Although scholars argue the role of interaction of national identification and populist mindset on attitudes toward refugees, the role of this interaction remained unanswered in social psychological studies. Across two cross-sectional survey studies conducted in Turkey (n₁ = 190, n₂ = 306), I hypothesized that national identity would be negatively associated with supporting pro-refugee policies and populist attitudes would moderate this relationship. Results implied that populist attitudes moderated the relationship between national identity and support for pro-refugee policies, while higher national identity predicted lower support for pro-refugee policies in Turkey. The negative effect of national identity on support for pro-refugee policies was at its highest level when combined with higher populist attitudes. This finding contributes to the populism literature that implicates populism becomes more concrete when combined with other thick-centered ideologies such as nationalism. Findings’ theoretical and practical implications for social psychology and political science literature as well as the interrelatedness of these implications with the contextual and historical peculiarity of Turkish politics are discussed.

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民粹主义态度缓和了民族认同与支持难民政策之间的负面关系

尽管学者们争论民族认同和民粹主义心态的相互作用对难民态度的作用，但这种相互作用的作用在社会心理学研究中仍未得到解答。在土耳其进行的两项横断面调查研究 ( n ₁ = 190, n ₂= 306），我假设民族认同与支持难民政策呈负相关，而民粹主义态度会缓和这种关系。结果表明，民粹主义态度缓和了民族认同与支持难民政策之间的关系，而较高的民族认同预示着土耳其对支持难民政策的支持较低。当与更高的民粹主义态度相结合时，国家认同对支持难民政策的负面影响达到了最高水平。这一发现有助于将民粹主义与民族主义等其他中心思想相结合的民粹主义文献变得更加具体。