Racism and Discrimination

New research in PLOS One reveals that support for former President Trump significantly predicts public rejection of scientific consensus on climate change and COVID-19 vaccination. Trumpism's influence transcends other demographics, intensifying science skepticism in the United States.

U.S. veterans who felt discriminated against were more likely to engage in unhealthy alcohol use, intensified by distress from George Floyd's murder. This highlights how societal events and personal experiences of discrimination interplay to impact health behaviors like alcohol consumption.

A study analyzing U.S. data from 1990-2020 found a strong link between rising poverty, income inequality, and homicide rates, especially in 2020. The research, published in Evolutionary Human Sciences, indicates that these socioeconomic factors, both independently and together, significantly impact...

A recent study found Black participants exhibit more hostile and benevolent sexism than Whites. Hostile sexism was higher towards the opposite race, while both groups showed more benevolent sexism towards Black women, indicating complex racial dynamics in sexism.

A series of four studies in the United States found that people believe that identical mental illnesses are less distressing to Black than to White individuals. They also believed that Black individuals would need fewer treatments to deal with psychopathology....

Men with hostile sexist attitudes are more likely to express skepticism about scientific research on sexual assault, according to new research published in Psychology of Women Quarterly. This finding persisted despite attempts to mitigate these attitudes through self-affirmation techniques. The...

Partisan media consumption is related to public attitudes towards opioid use disorder, with Republican-leaning media linked to increased stigma and less support for harm reduction policies, and Democratic-leaning media associated with reduced stigma and support for rehabilitative policies.

Racial discrimination affects brain function and structure, increasing disease risk, and that continual coping with racism leads to 'weathering', accelerating biological aging and vulnerability to health issues. This research highlights the need for societal and institutional recognition and support to...

A psychiatrist explains how fear and anxiety originate in the brain but manifest physically in the body, leading to sensations like a tight chest and butterflies in the stomach.

New research reveals a link between Christian nationalism and negative attitudes towards atheists in the United States. The findings were published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.

A new study indicates that Donald Trump's 2016 victory had a polarizing effect on white Americans' racial attitudes, with Trump supporters increasingly rating Black people as less "evolved" post-election.

A recent study explored the enduring challenges individuals face after using psychedelic substances like psilocybin and LSD, finding that emotional difficulties, such as anxiety and fear, were the most common, along with self-perception and cognitive issues. The study, published in...

New research published in Evolution and Human Behavior indicates that beliefs about someone's environmental conditions, specifically whether they come from areas characterized by desperation and unpredictability, influence stereotypes about criminal behavior more than their race.

A new study published in PNAS Nexus indicates that many people believe their moral traits are too unique for AI to accurately judge. The research, led by University of Toulouse scholars, found resistance to AI moral scoring, with most participants...