The Control Motivation Function of Populist Attitudes: Causal Evidence that Populist Reasoning Raises Perceptions of Control
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Published online on October 31, 2025
Abstract
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Ahead of Print.
The present studies investigate how populist attitudes influence perceptions of personal control. Populist reasoning is proposed to enhance personal control by promoting a sense of belonging to an agentic group (“the people”) that opposes a perceived ...
The present studies investigate how populist attitudes influence perceptions of personal control. Populist reasoning is proposed to enhance personal control by promoting a sense of belonging to an agentic group (“the people”) that opposes a perceived ...