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.
International soccer events may influence political ideology within the United States, according to new research published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. The findings provide evidence that the World Cup increased the ratio of Democratic to Republican voters in...
New research indicates that political biases are a more important predictor of misinformation susceptibility than the ability to distinguish between true and false information. The findings have been published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.
Political polarization inhibits cooperativeness with others, according to new research that examined the behavioral consequences of feelings of hate and love for Donald J. Trump. The findings have been published in Management Science.
More and more users have been including preferred gender pronouns in their Twitter bios over time, according to new research published in the Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media. The research also provides evidence that words and phrases related to...
Most people in the United States support the idea that transgender athletes should be allowed to compete with whichever gender they identify with, according to new research based on large-scale national data. Additionally, many people do not believe that there...
A person's political beliefs or values tends to have a stronger influence on their support for gender equality than their personal experiences with gender inequality, according to new research published in Political Psychology. In other words, even if a person...