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View article: Unraveling the Relationship Between Beliefs in Traditional Gender Roles and Voting Participation: A Cross-National Perspective
Unraveling the Relationship Between Beliefs in Traditional Gender Roles and Voting Participation: A Cross-National Perspective Open
Participation in elections is essential for the health of democracies. Regardless of gender, individuals may hold traditional beliefs about women's roles in society that hinder their engagements in areas that challenge gender stereotypes, …
View article: How and When Positive Actions by Agents Influence Action Tendencies in Observers: Benefits Mediate the Gratitude to Morality Link Under Dyadic Morality
How and When Positive Actions by Agents Influence Action Tendencies in Observers: Benefits Mediate the Gratitude to Morality Link Under Dyadic Morality Open
The theory of dyadic morality (TDM) is a comprehensive framework for addressing moral behaviour but to date has focused on how perceptions of harm are regulated by norms to influence felt harm through disgust, as well as directly. The pres…
View article: Common drivers of questionable health behaviours identified across 33 countries and five continents
Common drivers of questionable health behaviours identified across 33 countries and five continents Open
The global rise in intentional non-adherence to medical advice and the use of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine poses a burden on public health and national economies. In a large-scale, preregistered study, we found that…
View article: Distrustful Complacency and Compliance with Coronavirus Prevention Measures in the United States and Across the World
Distrustful Complacency and Compliance with Coronavirus Prevention Measures in the United States and Across the World Open
Evidence suggests low concern for infection and low political trust amplified non-compliance with preventative measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. We build upon and clarify these findings. In Study 1, we assessed how widely these patter…
View article: The Theory of Dyadic Morality and Moral Identity Explain the Public's Response to Harm Done by Government and Organisations
The Theory of Dyadic Morality and Moral Identity Explain the Public's Response to Harm Done by Government and Organisations Open
Harm functions complexly in moral judgement but has been treated differently in the Social Intuitionist Model (SIM) and the Theory of Dyadic Morality (TDM). Both the SIM and TDM see felt harm as an outcome of experienced negative moral emo…
View article: Measuring Collective Action Intention Toward Gender Equality Across Cultures
Measuring Collective Action Intention Toward Gender Equality Across Cultures Open
Collective action is a powerful tool for social change and is fundamental to women and girls’ empowerment on a societal level. Collective action towards gender equality could be understood as intentional and conscious civic behaviors focus…
View article: Sexism and Feminist Conspiracy Beliefs: Hostile Sexism Moderates the Link Between Feminist Conspiracy Beliefs and Rape Myth Acceptance
Sexism and Feminist Conspiracy Beliefs: Hostile Sexism Moderates the Link Between Feminist Conspiracy Beliefs and Rape Myth Acceptance Open
This research examined the effect of belief in feminist conspiracy theories and sexist ideology on endorsing rape myths. Study 1 ( N = 201) uncovered that the relationship between feminist conspiracy beliefs and rape myth acceptance was co…
View article: Measuring Subjective Inequality: Development and Validation of the Perceived Economic Inequality Scale (PEIS)
Measuring Subjective Inequality: Development and Validation of the Perceived Economic Inequality Scale (PEIS) Open
The main goal of the present research is to develop and validate the Perceived Economic Inequality Scale (PEIS), an instrument measuring individuals’ perceptions of economic inequality at the national level. The study was conducted on a re…
View article: Examining the influence of information‐related factors on vaccination intentions via confidence: Insights from adult samples in Italy and Serbia during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Examining the influence of information‐related factors on vaccination intentions via confidence: Insights from adult samples in Italy and Serbia during the COVID‐19 pandemic Open
The research investigates the antecedents of immunisation intentions during the COVID‐19 pandemic, including information‐related factors (conspiracy beliefs, immunisation knowledge and health communication perception) and confidence‐relate…
View article: Social representations of European history by the European youth: A cross-country comparison
Social representations of European history by the European youth: A cross-country comparison Open
The present manuscript examines the way young Europeans represent Europe’s history. A study conducted in 11 European countries (N = 1406 students in social sciences) shows that the characters considered most important in the history of Eur…
View article: Issue Information
Issue Information Open
Sponsored by the European Association of Social Psychology, the European Journal of Social Psychology is a truly international forum for high quality, peer reviewed, original research in all areas of social psychology and from all parts of…
View article: The link between anger and admiration toward governmental actions and self‐reported preventive behaviour in the context of the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 pandemic
The link between anger and admiration toward governmental actions and self‐reported preventive behaviour in the context of the <span>COVID</span>‐19 pandemic Open
In the context of the COVID‐19 pandemic, across six correlational studies in four different countries (total N = 4937), we examined the link between citizens' anger with and admiration for the government's actions and decisions (i.e., syst…
View article: Measuring subjective inequality: Development and validation of the Perceived Economic Inequality Scale (PEIS)
Measuring subjective inequality: Development and validation of the Perceived Economic Inequality Scale (PEIS) Open
