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Xu, X., Burton, C. M., & Plaks, J. E. (2022). Three dimensions of American conservative political orientation differentially predict negativity bias and subjective wellbeing. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 13, 1230-1245. [PDF]
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Xu, X., Burton, C. M., & Plaks, J. E. (2021). Distinct types of conservative attitudes mediate the link between media preference and presidential candidate endorsement. Media Psychology, 24, 190-213. [PDF]
Xu, X., Karinen, A., Chapman, H. A., Peterson, J. B., & Plaks, J. E. (2020). An orderly personality partially explains the link between trait disgust and political conservatism. Cognition and Emotion, 34, 302-315. [PDF]
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Xu, X., & McGregor, I. (2018). Motivation, threat, and defense: Perspective from experimental social psychology. Psychological Inquiry, 29, 32-37. [PDF]
Xu, X., & Peterson, J. B. (2017). Differences in media preference mediate the link between personality and political orientation. Political Psychology, 38, 55-72. [PDF]
Xu, X., Plaks, J. E., & Peterson, J. B. (2016). From dispositions to goals to ideology: Toward a synthesis of personality and social psychological approaches to political orientation. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 10, 267-280. [PDF]
Xu, X., & Plaks, J. E. (2015). The neural correlates of implicit theory violation. Social Neuroscience, 10, 431-447. [PDF]
Xu, X., & Inzlicht, M. (2015). Neurophysiological responses to gun-shooting errors. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 95, 247-253. [PDF]
Xu, X., Mar, R. A., & Peterson, J. B. (2013). Does cultural exposure partially explain the association between personality and political orientation? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 39, 1497-1517. [PDF]
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Hirsh, J. B., DeYoung, C. G, Xu, X., & Peterson, J. B. (2010). Compassionate liberals and polite conservatives: Associations of agreeableness with political ideology and moral values. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 655-664. [PDF]