2019
Fusion with political leaders predicts willingness to persecute immigrants and political opponents
Kunst J, Dovidio J, Thomsen L. Fusion with political leaders predicts willingness to persecute immigrants and political opponents. Nature Human Behaviour 2019, 3: 1180-1189. PMID: 31477913, DOI: 10.1038/s41562-019-0708-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolitical leadersUS presidential electionCritical future researchPolitical violencePolitical movementsElection resultsPolitical opponentsTrump’s followersPresidential electionDonald TrumpUS borderRelative deprivationTrumpElectionsImmigrantsVisceral feelingLeadersWillingnessFuture researchViolencePartisansMuslimsFollowersPersecutionOpponents
2014
Racial Attitudes and Visual Cues in Political Judgments: Support for Obama During the 2008 Presidential Election
West T, Pearson A, Dovidio J, Johnson B, Phills C. Racial Attitudes and Visual Cues in Political Judgments: Support for Obama During the 2008 Presidential Election. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology 2014, 20: 583-590. PMID: 25090140, DOI: 10.1037/a0036947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRacial attitudesPresidential electionU.S. presidential electionPolitical orientationPolitical judgmentAmerican responseObamaMore egalitarianDark skinnedElectionsAttitudesPersistent influenceRacePrior researchPoliticsPostelectionEgalitarianLongitudinal studyComplex roleVisual representationImplicationsSupportWhitesResearch