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    Articles tagged psychology (4)

    Joshua BentonSeptember 21, 2020
    “Politics as a chronic stressor”: News about politics bums you out and can make you feel ill — but it also makes you take action
    “Daily political events consistently evoked negative emotions [which] predicted worse day-to-day psychological and physical health, but also greater motivation to take action aimed at changing the political system that evoked the negative emotions in the first place.”
    Alfred HermidaMay 4, 2015
    When disgusting goes viral: Strong negative emotions can push social sharing through the roof
    In this excerpt from his new book, Alfred Hermida explores the connection between moral violation and Facebook likes.
    Sonya SongNovember 15, 2013
    Sharing fast and slow: The psychological connection between how we think and how we spread news on social media
    What drives sharing? It’s a mix of attention, emotion, and reaction. Here’s hard data on which news stories took off and which didn’t on social.
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