Frontiers in Social Psychology | Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 29 Dec 2025

How active are community activities in Japan? A comprehensive analysis of participation frequency, motivation, and status of activities

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Yuho Shimizu
Yuki Igeta
Yasuyuki Kudo
Tobu Tomabechi
Mizuka Ohtaka
Takaaki Hashimoto
Kaori Karasawa

Frontiers in Social Psychology

Original Research

Accepted on 08 Dec 2025

Inside the Web of Violence: Uncovering Ghana's Social Roots of Crime Through Voices of Family, Peers, and Prison Officials

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

ANTHONY BORDOH
Ronald Mensah

Frontiers in Social Psychology

132 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Dec 2025

Hate the sin, not the sinner: the differential effects of prejudice and system-justifying beliefs on subjective well-being

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Alexandra Suppes
Maria Laura Bettinsoli
Jaime L. Napier

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2025.1567720

802 views

Opinion

Published on 19 Nov 2025

Social media, AI, and the rise of extremism during intergroup conflict

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Neil Lavie-Driver
Sander van der Linden

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2025.1711791

3,729 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Oct 2025

The impact of political marginalization in the former German Democratic Republic on satisfaction with life in a population-based sample

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Thomas McLaren
Toni Fleischer
Tobias Schott
Anne Weiß
Marie Blume
Christine Ulke
Andreas Hinz
Nigar Reyes
Samira Zeynalova
Georg Schomerus

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2025.1659017

785 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Oct 2025

What types of citizens require opportunities for interactions with people in the local community? A quantitative study

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Yuho Shimizu
Yasuyuki Kudo
Yuki Igeta
Shuhei Fukuyama
Tobu Tomabechi
Mizuka Ohtaka
Takaaki Hashimoto
Kaori Karasawa

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2025.1560264

541 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 16 Jul 2025

Belief in the permanence of systemic racism as a barrier to antiracist activism

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Vanessa Ivy
Natarshia Corley-Rigoni
Matthew Wilmot
Richard P. Eibach
Steven Spencer

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2025.1537489

1,908 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 09 Jul 2025

Promoting cooperative behavior for people with disabilities: focus on the fact that “anyone may become a person with disabilities”

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Yuho Shimizu

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2025.1604911

1,080 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Jun 2025

The palliative and pernicious effects of racial system justification for the racially privileged and the racially oppressed

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Jeannine Alana Bertin
Kemi A. Soyeju
Benjamin A. Saunders

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2025.1525321

2,801 views

Editorial

Published on 24 Jun 2025

Editorial: Social and political psychological perspectives on global threats to democracy

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Shannon Christine Houck
Sean Everton
Leonard S. Newman

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2025.1627447

2,061 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jun 2025

From activism to the ballot box: mediating role of social change beliefs over time

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Víctor Jiménez-Benítez
Roberto González
Huseyin Cakal

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2025.1440638

3,446 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Apr 2025

Role of ideology and the media in promoting familiarity and trust in political decisions: the case of Argentina's 2019 elections

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Emilio Recart Zapata
Tomas Alves Salgueiro
Pablo Nicolas Fernández Larrosa

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2025.1448677

2,443 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Apr 2025

Heteronormative system justification and wellbeing among sexual minorities in Brazil: the role of internalized homophobia and in-group identification

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Bruno Ponte Belarmino Lima
Luana Elayne de Cunha Souza
Tiago Jessé Souza de Lima

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2025.1496949

2,420 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Mar 2025

Ideological constraint and behavioral consistency—A person-centered approach to political attitudes and Public Goods Games behavior

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Jan-Erik Lönnqvist
Sointu Leikas
Gari Walkowitz

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2025.1467884

2,855 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 14 Mar 2025

Political orientation and mental health during a socio-political crisis in Israel: the intermediary role of the hostile-world scenario

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Sharon Avidor
Dov Shmotkin

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2025.1431395

2,919 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Mar 2025

Of donkeys, elephants, and dehumanization: exploring the content and implications of stereotypes of Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, and independents

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Elizabeth R. Brown
Curtis E. Phills
Candice J. Veilleux-Mesa

