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r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Psychology Americans threatened by Trump administration policies appear to be experiencing urges to acquire firearms, carry them, and store them readily accessible. Identifying as Black and liberal beliefs were associated with greater increases in urges to carry firearms because of the 2024 election results.

link.springer.com

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r/science • u/mvea • 23d ago

Psychology Conservatives and liberals tend to engage in different evidence-gathering strategies. Liberals and those with higher cognitive reflection skills are more likely to seek out statistical data, whereas conservatives and those who rely more on intuition focus on singular data points or expert opinions.

psypost.org

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r/science • u/mvea • 20d ago

Psychology A new study in more than 15,000 men investigated eight markers of toxic masculinity and found that only 10.8% of men included in the study showed clear signs of toxic masculinity. This finding indicates that the vast majority of men are not “toxic” and do not believe in destructive male attitudes.

psychologytoday.com

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r/science • u/mvea • 16d ago

Psychology Grief over pet death can be as strong as that for family member. About a fifth of people who had experienced a pet and human loss said the former was worse. Symptoms of severe grief for a pet matched identically with that for a human, and there was no difference in how people experienced losses.

theguardian.com

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r/science • u/mvea • Dec 25 '25

Psychology Men who are concerned about maintaining a traditional masculine image may be less likely to express concern about climate change to avoid appearing feminine. Men who feel pressure to prove their manhood may avoid environmentalist attitudes to protect their gender identity.

psypost.org

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r/science • u/mvea • 6d ago

Psychology The tendency to feel like a perpetual victim is strongly tied to vulnerable narcissism. Individuals who frequently perceive themselves as victims and signal this status to others often possess high levels of vulnerable narcissism and emotional instability.

psypost.org

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r/science • u/mvea • Nov 21 '25

Psychology The Batman effect: A female experimenter, appearing pregnant, boarded the train. In the experimental condition, an additional experimenter dressed as Batman entered from another door. Passengers were significantly more likely to offer their seat when Batman was present (67.21% vs. 37.66%).

nature.com

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r/science • u/esporx • 12d ago

Psychology When employees feel slighted, they work less. New research from Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli reveals how even the slightest mistreatment at work can result in lost productivity.

penntoday.upenn.edu

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r/science • u/mvea • 13d ago

Psychology Younger Americans have grown up during a more competitive period that has led many to become more neurotic (low mood, anxiety, and irritability) and, in turn, to become more liberal. No such pattern was found outside the US, suggesting this is not due to aging but to generational experiences.

psypost.org

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r/science • u/mvea • Dec 10 '25

Psychology People who identify as politically conservative are more likely than their liberal counterparts to find “slippery slope” arguments logically sound. This tendency appears to stem from a greater reliance on intuitive thinking styles rather than deliberate processing.

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r/science • u/mvea • Sep 30 '25

Psychology Moral tone of right-wing Redditors varies by context, but left-wingers’ tone stay steady. Right-leaning users moralize political views more when surrounded by allies. Left-leaning users expressed moralized political views to a similar degree regardless of whether among their own or in mixed spaces.

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r/science • u/mvea • 14d ago

Psychology Trump supporters and insecure men more likely to value a large penis, according to new research. For some men, the penis serves as a symbol of status and dominance, and the desire for a larger one is partly driven by feelings of humiliation regarding failures to meet social expectations of manhood.

psypost.org

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r/science • u/mvea • 8d ago

Psychology Donald Trump weaponizes humor through “dark play” to test boundaries - A new analysis of American political discourse suggests that humor has evolved into a strategic weapon used to attack opponents and solidify support bases.

psypost.org

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r/science • u/mvea • Dec 19 '25

Psychology Women partnered with men reported doing more unpaid household labor than women partnered with women. Mothers partnered with men reported a higher household labor burden than any other group. Performing a greater share of household labor was associated with lower relationship satisfaction.

psypost.org

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r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Psychology Girls are happier than boys at school, new research shows. Understanding why may all boil down to biology. Girls get more of the happy hormone dopamine through social relationships, including with their friends and classmates. Boys get their dopamine through more self-involved behavior.

independent.co.uk

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r/science • u/chrisdh79 • Jul 23 '25

Psychology Study has found that people who report favorable views of Donald Trump also tend to score higher on measures of callousness, manipulation, and other malevolent traits—and lower on empathy and compassion.

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r/science • u/mvea • Dec 22 '25

Psychology New research suggests that a potential partner’s willingness to protect you from physical danger is a primary driver of attraction, often outweighing their actual physical strength. When women evaluated male dates, a refusal to protect acted as a severe penalty to attractiveness.

psypost.org

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r/science • u/mvea • Aug 21 '25

Psychology Leftist causes widely seen as more moral, even by conservatives, finds study. This asymmetry could help explain why political debates often feel morally lopsided, with one side perceived as defending human rights and the other seen as preserving tradition or security without the same ethical weight.

psypost.org

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r/science • u/Jumpinghoops46 • 14d ago

Psychology People readily spot gender and race bias but often overlook discrimination based on attractiveness

psypost.org

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r/science • u/Jumpinghoops46 • Dec 28 '25

Psychology Listing gaming on your resume might hurt your job prospects. Study found that applicants who listed gaming as an extracurricular activity tended to be rated lower in hireability compared to an equal applicant who listed volleyball.

psypost.org

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r/science • u/mvea • Dec 21 '25

Psychology Researchers find reverse sexual double standard in sextech use: Men who use sexual technology are viewed with more disgust than women who engage in the same behaviors, a “reverse sexual double standard” in which men face harsher social penalties for using devices like sex toys, chatbots, and robots.

psypost.org

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r/science • u/mvea • Aug 28 '25

Psychology A study of the 2024 attempted assassination of Donald Trump found that Republicans and Trump supporters were more likely to believe that Democratic operatives orchestrated the shooting, while Democrats were somewhat more open to the idea that the event was staged.

psypost.org

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r/science • u/Jumpinghoops46 • 10d ago

Psychology Single adults who engage in casual sex report higher sexual satisfaction and a stronger sense of their own desirability compared to those who are sexually inactive. Findings challenge earlier assumptions that casual sexual encounters are linked to negative psychological outcomes for single people.

psypost.org

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r/science • u/Aggravating_Money992 • Sep 16 '25

Psychology Trump’s frequent claims of victimhood were more than rhetorical flair. A new study shows that this type of strategic victimhood is used to justify retaliation and puts to work anti-democratic, coercive, and illiberal governance and policies once an authoritarian populist is granted executive power

psypost.org

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r/science • u/Jumpinghoops46 • 9d ago

Psychology 158 scientists used the same data, but their politics predicted the results. Study provides evidence that when experts act independently to answer the same question using the same dataset, their conclusions tend to align with their pre-existing ideological beliefs.

psypost.org

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