I won't listen if I think we're losing our way: How right-wing authoritarianism affects the response to different anti-prejudice messages.

ABSTRACT: Prejudice reduction messages have been shown to be effective through changing norms. Previous research suggests that Right Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) moderates the reaction to these messages, but it is unclear whether individuals high in RWA are more or less sensitive to prejudice-reduction campaigns. This research used the social identity approach to investigate the role of RWA in moderating the reactions to messages that look to reduce support for prejudicial policies and associated prejudice against an ethnoreligious group (Muslims). Americans (N = 388) were presented with statements on a real, proposed ban on Muslim immigration into the US from an in-group member (i.e., an American freight worker who disapproves of the Muslim ban), outgroup member (an Iraqi refugee who is in favour if

SUBMITTER: Bouguettaya A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9844905 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature