Loneliness trajectories over three decades are associated with conspiracist worldviews in midlife

Autor: Kinga Bierwiaczonek, Sam Fluit, Tilmann von Soest, Matthew J. Hornsey, Jonas R. Kunst

Publikováno v: Nature Communications, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2024)

Abstract In the age of misinformation, conspiracy theories can have far-reaching consequences for individuals and society. Social and emotional experiences throughout the life course, such as loneliness, may be associated with a tendency to hold cons

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Does Sexual Desire Fluctuate More Among Women than Men?

Autor: Emily A. Harris, Matthew J. Hornsey, Wilhelm Hofmann, Patrick Jern, Sean C. Murphy, Fanny Hedenborg, Fiona K. Barlow

Publikováno v: Archives of Sexual Behavior. 52:1461-1478

There is a lay assumption that women’s sexual desire varies substantially over time, whereas men’s is stable. This assumption is mirrored in prominent theories of desire, which posit that women are more variable than men in the extent to which th

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-022-02525-y

Negotiating the hierarchy: Social dominance orientation among women is associated with the endorsement of benevolent sexism

Autor: Helena R. M. Radke, Matthew J. Hornsey, Chris G. Sibley, Fiona Kate Barlow

Publikováno v: Australian Journal of Psychology, Vol 70, Iss 2, Pp 158-166 (2018)

Objective We examine how women high in social dominance orientation reconcile supporting a social system that seemingly disadvantages them. We propose that women high in social dominance orientation are more likely to adopt a benevolently sexist worl

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A toolkit for understanding and addressing climate scepticism

Autor: Matthew J. Hornsey, Stephan Lewandowsky

Publikováno v: Hornsey, M & Lewandowsky, S 2022, ' A toolkit for understanding and addressing climate scepticism ', Nature Human Behaviour, vol. 6, no. 11, pp. 1454–1464 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01463-y

Despite over 50 years of messaging about the reality of human-caused climate change, substantial portions of the population remain sceptical. Furthermore, many sceptics remain unmoved by standard science communication strategies, such as myth busting

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01463-y

Belief in Luck and Precognition Around the World

Autor: Emily A. Harris, Taciano L. Milfont, Matthew J. Hornsey

Publikováno v: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 53:1033-1053

Although magical beliefs (such as belief in luck and precognition) are presumably universal, the extent to which such beliefs are embraced likely varies across cultures. We assessed the effect of culture on luck and precognition beliefs in two large-

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https://doi.org/10.1177/00220221221110462