Identity Fusion with One’s Country and Willingness to Fight for it: The Moderation Role of Universalism Values

Rok, strany: 2023, 293 - 306

Social identification can promote benevolence toward ingroup members but can also instigate hostility toward outgroup members, especially when the former group feels mistreated. Identity fusion with one’s country, a feeling of union with it, is a good predictor of willingness to fight people who have offended or threatened it. In this study, we propose that universalism values – concern about equality and justice for all people – attenuate the link between identity fusion with one’s country and willingness to fight those who disrespect it. In a Chilean sample (N = 160, age between 18 and 63 years, Mage = 31.21 years, SD = 8.90 years; 73.1% women), a multiple regression analysis supported our hypothesis. We discuss the implications of this result for interventions directed to improve intergroup relationships.

ISO 690:

Landabur, R., Wilson, J. 2023. Identity Fusion with One’s Country and Willingness to Fight for it: The Moderation Role of Universalism Values. In Studia Psychologica, vol. 65, no.4, pp. 293-306. 0039-3320. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/sp.2023.04.881

APA:

Landabur, R., Wilson, J. (2023). Identity Fusion with One’s Country and Willingness to Fight for it: The Moderation Role of Universalism Values. Studia Psychologica, 65(4), 293-306. 0039-3320. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/sp.2023.04.881

Vydavateľ: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slova

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