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.
The announcement of Donald Trump's candidacy for president in 2015 had inconsistent relationships with bias-based bullying among California youth, according to new research published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. In the two school years following the announcement, there was...
New research indicates that marriage and political activism are intertwined, but the nature of this relationship differs based on sexual identities. Married heterosexual individuals tend to be less politically active, while sexual minorities, particularly lesbians and gay men, may experience...
New research published in Political Research Quarterly sheds light on the consequences of implicit gender framing for male and female candidates for political office. The research revealed that female candidates for office are often discussed with gendered terms. These differences...
People tend to misperceive others on Twitter as being more outraged than they actually are, according to new research published in Nature Human Behaviour. The findings suggest that the prevalence of divisive content on social media platforms might be a...
Liberal men who experience threats to their masculinity tend to become more supportive of a wide range of aggressive political policies and behaviors, according to new research published in the scientific journal Sex Roles. However, this effect was not observed...
A new study in Denmark used machine learning techniques on photographs of faces of Danish politicians to predict whether their political ideology is left- or right-wing. The accuracy of predictions was 61%. Faces of right-wing politicians were more likely to...
New research sheds light on the role of coalitional affiliation in shaping emotional responses to intergroup conflicts. The findings, published in Royal Society Open Science, indicate that political orientation modulates whether people feel inspired and uplifted after watching a video...
New research provides evidence that people with an elevated sense of victimhood are more likely to engage in cyberbullying. The findings provide a better understanding of how personality traits and authoritarian tendencies are related to abusive behavior on the internet....
Supporters of former President Donald Trump are more likely to endorse political violence and have positive assessments of the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, according to new findings published in American Politics Research. The study provides evidence...
Narcissistic individuals and those with psychopathic tendencies are more likely to strongly endorse left-wing antihierarchical aggression, according to new research published in Current Psychology. Antihierarchical aggression refers to a specific type of hostility aimed at challenging or opposing hierarchical power...
Intellectual humility might help to reduce political polarization by promoting interactions with those who hold political views that differ from one's own, according to new research published in Political Psychology. The findings indicate that more intellectually humble people tend to...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision resulted in a higher prevalence of mental distress among reproductive-aged women living in states restricting abortion rights, according to new research published in JAMA Open Network.