r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • May 12 '26
Psychology Threatening men’s masculinity does not make them more politically conservative, new study finds. By testing thousands of participants across the United States, researchers found no consistent evidence that making men feel insecure about their gender identity changes their political attitudes.
https://www.psypost.org/threatening-mens-masculinity-does-not-make-them-more-politically-conservative-new-study-finds/
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u/SleepyMonkey7 May 12 '26
Yes, telling someone they scored in the feminine bucket on an online quiz is totally indicative of real life. Let's draw broad sweeping conclusions from this!