Political actions and outcomes depend on people's preferences over candidates, policies,
and other politically relevant phenomena. For this reason, a great deal of political activity …

Highlights•Cultural and economic ideology do not reduce to a single left-right dimension, but
they are correlated for many citizens in many countries.•The relationship between cultural …

Values theory posits that individuals have values and they are formed by upbringing and
life's experiences and influence an individuals' cognitive processes, decisions, and …

We examine whether individual differences in needs for security and certainty predict
conservative (vs. liberal) position on both cultural and economic political issues and whether …

Personal and political action on climate change is traditionally thought to be motivated by
people accepting its reality and importance. However, convincing the public that climate …

Research on the dispositional origins of political preferences is flourishing, and the primary
conclusion drawn from this work is that stronger needs for security and certainty attract …

Wildlife tourism attractions, such as zoos and aquariums, are expected to play a major role
in promoting environmental learning in society. This paper applies a refined version of …

The appearance of a new coronavirus (Covid-19) and its rapid expansion throughout the
world has forced all countries to establish regulations based on social confinement. In the …

Using data from 28 countries in four continents, the present research addresses the question
of how basic values may account for political activism. Study 1 (N= 35,116) analyses data …

The current study examines the contribution of left–right (or liberal–conservative) ideology to
voting, as well as the extent to which basic values account for ideological orientation …