Priming attachment security and outgroup humanization: The mediation role of intergroup emotions.

ABSTRACT: Individuals tend to dehumanize the outgroup. In this paper, we explore whether the activation of attachment security can attenuate dehumanization. Two studies were performed. In Study 1, attachment security was primed by showing pictures that depicted relationships with attachment figures; the outgroup was the homeless and humanization was measured considering the attribution of uniquely human and non-uniquely human emotions to this group. In Study 2, the sense of interpersonal security was activated by inviting participants to relive a recent interaction that left them with a feeling of safety and warmth. Outgroup members were the Roma, and humanization was measured considering the attribution of uniquely human and human nature traits to them. In Study 2, the mediation effect of intergrou

SUBMITTER: Capozza D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8932561 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature