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Psychology, Social
Bastiaan T. Rutjens, Nikhil Sengupta, Romy van Der Lee, Guido M. van Koningsbruggen, Jason P. Martens, Andre Rabelo, Robbie M. Sutton
Summary: Levels of science skepticism vary across countries, but predictors of science skepticism are also heterogeneous across domains.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PERSONALITY SCIENCE
(2022)
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Psychology, Applied
Cass R. Sunstein
Summary: Sludge refers to excessive or unjustified frictions that individuals face, which can lead to difficulties in navigating life and deprive people of important goods and services. Due to behavioral biases and cognitive scarcity, sludge can have more harmful effects than anticipated. To protect consumers and employees, organizations should conduct regular Sludge Audits to identify and reduce the costs of sludge.
BEHAVIOURAL PUBLIC POLICY
(2022)
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Psychology, Social
Leslie C. Morey, Evan W. Good, Christopher J. Hopwood
Summary: This study examines the potential utility of the concept of core dysfunctions in clarifying the relationship between maladaptive and normal-range traits. The results suggest that core dysfunctions contribute independently to understanding maladaptive traits, and the correlation between normal trait domains and their maladaptive equivalents is partially accounted for by core dysfunction. The consideration of core dysfunction helps clarify the discriminant validity problems in normal and maladaptive personality trait domains.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY
(2022)
Article
Communication
Ashley K. Randall, Gabriel Leon, Emanuele Basili, Tamas Martos, Michael Boiger, Michela Baldi, Lauren Hocker, Kai Kline, Alessio Masturzi, Richmond Aryeetey, Eran Bar-Kalifa, Susan D. Boon, Luis Botella, Tom Burke, Katherine Carnelley, Alan Carr, Arobindu Dash, Mimi Fitriana, Stanley O. Gaines, Sarah Galdiolo, Hart M. Claire, Susanna Joo, Barani Kanth, Evangelos Karademas, Gery Karantzas, Selina A. Landolt, Louise McHugh, Anne Milek, Eddie Murphy, Jean C. Natividade, Alda Portugal, Alvaro Quinones, Ana Paula Relvas, Pingkan C. B. Rumondor, Petruta Rusu, Viola Sallay, Luis Angel Saul, David P. Schmitt, Laura Sels, Sultan Shujja, Laura K. Taylor, S. Burcu Ozguluk, Leslie Verhofstadt, Gyesook Yoo, Martina Zemp, Silvia Donato, Casey J. Totenhagen, Rahel L. van Eickels, Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba, Sarah Beauchemin-Roy, Anna Berry, Audrey Brassard, Susan Chesterman, Lizzie Ferguson, Gabriela Fonseca, Justine Gaugue, Marie Geonet, Neele Hermesch, Laura Knox, Marie-France Lafontaine, Nicholas Lawless, Amanda Londero-Santos, Sofia Major, Tiago A. Marot, Ellie Mullins, Pauldy C. J. Otermans, Pagani F. Ariela, Miriam Parise, Roksana Parvin, Mallika De, Katherine Peloquin, Barbara Rebelo, Francesca Righetti, Daniel Romano, Sara Salavati, Steven Samrock, Mary Serea, Chua Bee Seok, Luciana Sotero, Owen Stafford, Christoforos Thomadakis, Cigdem Topcu-Uzer, Carla Ugarte, Low Wah Yun, Petra Simon-Zambori, Ching Sin Siau, Diana-Sinziana Duca, Cornelia Filip, Hayoung Park, Sinead Wearen, Guy Bodenmann, Claudia Chiarolanza
Summary: This study examined the impact of COVID-19 on individuals' psychological distress and relationship quality, finding that perceived partner dyadic coping plays an important role in moderating these associations. The study also identified interesting between-country variability in the results.
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Tessa E. S. Charlesworth, Mahzarin R. Banaji
Summary: Research indicates that over the past decade, gender stereotypes such as male-science/female-arts and male-career/female-family have shifted towards neutrality, weakening by 13%-19%. These trends were observed across nearly all demographic groups and geographic regions in the United States and several other countries.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PERSONALITY SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Communication
Hannah C. Williamson, Jerica X. Bornstein, Veronica Cantu, Oyku Ciftci, Krystan A. Farnish, Megan T. Schouweiler
Summary: The field of relationship science lacks diversity and inclusion, with focus often on a middle-class, college-educated, White, American individual in different-sex, same-race relationships. Studies on traditionally underrepresented groups are limited, highlighting the need for greater inclusivity in relationship science research.
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
(2022)
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Political Science
Silvia Mari, Homero Gil de Zuniga, Ahmet Suerdem, Katja Hanke, Gary Brown, Roosevelt Vilar, Diana Boer, Michal Bilewicz
Summary: This study examines the impact of uncertainty avoidance on institutional trust, as well as the moderating effect of active social media use on the negative impact of conspiracy beliefs. The findings suggest that active social media use can help mitigate the negative effects of conspiracy beliefs on institutional trust.
POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Psychology, Social
Christopher D. Petsko, Ashleigh Shelby Rosette, Galen Bodenhausen
Summary: This article introduces a theory that explains contradictory findings in the literature by proposing that perceivers use specific lenses to categorize others, with the choice of lens being influenced by the characteristics of the perceiver and the social context. Different lenses can result in categorically distinct stereotypes for the same targets.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Sascha Mueller, Leon P. Wendt, Carsten Spitzer, Oliver Masuhr, Sarah N. Back, Johannes Zimmermann
Summary: The Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ) is an 8-item self-report measure of reflective functioning that aims to capture individual differences in hypo- and hypermentalizing. The validity of the measure is not well-established, with associations showing strong connections with personality pathology and weaker connections with symptom distress. Challenges in assessing mentalizing via self-report are discussed, demonstrating limitations of the RFQ.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT
(2022)
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Psychology, Developmental
Sarah E. Daly, Shon M. Reed
Summary: Incels face masculinity challenges, marginalization, and negative emotions related to their involuntary celibacy, impacting their beliefs and online behavior. This study highlights both the diversity of thought within the incel community and the role of hegemonic masculinity in marginalizing specific groups of men. Future research on incels should involve continued interaction with the community and quantitative survey research to address the negative effects of gender hegemony.
Article
Psychology, Social
Giuseppe Riva, Brenda K. Wiederhold
Summary: Major technology companies are investing in the creation of the metaverse, which combines the virtual world with the physical world. The metaverse has the ability to alter people's perception of reality and utilizes various cognitive mechanisms to achieve this. Educating ourselves about the promises and challenges of the metaverse is crucial, requiring a multidisciplinary approach involving stakeholders at the supranational level.
CYBERPSYCHOLOGY BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL NETWORKING
(2022)
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Psychology, Social
Rhonda N. Balzarini, Amy Muise, Giulia Zoppolat, Alyssa Di Bartolomeo, David L. Rodrigues, Maria Alonso-Ferres, Betul Urganci, Anik Debrot, Nipat Bock Pichayayothin, Christoffer Dharma, Peilian Chi, Johan C. Karremans, Dominik Schoebi, Richard B. Slatcher
Summary: COVID-19-related stressors can negatively impact relationship quality, but perceived partner responsiveness can buffer these effects.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PERSONALITY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Applied
Samuli Reijula, Ralph Hertwig
Summary: This article argues that nudges can be transformed into self-nudges, empowering individuals to design and structure their own decision environments. Self-nudging applies insights from behavioral science practically and economically while avoiding concerns about paternalism or manipulation. It has the potential to expand the application of behavioral insights from the public to the personal sphere, reducing self-control failures and enhancing personal autonomy.
BEHAVIOURAL PUBLIC POLICY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Davide Morisi, John T. Jost, Costas Panagopoulos, Jussi Valtonen
Summary: Research has found that American voters tend to support conservative lawmakers over liberal ones, with this ideological difference present in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, and not attributed to Republican Party identification.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PERSONALITY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Milan Obaidi, Jonas Kunst, Simon Ozer, Sasha Y. Kimel
Summary: Increased immigration and demographic changes have led to political pushback and violent attacks against immigrants, with recent terrorist attacks by White supremacists invoking rhetoric of extinction and replacement of Whites. This perception has potential to lead to violent extremism, associated with persecution of Muslims, violent intentions, and Islamophobia, mediated by symbolic threats and conspiracy beliefs. The societal implications include fear, polarization, and hostile public opinion towards immigrants.
GROUP PROCESSES & INTERGROUP RELATIONS
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Jin X. Goh, Bryn Bandt-Law, Nathan N. Cheek, Stacey Sinclair, Cheryl R. Kaiser
Summary: The research found that individuals' mental representations of sexual harassment targets overlapped with the prototypes of women, making them less likely to label incidents as sexual harassment when targeting non-typical women. Participants also perceived sexual harassment claims regarding non-prototypical women to be less credible and the harassment to be less psychologically harmful.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Elena Trifiletti, Soraya E. Shamloo, Martina Faccini, Agustina Zaka
Summary: The study found that attitudes, social norms, and perceived behavioral control were significantly related to hand washing and social distancing through intentions. Risk perception was a significant predictor of social distancing but not of hand washing. These findings highlight the importance of considering multiple factors when designing interventions and communication strategies during the Covid-19 pandemic.
JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY & APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Ella Daniel, Anat Bardi, Ronald Fischer, Maya Benish-Weisman, Julie A. Lee
Summary: The study found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, people placed greater importance on conservation values, focusing on order and stability, while openness to change values decreased. Self-transcendence values also decreased during the pandemic. These changes were more pronounced among individuals worrying about the pandemic.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PERSONALITY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nick Graetz, Courtney E. Boen, Michael H. Esposito
Summary: This study presents an alternative approach to explain how multiple racialized systems dynamically impact health over time, focusing on racial disparities in cardiometabolic risk in a national longitudinal study. The framework considers the dynamics of time-varying confounding and mediation, allowing for the quantification of how interlocking systems produce racial health inequities.
JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Isabel Thielmann, Morten Moshagen, BenjaminE Hilbig, Ingo Zettler
Summary: This study provides the first comprehensive meta-analysis on the correspondence between the FFM/Big Five and HEXACO dimensions, revealing notable conceptual differences and a broader coverage of the personality space in the HEXACO model. Moderator analyses also show substantial differences between operationalizations of the FFM/Big Five.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY
(2022)
