Using machine learning to generate novel hypotheses: Increasing optimism about COVID-19 makes people less willing to justify unethical behaviors
How can we nudge people to not engage in unethical behaviors, such as hoarding and
violating social-distancing guidelines, during the COVID-19 pandemic? Because past …
violating social-distancing guidelines, during the COVID-19 pandemic? Because past …
'If men were angels, no government would be necessary': the intuitive theory of social motivation and preference for authoritarian leaders
We postulate that at least two distinct cognitive systems affect political judgements. The first
system, moral cognition, delivers intuitions about what societal outcomes would be ideal …
system, moral cognition, delivers intuitions about what societal outcomes would be ideal …
Age and life satisfaction: Getting control variables under control
D Bartram - Sociology, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Researchers investigating the relationship between age and life satisfaction have produced
conflicting answers, via disputes over whether to include individual-level control variables in …
conflicting answers, via disputes over whether to include individual-level control variables in …
Who is open to authoritarian governance within western democracies?
Recent events have raised concern about potential threats to democracy within Western
countries. If Western citizens who are open to authoritarian governance share a common set …
countries. If Western citizens who are open to authoritarian governance share a common set …
Political polarization and environmental attitudes: A cross-national analysis
S Birch - Environmental Politics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
There is evidence that in the United States popular attitudes about environmental problems
have been shaped by elite polarization on environmental issues. Yet there has been little …
have been shaped by elite polarization on environmental issues. Yet there has been little …
The association between threat and politics depends on the type of threat, the political domain, and the country
MJ Brandt, FM Turner-Zwinkels… - Personality and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Theories link threat with right-wing political beliefs. We use the World Values Survey (60,378
participants) to explore how six types of threat (eg, economic, violence, and surveillance) are …
participants) to explore how six types of threat (eg, economic, violence, and surveillance) are …
The impact of emotion and government trust on individuals' risk information seeking and avoidance during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-country comparison
This study examines the emotional mechanisms of how public trust in the governments'
actions to address the COVID-19 pandemic shapes individuals' risk information-seeking and …
actions to address the COVID-19 pandemic shapes individuals' risk information-seeking and …
Cultural similarity among coreligionists within and between countries
CJM White, M Muthukrishna… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Cultural evolutionary theories suggest that world religions have consolidated beliefs, values,
and practices within a superethnic cultural identity. It follows that affiliation with religious …
and practices within a superethnic cultural identity. It follows that affiliation with religious …
Child and adolescent time use: A cross‐national study
Objective This study examined the differences in child and adolescent time use across the
following three countries with distinct policy and cultural regimes: Finland, Spain, and the …
following three countries with distinct policy and cultural regimes: Finland, Spain, and the …
Generation Z in Thailand
WC Farrell, T Phungsoonthorn - International Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Generation Z has been said to have more in common with their global generational cohort
than they do with their parents. The 24/7 access to information, through increasingly …
than they do with their parents. The 24/7 access to information, through increasingly …