Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2019

Publication Source

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Volume Number

10

Issue Number

1

First Page

35

Last Page

43

Publisher

SAGE

ISSN

1948-5506

Comments

CC BY 4.0

Brandt, M. J., Crawford, J. T., & Van Tongeren, D. R. (2019). Worldview Conflict in Daily Life. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 10(1), 35–43. Copyright © 2017 The Author(s) https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550617733517

Abstract

Building on laboratory- and survey-based research probing the psychology of ideology and the experience of worldview conflict, we examined the association between worldview conflict and emotional reactions, psychological well-being, humanity esteem, and political ideology in everyday life using experience sampling. In three combined samples (total N = 328), experiencing disagreement compared to agreement was associated with experiencing more other-condemning emotions, less well-being, and less humanity esteem. There were no clear associations between experiencing disagreement and experiencing self-conscious emotions, positive emotions, and mental stress. None of the relationships were moderated by political ideology. These results both replicate and challenge findings from laboratory- and survey-based research, and we discuss possible reasons for the discrepancies. Experience sampling methods can help researchers get a glimpse into everyday worldview conflict.

Keywords

worldview conflict, political ideology, well-being, experience sampling

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