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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
psychology
Attitudes Toward Arab Ascendance: Israeli and Global Perspectives
Psychological Science, Volume 25, No. 1, Year 2014
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Arab nations are decades behind many other previously colonized nations in developing stronger economies, more democratic institutions, and more autonomy and self-government, in part as a result of external interference. The year 2011 brought the potential for greater Arab autonomy through popular uprisings against autocratic governments in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen, and through the Palestinian request for state recognition by the United Nations. We examined the psychology of support for Arab ascendancy among adults in 14 nations in the Balkans, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania, Europe, and North America. We predicted and found that people low on social dominance orientation endorsed forming an independent Palestinian state and desired that the Arab uprisings succeed. Rejection of ideologies that legitimize outside interference with Arabs mediated this support. Measures and model results were robust across world regions. We discuss theoretical implications regarding the advent of new ideologies and extending social dominance theory to address international relations. © The Author(s) 2013.
Authors & Co-Authors
Pratto, Felicia
United States, Storrs
University of Connecticut
Saguy, Tamar
Israel
Herzaliya University
Stewart, Andrew L.
United States, Storrs
University of Connecticut
Morselli, Davide
Switzerland, Lausanne
Université de Lausanne Unil
Foels, Rob
United States, Storrs
University of Connecticut
Aiello, Antonio
Italy, Pisa
Università Di Pisa
Aranda, María
Spain, Jaen
Universidad de Jaén
Çidam, Atilla
United States, Storrs
University of Connecticut
Chryssochoou, Xenia
Greece, Athens
Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences
Durrheim, Kevin L.
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Eicher, Véronique
Switzerland, Lausanne
Université de Lausanne Unil
Licata, Laurent
Belgium, Brussels
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Liu, James H.
New Zealand, Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington
Liu, Li
China, Beijing
Beijing Normal University
Meyer, Ines
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Muldoon, Orla
Ireland, Limerick
University of Limerick
Papastamou, Stamos
Greece, Athens
Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences
Petrovic, Nebojsa
Serbia, Belgrade
University of Belgrade
Prati, F.
Italy, Bologna
Alma Mater Studiorum Università Di Bologna
Prodomitis, Gerasimos
Greece, Athens
Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences
Sweetman, Joseph
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Statistics
Citations: 21
Authors: 21
Affiliations: 15
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/0956797613497021
ISSN:
09567976
Study Locations
Egypt
Tunisia