Some people with social anxiety express JOMO rather than FOMO—they get joy from missing out rather than having the fear of it. But recent research suggests that it may be more complicated.
The Realities of JOMO Versus FOMO Read More »
Communication Research, Ahead of Print. Research asserts that populist messages are more persuasive when the audience’s predispositions align with the framing and topic of these messages. Yet, few studies have empirically analyzed this assertion. In this article, we examine how people’s emotional reactions to social issues (fear/anger) and the belief that society is in decline condition people’s reactions to populist framed messages, and whether a populist framing is more persuasive on specific issues—that is, the European refugee crisis, climate change, or the pension crisis. We also focus on two effects of populist messages: issue-specific attributions of responsibility and populist attitudes. Based on a survey experiment, we find that people who are more fearful about social issues express more populist attitudes after reading a populist framed message, compared to a pluralist framed message, and that populist messages increase the attribution of responsibility to politicians for the European refugee crisis and climate change (i.e., global issues).
46 per cent of adults polled confessed to taking a longer or more costly commute in favour of it being a less crowded and more hygienic route
Nearly half of commuters avoid public transport over hygiene and cleanliness fears Read More »
Our capacity to care about others may have very, very ancient origins, a new study suggests.
Fish can sense fear in other fish and become afraid, too, study shows Read More »
Condition: ObesityIntervention: Behavioral: Fear ConditioningSponsor: Istituto Auxologico ItalianoCompleted
Fear Conditioning Paradigm in Obesity Read More »
