Racism and Discrimination

Individuals who accept human evolution tend to exhibit reduced levels of prejudice compared to those who reject the scientific theory, according to new research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. The study indicates that disbelief in evolution...

“Trigger warning” is a phrase we hear a lot in daily life now, but how effective is providing a trigger warning in preventing distress? A study published in Memory suggests that trigger warnings could actually be counterproductive and prolong effects...

During COVID-19, more intelligent individuals became less happy than less intelligent individuals for the first time in their lives. In fact, while more intelligent individuals became less happy after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, less intelligent individuals became happier.

Ignorance of U.S. history might help explain why White Republicans tend to perceive less racism than White Democrats, according to new research published in the scientific journal Social Psychological and Personality Science.

A team of scientists has identified sharp increases in distress among the US population in the wake of George Floyd’s death. These increases in depression, anxiety, anger, and sadness were disproportionately pronounced among the Black community. The findings were published...

A constellation of beliefs known as Christian nationalism is linked to support for political violence in the United States, according to new research published in the scientific journal Political Behavior. The findings shed new light on individual characteristics and attitudes...

New research indicates that White Americans associate the racial labels "Black" and "African American" with different ideologies. The findings, which appear in the journal Psychological Science, suggests that small linguistic choices can have important consequences on people's perceptions.

A new study suggests that Black employees who adjust their styles of speech, name selection, and hairstyles to mirror White norms are perceived as more professional in the workplace. The findings come from a study published in the Journal of Experimental...

New research provides evidence that dominant social groups prefer to dismiss charges of discrimination by shifting the main subject of conversation away from particular acts of discrimination and onto broader topics. The findings have been published in the Journal of Experimental...

White people who reject the phrase "Black Lives Matter" in favor of the phrase "All Lives Matter" tend to score higher on assessments of implicit racism against Black people and define racism in narrow terms, according to research published in...

Anti-establishment sentiments are a key component of political opinion and behavior in the United States and are distinct from traditional indicators of political ideology, according to new research. "Especially with the ascendance of Trump, we witnessed a blending of left-right...

We found that Black women who reported more experiences of racial discrimination had more response activity in brain regions that are associated with vigilance and watching out for threat – that is, the middle occipital cortex and ventromedial prefrontal cortex....

There is no shortage of evidence that racism-related stress experienced by minorities is associated with negative physical and mental health outcomes. Depression, anxiety, and heart disease are all known consequences. However, not all individuals respond to racism, be it overt...

A new study provides evidence that relationship attachment styles and destiny beliefs both play a role in the dating phenomenon known as "ghosting" — or ending a romantic relationship by unexpectedly cutting off all contact. The findings appear in the...

New research sheds light on the relationship between distrust of new scientific innovations and the general tendency to believe in conspiracies. The study provides evidence that different facets of conspiracism predict different anti-science attitudes. The findings have been published in...