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Conservatism negatively predicts creativity: A study across 28 countries
Groyecka-Bernard, A.; Sorokowski, P.; Karwowski, M.; Roberts, S. C.; Aavik, T.; Akello, G.; Alm, C.; Amjad, N.; Asao, K.; Atama, C. S.; Duyar, D. A.Previous studies have found a negative relationship between creativity and conservatism. However, as these studies were mostly conducted on samples of homogeneous nationality, the generalizability of the effect across different cultures is unknown. We addressed this gap by conducting a study in 28 countries. Based on the notion that attitudes can be shaped by both environmental and ecological factors, we hypoth...
High economic inequality is linked to greater moralization
Kirkland, K.; Van Lange, P. A. M.; Gorenz, D.; Blake, K.; Amiot, C. E.; Ausmees, L.; Baguma, P.; Barry, O.; Becker, M.; Bilewicz, M.; Boonyasiriwat, W.Throughout the 21st century, economic inequality is predicted to increase as we face new challenges, from changes in the technological landscape to the growing climate crisis. It is crucial we understand how these changes in inequality may affect how people think and behave. We propose that economic inequality threatens the social fabric of society, in turn increasing moralization—that is, the greater tendency ...
Multinational data show that conspiracy beliefs are associated with the percept...
Hornsey, M. J.; Pearson, S.; Kang, J.; Sassenberg, K.; Jetten, J.; Van Lange, P. A. M.; Medina, L. G.; Amiot, C. E.; Ausmees, L.; Baguma, P.; Barry, O.While a great deal is known about the individual difference factors associated with conspiracy beliefs, much less is known about the country-level factors that shape people's willingness to believe conspiracy theories. In the current article we discuss the possibility that willingness to believe conspiracy theories might be shaped by the perception (and reality) of poor economic performance at the national leve...
Moral expansiveness around the world: The role of societal factors across 36 co...
Kirkland, K.; Crimston, C. R.; Jetten, J.; Rudnev, M.; Acevedo-Triana, C.; Amiot, C. E.; Ausmees, L.; Baguma, P.; Barry, O.; Becker, M.; Bilewicz, M.What are the things that we think matter morally, and how do societal factors influence this? To date, research has explored several individual-level and historical factors that influence the size of our ‘moral circles.' There has, however, been less attention focused on which societal factors play a role. We present the first multi-national exploration of moral expansiveness—that is, the size of people’s moral...
Perceiving societal pressure to be happy is linked to poor well-being, especial...
Dejonckheere, E.; Rhee, J. J.; Baguma, P. K.; Barry, O.; Becker, M.; Bilewicz, M.; Castelain, T.; Costantini, G.; Dimdins, G.; Espinosa, A.Happiness is a valuable experience, and societies want their citizens to be happy. Although this societal commitment seems laudable, overly emphasizing positivity (versus negativity) may create an unattainable emotion norm that ironically compromises individual well-being. In this multi-national study (40 countries; 7443 participants), we investigate how societal pressure to be happy and not sad predicts emotio...
Social mindfulness predicts concern for nature and immigrants across 36 nations
Kirkland, K.; Van Lange, P. A. M.; Van Doesum, N. J.; Acevedo-Triana, C.; Amiot, C. E.; Ausmees, L.; Baguma, P.; Barry, O.; Becker, M.; Bilewicz, M.People cooperate every day in ways that range from largescale contributions that mitigate climate change to simple actions such as leaving another individual with choice – known as social mindfulness. It is not yet clear whether and how these complex and more simple forms of cooperation relate. Prior work has found that countries with individuals who made more socially mindful choices were linked to a higher co...
A 32‐society investigation of the influence of perceived economic inequality on...
Tanjitpiyanond, P.; Jetten, J.; Peters, K.; Ashokkumar, A.; Barry, O.; Billet, M.; Becker, M.; Booth, R. W.; Castro, D.; Chinchilla, J.; Costantini, G.There is a growing body of work suggesting that social class stereotypes are amplified when people perceive higher levels of economic inequality—that is, the wealthy are perceived as more competent and assertive and the poor as more incompetent and unassertive. The present study tested this prediction in 32 societies and also examines the role of wealth-based categorization in explaining this relationship. We f...
Affective interpersonal touch in close relationships: A cross-cultural perspective
Sorokowska, A.; Saluja, S.; Sorokowski, P.; Frąckowiak,T.; Karwowski, M.; Aavik, T.; Akello, G.; Alm, C.; Amjad, N.; Anjum, A.; Asao, K.; Shaikh, R.Interpersonal touch behavior differs across cultures, yet no study to date has systematically tested for cultural variation in affective touch, nor examined the factors that might account for this variability. Here, over 14,000 individuals from 45 countries were asked whether they embraced, stroked, kissed, or hugged their partner, friends, and youngest child during the week preceding the study. We then examine...
Sex differences in human mate preferences vary across sex ratios
Walter, K. V.; Conroy-Beam, D.; Buss, D. M.; Asao, K.; Sorokowska, A.; Sorokowski, P.; Aavik, T.; Akello, G.; Alhabahba, M. M.; Alm, C.; Amjad, N.A wide range of literature connects sex ratio and mating behaviours in non-human animals. However, research examining sex ratio and human mating is limited in scope. Prior work has examined the relationship between sex ratio and desire for short-term, uncommitted mating as well as outcomes such as marriage and divorce rates. Less empirical attention has been directed towards the relationship between sex ratio a...
Reasons for facebook usage: data from 46 countries
Kowal, M.; Sorokowski, P.; Sorokowska, A .; Dobrowolska, M.; Pisanski, K.; Oleszkiewicz, A.; Aavik, T.; Akello, G.; Alm, C.; Amjad, N.; Anjum, A.