sociopsychological

[soh-see-oh-sahy-kuh-loj-i-kuhl, soh-shee-]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characterized by interrelated social and psychological factors.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sociopsychological¹

First recorded in 1920–25; socio- + psychological

Example Sentences

Those who spread misinformation—false content shared by a person who does not realize it is false or misleading—are driven by sociopsychological factors.

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But there are other considerations — “sociopsychological factors,” he calls them — that affect human health.

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But would more political diversity increase the validity of sociopsychological findings?

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“What would be the main sociopsychological consequences of such a world?”

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A sociologist at the University of California at Santa Cruz, she agrees that a male-dominated society sets up mother-daughter conflicts, but she sees them in largely sociopsychological terms.

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