Overestimating the social costs of political belief change.
Abstract
] of .87). These inflated expectations, which are associated with a greater likelihood of self-censoring dissenting views, may reflect a concern that dissent will signal greater group disloyalty than it actually does. Indeed, a brief intervention prompting individuals to reflect on their past loyalty to the group reduced this concern and was associated with more accurate expectations about ingroup reactions to their dissenting belief change. By examining the social forces that suppress dissent within political groups, this work offers insight into how to reduce conformity pressures and promote more open political discourse. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).
Fields of Study & Subjects
Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
Social and Intergroup Psychology
Misinformation and Its Impacts
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Volume
- 130
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 742–762
- Publication date
- 2 February 2026
- Language
- EN