政治心理学是一门诞生于２０世纪的新兴交叉性学科。主要研究政治过程与心理过程之间的互动关系，具有较强的应用性。几十年来在西方一些国家盛行不衰。在我国，该学科建设尚处起步阶段，在理论体系设置和专题性研究方面都有许多工作要做。根据中国政治发展的实际情况和学科建设的要求，政治心理学目前可着重研究以下主题：政府形象心理背景，政府与公众间心理关系特征及发展规律；政治家个性心理特征；剖析滥用权力的心理根源；公民参政心理特点与发展规律；现代化过程中政治不服从现象的社会心理基础 Political psychology is an emerging interdisciplinary discipline born in the 20th century. The main study of the interaction between the political process and the psychological process, with strong applicability. Decades of popularity in some Western countries. In our country, the disciplinary construction is still in its infancy, and much work needs to be done in setting up the theoretical system and in thematic studies. According to the actual situation of China’s political development and the requirements of discipline construction, political psychology can focus on the following topics: the psychological background of the government image, the psychological relationship between the government and the public and the law of development; the psychological characteristics of politicians; the psychology of abuse of power The root causes; the psychological characteristics and developmental laws of citizens participating in politics; the social psychology foundation of political disobedience in the process of modernization