Racism and Discrimination

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...

Since the human genome was first mapped, scientists have discovered hundreds of genes influencing illnesses like breast cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Unfortunately, Black people, Indigenous people and other people of color are underrepresented in most genetic studies. This...

New research provides evidence that Black women are less likely than their White counterparts to be afforded the protection that can often come with perceptions of femininity. This, in turn, can make police violence against Black women seem more justifiable....

New research from Personality and Individual Differences has identified a psychological process that might promote proactiveness against discrimination. The study found that people who showed a tendency to engage in perspective taking were more likely to say they would intervene...

America as a nation is plagued by gun violence. Perhaps most salient among these are school shootings, where the young ages of both victims and perpetrators are shocking and deeply unsettling. What leads young offenders to commit such acts of...

A new report published in the Journal of Applied Psychology brings light to the detrimental consequences of using stigmatizing language when discussing the COVID-19 pandemic. Workplace leaders’ use of stigmatizing labels when referring to COVID-19 was associated with emotional exhaustion...

New research published in Political Psychology provides the first evidence that culture can shape the endorsement of conspiracy theories. The researchers analyzed data from multiple countries and found that the cultural values of masculinity and collectivism were consistent predictors of...

New research suggests that psychedelics may be a viable treatment option for those suffering from race-based trauma. An observational study, published in Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, found that psychedelic experiences were linked to reduced anxiety, depression, and PTSD symptoms...