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Anomie refers to a perceived state of society that is going through disintegration and deregulation. Whereas previous research has mostly focused on the personal well-being outcomes of anomie such as lower life satisfaction and suicidal ideation, here, we focus on its consequences for the way individuals engage and interact with their social world. In the previous experiment, we examined the sequential mediation effect of uncontrollability and uncertainty in the relationship between anomie and social outcomes. We manipulated uncontrollability and examined its effect on uncertainty and outcomes. In this experiment, we manipulate political uncertainty and see its effect on outcomes.

A survey study exploring the relationship between perception of anomie and several markers of social identity, as well as the potentially mediating role of human need satisfaction

We examine the influence of quantity and quality of thinking/reasoning on the belief in conspiracy theories.

We ran two different surveys on participants to online conferences in philosophy between April and August 2020. One survey was for participants from the ECAP10, organised at Utrecht University. The other survey was for participants to three different small philosophy of science conferences: Doing Science in a Pluralistic Society (Dayton), Philosophy of Biology at the Mountains (Utah), and Niche Construction and Other Mechanisms in Ecology and Evolution (Bielefeld, Germany).

In this study, we examine whether higher perception of anomie leads to a) a normative engagement with the broader socio-political system (i.e., through acceptable and legal channels), b) violent extreme forms of political behaviors, c) and / or authoritarian reactions. In addition, we will examine whether such social outcomes of anomie are mediated through lack of having a control over the political conditions and through a perceived uncertain state of the society.

Background: The dimensionality of depression and anxiety instruments have recently been a source of controversy. Objectives and Design: In a European-wide sample of patients after Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), we aim to examine the factorial structure, validity, and association of the Patient Health Questionnaire for depression (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) instruments. This study is based on longitudinal observational data. We conducted analyses of factorial structure and discriminant validity of outcomes six-months after TBI. We also examined the prevalence, co-occurrence, and changes of scores on the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 at 3-, 6-, and 12-month post-TBI assessments. Participants: At six-months post-TBI assessment, 2137 (738 (34.5%) women) participants completed the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 questionnaires. For the longitudinal analysis, we had 1922 participants (672 (35.0%) women). Results: The results of exploratory factor analysis suggested a general latent construct underlying both PHQ-9 and GAD-7 measures. Confirmatory factor analyses showed a slight improvement in the fit indices for the bifactorial model. The Omega hierarchical test clearly differentiated two subfactors of PHQ-9 and GAD-7 items over and above the underlying general factor; however, most of the variance (85.0%) was explained by the general factor and the explained variance of the subfactors was small. The PHQ-9 and GAD-7 performed similarly in detecting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). As defined by conventional cut-offs, depression and anxiety have different prevalence rates in the sample. The scales also differed in their relationships with the short form of health survey (SF-36v2) subscales. The longitudinal analysis showed high stability of depression and anxiety symptoms: 49−67% of the post-TBI patients with comorbid depression and anxiety reported the persistence of the symptoms over time. Discussion: The factorial structure analysis favors a general latent construct underlying both depression and anxiety scales among patients after TBI. We discuss the implications our findings and future research directions.

This study looks at how perceived anomie influences the way individuals engaged with the social and political system. More precisely, we examine whether higher perception of anomie leads to a normative engagement with the broader socio-political system (i.e., through acceptable and legal channels) and / or to violent extreme forms of political behaviors. In addition, we will examine to what extent anomie brings forth authoritarian reactions. Finally, we will examine whether such social outcomes of anomie are mediated through lack of having a control over the political conditions or through a perceived uncertain state of the society.

Whereas previous research has mostly focused on the personal well-being outcomes of anomie such as lower life satisfaction and suicidal ideation, here, we focus on its consequences for the way individuals engage and interact with their social world. Little is known about the way that perceptions of anomie affect, shape and redefine individuals’ relationship with their society and their social world, and how people engage with their social environment. Studies on social consequences of anomie has so far focused on crime and deviant behavior and little attention has been paid on how a perceived anomic state of society might change individuals’ social orientation and shape their social world. In this study, we focus on anomie and its role in two major socio-political behaviors, namely the attitude toward various forms of collective actions and authoritarian reactions. In addition, we will test whether the sense of loss of control, which is prevalent in a social context with high anomie, plays any mediation role in the aforementioned relationship.

Importance: This study used multitrajectory modeling to identify distinct trajectories of physical aggression from ages 1.5 to 13 years for boys and girls. Objectives: To trace the development of boys' and girls' physical aggression problems from infancy to adolescence using mother ratings, teacher ratings, and self-ratings and to identify early family predictors of children on the high physical aggression trajectories. Design, Setting, and Participants: This cohort study used data from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development (QLSCD), a study of a representative, population-based sample of 2223 infants born in 1997 and 1998 in the Canadian province of Quebec. The dates of analysis were January 2017 to January 2018. Main Outcomes and Measures: Trained research assistants conducted 7 interviews (at child ages 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, 5, 6, and 8 years) with the person most knowledgeable about the child (mothers in 99.6% [2214 of 2223] of cases). Teachers assessed the child's behavior at ages 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, and 13 years. Self-reports of behavior problems were obtained from the child at ages 10, 12, and 13 years. Results: The sample included 2223 participants, 51.2% of whom were boys and 91.2% of whom were of white race/ethnicity. The mean response rate for mother ratings of physical aggression during the first 8 years of life was 80.9% (range, 65.1%-91.7%). For teacher ratings of physical aggression from ages 6 to 13 years, the mean response rate was 45.7% (range, 35.4%-56.9%), while the mean response rate of physical aggression assessment from self-ratings between ages 10 and 13 years was 57.9% (range, 55.2%-60.5%). Attrition was higher among families with low socioeconomic status and single-parent families, as well as among young mothers and mothers who were not fluent in French or English. A statistical analysis to examine the consequences of attrition was included. For boys and girls, the frequency of physical aggressions increased from age 1.5 years (2039 [91.7%]) to age 3.5 years (1941 [87.3%]) and then substantially decreased until age 13 years (1228 [55.2%]). Three distinct developmental trajectories of physical aggression were observed for girls and 5 for boys. Most family characteristics measured at 5 months after the child's birth were associated with a high physical aggression trajectory for boys and girls. Conclusions and Relevance: Family characteristics at 5 months after the child's birth could be used to target preschool interventions aimed at preventing the development of boys' and girls' chronic physical aggression problems.

International audience; Collective nostalgia for the good old days of the country thrives across the world. However, little is known about the social psychological dynamics of this collective emotion across cultures. We predicted that collective nostalgia is triggered by collective angst as it helps people to restore a sense of in-group continuity via stronger in-group belonging and out-group rejection (in the form of opposition to immigrants). Based on a sample (N = 5,956) of individuals across 27 countries, the general pattern of results revealed that collective angst predicts collective nostalgia, which subsequently relates to stronger feelings of in-group continuity via in-group belonging (but not via out-group rejection). Collective nostalgia generally predicted opposition to immigrants, but this was subsequently not related to in-group continuity.