How Do I Trust Thee? Dynamic Trust Profiles and Their Individual and Social Contextual Determinants

Author(s):  
C. Ashley Fulmer ◽  
Michele Joy Gelfand
2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 174-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weijin Jiang ◽  
Yang Wang ◽  
Yirong Jiang ◽  
Jiahui Chen ◽  
Yuhui Xu ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Bollwerk ◽  
Bernd Schlipphak ◽  
Joscha Stecker ◽  
Jens Hellmann ◽  
Gerald Echterhoff ◽  
...  

Threat perceptions towards immigrants continue to gain importance in the context of growing international migration. To reduce associated intergroup conflicts, it is crucial to understand the personal and contextual determinants of perceived threat. In a large online survey study (N = 1,184), we investigated the effects of ideology (i.e., Right-Wing Authoritarianism and Social Dominance Orientation), subjective societal status (SSS) and their interaction effects in predicting symbolic and realistic threat perceptions towards Middle Eastern immigrants. Results showed that ideology (higher RWA and SDO) and lower SSS significantly predicted both symbolic and realistic threat, even after controlling for income, education, age, and gender. Furthermore, ideology and SSS interacted significantly in predicting realistic threat, with higher levels of SDO and RWA enhancing the effect of SSS. In the discussion, we focus on the implications of our findings with respect to understanding societal conflicts, discuss methodological limitations, and provide directions for future research.


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