LANG, Martin, Dimitrios XYGALATAS, C.M. KAVANAGH, N. BOCCARDI, J. HALBERSTADT, C. JACKSON, M. MARTINEZ, P. REDDISH, E.M.W. TONG, A. VAZQUEZ, H. WHITEHOUSE, M.E. YAMAMOTO, M. YUKI and A. GOMEZ. Outgroup threat and the emergence of cohesive groups : A cross-cultural examination. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations. London: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2022, vol. 25, No 7, p. 1739-1759. ISSN 1368-4302. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13684302211016961.
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Original name Outgroup threat and the emergence of cohesive groups : A cross-cultural examination
Authors LANG, Martin (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Dimitrios XYGALATAS (300 Greece), C.M. KAVANAGH (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), N. BOCCARDI (76 Brazil), J. HALBERSTADT (554 New Zealand), C. JACKSON (554 New Zealand), M. MARTINEZ (724 Spain), P. REDDISH (554 New Zealand), E.M.W. TONG (702 Singapore), A. VAZQUEZ (724 Spain), H. WHITEHOUSE (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), M.E. YAMAMOTO (76 Brazil), M. YUKI (392 Japan) and A. GOMEZ (724 Spain).
Edition Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, London, SAGE Publications Ltd, 2022, 1368-4302.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 60304 Religious studies
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 4.400
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14210/22:00124957
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13684302211016961
UT WoS 000676854400001
Keywords in English activity; cohesion; mirroring; outgroup threat; proximity; willingness to fight
Tags rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
Evolutionary models and empirical evidence suggest that outgroup threat is one of the strongest factors inducing group cohesion; however, little is known about the process of forming such cohesive groups. We investigated how outgroup threat galvanizes individuals to affiliate with others to form engaged units that are willing to act on behalf of their in-group. A total of 864 participants from six countries were randomly assigned to an outgroup threat, environmental threat, or no-threat condition. We measured the process of group formation through physical proximity and movement mirroring along with activity toward threat resolution, and found that outgroup threat induced activity and heightened mirroring in males. We also observed higher mirroring and proximity in participants who perceived the outgroup threat as a real danger, albeit the latter results were imprecisely estimated. Together, these findings help understand how sharing subtle behavioral cues influences collaborative aggregation of people under threat.
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