ABSTRACT

Perceptions of economic and security threats have recently led to a change in priorities in the Western world, placing the protection of one’s own group well-being and safety over the importance attached to the defense of individual rights. Moreover, various studies have shown that such a reversal in priorities is associated with the rise of cold attitudes towards immigrants and minorities. The aim of the present research is to analyze the association between materialistic values and feelings of coldness towards various social groups, by considering the mediation effect of intergroup indifference, defined as being uncaring in regard to arbitrary policies affecting other social groups. The results supported the hypothesis. Materialistic values are indeed positively correlated with cold attitudes towards social groups, and this relationship is fully mediated by intergroup indifference. The results show that the study of intergroup dynamics should consider the role of intergroup indifference as it identifies a strategy of de-responsibilization that may be implemented blamelessly.

摘要

对经济和安全威胁的看法最近导致西方世界的优先事项发生变化，将保护自己群体的福祉和安全置于对个人权利的捍卫的重要性之上。此外，各种研究表明，这种优先顺序的逆转与对移民和少数民族的冷淡态度的上升有关。本研究的目的是通过考虑群体间冷漠的中介效应来分析物质主义价值观与对不同社会群体的冷漠感之间的关联，群体间冷漠被定义为对影响其他社会群体的专断政策漠不关心。结果支持了假设。唯物主义价值观确实与对社会群体的冷漠态度正相关，这种关系完全由群体间的冷漠来调节。结果表明，群际动力学的研究应该考虑群际冷漠的作用，因为它确定了一种可以无可指责地实施的去责任化策略。