{"title":"Inferences of Masculinity and Femininity Across Intersections of Social Class and Gender: A Social Structural Perspective.","authors":"Andrew D White, Amanda B Diekman","doi":"10.1177/01461672231204487","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01461672231204487","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This research employs a social structural perspective to analyze the content of intersectional social class and gender stereotypes. We investigated how the structural positioning of class and gender categories differentially foster inferences of masculinity and femininity. The social structures that organize class and gender differ: Class is marked by access to resources, and gender is marked by a division of labor for care work. Thus, we examined whether masculinity inferences more strongly varied by social class and whether femininity inferences more strongly varied by gender categories. In Study 1, a total 427 undergraduates provided open-ended descriptions of social class and gender groups. In Study 2, a total 758 undergraduates rated the same groups on preselected trait measures. In Study 3, a total 83 adult participants considered a vignette that manipulated a target's structural resources and gender. Across datasets, variation in social class primarily influenced inferences about masculinity while variation in gender primarily influenced inferences about femininity.</p>","PeriodicalId":19834,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"949-966"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71484764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jannis Kreienkamp, Maximilian Agostini, Laura F Bringmann, Peter de Jonge, Kai Epstude
{"title":"Need Fulfillment During Intergroup Contact: Three Experience Sampling Studies.","authors":"Jannis Kreienkamp, Maximilian Agostini, Laura F Bringmann, Peter de Jonge, Kai Epstude","doi":"10.1177/01461672231204063","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01461672231204063","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>One challenge of modern intergroup contact research has been the question of when and why an interaction is perceived as positive and improves intergroup relations. We propose to consider the perceived fulfillment of the situationally most relevant need. We conducted three intensive longitudinal studies with recent migrants to capture their interactions with the majority out-group (<i>N<sub>measurements</sub></i> = 10,297; <i>N<sub>participants</sub></i> = 207). The situational need fulfillment mechanism is consistently a strong predictor of perceived interaction quality and positive out-group attitudes following intergroup interactions. The model is specific to out-group contact, robust to various need types, and works at least as well as Allport's contact conditions. As one of the first studies to test intergroup contact theory using intensive longitudinal data, we offer insight into the mechanisms of positive intergroup contact during real-life interactions and find situational motivations to be a key building block for understanding and addressing positive intergroup interactions.<b>Public significance statement</b>: In this article, we provide evidence that the fulfillment of situational needs during real-life intergroup contacts meaningfully predicts perceived interaction quality and positive outgroup attitudes. Methodologically, this offers a testament to the emerging practice of capturing real-life interactions using intensive longitudinal data. Theoretically, our results give weight to motivational fulfillment as a flexible and effective mechanism for understanding positive intergroup contact.</p>","PeriodicalId":19834,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1047-1077"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12044218/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138830921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How Individual Differences in Empathy Predict Moments of Empathy in Everyday Life.","authors":"Gregory J Depow, Michael Inzlicht","doi":"10.1177/01461672251333823","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672251333823","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Do trait empathy measures predict how people experience empathy in daily life? Despite considerable research on empathy, we know surprisingly little about how trait measures relate to real-world empathic experiences. In this preregistered analysis of 7,343 experience sampling surveys from a near-representative sample of 246 U.S. adults, we map the connections between validated trait empathy measures and state experiences of empathy. Each component of state empathy-including emotion sharing, perspective taking, and compassion-was significantly predicted by theoretically relevant trait measures. However, trait empathy explained limited variance in daily experiences overall, ranging from just 3% for emotion sharing to 15% for perceived empathic efficacy. Adding emotional valence as a predictor improved model fit and variance explained for most state experiences, highlighting the crucial role of context. Our findings validate trait empathy measures while revealing their limitations in predicting real-world experiences.