IDENTITY FUSION WITH ONE’S COUNTRY AND WILLINGNESS TO FIGHT FOR IT: THE MODERATION ROLE OF UNIVERSALISM

• Authors: Landabur Rodrigo , Wilson Juan Enrique
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Social identification can promote benevolence toward intergroup 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.

Keywords

EN

IDENTITY FUSION; UNIVERSALISM VALUES; INTERGROUP RELATIONSHIPS

• Publisher: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 65
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 293 - 306

Contributors

author

Landabur Rodrigo

• Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Atacama, Copayapu 485, Copiapó, Chile

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3430-5067

author

Wilson Juan Enrique

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7157-0658

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/sp.2023.04.881