Highlights•Affective polarization (political animosity) is rising in America and cannot be fully
explained by ideological polarization.•People's misperceptions of the ideological divide …

As consumers' political opinions become more divided and more central to their identities, it
is important to understand how political ideology shapes consumers' attempts to differentiate …

This article examines the motivations of liberals and conservatives to boycott and buycott.
Nine studies demonstrate that although both liberals and conservatives engage in consumer …

Do appeals that subtly invoke negative racial stereotypes shift whites' political attitudes by
harnessing their racial prejudice? Though widely cited in academic and popular discourse …

Many legalized markets bear categorical stigma—a vilifying label attached to an industry
and its participants—that threatens their performance and survival chances. This happens …

Background Containment of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic requires
the public to change behavior under social distancing mandates. Social media are important …

Social Media platforms are increasingly being used for political activities and
communication, and research suggests that social media design and use is contributing to …

One of the longest standing debates in political sociology and political science concerns
how people deploy identities and social cues to form political opinions. This debate turns on …

Previous research has demonstrated the impact of political ideology on a wide variety of
psychological and behavioral processes. Contributing to this research, we examine the …

The concept of political bias is defined (as this applies to all aspects of professional, applied
and research psychology). The easily confused concepts of 'psychology of politics' and …