The study tested how the use of positive- (e.g. beautiful) and negative-valenced (e.
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January 2023
It is crucial to understand why people comply with measures to contain viruses and their effects during pandemics. We provide evidence from 35 countries (N = 12,553) from 6 continents during the COVID-19 pandemic (between 2021 and 2022) obtained via cross-sectional surveys that the social perception of key protagonists on two basic dimensions-warmth and competence-plays a crucial role in shaping pandemic-related behaviors. Firstly, when asked in an open question format, heads of state, physicians, and protest movements were universally identified as key protagonists across countries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLeadership positions are still stereotyped as masculine, especially in male-dominated fields (e.g., engineering).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis replication examined the link between schadenfreude (i.e., pleasure from another's misfortune), freudenfreude (i.
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