in another. The study, published in Psychological Research, provides evidence that people who embrace...
New research published in Personality and Individual Differences examines the relationship between personality and resistance to conflicting political information. The study finds that while openness has no significant association, conscientiousness is linked to lower use of resistance strategies, extraversion is...
A recent study employed an innovative method to examine whether conservatives or liberals are better at discerning between true and fake news stories. The findings, published in Public Opinion Quarterly, suggests that both conservatives and liberals have their own weaknesses...
Those who felt disconnected from the LGBTQ community during Donald Trump's presidency were more likely to experience negative mental health outcomes compared to those who had an average level of connection to the community. In an unexpected finding, those who...
Authoritarianism serves as a pathway between watching television and the level of support for Donald Trump, according to new research published in Public Opinion Quarterly. In other words, watching television can indirectly influence support for Trump by shaping or reinforcing...
A new study has found that both Christian nationalism and biblical literalism are independently associated with a greater tendency to believe in conspiracy theories. When people believed in both Christian nationalism and biblical literalism, their distrust of government officials increased...
New research provides evidence that when then-President Donald Trump got sick with COVID-19, it made conservatives more likely to accept that the virus is real. However, the infection and subsequent hospitalization didn't change conservatives' views on how dangerous the virus...
Being female, liberal, intellectually humble, and having weak party identification are all positively associated with writing more persuasive political arguments, according to new research published in PNAS Nexus. The study provides insights into the factors that influence perceived persuasiveness.