Social categorization processes may be initiated by physical appearance, which have the
potential to influence how people evaluate others. Categorizations ground what stereotypes …

This article argues that public administrators must advance a more equity-based
assessment of vulnerabilities in American communities and more risk-based communication …

The vast majority of studies that have investigated whether the formation of citizen
satisfaction is dependent upon factors other than the objective quality of policies have been …

Studies have documented how ethnic and religious sentiments shape the voting behavior of
Indonesian Muslims. However, to date no studies have carefully measured the relative …

Rising partisan polarization in the American public over the last decade has been linked to
stress and anxiety, raising questions about how communities and public health experts …

In the context of an increasingly divided populace, this article considered how the emotions
(enthusiasm and anxiety) partisans feel toward US presidential candidates may heighten or …

As political polarization increases across many of the world's established democracies,
many citizens are unwilling to appreciate and consider the viewpoints of those who disagree …

This study investigates the role of emotions in the (bandwagon) effect of opinion polls on
vote choice. It combines a media content analysis of poll reporting (N= 2,772) on an …

Scientific uncertainty during pandemic outbreaks poses a challenge for health
communicators. Debates continue over the extent to which health officials should be …

Theories of discrete emotions distinguish contempt from other negative emotions, and recent
evidence shows that contempt toward candidates played a major role in two US Senate …