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superpatriotman

(6,807 posts) Wed Sep 4, 2019, 09:47 AM Sep 2019

Right-wingers have lower emotional intelligence, study finds [View all]

https://www.psypost.org/2019/09/people-with-lower-emotional-intelligence-are-more-likely-to-hold-right-wing-views-study-finds-54369

New research from Belgium provides evidence that deficits in emotion understanding and emotion management are related to right-wing and prejudiced attitudes. The study has been published in the journal Emotion.

“I have a lifelong interest in political psychology and in political ideology in particular. The observation that left-wing and right-wing adherents tend to differ on so many psychological characteristics is amazing,” said study author Alain Van Hiel, a professor at the University of Ghent

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File under ‘no shit Sherlock’ !

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Right-wingers have lower emotional intelligence, study finds [View all] superpatriotman Sep 2019 OP

SURPRISE!!!! LuckyCharms Sep 2019 #1

Republicans are primate beings just barely above jackals and road kill scavengers olegramps Sep 2019 #23

They are incompletely evolved, with much more prominent reptile-brain characteristics ... mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #2

Excellent jayschool2013 Sep 2019 #9

Exactly ... those are part of the 'mine' in my description ... mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #24

Yup. This is why they're able to feel empathy John Fante Sep 2019 #28

I have a right wing friend ... aggiesal Sep 2019 #16

Which doesn't tell us what we can do about it. FiveGoodMen Sep 2019 #3

It does tell us a lot because we have a much higher emotional intelligence lunatica Sep 2019 #5

This! superpatriotman Sep 2019 #14

Really, you think????? redstatebluegirl Sep 2019 #4

Seriously, I experienced this, being raised by right-wing parents. Coventina Sep 2019 #6

Translation: Right wingers never grew up meow2u3 Sep 2019 #7

Shining example of Scarsdale Sep 2019 #8

From the article: UpInArms Sep 2019 #10

This may explain some Beringia Sep 2019 #11

Replacement words for stupid to soften the blow? Brainfodder Sep 2019 #12

I Would Say they Have Lower General Intelligence dlk Sep 2019 #13

Kicked and bookmarked! smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #15

They're also born without the sarcasm and the irony genes. They never, EVER,"get it". BamaRefugee Sep 2019 #17

The comments about this article and study are quite fascinating. tymorial Sep 2019 #18

I mention personality differences quite often, but I emphatically Hortensis Sep 2019 #20

For a more apt substitution, why don't we try... ret5hd Sep 2019 #25

Vicious political bigotry from BOTH left and right is exactly what Putin Hortensis Sep 2019 #26

Nice bothsideisms you got there. John Fante Sep 2019 #29

Stop with the both sides... Joe941 Sep 2019 #30

That's an excellent suggestion The_jackalope Sep 2019 #31

Well, no true Scotsman would say that! ;) Newest Reality Sep 2019 #27

Haha. Done -- filed in my "no shit Sherlock" KPN Sep 2019 #19

The right wing holds to the YOYO philosophy: You're On Your Own. elocs Sep 2019 #21

exactly. barbtries Sep 2019 #22

Another pointless study... lame54 Sep 2019 #32