The present study investigated to what extent memory of conflict and perceived threat explain the relation between religiosity supporting interreligious conflicts Muslims Christians in Indonesia. We employed data from survey 2017, involving 2026 adults five hotspot regions: Aceh Singkil, South Lampung, Bekasi, Poso, Kupang. Our confirmatory factor analysis measurement invariance demonstrated th...

BACKGROUND Previous research has documented effects of ambiguous outcome social situations on individual differences in cardiovascular reactivity in laboratory contexts. PURPOSE This study tested whether interpretations of ambiguous social situations are associated with daily life cardiovascular responses using ambulatory approaches. METHODS There were 206 high school adolescents assessed o...

Although the terms ‘‘illegal aliens’’ and ‘‘undocumented workers’’ are often used interchangeably to refer to the same immigrant population, they have very different connotations. The present study investigated why these two terms invoke different levels of prejudice. A group of undergraduate students (n1⁄4 269) were assigned to evaluate either ‘‘illegal aliens’’ or ‘‘undocumented workers.’’ Tw...

The relationships between threat on one hand and right-wing attitudes and ethnic prejudice on the other were investigated in a heterogeneous sample (N = 588). Specifically, we considered the perception of economic and terroristic threats in terms of their consequences at the societal and personal levels. Previous studies revealed that societal consequences of threat, rather than personal conseq...

Two experiments examined the impact of ingroup extinction threat on willingness to compromise with an adversary group. Specifically, Israel’s ability to cope with a nuclear capable Iran was manipulated and Israelis’ willingness to compromise with Hamas (Experiment 1) or the Palestinian Authority (Experiment 2) was assessed. In Experiment 1, extinction threat decreased willingness to compromise ...

INTRODUCTION Sun exposure is a major risk factor for skin cancer, but without physical activity, children are at risk of childhood obesity. The objective of this study was to explore relationships between parental perceptions of skin cancer threat, sun protection behaviors, physical activity, and body mass index (BMI) in children. METHODS This is a cross-sectional analysis nested within the C...