The Trials of Women Leaders in the Workforce: How a Need for Cognitive Closure can Influence Acceptance of Harmful Gender Stereotypes

Baldner, Conrad; Pierro, Antonio

doi:10.1007/s11199-018-0953-1

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“…We found support for this hypothesis In Study 1, we examined the relationships between individuals' need for closure, binding moral foundations, political conservatism, and collective action intentions in favor of immigrants, and then we tested a sequential mediational model that was developed by integrating these links. As expected: (a) the need for closure was linked to increased support for the binding moral foundations, consistently with previous research (Baldner & Pierro, 2018;Federico et al, 2016;Giacomantonio et al, 2017); (b) binding moral foundations were linked to increased political conservatism, as this tends to be associated with political beliefs that maintain social order and protect the societal security; (c) political conservatism was strongly and negatively associated with pro-immigrants collective action intentions, to the extent that politically conservative thought tends to be opposed to many forms of immigration; (d) the indirect effect of need for closure on collective action intentions was significant. Specifically, individuals with high need for closure were found to be less willing to participate in collective action favoring immigrants, because of their high levels of binding moral foundations and, in turn, high adherence to political conservatism.…”

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“…According with the literature (Baldner & Pierro, 2018;Federico et al, 2016;Giacomantonio et al, 2017), need for closure was found to be positively related with binding moral foundations. No significant association between need for closure and political conservatism was F I G U R E 1 Hypothesized serial mediation model found.…”

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“…It is the binding foundations that are relevant to the present research. Indeed, recent studies have found a robust association between the need for closure and the binding, but not the individualizing, moral foundations (Baldner & Pierro, 2018;Federico, Ekstrom, Tagar, & Williams, 2016;Giacomantonio, Pierro, Baldner, & Kruglanski, 2017). Individuals with elevated levels of binding moral foundations tend to adhere and conform to the group to which they belong.…”

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Need for closure effect on collective action intentions and behavior toward immigrants in Italy: The mediation of binding foundations and political conservatism

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Why are people (de)motivated to mobilize in favor of immigrants? Addressing this question, we investigated the role of individuals' epistemic motivation (i.e., need for closure) in influencing the process of becoming motivated to participate in collective action in favor of immigrants in Italy. Specifically, the mediational role of binding moral foundations and political conservatism in explaining the relationship between need for closure and collective action in favor of immigrants was examined in three studies. It was hypothesized that a heightened need for closure would be indirectly and negatively associated with collective action in favor of immigrants, sequentially mediated first through binding moral foundations and then political conservatism. We found support for this prediction when either dispositional measure (Study 1 and Study 2) or an experimental induction (Study 3) of need for closure were used, and when both collective action intentions (Study 1 and Study 3) and behavior (Study 2) were assessed. The results suggest that need for closure constitutes a powerful motivational force that leads individuals to engage in uncertainty‐reducing evaluations and actions. We discuss these results regarding how they are related with previous work and their implications for research and practice.

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Need for closure effect on collective action intentions and behavior toward immigrants in Italy: The mediation of binding foundations and political conservatism

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“…Consequently, forces that could threaten stable knowledge, including the type of knowledge provided by stereotypes, could be particularly repulsive to high NFC individuals. For instance, large‐scale immigration brings the possibility that the host culture could change; although immigration can bring many positives, high NFC individuals, who desire stable knowledge, are more likely to perceive it as negative (see Baldner & Pierro, ).…”

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“…As NFC is not explicitly linked to stereotypes and prejudice, it can also help reduce reliance on stereotypes when the source of knowledge promotes open‐mindedness (e.g., perspective taking; Sun, Zuo, Wu, & Wen, ). Nonetheless, high NFC individuals are more susceptible to popular, accessible stereotypes (see also Baldner & Pierro, , ). More generally, they are more likely to oppose changing their preexisting important beliefs; by seizing and freezing upon stable knowledge, they can cut themselves off from contradictory knowledge.…”

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Sympathy as knowledge of the other in need: An investigation into the roles of need for closure and the moral foundations on sympathy toward immigrants

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Santo

Talamo

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Although sympathy is a powerful other-focused motivation, not all individuals will experience sympathy when it is appropriate. Immigrants, as a disadvantaged outgroup, are especially in need of sympathy and, given the tensions of the immigration debate, are at-risk for low sympathy. Indeed, past research has found that sympathy is less likely to be experienced toward disliked out-groups. In the current research, we investigated the role of need for closure (NFC), or the general desire for epistemic certainty, on the experience of sympathy toward immigrants in Italy, a nation where the immigration debate is becoming increasingly fractious. Consistent with past research on the roles of NFC and the binding moral foundations (i.e., a concern for the well-being of groups) on prejudice toward out-groups, we propose that individuals with a high NFC, and who endorsed the binding moral foundations (i.e., a concern for the well-being of groups), would be particularly likely to have decreased sympathy toward immigrants in Italy. In line with past research and our hypotheses, in three studies we found that the binding foundations mediated the NFC effect on decreased sympathy toward immigrants in Italy. Conceptually, these individuals can strongly adopt traditional cultural norms as a way to acquire stable knowledge; this can make sympathy toward immigrants less likely, as they both stand outside "traditional" morality, as well can threaten the stability of natives' knowledge. | 241 BALDNER Et AL.

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The mediating role of national identification, binding foundations and perceived threat on the relationship between need for cognitive closure and prejudice against migrants in Malta

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Kosic

Pierro

2021

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What mitigates the relationship between need for cognitive closure and prejudice against migrants? Addressing this question, we explored how national identification, endorsing binding moral foundations and the perception of threat mediate the relationship between need for cognitive closure and prejudice against migrants in Malta. It was hypothesized that individuals with a high need for cognitive closure are more prone to identify with being Maltese and more probable to endorse binding moral foundations and perceive high threat from migrants, leading to a more prejudiced attitude towards migrants living in Malta. Two hundred and twentytwo individuals participated in this quantitative study.Results from this study showed that national identification, binding moral foundations and perceived threat mediate the relationship between need for cognitive closure and prejudice against migrants. The implications of the findings for theories about how need for cognitive closure contributes to increased prejudiced attitude in native population is discussed. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement.

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The Trials of Women Leaders in the Workforce: How a Need for Cognitive Closure can Influence Acceptance of Harmful Gender Stereotypes

Cited by 28 publications

References 39 publications

Need for closure effect on collective action intentions and behavior toward immigrants in Italy: The mediation of binding foundations and political conservatism

Need for closure effect on collective action intentions and behavior toward immigrants in Italy: The mediation of binding foundations and political conservatism

Sympathy as knowledge of the other in need: An investigation into the roles of need for closure and the moral foundations on sympathy toward immigrants

The mediating role of national identification, binding foundations and perceived threat on the relationship between need for cognitive closure and prejudice against migrants in Malta

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