Fighting the COVID‐19 pandemic requires large numbers of citizens to adopt disease‐
preventive practices. We contend that national identification can mobilize and motivate …

Research suggests political identity has strong influence over individuals' attitudes and
beliefs, which in turn can affect their behavior. Likewise, firsthand experience with an issue …

Does a state of emergency necessarily contract human behavior? In times of security crises,
for instance, citizens overcome their divides. Our analysis explores the relationship between …

This research examines the impact of COVID-19 fear on attitudes toward Chinese
depending on the context of propagation of COVID-19. We predicted that COVID-19 fear …

The COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique opportunity to explore the relationships
between the behavioral immune system (BIS), Political Ideology, and disease avoidant …

Governments around the world are increasingly considering vaccine mandates to curb the
spread of COVID-19. In May 2022, we surveyed 394 residents of South Dakota to examine …

Reducing the spread of infectious viruses (eg, COVID‐19) can depend on societal
compliance with effective mitigations. Identifying factors that influence adherence can inform …

Taking a social identity approach to health behaviors, this research examines whether
experimentally “activating” the human identity is an effective public-health strategy to curb …

Because personal health decisions can impact the health of the broader community,
researchers have increasingly sought to understand the psychological bases for different …

Although different social crises may eventually favor undemocratic and authoritarian forms of
governance, at some point, such antidemocratic practices require the support of a significant …