People are motivated to perceive themselves as having control over their lives.
Consequently, they respond to events and cognitions that reduce control with compensatory …

Academics have shown a growing interest in the effects of resource scarcity—a discrepancy
between one's current resource levels and a higher, more desirable reference point …

In times of crisis, people are more prone to endorse conspiracy theories. Conspiracy
thinking provides answers about the causes of an event, but it can also have harmful social …

Large-scale environmental crises are genuinely collective phenomena: they usually result
from collective, rather than personal, behavior and how they are cognitively represented and …

Previous literature highlights the crucial role of economic inequality in triggering a range of
negative societal outcomes. However, the relationship between economic inequality and the …

Socioeconomic differences in behaviour are pervasive and well documented, but their
causes are not yet well understood. Here, we make the case that a cluster of behaviours is …

There is growing recognition that identification with social groups can protect and enhance
health and well-being, thereby constituting a kind of “social cure.” The present research …

We discuss prior findings that enhancing perceptions of collective efficacy encourages pro-
environmental behavior. We suggest that collective efficacy manipulations affect pro …

Belief in conspiracy theories about Jews is a prototypical example of how a naïve theory can
serve as a universal explanation of “all the bad things happening in society.” Such a theory …

The social psychological literature on threat and defense is fragmented. Groups of
researchers have focused on distinct threats, such as mortality, uncertainty, uncontrollability …