Psychological roots of ethnic identity delegitimization
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Ethnic identity delegitimization (EIDL) is a tendency to deny the self-determination and
recognition rights to ethnic groups on the basis of the length of their existence. It is
conceptualized as a general tendency, i.e., as a belief unrelated to a particular group. This
tendency, however, predicted attitude towards specific ethnic outgroups over and above its
well-known predictors, such as ingroup identification, and political orientation. However, the
antecedents of EIDL are still understudied. Since EIDL is a general belief about ethnic identity,
it is reasonable to assume that it stems from trait-like ideological beliefs (e.g., Right-wing
authoritarianism [RWA] and Social dominance orientation, [SDO]), as well as from metaidentity beliefs, e.g., psychological essentialism and perceived possibility to hold complex
social identities. In this study, we recruited a total of 1370 participants from the Republic of
Srpska (65% women), aged 18-35 (M = 18.6, SD = 2.15), as a part o...f a larger project. They
completed short versions of the following scales, all measured 1-5: RWA (α = .76), SDO (α =
.57), essentialism (α = .70), identity complexity (α = .77), as well as four items from EIDL
scale that loaded on two relatively independent latent dimensions: delegitimization and
legitimization. For this purpose, we analyzed only the delegitimization dimension. We tested a
hierarchical linear regression model with EIDL as an outcome, ideological beliefs (RWA and
SDO) as predictors in the first step, and beliefs about identity (essentialism and identity
complexity) were in the second step. As expected, both ideological beliefs contributed
positively and explained 11% of EIDL (F(2,1367) = 88.40, p < .001). Similarly, both meta
identity beliefs contributed positively and added another 11% of the variance (F(2,1365) =
93.27, p < .001). All predictors significantly contributed to the model (ps < .001). Our results
show that the tendency to deny the existence of ethnic groups is rooted in more basic social
beliefs about the origin of the group membership, identity boundaries, as well as about the
power relations between the groups. Positioning EIDL in the nomological network of
sociopsychological constructs helps us understand its nature and uniqueness.
Ključne reči:
ethnic identity delegitimization / social dominance orientation / right-wing authoritarianism / essentialism / identity complexityIzvor:
Book of abstracts, XXIX Scientific Conference “Empirical Studies in Psychology”, Belgrade, 2023, 83-Izdavač:
- Institut za psihologiju i Laboratorija za eksperimentalnu psihologiju
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- 451-03-47/2023-01/200163
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Psihologija / PsychologyTY - CONF AU - Ninković, Milica AU - Žeželj, Iris PY - 2023 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4632 AB - Ethnic identity delegitimization (EIDL) is a tendency to deny the self-determination and recognition rights to ethnic groups on the basis of the length of their existence. It is conceptualized as a general tendency, i.e., as a belief unrelated to a particular group. This tendency, however, predicted attitude towards specific ethnic outgroups over and above its well-known predictors, such as ingroup identification, and political orientation. However, the antecedents of EIDL are still understudied. Since EIDL is a general belief about ethnic identity, it is reasonable to assume that it stems from trait-like ideological beliefs (e.g., Right-wing authoritarianism [RWA] and Social dominance orientation, [SDO]), as well as from metaidentity beliefs, e.g., psychological essentialism and perceived possibility to hold complex social identities. In this study, we recruited a total of 1370 participants from the Republic of Srpska (65% women), aged 18-35 (M = 18.6, SD = 2.15), as a part of a larger project. They completed short versions of the following scales, all measured 1-5: RWA (α = .76), SDO (α = .57), essentialism (α = .70), identity complexity (α = .77), as well as four items from EIDL scale that loaded on two relatively independent latent dimensions: delegitimization and legitimization. For this purpose, we analyzed only the delegitimization dimension. We tested a hierarchical linear regression model with EIDL as an outcome, ideological beliefs (RWA and SDO) as predictors in the first step, and beliefs about identity (essentialism and identity complexity) were in the second step. As expected, both ideological beliefs contributed positively and explained 11% of EIDL (F(2,1367) = 88.40, p < .001). Similarly, both meta identity beliefs contributed positively and added another 11% of the variance (F(2,1365) = 93.27, p < .001). All predictors significantly contributed to the model (ps < .001). Our results show that the tendency to deny the existence of ethnic groups is rooted in more basic social beliefs about the origin of the group membership, identity boundaries, as well as about the power relations between the groups. Positioning EIDL in the nomological network of sociopsychological constructs helps us understand its nature and uniqueness. PB - Institut za psihologiju i Laboratorija za eksperimentalnu psihologiju C3 - Book of abstracts, XXIX Scientific Conference “Empirical Studies in Psychology”, Belgrade T1 - Psychological roots of ethnic identity delegitimization SP - 83 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4632 ER -
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Ninković, M.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). Psychological roots of ethnic identity delegitimization. in Book of abstracts, XXIX Scientific Conference “Empirical Studies in Psychology”, Belgrade Institut za psihologiju i Laboratorija za eksperimentalnu psihologiju., 83. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4632
Ninković M, Žeželj I. Psychological roots of ethnic identity delegitimization. in Book of abstracts, XXIX Scientific Conference “Empirical Studies in Psychology”, Belgrade. 2023;:83. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4632 .
Ninković, Milica, Žeželj, Iris, "Psychological roots of ethnic identity delegitimization" in Book of abstracts, XXIX Scientific Conference “Empirical Studies in Psychology”, Belgrade (2023):83, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4632 .