Prototypicality threat drives support for nativist politics in U.S. and U.K. elections
Recent research shows that increasing diversity due to immigration can lead members of dominant ethnic groups (e.g., Whites in America) to experience prototypicality threat – the concern that their claim to best represent their national identity may be lost. Here we examine the emotional and behavio...
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| author | Felix Danbold Jesús Serrano-Careaga Yuen J. Huo |
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| description | Recent research shows that increasing diversity due to immigration can lead members of dominant ethnic groups (e.g., Whites in America) to experience prototypicality threat – the concern that their claim to best represent their national identity may be lost. Here we examine the emotional and behavioral responses to prototypicality threat in the domain of politics. Across eight years, five studies, two nations, and four electoral contexts (White Americans’ support for Trump in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election; White Britons’ support for the 2016 Brexit Referendum; White Americans’ support for Congressional candidates in 2018 U.S. Midterm Election; and White Americans’ support for a fictitious Congressional candidate in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Election), we show that prototypicality threat explains support for nativist policies and candidates. Furthermore, when those high in prototypicality threat see their favored nativist politics as victorious, they report lower anxiety and threat after the election. By demonstrating the role of prototypicality threat in support for nativist politics specifically, this work helps us understand how people respond to broad societal issues and suggests novel strategies for addressing politics hostile to immigrants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a33b2e3c7f98421fa0e1b930c12c75562023-06-24T05:19:23ZengElsevierCurrent Research in Ecological and Social Psychology2666-62272023-01-014100080Prototypicality threat drives support for nativist politics in U.S. and U.K. electionsFelix Danbold0Jesús Serrano-Careaga1Yuen J. Huo2University College London School of Management, Organizations and Innovation GroupCalifornia Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Department of Psychology and Child Development; Corresponding author.University of California, Los Angeles, Department of PsychologyRecent research shows that increasing diversity due to immigration can lead members of dominant ethnic groups (e.g., Whites in America) to experience prototypicality threat – the concern that their claim to best represent their national identity may be lost. Here we examine the emotional and behavioral responses to prototypicality threat in the domain of politics. Across eight years, five studies, two nations, and four electoral contexts (White Americans’ support for Trump in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election; White Britons’ support for the 2016 Brexit Referendum; White Americans’ support for Congressional candidates in 2018 U.S. Midterm Election; and White Americans’ support for a fictitious Congressional candidate in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Election), we show that prototypicality threat explains support for nativist policies and candidates. Furthermore, when those high in prototypicality threat see their favored nativist politics as victorious, they report lower anxiety and threat after the election. By demonstrating the role of prototypicality threat in support for nativist politics specifically, this work helps us understand how people respond to broad societal issues and suggests novel strategies for addressing politics hostile to immigrants.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666622722000478Intergroup relationNativismPrototypicality threatDominant groupsSocial identity |
| spellingShingle | Felix Danbold Jesús Serrano-Careaga Yuen J. Huo Prototypicality threat drives support for nativist politics in U.S. and U.K. elections Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology Intergroup relation Nativism Prototypicality threat Dominant groups Social identity |
| title | Prototypicality threat drives support for nativist politics in U.S. and U.K. elections |
| title_full | Prototypicality threat drives support for nativist politics in U.S. and U.K. elections |
| title_fullStr | Prototypicality threat drives support for nativist politics in U.S. and U.K. elections |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prototypicality threat drives support for nativist politics in U.S. and U.K. elections |
| title_short | Prototypicality threat drives support for nativist politics in U.S. and U.K. elections |
| title_sort | prototypicality threat drives support for nativist politics in u s and u k elections |
| topic | Intergroup relation Nativism Prototypicality threat Dominant groups Social identity |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666622722000478 |
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