Note: For a new and fully revised version of Pew Research Center’s political typology (published June 2026), read “Beyond Red vs. Blue: The 2026 Political Typology.” On issues ranging from the size of ...

Imagine you are offered a chance to move to a new school. You feel excited about new friends. At the same time, you feel sad about leaving old ones. You feel two opposite emotions together. This ...

Start by creating a list of pros and cons. It may help make you more likely to act. By Malia Wollan “You can use ambivalence as a shield against the fear of rejection,” says Taly Reich, an associate ...

For too long, ambivalence has been misapprehended and saturated in negativity, becoming an untapped dynamic with the ...