PoliticalPsychology
A new study in the European Journal of Social Psychology explores how the competitive victimhood perceptions of parents — beliefs that their group has suffered more than others — impact their children’s willingness to engage with kids from rival groups. The findings provide new insights into the challenges of overcoming historical grievances and the role of intergenerational transmission of biases in sustaining conflict. Even decades after the cessation of active conflict, societies often remain divided, with historical grievances deeply embedded in the collective memory of communities. These ...
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Researchers from Loyola University Chicago and The University of Tennessee Knoxville have found that stress and discrimination levels among immigrants in the United States varied significantly across the two most recent federal administrations. Under President Donald Trump, non-White immigrants experienced considerably higher levels of stress and discrimination compared to their White counterparts, a disparity that was not evident during President Joe Biden’s term. The findings have been published in the Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work. The U.S. is a melting pot of cultures, with immigra...
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In recent research published in Frontiers in Social Psychology, scientists have presented findings that challenge long-standing beliefs about how adverse experiences shape our worldviews and ideological stances. The study reveals that while adverse experiences are strongly linked to clinical symptoms like depression, anxiety, and stress, they have only a marginal connection with personal ideologies and worldviews. Adverse experiences encompass a range of negative events that can significantly impact an individual’s emotional, psychological, or physical well-being, such as abuse, neglect, expos...
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A few years ago, the leader of Mexico’s PRI party told the New York Times that he, “would stick to tried and trusted campaign tools, like polls and political intuition”, and rely on “the old-fashioned way” to win the country’s election. His party had been caught using neuroscience to gauge voters’ opinions about their candidate for the presidency and the party was embarrassed. Subsequently, we know from other sources the party carried on using neuroscience techniques. Someone even described their approach as “the new way to win elections”. The approach is called neuropolitics and uses brain sc...
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The phenomenon of “cancel culture” has become a prominent feature of online discourse, where individuals or brands are publicly called out and boycotted for perceived transgressions. A recent study published in the journal Acta Psychologica explored the psychological underpinnings of why some people are more inclined to engage in canceling behaviors than others. The study reveals that how central political identity is to an individual’s self-concept — referred to as “political identity centrality” — increases the likelihood of participating in cancel culture. Cancelling refers to the phenomeno...
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A recent study published in the journal Political Psychology has uncovered significant differences in how individuals with varying political ideologies perceive history across several countries. The research, conducted in six countries, found that individuals who lean toward the right are more likely to view the past positively, often driven by nostalgia for tradition. Previous studies have extensively explored how political ideologies influence perceptions of social issues, decision-making processes, and even cognitive styles. Political beliefs have been shown to correlate with various psycho...
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Recent research conducted in the United States indicates a concerning association between firearm ownership and the support for, or willingness to engage in, political violence. Specifically, the study suggests that those who recently purchased firearms, frequently carry them in public, or own assault-type rifles are more inclined to support or participate in political violence compared to other firearm owners and non-owners. The findings were published in JAMA Network Open. The study was prompted by significant increases in both firearm violence and firearm purchasing in the U.S., particularl...
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In recent years, the tactics employed by activists to capture public attention and galvanize action have increasingly come under scrutiny. A recent study, published in the npj Climate Action journal, seeks to understand public perception of nonviolent civil disobedience within the climate activism arena. The study finds that the effectiveness of nonviolent civil disobedience in rallying support for climate action may significantly depend on how appropriate these tactics and their targets are perceived by the general public. At the heart of this investigation lies a critical question: do certai...
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In recent research published in the journal Intelligence, scientists have found that both IQ scores and genetic markers associated with intelligence can predict political inclinations towards liberalism and lower authoritarianism. This suggests that our political beliefs may not be solely a product of our environment or upbringing but could also be influenced by the genetic variations that affect our intelligence. Prior investigations have consistently associated intelligence with socially liberal beliefs and even fiscal conservatism to a lesser extent. However, the root causes of these associ...
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In a recent study published in the Journal of Social and Political Psychology, researchers discovered a link between uncertainty related to immigration and nationalist attitudes among Portuguese citizens. The findings provide evidence that when individuals are unsure about immigration, they often perceive it as a threat to their nation’s resources, which in turn is linked to nationalist attitudes and support for anti-immigration policies. The surge in global migration, with the migrant population worldwide reaching over 272 million in 2019, has sparked a rise in nationalist sentiments across E...
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