scholarly journals Walking the party line: The growing role of political ideology in shaping health behavior in the United States

2021 ◽  
pp. 100950
Author(s):  
Mugur V. Geana ◽  
Nathaniel Rabb ◽  
Steven Sloman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
The United States ◽  
Party Line

scholarly journals Political Ideology and the Outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel L. Rosenfeld
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
State Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Unique Role ◽  
Rapid Spread ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

At the state level within the United States, did political ideology predict the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)? Throughout March 2020, the United States became the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, recording the most cases of any country worldwide. The current research found that, at the state level within the United States, more conservative political ideology predicted delayed implementation of stay-at-home orders and more rapid spread of COVID-19. Effects were significant across two distinct operationalizations of political ideology and held over and above relevant covariates, suggesting a potentially unique role of political ideology in the United States’ COVID-19 outbreak. Considering political ideological factors may offer valuable insights into epidemiological processes surrounding COVID-19.

scholarly journals The Role of Flag Emoji in Online Political Communication

2020 ◽  
pp. 089443932090908
Author(s):  
Ankit Kariryaa ◽  
Simon Rundé ◽  
Hendrik Heuer ◽  
Andreas Jungherr ◽  
Johannes Schöning
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Republican Party ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Digital World ◽  
National Flag

Flags are important national symbols that have transcended into the digital world with inclusion in the Unicode character set. Despite their significance, there is little information about their role in online communication. This article examines the role of flag emoji in political communication online by analyzing 640,676 tweets by the most important political parties and Members of Parliament in Germany and the United States. We find that national flags are frequently used in political communication and are mostly used in-line with political ideology. As off-line, flag emoji usage in online communication is associated with external events of national importance. This association is stronger in the United States than in Germany. The results also reveal that the presence of the national flag emoji is associated with significantly higher engagement in Germany irrespective of party, whereas it is associated with slightly higher engagement for politicians of the Republican party and slightly lower engagement for Democrats in the United States. Implications of the results and future research directions are discussed.

Executive functions and health behaviors associated with the leading causes of death in the United States: A systematic review

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zakary Reimann ◽  
Jacob R Miller ◽  
Kaitana M Dahle ◽  
Audrey P Hooper ◽  
Ashley M Young ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Executive Functioning ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Executive Functions ◽  
Causes Of Death ◽  
The United States ◽  
Behavior Change Interventions

Research indicates that executive functioning may predict health behavior. This systematic review provides an overview of the relationship between domains of executive functioning and health behaviors associated with the leading causes of death in the United States. A total of 114 articles met the inclusion criteria (adult sample, published in English between 1990 and November 2016) and were reviewed and synthesized. Results indicated that although many studies had mixed findings, at least one executive function component was associated with every health behavior. Based on these results, health professionals should consider the role of executive functions in behavior change interventions.

The moderating role of interest in politics and news consumption in the relationship between political ideology and beliefs about science and scientists in the United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 783-796
Author(s):  
Bruce W. Hardy ◽  
Meghnaa Tallapragada
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Past Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Interest ◽  
News Consumption ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

In the United States, an ideological and partisan divide in beliefs about science is well documented. In this study, we further examine this partisan divide and how this relationship is conditioned on levels of political interest and news consumption. Analyzing data from three nationally representative U.S. surveys, we replicate past research and find ideological divisions in evaluations of, and beliefs about, science and scientists. We then show that greater interest in politics and news consumption is more strongly related to positive beliefs about science and scientists among liberals than among moderates and conservatives.

The Role of Gender and Sensation Seeking in Film Choice

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Smita C. Banerjee ◽  
Kathryn Greene ◽  
Marina Krcmar ◽  
Zhanna Bagdasarov ◽  
Dovile Ruginyte
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
The United States ◽  
High Arousal ◽  
Subject Design ◽  
Happy Mood

This study demonstrates the significance of individual difference factors, particularly gender and sensation seeking, in predicting media choice (examined through hypothetical descriptions of films that participants anticipated they would view). This study used a 2 (Positive mood/negative mood) × 2 (High arousal/low arousal) within-subject design with 544 undergraduate students recruited from a large northeastern university in the United States. Results showed that happy films and high arousal films were preferred over sad films and low-arousal films, respectively. In terms of gender differences, female viewers reported a greater preference than male viewers for happy-mood films. Also, male viewers reported a greater preference for high-arousal films compared to female viewers, and female viewers reported a greater preference for low-arousal films compared to male viewers. Finally, high sensation seekers reported a preference for high-arousal films. Implications for research design and importance of exploring media characteristics are discussed.

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