The article explores how belief that words can cause lasting psychological harm is connected with political orientation, demographics, and mental health indicators, using the Words Can Harm Scale and findings from a U.S. sample. It also discusses implications for debates on censorship, trigger warnings, and safe spaces.
This topic is of interest to psychology because it links beliefs about language with measures of personality, emotion regulation, empathy, victimhood, and mental health, illustrating how cognition and affect can relate to social attitudes and well-being.
Article Title: Belief in the harmfulness of speech is linked to both progressive ideology and symptoms of depression
Link to PsyPost Article: https://www.psypost dot org/belief-in-the-harmfulness-of-speech-is-linked-to-both-progressive-ideology-and-symptoms-of-depression/
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