Popular models on the threat–politics association suggest that threats cause right-wing political preferences; but failed replications got in the way

The complicated but solvable threat–politics relationship. Mark J. Brandt, Bert N. Bakker. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Volume 26, Issue 5, May 2022, Pages 368-370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2022.02.005

Abstract: Popular models on the threat–politics association suggest that threats cause right-wing political preferences. Failed replications, crossnational variation, and examples of threats causing left-wing preferences suggest this relationship is more complicated. We introduce a model of the reciprocal threat–politics relationship that reconciles prior conflicting findings and raises new questions.

Keywords: threatpolitical preferencesideologypsychophysiologycrossnationalattitudes