4 research outputs found
Social dominance in context and in individuals: contextual moderation of robust effects of social dominance orientation in 15 languages and 20 countries
Attitudes towards Arab ascendance: Israeli and global perspectives
Arab nations are decades behind many other previously colonized nations in developing stronger economies, more
democratic institutions, and more autonomy and self-government, in part as a result of external interference. The
year 2011 brought the potential for greater Arab autonomy through popular uprisings against autocratic governments
in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen, and through the Palestinian request for state recognition by the United Nations. We
examined the psychology of support for Arab ascendancy among adults in 14 nations in the Balkans, the Middle East,
Asia, Oceania, Europe, and North America. We predicted and found that people low on social dominance orientation
endorsed forming an independent Palestinian state and desired that the Arab uprisings succeed. Rejection of ideologies
that legitimize outside interference with Arabs mediated this support. Measures and model results were robust across
world regions. We discuss theoretical implications regarding the advent of new ideologies and extending social
dominance theory to address international relations
Attitudes Toward Arab Ascendance: Israeli and Global Perspectives
Arab nations are decades behind many other previously colonized nations in developing stronger economies, more democratic institutions, and more autonomy and self-government, in part as a result of external interference. The year 2011 brought the potential for greater Arab autonomy through popular uprisings against autocratic governments in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen, and through the Palestinian request for state recognition by the United Nations. We examined the psychology of support for Arab ascendancy among adults in 14 nations in the Balkans, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania, Europe, and North America. We predicted and found that people low on social dominance orientation endorsed forming an independent Palestinian state and desired that the Arab uprisings succeed. Rejection of ideologies that legitimize outside interference with Arabs mediated this support. Measures and model results were robust across world regions. We discuss theoretical implications regarding the advent of new ideologies and extending social dominance theory to address international relations.SCOPUS: ar.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe
Social Dominance in Context and in Individuals: Contextual Moderation of Robust Effects of Social Dominance Orientation in 15 languages and 20 countries
We tested the internal reliability and predictive validity of a new 4-item Short Social Dominance Orientation scale (SSDO) among adults in 20 countries, using 15 languages (N = 2130). Low scores indicate preferring group inclusion and equality to dominance. As expected, cross-nationally, the lower people were on SSDO, the more they endorsed more women in leadership positions, protecting minorities, and aid to the poor. Multi-level moderation models showed that each effect was stronger in nations where a relevant kind of group power differentiation was more salient. Distributions of SSDO were positively skewed, despite use of an extended response scale; results show rejecting group hierarchy is normative. The short scale is effective. Challenges regarding translations, use of short scales, and intersections between individual and collective levels in social dominance theory are discussed.SCOPUS: ar.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe