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Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries
Cologna, Viktoria; Mede, Niels G.; Berger, Sebastian; Besley, John; Brick, Cameron; Joubert, Marina; Maibach, Edward W.; Mihelj, Sabina; Oreskes, NaomiScience is crucial for evidence-based decision-making. Public trust in scientists can help decision makers act on the basis of the best available evidence, especially during crises. However, in recent years the epistemic authority of science has been challenged, causing concerns about low public trust in scientists. We interrogated these concerns with a preregistered 68-country survey of 71,922 respondents and ...
Social representations of European history by the European youth: a cross-count...
Bouchat, Pierre; Cabecinhas, Rosa; Licata, Laurent; Charton, Maxence; Chryssochoou, Xenia; Delouvée, Sylvain; Erb, Hans-Peter; Facca, LéoO presente manuscrito examina o modo como os jovens europeus representam a história da Europa. Um estudo realizado em 11 países europeus (N = 1406, estudantes de ciências sociais) mostra que as personalidades considerados mais importantes na história da Europa são, na sua maioria, homens ligados à Segunda Guerra Mundial, a autoritarismos, conquistas e impérios. Embora com menor frequência e com padrões distinto...
Conspiracy mentality and political orientation across 26 countries
Imhoff, Roland; Zimmer, Felix; Klein, Olivier; António, João H.C.; Babinska, Maria; Bangerter, Adrian; Bilewicz, Michal; Blanuša, Nebojša; Bovan, KostaPeople differ in their general tendency to endorse conspiracy theories (that is, conspiracy mentality). Previous research yielded inconsistent findings on the relationship between conspiracy mentality and political orientation, showing a greater conspiracy mentality either among the political right (a linear relation) or amongst both the left and right extremes (a curvilinear relation). We revisited this relati...
Greedy elites and poor lambs: how young europeans remember the great war
Bouchat, Pierre; Licata, Laurent; Rosoux, Valérie; Allesch, Christian; Ammerer, Heinrich; Babinska, Maria; Bilewicz, Michal; Bobowik, MagdalenaThe present study examines current social representations associated with the origins of the Great War, a major event that has profoundly affected Europe. A survey conducted in 20 European countries (N = 1906 students in social sciences) shows a high consensus: The outbreak of the war is attributed to the warring nations’ leaders while the responsibility of the populations is minimized. Building on the concept ...
A century of victimhood: Antecedents and current impacts of perceived suffering...
Bouchat, Pierre; Licata, Laurent; Rosoux, Valérie; Allesch, Christian; Ammerer, Heinrich; Bovina, Inna; Bruckmüller, Susanne; Cabecinhas, RosaThe present study addresses antecedents and consequences of collective victimhood in the context of World War I (WWI) across 15 European nations (N = 2423 social science students). Using multilevel analysis, we find evidence that collective victimhood is still present a hundred years after the onset of the war and can be predicted by WWI-related objective indicators of victimization at national and family level...
A century of victimhood: Antecedents and current impacts of perceived suffering...
Bouchat, Pierre; Licata, Laurent; Rosoux, Valérie; Allesch, Christian; Ammerer, Heinrich; Bovina, Inna; Bruckmüller, Susanne; Cabecinhas, RosaIn the article “A century of victimhood: Antecedentsand current impacts of perceived suffering in WorldWar I across Europe” (DOI: 100.1002/ejsp.2232)(Bouchat et al., 2017), published in the European Journalof Social Psychology, 47: 195:208, the affiliations for Silvia Mari, Nebojša Petrovic and Alice Krenn were provided incorrectly.