Religious Ambivalence: Suppression of Pro-Social Attitudes Toward Asylum Seekers by Right-Wing Authoritarianism

R. Perry; Y. Paradies; A. Pedersen

doi:10.1080/10508619.2014.921473

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Religious Ambivalence: Suppression of Pro-Social Attitudes Toward Asylum Seekers by Right-Wing Authoritarianism

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Religious Ambivalence: Suppression of Pro-Social Attitudes Toward Asylum Seekers by Right-Wing Authoritarianism

R. Perry, Y. Paradies and A. Pedersen

The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, Vol.25(3), pp.230-246

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10508619.2014.921473

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Abstract

A survey of 168 White Australian community members examined whether ambivalence toward certain social groups by some religious individuals constituted a suppression effect in which authoritarian motivated prejudice suppressed more pro-social attitudes toward asylum seekers. Using mediation analysis, it was found that Christian religious identity was not significantly associated with prejudice at a bivariate level. However, when Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) was taken into account, Christians (compared with non-Christians) were less likely to hold negative attitudes toward asylum seekers in Australia. Inclusion of acculturation ideologies (assimilation, multiculturalism, and color-blindness) in the models indicated that the suppression effect was specific to RWA rather than due to other intergroup attitudes. However, findings suggest that multiculturalism may be one proximal indicator of Christian pro-sociality.

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Title: Religious Ambivalence: Suppression of Pro-Social Attitudes Toward Asylum Seekers by Right-Wing Authoritarianism
Authors/Creators: R. Perry (Author/Creator) - The University of Melbourne
Y. Paradies (Author/Creator) - Deakin University
A. Pedersen (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
Publication Details: The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, Vol.25(3), pp.230-246
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Identifiers: 991005540001407891
Copyright: Taylor and Francis
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Psychology and Exercise Science
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Note: Published online: 14 May 2014

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration
Citation topics: 6 Social Sciences; 6.73 Social Psychology; 6.73.447 Racial Identity
Web Of Science research areas: Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Religion
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