A Closer Look at Intergroup Threat Within the Dual Process Model Framework: The Mediating Role of Moral Foundations

Authors

  • Márton Hadarics Political Psychology Research Lab, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
  • Anna Kende Social Groups and Media Research Lab, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v10i1.210

Keywords:

right-wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation, moral foundations, intergroup threat, motivated social cognition

Abstract

In our study we investigated how right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) and social dominance orientation (SDO) are related to perceived intergroup threat, and also tested the potential mediating role of individualizing and binding moral foundations within this relationship pattern. According to our results, both RWA and SDO enhanced the perceived threat related to immigration. Furthermore, the effect of SDO was partly mediated by individualizing moral foundations, while the effect of RWA was partly mediated by both kinds of moral foundations. It seems that perceived intergroup threat, at least to some extent, is influenced by personal moral preferences that can be derived from individual dispositions and motivations.

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Published

2017-04-28

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2017)

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Research Articles

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