How terrorism news reports increase prejudice against outgroups: A terror management account

« Je suis Charlie » : New Findings on the Social and Political Psychology of Terrorism [« Je suis Charlie » : Nouvelles Avancées en Psychologie Sociale et Politique du Terrorisme]

“…In the next paper, Nugier and colleagues (2016) report the results of an experimental study that was conducted during the terrorist attack in January 2015 and that includes this attack as independent variable. Only one previous study has been able to use such a powerful experimental design that depends entirely on circumstances (Das, Bushman, Bezemer, Kerkhof & Vermeulen, 2009). This design is powerful because it can go beyond correlational evidence to test for possible interaction effects between independent variables manipulated in the laboratory and the naturallyoccurring independent one.…”

The “Charlie-Hebdo” Effect: Repercussions of the January 2015 Terrorist Attacks in France on Prejudice toward Immigrants and North-Africans, Social Dominance Orientation, and Attachment to the Principle of <i>Laïcité</i> <br/> [L’effet « Charlie-Hebdo » : Répercussions des attentats de Janvier 2015 en France sur les Préjugés à l’égard des Maghrébins, l’orientation à la D

“…Finally, such events engender more negative attitudes towards people/groups seen as embracing opposing norms and values to those of the ingroup (Greenberg, Pyszczynski, & Solomon, 1986). In addition, the ability of terrorist acts to activate the idea of death favors an increase in prejudice against outgroups (Das et al, 2008;Kastenmüller, Greitemeyer, Ai, Winter, & Fischer, 2011), as does the perception of threat produced by a terrorist attack (Doosje et al, 2009;Hitlan et al, 2007). Terrorist attacks can also increase an citizens' perceptions of a physical threat, especially to their own safety, and a symbolic threat to their identity, their values and their way of life (Doosje, Zimmermann, Küpper, Zick, & Meertens, 2009;Hitlan et al, 2007).…”

Cultural Leaders and the Clash of Civilizations

“…Reminders of one's own mortality intensify e¤orts to uphold cultural world-views and self-esteem, 14 in particular they increase nationalism and prejudice 15 and the support of charismatic leaders. 16 Apart from psychological experiments there is a substantial body of empirical evidence that con…rms that terror increases prejudice. The above evidence suggests that terror attacks can indeed work as a tool for cultural alienation.…”