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2025.1376013

2,018 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Jan 2025

Information manipulation on TikTok and its relation to American users' beliefs about China

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Danit Finkelstein
Sonia Yanovsky
Jacob Zucker
Anisha Jagdeep
Collin Vasko
Ankita Jagdeep
Lee Jussim
Joel Finkelstein

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2024.1497434

17,603 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 22 Jan 2025

Need for cognitive closure, political trust, and belief in conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Alexander Jedinger
Lena Masch

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2024.1447313

14,327 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 Dec 2024

The Canadian Reconciliation Barometer: a rigorous tool for tracking reconciliation in Canada

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

K. B. Starzyk
K. H. S. Neufeld
I. H. Efimoff
A. S. M. Fontaine
E. E.-L. White
R. Moran
D. Peachey
L. S. Fontaine
M. A. Welch

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2024.1369816

2,747 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Dec 2024

Intersection of race and socio-economic status on criminal judgments: high status reduces blame for Black juveniles but increases blame for White juveniles

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Elizabeth A. Gilbert
Alexander D. Guinn
N. Dickon Reppucci

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2024.1456591

5,420 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 13 Dec 2024

Black and Blue: how democratic attitudes shape affect toward Blue or Black Lives Matter

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Joseph A. Vitriol
Joseph Sandor
Christina E. Farhart

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2024.1417995

2,650 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Dec 2024

The dual process of prejudice: racism, nationalism, and sexism in the 2020 U.S. presidential election

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Aleksandra Rusowicz
Felicia Pratto
Natalie Shook

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2024.1479895

3,644 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 27 Nov 2024

Ideological symmetry in out-group bias: a neuroimaging study in the context of vaccine hesitancy

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Annika Kluge
Jonathan Levy

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2024.1447842

1,600 views

Systematic Review

Published on 21 Nov 2024

A systematic review of motivated system justification among youth

in Attitudes, Social Justice and Political Psychology

Henry Winslow Biedron
Nils Karl Reimer
Emily Balcetis

Frontiers in Social Psychology

doi 10.3389/frsps.2024.1440094

2,985 views

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articles

How active are community activities in Japan? A comprehensive analysis of participation frequency, motivation, and status of activities

Inside the Web of Violence: Uncovering Ghana's Social Roots of Crime Through Voices of Family, Peers, and Prison Officials

Hate the sin, not the sinner: the differential effects of prejudice and system-justifying beliefs on subjective well-being

Social media, AI, and the rise of extremism during intergroup conflict

The impact of political marginalization in the former German Democratic Republic on satisfaction with life in a population-based sample

What types of citizens require opportunities for interactions with people in the local community? A quantitative study

Belief in the permanence of systemic racism as a barrier to antiracist activism

Promoting cooperative behavior for people with disabilities: focus on the fact that “anyone may become a person with disabilities”

The palliative and pernicious effects of racial system justification for the racially privileged and the racially oppressed

Editorial: Social and political psychological perspectives on global threats to democracy

From activism to the ballot box: mediating role of social change beliefs over time

Role of ideology and the media in promoting familiarity and trust in political decisions: the case of Argentina's 2019 elections

Heteronormative system justification and wellbeing among sexual minorities in Brazil: the role of internalized homophobia and in-group identification

Ideological constraint and behavioral consistency—A person-centered approach to political attitudes and Public Goods Games behavior

Political orientation and mental health during a socio-political crisis in Israel: the intermediary role of the hostile-world scenario

Of donkeys, elephants, and dehumanization: exploring the content and implications of stereotypes of Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, and independents

Information manipulation on TikTok and its relation to American users' beliefs about China

Need for cognitive closure, political trust, and belief in conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Canadian Reconciliation Barometer: a rigorous tool for tracking reconciliation in Canada

Intersection of race and socio-economic status on criminal judgments: high status reduces blame for Black juveniles but increases blame for White juveniles

Black and Blue: how democratic attitudes shape affect toward Blue or Black Lives Matter

The dual process of prejudice: racism, nationalism, and sexism in the 2020 U.S. presidential election

Ideological symmetry in out-group bias: a neuroimaging study in the context of vaccine hesitancy

A systematic review of motivated system justification among youth