Does a feeling of uncertainty promote intolerant political attitudes and behavior? Moderating the role of personal value orientations

ŠEREK, Jan, Vlastimil HAVLÍK, Zuzana SCOTT and Petra VEJVODOVÁ. Does a feeling of uncertainty promote intolerant political attitudes and behavior? Moderating the role of personal value orientations. In 15th ECPR General Conference, Prague 7-10 September 2016. 2016.

Basic information

• Original name: Does a feeling of uncertainty promote intolerant political attitudes and behavior? Moderating the role of personal value orientations
• Name in Czech: Podporuje pocit nejistoty netolerantní politické postoje a chování? Moderační role osobních hodnot
• Name (in English): Does a feeling of uncertainty promote intolerant political attitudes and behavior? Moderating the role of personal value orientations
• Authors: ŠEREK, Jan (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Vlastimil HAVLÍK (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Zuzana SCOTT (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Petra VEJVODOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: 15th ECPR General Conference, Prague 7-10 September 2016, 2016.

Other information

• Original language: Czech
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 50601 Political science
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/16:00090772
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Keywords (in Czech): teorie identitární nejistoty; politické postoje; politické chování; intolerance
• Keywords in English: uncertainty identity theory; political attitudes; political behaviour; intolerance

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to investigate the conditions under which individual feelings of uncertainty lead to intolerant political attitudes and behavior. Drawing on social psychological Uncertainty-Identity Theory, we assume that (1) feelings of uncertainty are aversive, (2) people are motivated to reduce uncertainty, particularly if they are uncertain about self-relevant things, (3) uncertainty can be effectively reduced by group identification, and (4) high entitativity groups (i.e., those with clear boundaries, internal homogeneity, clear structure or common goals) are better than others at reducing uncertainty.

Abstract (in English)

The aim of this paper is to investigate the conditions under which individual feelings of uncertainty lead to intolerant political attitudes and behavior. Drawing on social psychological Uncertainty-Identity Theory, we assume that (1) feelings of uncertainty are aversive, (2) people are motivated to reduce uncertainty, particularly if they are uncertain about self-relevant things, (3) uncertainty can be effectively reduced by group identification, and (4) high entitativity groups (i.e., those with clear boundaries, internal homogeneity, clear structure or common goals) are better than others at reducing uncertainty.

Links

• MUNI/M/1748/2014, interní kód MU: Name: Determinanty růstu extremismu a populismu v čase ekonomické krize

Investor: Masaryk University, INTERDISCIPLINARY - Interdisciplinary research projects