Political Psychology

Young conservatives believe they are more conservative than they actually are, according to research published June 13 in Social Psychological and Personality Science.

Conservatives are more likely than liberals to identify mixed-race individuals as Black, according to a series of new studies by researchers at New York University.

Public opinion surveys may be understating opposition to same-sex marriage due to social desirability bias, according to research published in American Politics Research in April.

Some targeted messages based on political orientation are more effective at persuading consumers to recycle, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

Research published online April 23 in Psychological Science found that hormonal fluctuations associated with fertility influenced women's religious and political orientation differently depending on their relationship status.

A strong belief in a hands off approach to economics is tightly linked to the rejection of scientific facts such as climate change, according to research published in Psychological Science in late March. "The conspiracist ideation that all of the...

Research published in the May issue of American Politics Research has confirmed what many have already suspected. Attempting to increase voter turnout through the use of social pressure can be a harmful campaign strategy, resulting in backlash against the candidate....

Low-income parents who receive federal child care subsidies are more satisfied with their child care than those who don’t receive such help, according to a recent study.

The perceived harms associated with drug use are not reflected in the United States illicit substance classification system, according to research published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology. The findings suggest the Control Substance Act is at odds with the opinions...

State supreme court justices who don't face voters are generally more effective than their elected counterparts, according to research led by Princeton University political scientists.

Garen Wintemute, a leading authority on gun violence prevention and an emergency medicine physician at UC Davis, believes broader criteria for background checks and denials on gun purchases can help prevent future firearm violence, including mass shooting catastrophes such as...

At least when it comes to female politicians, perhaps you can judge a book by its cover, suggest two UCLA researchers who looked at facial features and political stances in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The presidential debates offer viewers a lot of substance about the issues of the campaign -- but postdebate media coverage can undermine the value they have for voters, a new study suggests.

As the nation's fastest-growing immigrant group, Asian Americans are likely to be a key constituency in the 2012 presidential election, but this community is far from a monolithic voting bloc, says Russell Jeung, associate professor of Asian American studies at...

Almost 41 percent of Ohioans have visited a lake, pond, river or creek in the state in the past year, and of those, nearly one-half usually spend their water-related recreational time at Lake Erie, according to preliminary findings in a...