Stylianos Syropoulos

Partisans misperceive and are influenced by dynamic norms

Abstract Perceptions of social norms, and how those norms change over time, play a central role in shaping how people understand and respond to political divides. We developed and iteratively refined dynamic‐norm messages about bipartisan attitude change to reduce divisive outpar...

Outgroup representation in close networks shows a nonlinear association with mental well-being

Building on research linking social diversity to well-being, we examined how racial outgroup representation in individuals’ close social networks relates to mental well-being during two periods of heightened societal stress: the COVID-19 pandemic and a polarized election period....

Why Poverty in the Present Matters for Intergenerational Concern and the Future of Humanity

Contrary to perceived tensions between addressing present and future societal needs, we find present-day poverty and inequality are deeply connected with attitudes toward far-future welfare at both societal and individual levels. Study 1 (144 countries) shows that poorer, more un...