Miura Takumi Gunnar

Research theme

I am researching a concept called "moral conviction," an attitude provoked when people frame a particular topic as a moral issue. In particular, I am interested in the relationship between moral conviction and negative phenomena such as affective polarization and harmful behaviors.

Research Interests

・moral conviction
・affective polarization
・harm

Presentations

• Miura, T. G., Kasahara, I., & Karasawa, M. Moral conviction exacerbates affective polarization even under a multi-party system. The 24th annual convention of Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA, USA. February 2023 (Hybrid Convention: In-person).
• Kasahara, I., Miura, T. G., & Karasawa, M. Affective polarization in the Japanese political context: Roles of moral conviction and generalized shared reality. The 24th annual convention of Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA, USA. February 2023 (Hybrid Convention: Virtual).

Affiliated academic societies

・Japanese Society of Social Psychology
・The Society for Personality and Social Psychology