Ferry, Caitlin MacInnis, Cara Buliga, Elena
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Frontiers in Social Psychology
Some groups in society unjustly hold greater social, economic, and political power over others, placing some groups in more advantaged and others in more disadvantaged positions. One way to challenge group-based inequality and promote social change is through collective action (e.g., protests, petitions, advocating). Most often, disadvantaged group...
Blanchar, John C. Eidelman, Scott Allen, Eric
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Frontiers in Social Psychology
Three studies demonstrate that, all else being equal, the threshold for justifying social change is higher than the threshold for maintaining the status quo. Higher standards for justifying change were observed across institutional requirements (Study 1), political candidates (Study 2), and city ordinances (Study 3). In all studies, lopsided standa...
Demmrich, Sarah Hanel, Paul H. P.
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Frontiers in Social Psychology
The role of religiosity in radicalization is a topic of intense debate. To avoid essentializing religion, it is crucial to include a variety of factors that can explain radicalization beyond religiosity. The present study aligns with this approach by building upon the three Ps of radicalization (push, pull, personal factors). It examines the relati...
Parada-Ulloa, Marcos Bozo Marambio, Jorge Moreno-Leiva, Germán Vásquez-Burgos, Karina Vega Gutiérrez, Oscar Mansilla-Sepúlveda, Juan Larez-Hernández, José Salazar Cayuleo, Héctor Morales Ojeda, Ismael
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Frontiers in Social Psychology
Introduction The objective of this article is to analyze the social representation of odors and the identity of the population in the Ñuble region between 2019 and 2023. The research focuses on how industrialization and urban and rural development have altered the olfactory landscape of this region. This study seeks to understand how changes in the...
Newman, Leonard S.
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Frontiers in Social Psychology
Concerns have been expressed about a worldwide retreat from liberal democracy and a turn toward more authoritarian forms of government. Along with that concern has come surprise: when the cold war ended, it was widely believed that a new historical era was dawning during which alternatives to Western liberalism would wither away. Influential psycho...
Totton, Rebecca R. McKeon, Kayla
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Frontiers in Social Psychology
Introduction Panic defenses are a form of legal defense positing that a defendant is less culpable for their crime because of an extreme emotional reaction. However, limited research has examined the use of panic defenses when the victim is a transgender individual. Methods In two studies (Total N = 995) previously existing scales and vignettes wer...
Meaden, James
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Frontiers in Social Psychology
This paper introduces the environmental model of mindfulness, a novel perspective that conceptualizes mindfulness as an adaptive set of cognitive styles influenced by specific socioecological contexts. Extending upon existing conceptualizations of mindfulness as a cultivated trait or practice, the environmental model describes how mindfulness can a...
Hernandez, Ivan Chekili, Amal
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Frontiers in Social Psychology
Introduction The past year has seen the rise of many variants of large language model chatbots that all attempt to carry out verbal tasks requested by users. These chatbots perform various collaborative tasks, such as brainstorming, question and answering, summarization, and holding other forms of conversations, embedding them within our daily soci...
Vinokur, Eli Yomtovian, Avinoam Marom, Marva Shalev Itzchakov, Guy Baron, Liat
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Frontiers in Social Psychology
Navigating conflicts is crucial for promoting positive relationships between pupils, teachers, and parents. The objective of this paper is to present Social-Based Learning and Leadership (SBL), an innovative approach to group dynamics and conflict resolution within the school setting, aiming to foster meaningful relationships and personal and socia...
Toprakkiran, Selin Gordils, Jonathan Jamieson, Jeremy P.
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Frontiers in Social Psychology
Democrats and Republicans increasingly demonstrate negative intergroup attitudes, posing a threat to bipartisan progress. Based on the Common Ingroup Identity Model, people from different political groups can simultaneously identify with a superordinate group, such as a national identity. This has the potential to ameliorate negative intergroup att...
