Identity Fusion with One’s Country and Willingness to Fight for it: The Moderation Role of Universalism Values
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 ha...
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Slovak Academy of Sciences, Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences
2023-12-01
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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.
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad0525e664cf4189b343a158d33afda12023-12-12T07:51:25ZengSlovak Academy of Sciences, Centre of Social and Psychological SciencesStudia Psychologica0039-33202585-88152023-12-0165410.31577/sp.2023.04.881Identity Fusion with One’s Country and Willingness to Fight for it: The Moderation Role of Universalism ValuesRodrigo Landabur0Juan Wilson1Universidad de AtacamaDepartamento de Psicología, Universidad de Chile, Ignacio Carrera Pinto 1045, Ñuñoa, Chile 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. https://journals.savba.sk/index.php/studiapsychologica/article/view/1134identity fusionuniversalism valueswillingness to fightintergroup relationships |
| spellingShingle | Rodrigo Landabur Juan Wilson Identity Fusion with One’s Country and Willingness to Fight for it: The Moderation Role of Universalism Values Studia Psychologica identity fusion universalism values willingness to fight intergroup relationships |
| title | Identity Fusion with One’s Country and Willingness to Fight for it: The Moderation Role of Universalism Values |
| title_full | Identity Fusion with One’s Country and Willingness to Fight for it: The Moderation Role of Universalism Values |
| title_fullStr | Identity Fusion with One’s Country and Willingness to Fight for it: The Moderation Role of Universalism Values |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identity Fusion with One’s Country and Willingness to Fight for it: The Moderation Role of Universalism Values |
| title_short | Identity Fusion with One’s Country and Willingness to Fight for it: The Moderation Role of Universalism Values |
| title_sort | identity fusion with one s country and willingness to fight for it the moderation role of universalism values |
| topic | identity fusion universalism values willingness to fight intergroup relationships |
| url | https://journals.savba.sk/index.php/studiapsychologica/article/view/1134 |
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