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ArticleEvolution and human behavior : official journal of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society2026

Cynicism among friends accuracy and bias in cynicism judgments.

William J Chopik

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Article in Evolution and human behavior : official journal of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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William J ChopikMichigan State University, 316 Physics Rd., East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States.

Funding

Cultural variation in the impact of spousal depressive symptoms on Alzheimer's Disease and physical healthR01AG089376 · NIA · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI William Joseph Chopik · 2025 to 2026
$725k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG089376
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Friendships are critical social alliances, and how people perceive their friends' psychological characteristics influences their maintenance and stability. In this study, I examined judgments of friends' cynicism (i.e., mistrust and antagonism toward others and perceptions of self-interest) using data from 173 friend dyads (

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PMID42137850
PMCPMC13171168

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