No Atheists in Foxholes or Ideologues in Hospitals: The Roles of System Justification, Politics, and Personal Experience in Shaping Health Beliefs
Published online on May 07, 2026
Abstract
Social Psychology Quarterly, Ahead of Print.
Public beliefs about the causes of good and bad health are well studied but inadequately theorized. Using nationally representative survey data and a large sample (N = 6,617), this study explores the potentially conflicting roles of system justification, ...
Public beliefs about the causes of good and bad health are well studied but inadequately theorized. Using nationally representative survey data and a large sample (N = 6,617), this study explores the potentially conflicting roles of system justification, ...