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Woke Attitudes: A New Study Reveals Polarized Perspectives

1/19/2026

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Oskari Lahtinen, the study author, reports in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology that identity-based attitudes labeled 'woke' exist on both the left and right.
The study identifies a 'Critical Right Scale' reflecting right-wing grievances and a desire to regulate speech.
It finds a weak negative correlation between left-wing attitudes and happiness, while right-wing attitudes show no correlation.
Lahtinen says the findings require validation in broader contexts, including the United States.

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Oskari Lahtinen, the study author, reports in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology that identity-based attitudes labeled 'woke' exist on both the left and right.
The study identifies a 'Critical Right Scale' reflecting right-wing grievances and a desire to regulate speech.
It finds a weak negative correlation between left-wing attitudes and happiness, while right-wing attitudes show no correlation.
Lahtinen says the findings require validation in broader contexts, including the United States.