Now, I am off on a little pilgrimage - comments are appreciated and will be answered in two weeks ✌️
📄 Full preprint here:
👉 doi.org/10.31234/osf...

#OnlineHate #MoralJudgment #PoliticalPsychology #Ideology #Preprint

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Why?
Differences in perceived dyadic harm.
Liberals and conservatives saw different groups as more vulnerable—or more responsible for the hate.
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🧠 Key finding: Contextual symmetry
Both liberals & conservatives condemned online hate more when their ideologically favored groups were targeted 📊
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💥 New preprint out:
"Ideological (A-)Symmetries in Moral Judgments of Online Hate"
with Meltem Yucel, Lindsay Hahn, Tobias Rothmund & myself.

How do liberals & conservatives morally evaluate online hate?

👉 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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Structural equation modeling (SEM) reveals:
Moral conviction ↑ solidarity
Existential fears ↓ solidarity

Different motivational pathways linked w/ different individual differences & psych. factors.

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What predicts solidarity with Ukraine?
We examined, among others:

Moral conviction-based motivation

Existential fears-based motivation

Conspiracy mentality

Relative deprivation

🧠 + key individual differences

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🇩🇪 In Sep 2022—amid strong support for Ukraine and record-high energy prices—we surveyed a nationally representative German sample (N = 1,210).
How do people navigate political solidarity under pressure?

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📢 New publication in Peace and Conflict:
"Solidarity with Ukraine 🇺🇦? How fear- and moral-based motivations explain the psychological tug-of-war in the German public."
By @carlagrosche.bsky.social, Carolin Ziemer, myself (👈co-1st authors) & @tobiasrothmund.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1037/pac0...
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