The COVID-19 pandemic represents a massive global health crisis. Because the crisis
requires large-scale behaviour change and places significant psychological burdens on …

In this review, I examine the social psychological research on ostracism, social exclusion,
and rejection. Being ignored, excluded, and/or rejected signals a threat for which reflexive …

The current study investigated cultural and psychological factors associated with intentions
to reduce the spread of COVID‐19. Participants (n= 704) completed measures of …

Previous research suggests that individual differences in pathogen disgust sensitivity and
social anxiety predict avoidance behavior, especially of pathogen cues, and reduced …

The COVID-19 public health crisis has led to extensive recommendations by officials to
contain its spread. Anxiety regarding contracting the virus is prominent in the public. Specific …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) poses a serious global health threat. Without a
vaccine, behavior change is the most effective means of reducing disease transmission …

For almost a decade, journalists and pundits have been asking why we don't see successful
examples of political satire from conservatives or of opinion talk radio from liberals. This …

Interest in and research on disgust has surged over the past few decades. The field,
however, still lacks a coherent theoretical framework for understanding the evolved function …

Motivation has long been recognized as an important component of how people both differ
from, and are similar to, each other. The current research applies the biologically grounded …

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 …