27 December 2021
How does national identity shape collective action about immigrants and refugees?
You can learn more on this topic in the newest article authored by Paulina Górska, Anna Stefaniak, Marta Marchlewska, Joanna Matera, Piotr Kocyba, Małgorzata Łukianów, Katarzyna Malinowska and Katarzyna Lipowska!
Abstract:
Two studies (N1 = 193; N2 = 598) were conducted in Poland to examine the role of two types of ingroup commitment (i.e., national narcissism and national identification) as predictors of attitudes towards immigrants and refugees (disadvantaged groups) and intentions to engage in collective action against them. As predicted, national narcissism (but not national identification) was related to more hostile intergroup attitudes and greater willingness to engage in collective action against refugees and immigrants. The positive effect of national narcissism on intentions to engage in collective action against immigrants and refugees was mediated by attitudes towards those groups. These results show that applying a more fine-grained approach to ingroup commitment (e.g., national narcissism vs. national identification) among advantaged group members allows for a better understanding of their intergroup attitudes and behavioral intentions to actively oppose the rights of disadvantaged social groups via collective action.
The entire article is available in open access in the International Journal of Intercultural Relations!
