The motivated social cognition and negativity bias perspectives each posit that threat is
especially related to political conservatism, such that threat causes people to adopt …

Should children and adolescents be educated in school about gender diversity, including
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues? This is a question many …

What accounts for the prevalence of negative news content? One answer may lie in the
tendency for humans to react more strongly to negative than positive information.“Negativity …

Disputes between those holding differing political views are ubiquitous and deep-seated,
and they often follow common, recognizable lines. The supporters of tradition and stability …

The “behavioral immune system” is a motivational system that evolved as a means of
inhibiting contact with disease-causing parasites and that, in contemporary human societies …

We present, test, and extend a theoretical framework that connects disgust, a powerful basic
human emotion, to political attitudes through psychological mechanisms designed to protect …

Work in political communication has discussed the ongoing predominance of negative
news, but has offered few convincing accounts for this focus. A growing body of literature …

People are motivated to protect their worldviews. One way to protect one's worldviews is
through prejudice toward worldview-dissimilar groups and individuals. The traditional …

This Handbook provides a uniquely comprehensive and scholarly overview of the latest
research on prejudice, stereoty**, and discrimination. All chapters are written by eminent …

About a decade ago, a study documented that conservatives have stronger physiological
responses to threatening stimuli than liberals. This work launched an approach aimed at …