</p>","PeriodicalId":19834,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1461672251333823"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144174316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Overconfidently Conspiratorial: Conspiracy Believers are Dispositionally Overconfident and Massively Overestimate How Much Others Agree With Them.","authors":"Gordon Pennycook, Jabin Binnendyk, David G Rand","doi":"10.1177/01461672251338358","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672251338358","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is a pressing need to understand why people believe in conspiracies. Although past work has focused on needs and motivations, we propose an alternative driver of belief: overconfidence. Across eight studies with 4,181 U.S. adults, conspiracy believers consistently overestimated their performance on numeracy and perception tests (even after taking their actual performance into account). This relationship with overconfidence was robust in controlling for analytic thinking, the need for uniqueness, and narcissism, and it was strongest for the most fringe conspiracies. We also found that conspiracy believers-particularly overconfident ones-massively overestimated (>4×) how much others agree with them: Although conspiratorial claims were believed by a majority of participants only 12% of the time, believers thought themselves to be in the majority 93% of the time. This was evident even when asked to rate agreement among counter-partisans, indicating that conspiracists are genuinely unaware that their beliefs are on the fringe.</p>","PeriodicalId":19834,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1461672251338358"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144136214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What Narcissists Look Like and Why It's Important.","authors":"Sarah Smith, Travis Proulx, Geoffrey Haddock","doi":"10.1177/01461672251339014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672251339014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Prior research investigating public perceptions of narcissistic individuals has relied on participant ratings of researcher-selected dimensions or character vignettes, limiting generalizability and ecological validity. Using reverse correlation-a bottom-up, participant-driven method-we examined how people visually represent narcissists, and the consequences of these representations on attributional perceptions (e.g., trust, leadership, attraction). As narcissism is commonly perceived in terms of selfishness or vanity, participants generated facial images where the selfish (Experiment 1) or vain (Experiment 2) dimensions of narcissism were made salient-resulting in selfish-narcissistic versus non-selfish faces and vain-narcissistic versus non-vain faces. Experiment 3 directly compared representations of selfish- and vain-narcissistic faces and their non-narcissistic counterparts. While narcissistic facial images were generally perceived unfavorably by naïve raters, the vain-narcissistic face was seen as more agentic (e.g., competent) and attractive than the selfish-narcissistic face. Narcissistic (vs. non-narcissistic) raters also viewed the vain-narcissistic face more favorably, an effect mediated by perceived similarity.</p>","PeriodicalId":19834,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1461672251339014"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144120405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Messenger-Message Discordance: When Presenting Workplace Disparities, <i>Who</i> Speaks Up (and <i>How</i>) Matters for Other-Interest and Self-Interest Attributions.","authors":"Elizabeth Q Jiang, Sherry J Wu","doi":"10.1177/01461672251338679","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672251338679","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sharing messages about group-based disparities is an important strategy for raising awareness. However, not all messengers are evaluated alike. We predict that perceived motivations of messengers depend on <i>who</i> they are and <i>how</i> they speak up. Across one pilot and three pre-registered experiments (<i>N</i> = 2,240), we show that when messengers present group-based disparities in the workplace, their demographic identity and their message content jointly influence how they are perceived regarding self-interest and other-interest motives. We find a negative messenger-message discordance effect: White men are generally viewed as less other-interested and more self-interested than Black and female messengers when presenting statistics-only messages on workplace disparities. However, incorporating explicit personal advocacy against inequality mitigates less favorable interest perceptions for White men and boosts perceived other-interest for all messengers. The study further explores qualitative responses on motivation and provides insights into the nuanced dynamics of messenger perceptions considering demographic identities and message content.</p>","PeriodicalId":19834,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1461672251338679"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144120303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vincent Y S Oh, Andree Hartanto, Ringo M H Ho, Eddie M W Tong
{"title":"Dispositional Religiosity Predicts Increased Incidence of Mixed Emotions: Evidence Across Five Studies Spanning Two Countries.","authors":"Vincent Y S Oh, Andree Hartanto, Ringo M H Ho, Eddie M W Tong","doi":"10.1177/01461672251337120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672251337120","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Across five studies (total <i>N</i> = 8,414), we examined whether religious individuals experienced more mixed emotions. Studies 1 and 2 examined associations between dispositional religiosity and mixed emotions, while Study 3 provided a pre-registered replication. Study 4 provided a pre-registered exploratory examination of three potential mediators of the relationship between dispositional religiosity and mixed emotions: trait dialecticism, cognitive reappraisal, and fear of God. Finally, Study 5 provided pre-registered prospective analyses testing associations between dispositional religiosity and mixed emotions 1 month later. Across all studies, positive and negative emotions were also examined, and latent variable structural equation modeling was performed, controlling for age, gender, education, and income. A multilevel multivariate meta-analysis was then performed to aggregate key findings. Results indicated that dispositional religiosity was associated with increased mixed emotions and positive emotions but not negative emotions. Additionally, fear of God was supported as a potential mediator between dispositional religiosity and mixed emotions.