September 10, 2025European Journal of Social Psychology

When Fear Breeds Division: How Perceived Threats Increase Negative Attitudes Towards People With Opposing Opinions

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XXXiaona XieJinan University ZZZhao‐Xie ZengNanjing Normal University JPJan‐Willem van ProoijenMaastricht University

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Empirical research reveals increased negative attitudes among people with opposing opinions during perceived threats, suggesting a vital psychological connection.

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Negative attitudes significantly increase among individuals with opposing opinions during perceived threats.
COVID-19 outbreak led to a notable rise in negative attitudes, evaluated through social media analysis.
Threat perception was shown to predict negative attitudes, influenced by feelings of personal control.
Psychological processes related to polarization were examined in a non-Western context, offering novel insights.

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Xie et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23b8fb210217d64785ef8 https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.70025

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Empirical research reveals increased negative attitudes among people with opposing opinions during perceived threats, suggesting a vital psychological connection.

When Fear Breeds Division: How Perceived Threats Increase Negative Attitudes Towards People With Opposing Opinions

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When Fear Breeds Division: How Perceived Threats Increase Negative Attitudes Towards People With Opposing Opinions

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