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2023

Journal Article

Individual, intergroup and nation-level influences on belief in conspiracy theories

Hornsey, Matthew J., Bierwiaczonek, Kinga, Sassenberg, Kai and Douglas, Karen M. (2023). Individual, intergroup and nation-level influences on belief in conspiracy theories. Nature Reviews Psychology, 2 (2), 85-97. doi: 10.1038/s44159-022-00133-0

Individual, intergroup and nation-level influences on belief in conspiracy theories

2022

Journal Article

Radical interventions for climate-impacted systems

Morrison, Tiffany H., Adger, W. Neil, Agrawal, Arun, Brown, Katrina, Hornsey, Matthew J., Hughes, Terry P., Jain, Meha, Lemos, Maria Carmen, McHugh, Lucy Holmes, O’Neill, Saffron and Van Berkel, Derek (2022). Radical interventions for climate-impacted systems. Nature Climate Change, 12 (12), 1100-1106. doi: 10.1038/s41558-022-01542-y

Radical interventions for climate-impacted systems

2022

Journal Article

A toolkit for understanding and addressing climate scepticism

Hornsey, Matthew J. and Lewandowsky, Stephan (2022). A toolkit for understanding and addressing climate scepticism. Nature Human Behaviour, 6 (11), 1454-1464. doi: 10.1038/s41562-022-01463-y

A toolkit for understanding and addressing climate scepticism

2022

Journal Article

A political experiment may have extracted Australia from the climate wars

Hornsey, Matthew J., Chapman, Cassandra M., Fielding, Kelly S., Louis, Winnifred R. and Pearson, Samuel (2022). A political experiment may have extracted Australia from the climate wars. Nature Climate Change, 12 (8), 695-696. doi: 10.1038/s41558-022-01431-4

A political experiment may have extracted Australia from the climate wars

2022

Journal Article

Reasons why people may refuse COVID-19 vaccination (and what can be done about it)

Hornsey, Matthew J. (2022). Reasons why people may refuse COVID-19 vaccination (and what can be done about it). World Psychiatry, 21 (2), 217-218. doi: 10.1002/wps.20990

Reasons why people may refuse COVID-19 vaccination (and what can be done about it)

2019

Journal Article

Understanding (and reducing) inaction on climate change

Hornsey, Matthew J. and Fielding, Kelly S. (2019). Understanding (and reducing) inaction on climate change. Social Issues and Policy Review, 14 (1) sipr.12058, 3-35. doi: 10.1111/sipr.12058

Understanding (and reducing) inaction on climate change

2019

Journal Article

Why do we hold mixed emotions about racial out-groups? A case for affect matching

Barlow, Fiona Kate, Hornsey, Matthew J., Hayward, Lydia E., Houkamau, Carla A., Kang, Jemima, Milojev, Petar and Sibley, Chris G. (2019). Why do we hold mixed emotions about racial out-groups? A case for affect matching. Psychological Science, 30 (6), 917-929. doi: 10.1177/0956797619844269

Why do we hold mixed emotions about racial out-groups? A case for affect matching

2018

Journal Article

How much is enough in a perfect world? Cultural variation in ideal levels of happiness, pleasure, freedom, health, self-esteem, longevity, and intelligence

Hornsey, Matthew J., Bain, Paul G., Harris, Emily A., Lebedeva, Nadezhda, Kashima, Emiko S., Guan, Yanjun, González, Roberto, Chen, Sylvia Xiaohua and Blumen, Sheyla (2018). How much is enough in a perfect world? Cultural variation in ideal levels of happiness, pleasure, freedom, health, self-esteem, longevity, and intelligence. Psychological Science, 29 (9), 1393-1404. doi: 10.1177/0956797618768058

How much is enough in a perfect world? Cultural variation in ideal levels of happiness, pleasure, freedom, health, self-esteem, longevity, and intelligence

2018

Journal Article

Relationships among conspiratorial beliefs, conservatism and climate scepticism across nations

Hornsey, Matthew J., Harris, Emily A. and Fielding, Kelly S. (2018). Relationships among conspiratorial beliefs, conservatism and climate scepticism across nations. Nature Climate Change, 8 (7), 614-620. doi: 10.1038/s41558-018-0157-2

Relationships among conspiratorial beliefs, conservatism and climate scepticism across nations

2017

Journal Article

Attitude roots and jiu jitsu persuasion: understanding and overcoming the motivated rejection of science

Hornsey, Matthew J. and Fielding, Kelly S. (2017). Attitude roots and jiu jitsu persuasion: understanding and overcoming the motivated rejection of science. American Psychologist, 72 (5), 459-473. doi: 10.1037/a0040437

Attitude roots and jiu jitsu persuasion: understanding and overcoming the motivated rejection of science

2016

Journal Article

Meta-analyses of the determinants and outcomes of belief in climate change

Hornsey, Matthew J., Harris, Emily A., Bain, Paul G. and Fielding, Kelly S. (2016). Meta-analyses of the determinants and outcomes of belief in climate change. Nature Climate Change, 6 (6), 622-626. doi: 10.1038/nclimate2943

