Jer Clifton

@jerclifton

Husband, father, and @Penn scientist studying primals. This 5-minute video explains close to a decade of my research: tinyurl.com/khpvbjex

Philadelphia, PA myprimals.com/jer/ Joined June 2009

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Jer Clifton @jerclifton Sep 1, 2022

Decades of research shows conservatives (compared to liberals) see the world as a more dangerous place, which is thought to increase conservative views on immigration, military, etc.

We were wrong. Big SPPS article w/ @NicholasTKerry1 out today doi.org/10.1177/194855…

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journals.sagepub.com Belief in a Dangerous World Does Not Explain Substantial Variance in Political Attitudes, But Other... Decades of research suggest a correlation between belief in a dangerous world and political conservatism. However, research relied on a scale that may overempha...

Jer Clifton @jerclifton Oct 23

@DukeU developmental psychologist Dr. Jen Lansford discusses how parents can teach positive worldviews to their kids, based on a study of 1,215 kids and parents across eight countries.

How do people’s beliefs about the world develop? childandfamilyblog.com/how-do-peoples…

childandfamilyblog.com How do people's beliefs about the world develop? | Child and Family Blog

Jer Clifton @jerclifton Aug 30

Research Breakthrough: Researchers lower violent extremism among January 6th insurrectionist supporters by changing the one surprising worldview that extremist groups have in common.

psychologytoday.com/us/blog/primal…

www.psychologytoday.com The Surprising Worldview of Violent Extremists In seven studies, we identified this worldview, created a way to change it, and lowered violent extremism among January 6th insurrection supporters.

Jer Clifton @jerclifton Jul 24

job opportunity

The Humanities and Human Flourishing Project across the hall in the positive psychology center at Penn is hiring a lab manager. Please share posting as the spirit moves.

wd1.myworkdaysite.com/recruiting/upe…

Jer Clifton @jerclifton Jul 21

Wow. Biggest breakthrough in my field in 7 years:

Violent extremists, from jihadists to ecoterrorists, share one overlooked primal world belief.

AND targeting that belief via intervention lowered violent extremism in Jan 6th insurrection supporters!

doi.org/10.1037/vio000…