Women’s Dangerous World Beliefs Predict More Accurate Discrimination of Affiliative Facial Cues
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DOI: 10.1037/ebs0000080
Abstract: Cues indicating environmental threat have been shown to influence women’s preferences for physical traits in men. For example, women’s beliefs about their vulnerability to aggression are associated with a stronger preference for physical formidability and… read more here.
Keywords: facial cues; beliefs predict; dangerous world; world ... See more keywords
Is It a Dangerous World Out There? The Motivational Bases of American Gun Ownership
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DOI: 10.1177/0146167217703952
Abstract: Americans are the world’s best armed citizens and public polling suggests protection/self-defense is their main reason for gun ownership. However, there is virtually no psychological research on gun ownership. The present article develops the first… read more here.
Keywords: gun ownership; gun; dangerous world; ownership ... See more keywords
Belief in a Dangerous World Does Not Explain Substantial Variance in Political Attitudes, But Other World Beliefs Do
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DOI: 10.1177/19485506221119324
Abstract: Decades of research suggest a correlation between belief in a dangerous world and political conservatism. However, research relied on a scale that may overemphasize certain types of dangers. Furthermore, few other world beliefs have been… read more here.
Keywords: world; political attitudes; world beliefs; dangerous world ... See more keywords
Beyond doubt in a dangerous world: The effect of existential threats on certainty expressions in societal discourse
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DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/m6d5r
Abstract: What happens when entire populations are exposed to news of impending existential threats? In the current study, we address this question by investigating the association between existential threats and the certitude of societal discourse. According… read more here.
Keywords: doubt dangerous; dangerous world; existential threats; beyond doubt ... See more keywords