</p>","PeriodicalId":19834,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1461672251337120"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144111280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Machine Learning Culture: Cultural Membership Classification as an Exploratory Approach to Cross-Cultural Psychology.","authors":"Kongmeng Liew, Takeshi Hamamura, Yukiko Uchida","doi":"10.1177/01461672251339313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672251339313","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research in cultural differences generally follow top-down, theoretical approaches. This has overrepresented theories (such as individualism-collectivism) derived mainly from Western-centric observations of cultural phenomenon. We present an alternative, exploratory approach: machine learning for classifying participants' cultural membership on international surveys. Using Wave 6 of the World Values Survey, we show that these models, paired with interpretable machine learning methods (relative variable importance and partial dependence plots), can represent magnitudes of differences between any two countries while simultaneously identifying strongly differing predictors. Analysis 1 constructs indices of cultural distance centered on USA and China, replicating previous research that used alternative methods of distance computations. Analysis 2 zooms in on USA-China, USA-Japan, and Japan-China differences, demonstrating the effectiveness of the method in both uncovering consistently known areas of cultural difference, and identifying novel dimensions for further research. Accordingly, this approach appears to be particularly effective in cultural comparisons that are traditionally overlooked.</p>","PeriodicalId":19834,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1461672251339313"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144111388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jaakko Tammilehto, Aleksandra Kaurin, Peter Kuppens, Guy Bosmans, Mervi Vänskä, Marjo Flykt, Kirsi Peltonen, Jallu Lindblom
{"title":"Temporal Dynamics Between State Attachment Security, Avoidance, and Anxiety: Insights into Everyday Attachment System Functioning.","authors":"Jaakko Tammilehto, Aleksandra Kaurin, Peter Kuppens, Guy Bosmans, Mervi Vänskä, Marjo Flykt, Kirsi Peltonen, Jallu Lindblom","doi":"10.1177/01461672251333472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672251333472","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The attachment system regulates behavior to maintain security and cope with insecurities. Although this necessitates the coordination of different attachment states, research on state-level dynamics is scarce. We used data from two ecological momentary assessment studies (<i>N</i>s = 122 and 127) to examine cross-lagged effects between state attachment security, avoidance, and anxiety. We hypothesized dampening effects between the secure and insecure states. Furthermore, we expected trait-level attachment to moderate the state-level dynamics. Attachment states were assessed seven or ten times daily over a week. Trait attachment was assessed using the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised. Results showed that state security predicted decreased state avoidance and anxiety. Evidence also emerged for state avoidance predicting decreased security. Trait attachment showed no expected moderation effects on the state-level dynamics. Our study underscores the predominance of security over insecurities, suggesting that the functioning of the everyday attachment system centers on fluctuations in the sense of security.</p>","PeriodicalId":19834,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1461672251333472"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144111319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yutong Liu, Xiruo Zhang, Shiming Yao, Wen Zhang, Yifan Wang, Jieying Chen, Yan Mu
{"title":"From Challenge to Confidence: The Collapse of Trust in the Pandemic Era and the Protective Role of Belief in a Just World.","authors":"Yutong Liu, Xiruo Zhang, Shiming Yao, Wen Zhang, Yifan Wang, Jieying Chen, Yan Mu","doi":"10.1177/01461672251335364","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672251335364","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Trust plays a fundamental role in almost every social domain, especially when society is facing multi-level threats. However, the impact of threats on trust and its underlying mechanism remains poorly examined. To address this gap, we conducted a series of studies with an array of methodologies spanning cross-cultural surveys, longitudinal designs, and experimental manipulations. Compelling evidence demonstrated that threats (particularly pandemics) precipitate a decline in levels of multiple forms of trust from interpersonal to institutional domains. Additionally, drawing on both correlational and causal methods (e.g., longitudinal design and priming manipulation), belief in a just world (BJW) mediates this relationship. The findings lay the groundwork for a universal Threats-BJW-Trust model of trust in times of crisis. This model extends its influence beyond the trust domain and holds profound implications for bolstering societal resilience and overall well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":19834,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1461672251335364"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144111296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}