Political Psychology

A $1 increase in the minimum wage would likely reduce the U.S. adolescent birth rate by about 2 percent, according to new Indiana University research. That would mean about 5,000 fewer births annually, and the number could go higher if...

New research published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science has found a person's political orientation is related to their propensity to apologize. In the study, a survey of 2,130 individuals from Australia, Chile, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan,...

Prompting individuals to reflect on multicultural principles enhances minority group members’ sense of power, according to new research. Those who endorse multiculturalism believe society should embrace and celebrate a diversity of ethnic and cultural groups. The four-part study, which included 518...

What it means to be a "liberal", "conservative", or "moderate" varies from state to state in America, according to research published in PLOS One. "Our results suggest that if a person feels hatred toward others simply based on how they...

For all the fact-checking and objective reporting produced by major media outlets, voters in the U.S. nonetheless rely heavily on their pre-existing views when deciding if politicians' statements are true or not, according to a new study co-authored by MIT...

Research published today in Environmental Communication suggests that scientists may have more freedom than previously thought to engage in certain forms of climate change advocacy without risking harm to their credibility. The experiment, conducted by researchers at George Mason University's...

Recent polls have shown that many white, working-class people in America feel pushed out by society, a reason why many voted for President Donald Trump. Many of these supporters latched onto misinformation spread online, especially stories that justified their own...

New research published in the European Journal of Personality shows how collective narcissism can exacerbate inter-group conflict. The study of 1,596 individuals from Turkey, Portugal and Poland found collective narcissism -- meaning the belief in the exaggerated greatness of one's own group --...

Political discussions about immigrants often include the claim that there is a relationship between immigration patterns and increased crime. However, results of a University at Buffalo-led study find no links between the two. In fact, immigration actually appears to be...

Are you lying? Do you have a racial bias? Is your moral compass intact? To find out what you think or feel, we usually have to take your word for it. But questionnaires and other explicit measures to reveal what’s...

The presence of a poor person can discourage people from supporting redistributive policies, according to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. For the study, the researchers approached 2,591 passersby in affluent, predominantly white areas around...

How liberal or conservative a person is predicts how likely they are to believe information about potential hazards, a new UCLA-led study has found. The study, which will be published in the journal Psychological Science, found that people who hold...

New research investigated how Fox News affected favorability ratings toward Barack Obama during his first presidential bid in 2008. The study, published in Political Research Quarterly, found that the partisan news media outlet affected Obama's favorability during the first five...

Satirical news programs, often dismissed as mere entertainment, have real political effects on the people who watch them, new research suggests. A study found that people chose satirical news that matched their pre-existing attitudes -- liberal or conservative - and...

To some liberals, Donald Trump’s inauguration portends doom for the republic; to many conservatives, it’s a crowning moment for the nation that will usher in an era of growth and optimism. It’s as if each side is living in a...