Religion From the Target's Perspective: A Portrait of Religious Threat and Its Consequences in the United States

被引:15
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作者
Pasek, Michael H. [1 ]
Cook, Jonathan E. [1 ]
机构
[1] Penn State Univ, Dept Psychol, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
religion; social identity threat; belonging; concealment; prejudice; SOCIAL IDENTITY; SELF-ESTEEM; CHRONIC ILLNESS; CONCEALMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; CHRISTIANS; EXCLUSION; HEALTH; STIGMA; LOVE;
D O I
10.1177/1948550617739089
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Little is known about social identity threat from religion or religiosity. We collected data from a diverse sample of Protestants, Catholics, Jews, and Muslims across the United States (N = 970) to test whether, and for whom, religion and religiosity, like other social identities, can be consequential sources of identity threat. Results suggest that religious threat is highest among religious minority groups (Muslims and Jews) and highly religious Protestants. Threat predicted (1) lower belonging, (2) a greater propensity to conceal one's religion, and (3) more intergroup bias, although these patterns varied somewhat by religion. Results illuminate how a broader social climate in which religion and specific religious groups are often the subject of heated rhetoric may trigger identity threat and exacerbate intergroup hostilities.
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页码:82 / 93
页数:12
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