#NeedforChaos

Attack politics is not perceived by all voters equally

Attacks, including “harsh” ones are perceives as less negative by respondents high in #NeedforChaos, right-wingers, and voters low in honesty/humility. Some very interesting country differences appear as well

🚨 New paper out in @electoralstudies.bsky.social w Patrick van Erkel & @lindabos.bsky.social

What drives changes in radical partisanship over time?

TLDR: #NeedforChaos and #ExpressivePartisanship drive radicalisation & slow down de-radicalisation

Paper tinyurl.com/mr46r35u
Data 🇳🇱 osf.io/ma6u7

Some people just want to watch the world burn: the prevalence, psychology and politics of the ‘Need for Chaos’ | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences People form political attitudes to serve psychological needs. Recent research shows that some individuals have a strong desire to incite chaos when they perceive themselves to be marginalized by society. These individuals tend to see chaos as a way to ...

Don't forget - some people like and want to see the world burn. It's not always about money: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
#needforchaos #chaos #burn

New study uncovers psychological roots of support for partisan violence in the United States Dehumanization of opponents and a "need for chaos" emerged as key drivers of support for partisan violence, underscoring that psychological factors are more influential predictors than ideological beliefs.

Dehumanization of opponents and a "need for chaos" emerged as key drivers of support for partisan violence, underscoring that psychological factors are more influential predictors than ideological beliefs. #partisanviolence #psychologicalroots #dehumanization #needforchaos #supportforviolence

Wer nach dem Ende der #Ampelkoalition🚦 nun 'dunkle Zeiten' für eine mögliche VP/SP/NEOS-Dreierkoalition heraufbeschwört, zeigt schon etwas #NeedForChaos, oder?
Weil, abgesehen von der Dreier-Konstellation sehe ich kaum Parallelen.
Nur mit der Ruhe. Eh schon genug #Chaos überall.