The main goal of the present research is to describe the development and validation of the Perceived Economic Inequality Scale (PEIS), an instrument measuring individuals' perception of economic inequality at the national level. The study …
View article: The impacts of COVID-19 on the relationship between perceived economic inequality and political action among socioeconomic classes
The impacts of COVID-19 on the relationship between perceived economic inequality and political action among socioeconomic classes Open
Economic inequality qualifies as a structural characteristic leading to political action, albeit this relationship manifests differently across socioeconomic classes. COVID-19 pandemic has amplified existing economic inequalities in ways t…
View article: The distinct associations of ingroup attachment and glorification with responses to the coronavirus pandemic: Evidence from a multilevel investigation in 21 countries
The distinct associations of ingroup attachment and glorification with responses to the coronavirus pandemic: Evidence from a multilevel investigation in 21 countries Open
While public health crises such as the coronavirus pandemic transcend national borders, practical efforts to combat them are often instantiated at the national level. Thus, national group identities may play key roles in shaping compliance…
View article: Gendered Self-Views Across 62 Countries: A Test of Competing Models
Gendered Self-Views Across 62 Countries: A Test of Competing Models Open
Social role theory posits that binary gender gaps in agency and communion should be larger in less egalitarian countries, reflecting these countries’ more pronounced sex-based power divisions. Conversely, evolutionary and self-construal th…
View article: Effects of objective and subjective indicators of economic inequality on subjective well‐being: Underlying mechanisms
Effects of objective and subjective indicators of economic inequality on subjective well‐being: Underlying mechanisms Open
Much research found that economic inequality—the dispersion of incomes distribution among individuals in a society—affects subjective well‐being (SWB). As a meta‐analysis has shown, the association between economic inequality, commonly mea…
View article: Responses of the public towards the government in times of crisis
Responses of the public towards the government in times of crisis Open
We experimentally investigate how and when the public responds to government actions during times of crisis. Public reactions are shown to follow different processes, depending on whether government performs in exemplary or unsatisfactory …
View article: The Role of Selected Psychological Factors in Healthy-Sustainable Food Consumption Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Role of Selected Psychological Factors in Healthy-Sustainable Food Consumption Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
The COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent precautions and dispositions adopted have triggered substantial changes in daily health-related behaviors, including food consumption habits. The psychological impact of the pandemic has been consid…
View article: A Cluster Analysis of the Acceptance of a Contact Tracing App—The Identification of Profiles for the Italian Immuni Contact Tracing App
A Cluster Analysis of the Acceptance of a Contact Tracing App—The Identification of Profiles for the Italian Immuni Contact Tracing App Open
Digital contact tracing apps have been introduced by governments as a strategy to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital contact tracking is an alternative to traditional contact tracing performed by human tracers who have to r…
View article: Loneliness, Escapism, and Identification With Media Characters: An Exploration of the Psychological Factors Underlying Binge-Watching Tendency
Loneliness, Escapism, and Identification With Media Characters: An Exploration of the Psychological Factors Underlying Binge-Watching Tendency Open
Nowadays, binge-watching (i.e., watching multiple episodes of a TV series in one session) has become a widespread practice of media consumption, raising concerns about its negative outcomes. Nevertheless, previous research has overlooked t…
View article: How (Dis)trust in Scientific Information Links Political Ideology and Reactions Toward the Coronavirus Pandemic: Associations in the U.S. and Globally
How (Dis)trust in Scientific Information Links Political Ideology and Reactions Toward the Coronavirus Pandemic: Associations in the U.S. and Globally Open
U.S.-based research suggests conservatism is linked with less concern about contracting coronavirus and less preventative behaviors to avoid infection. Here, we investigate whether these tendencies are partly attributable to distrust in sc…
View article: How (Dis)trust in Scientific Information Links Political Ideology and Reactions Toward the Coronavirus Pandemic: Associations in the U.S. and Globally
How (Dis)trust in Scientific Information Links Political Ideology and Reactions Toward the Coronavirus Pandemic: Associations in the U.S. and Globally Open
U.S.-based research suggests conservatism is linked with less concern about contracting coronavirus and less preventative behaviors to avoid infection. Here, we investigate whether these tendencies are partly attributable to distrust in sc…
View article: COVID-19 as an Opportunity for a Healthy-Sustainable Food Transition. An Analysis of Dietary Transformations during the First Italian Lockdown
COVID-19 as an Opportunity for a Healthy-Sustainable Food Transition. An Analysis of Dietary Transformations during the First Italian Lockdown Open
The COVID-19 emergency and the consequent social distancing requirements have caused major disruptions in daily food-related practices at the household level. In this paper, we evaluate the transformations that occurred in the daily nutrit…
View article: Conspiracy Theories and Institutional Trust: Examining the Role of Uncertainty Avoidance and Active Social Media Use
Conspiracy Theories and Institutional Trust: Examining the Role of Uncertainty Avoidance and Active Social Media Use Open
A generalized climate of distrust in political institutions is not functional to healthy democracies. With the advent of social media, recent scholarly efforts attempt to better understand people's conspiracy theory beliefs in inhibiting i…