Change of the Perception of the American Flag Over Time
Faculty Mentor
Amani El-Alayli
Presentation Type
Poster
Start Date
5-7-2025 11:30 AM
End Date
5-7-2025 1:30 PM
Location
PUB NCR
Primary Discipline of Presentation
Psychology
Abstract
We hypothesized that in the light of recent events and presence of Donald Trump's controversial policies/statements, the view of the American Flag would be negative and that that negativity is getting worse over time. Participants were asked to rate their overall opinion of the American Flag based on what it represents. Our hypotheses were supported, and we saw our liberal participants especially rate the flag worse over time. This was also observed in our participants that were supportive of Trump, but less so. These findings have implications for how major negative events within a country could affect the population’s view of the country’s flag and symbols.
Recommended Citation
Hao, Lourdes and El-Alayli, Amani, "Change of the Perception of the American Flag Over Time" (2025). 2025 Symposium. 37.
https://dc.ewu.edu/srcw_2025/ps_2025/p2_2025/37
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Change of the Perception of the American Flag Over Time
PUB NCR
We hypothesized that in the light of recent events and presence of Donald Trump's controversial policies/statements, the view of the American Flag would be negative and that that negativity is getting worse over time. Participants were asked to rate their overall opinion of the American Flag based on what it represents. Our hypotheses were supported, and we saw our liberal participants especially rate the flag worse over time. This was also observed in our participants that were supportive of Trump, but less so. These findings have implications for how major negative events within a country could affect the population’s view of the country’s flag and symbols.
