Racism and Discrimination

Different kinds of narcissists appear to respond differently to different kinds of pain experiences, according to new research published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences. "Previous research into narcissism has found that narcissists exhibit a different response to social...

A study published in the Journal of Social Psychology suggests that clothing choices have the ability to either evoke or attenuate negative racial stereotypes toward Black men. The consequences of racial bias are serious and far-reaching. Evidence suggests that negative...

A recent study suggests that challenging someone about their prejudice toward one group may be a viable strategy for reducing their prejudice toward multiple minority groups. These findings were published in Social Psychological and Personality Science. Previous studies have explored...

A recent study found that belief in the discreteness, homogeneity, and informativeness of sexual orientation was related to an increased likelihood of being a Republican and of voting for Donald Trump in 2016. The study was published in Psychology of...

Parental messages about racism can help buffer Black teens against the psychological consequences of experiencing everyday discrimination, according to new research published in Child Development. The study provides new insight into how different messages about race can have impacts on...

New research has found that right-wing authoritarians tend to be less successful at correcting erroneous beliefs than others. The study, published in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, provides evidence that cognitive factors, such as a general aversion to new information, are...

A new study provides insight into the unique contributions of sexist, racist, and nationalist beliefs on the outcome of the 2016 U.S. election. The study, published in PLOS One, found that Modern Racism significantly predicted voting behavior. Despite most polls...

A recent study linked colorblind ideology to inaction against prejudice among university students. Empathy towards out-groups and positive/negative emotions during intergroup interactions partly explained this relationship. These findings were published in the American Journal of Community Psychology. Research suggests that...

A new study published in Frontiers in Communication suggests that the more American citizens trust their daily social media outlet, the more they believe that Chinese Americans are a threat to the United States. As the world battles with the...

New research in the Journal of Family Psychology sheds light on how mental health affects marital satisfaction among Black couples over time. The study also provides evidence that racial identity moderates the relationship between depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction. Why...

Race‐related stressors might harm physiological health in Multiracial individuals, according to new research published in the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development. "As a Multiracial person, I realized our experiences are often not talked about, even though we go through...

Teaching non-Black people about systemic racial inequalities in the United States leads them to perceive more racism when a police officer shoots a Black man, according to research published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. The study also provides...

New research provides evidence that the psychological impact of racial incidents is related to White racial identity. The study suggests that those with a non-racist White identity tend to brush off negative race‐based experiences, while those who embrace supremacist attitudes...

People who were more supportive of police and had higher levels of racial resentment were more likely to vote for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, according to new research published in the journal Criminology. The research indicates that...

New research indicates that the Dunning-Kruger effect -- meaning the tendency for less competent individuals to overestimate their competence -- can be applied to prejudicial attitudes. The study, which appears in Personality and Individual Differences, found that the least egalitarian...