Emotion regulation is important for psychological well-being, yet we know relatively little
about why, when, and how hard people try to regulate emotions. This article seeks to …

Political polarization is a barrier to enacting policy solutions to global issues. Social
psychology has a rich history of studying polarization, and there is an important opportunity …

Although political violence has been perpetrated on behalf of a wide range of political
ideologies, it is unclear whether there are systematic differences between ideologies in the …

We used experience sampling to examine perceptions of empathy in the everyday lives of a
group of 246 US adults who were quota sampled to represent the population on key …

Empathy and empathy-related processes, such as compassion and personal distress, are
recognized to play a key role in social relations. This review examines the role of empathy in …

The COVID-19 mitigation measures require a fundamental shift in human behavior. The
present study assesses what factors influence Americans to comply with the stay at home …

Humans evolved in the context of intense intergroup competition, and groups comprised of
loyal members more often succeeded than groups comprised of nonloyal members …

We argue that because of a long history of intergroup conflict and competition, humans
evolved to be tribal creatures. Tribalism is not inherently bad, but it can lead to ideological …

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 …

Empathy is important for resolving intergroup conflicts. However, people often tend to feel
less empathy toward people who do not belong to their social group (ie, outgroup members) …