Background In the face of the global pandemic of coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19),
people's adherence to precautionary behavioral measures (eg social distancing) largely …

Studies have demonstrated that environmental concern does not always translate into pro-
environmental behavior. This concern-behavior gap results partly from the influences of …

Peter B. Smith was born near Colchester, UK, in 1937, and obtained his PhD from
Cambridge University in 1962. After working at Leeds University, he joined the University of …

Recent research highlights the implications of group dynamics in the acceptance and
promotion of misconceptions, particularly in relation to the identity-protective attitudes that …

This article introduces a novel concept, Belief in a Zero-Sum Game (BZSG), proposed as
another belief dimension in the family of social axioms. We conceptualize BZSG as a belief …

We carry out an exhaustive analysis of both right-wing and left-wing forms of
authoritarianism in order to assess the specific predictors of these illiberal agendas. Firstly …

Background: Fatalism, known as the propensity to believe that one's destiny is externally
determined, has so far been examined selectively, and not yet in a cross-cultural study …

Background Meta‐analytic studies show that the benefits of the growth mindset on academic
achievement are heterogenous. Past studies have explored how individual characteristics …

Estudiar las culturas incluye indagar en torno a los conceptos de creencias y normas para
obtener el contenido de las reglas que coordinan el comportamiento, lo que se ha …

Based on the existing literature on worldview beliefs, cynical hostility, and Machiavellian
cynicism, we suggest that holding cynical beliefs about human nature can be detrimental for …