Meta-analyses of the determinants and outcomes of belief in climate change

2026

Journal Article

Public views on the use of AI in scientific research

Bretter, Christian, Todorova, Boryana, Curtis, Caitlin and Hornsey, Matthew J. (2026). Public views on the use of AI in scientific research. Research Policy, 55 (10) 105632, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.respol.2026.105632

Public views on the use of AI in scientific research

2026

Journal Article

Social norms and charitable giving: a meta-analytic review

Chapman, Cassandra M., Spence, Jessica, Dixon, Lucas, Smith, Aimee E. and Hornsey, Matthew J. (2026). Social norms and charitable giving: a meta-analytic review. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 52 (11), 3736-3756. doi: 10.1177/01461672251383996

Social norms and charitable giving: a meta-analytic review

2026

Journal Article

From identity to caring: A 44‐country examination of the role of global social identifications in concern for global issues

Penczek, Marta, Hamer, Katarzyna, Branowska, Katarzyna, Zdanowicz, Zuzanna, Loy, Laura, Sparkman, David, Baran, Maria, Bertin, Paul, Carmona, Margarida, Gkinopoulos, Theofilos, Hackett, Justin, Guerra, Rita, Wlodarczyk, Anna, Marcinkowska, Karolina, Nowak, Bartek, Akello, Grace, Albarello, Flavia, Ashraf, Mujeeba, Bednarowicz, Maja, Benningstad, Nora C. G., Bierwiaczonek, Kinga, Bornman, Elirea, Bosak, Janine, Darkwah, Ernest, Delouvée, Sylvain, Eder, Stephanie J., Enea, Violeta, Espinosa, Agustin, Etchezahar, Eduardo ... Yemelyanova, Yelena (2026). From identity to caring: A 44‐country examination of the role of global social identifications in concern for global issues. Political Psychology, 47 (6) e70186. doi: 10.1111/pops.70186

From identity to caring: A 44‐country examination of the role of global social identifications in concern for global issues

2026

Journal Article

Rejecting conspiracies doesn't necessarily mean that you're smart: the relationship between conspiracy discrimination and reasoning ability

Robson, Samuel G., Martire, Kristy A., Pearson, Samuel, Cosgrove, Tylor J., Jetten, Jolanda, Faasse, Kate and Hornsey, Matthew J. (2026). Rejecting conspiracies doesn't necessarily mean that you're smart: the relationship between conspiracy discrimination and reasoning ability. British Journal of Social Psychology, 65 (4) e70117, e70117-e70117. doi: 10.1111/bjso.70117

Rejecting conspiracies doesn't necessarily mean that you're smart: the relationship between conspiracy discrimination and reasoning ability

2026

Journal Article

Toward a Unified Theory of Group Connection

Klein, Jack W., Bingley, William J., Hornsey, Matthew J. and Swann,, William B. (2026). Toward a Unified Theory of Group Connection. Annual Review of Psychology. doi: 10.1146/annurev-psych-020226-033620

Toward a Unified Theory of Group Connection

2026

Journal Article

Disrupting the “wrong” target? Climate protest tactics affecting entities deemed undeserving are perceived as immoral, unjust, and reduce activist support

Nylund, Jarren L., Hornsey, Matthew J., Thai, Michael and Kutlaca, Maja (2026). Disrupting the “wrong” target? Climate protest tactics affecting entities deemed undeserving are perceived as immoral, unjust, and reduce activist support. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 114 103184, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.103184

Disrupting the “wrong” target? Climate protest tactics affecting entities deemed undeserving are perceived as immoral, unjust, and reduce activist support

2026

Journal Article

Tariff policy and why economics needs intergroup psychology

Pearson, Samuel G., Hornsey, Matthew J. and Haslam, S. Alexander (2026). Tariff policy and why economics needs intergroup psychology. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 123 (33) e2514670123, e2514670123-e2514670123. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2514670123

Tariff policy and why economics needs intergroup psychology

2026

Journal Article

Knowing the process as a pathway to trusting the outcome: system awareness and resistance to vaccine conspiracy theories

Cosgrove, Tylor, Spence, Jessica L., Pearson, Samuel and Hornsey, Matthew J. (2026). Knowing the process as a pathway to trusting the outcome: system awareness and resistance to vaccine conspiracy theories. Vaccine: X, 31 100851, 100851. doi: 10.1016/j.jvacx.2026.100851

Knowing the process as a pathway to trusting the outcome: system awareness and resistance to vaccine conspiracy theories

2026

Journal Article

How leading climate movement advocates perceive collective gridlock in social change advocacy

Acevedo, Janquel D., Disney, Ava, Fielding, Kelly S., Amiot, Catherine E., Hornsey, Matthew J., Moghaddam, Fathali M., Thomas, Emma F., Sutherland, Stewart, Wibisono, Susilo and Louis, Winnifred R. (2026). How leading climate movement advocates perceive collective gridlock in social change advocacy. Political Psychology, 47 (4) e70100, 1-25. doi: 10.1111/pops.70100

How leading climate movement advocates perceive collective gridlock in social change advocacy