Extremism Leads to Ostracism

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5338975
AutoresAndrew H Hales (0000-0001-8045-5475, University of Virginia), Kimberly D Williams (0000-0001-7159-1854, Purdue University West Lafayette), Kipling D Williams
Año2020
Volumen51
Número3
Páginas149-156
Fecha de publicación2020-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSocial Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1864-9335 • E-ISSN: 2151-2590
EditorialHogrefe Publishing Group (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1027/1864-9335/a000406
OpenAlexW2993112350
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas28

Ostracism has been shown to increase openness to extreme ideologies and groups. We investigated the consequences of this openness-to-extremity from the perspective of potential ostracizers. Does openness-to-extremity increase one's prospects of being ostracized by others who are not affiliated with the extreme group? Participants rated willingness to ostracize 40 targets who belong to activist groups that vary in the type of goals/cause they support (prosocial vs. antisocial), and the extremity of their actions (moderate vs. extreme). Mixed-effects modeling showed that people are more willing to ostracize targets whose group engages in extreme actions. This effect was unexpectedly stronger for groups pursuing prosocial causes. It appears openness-to-extremity entails interpersonal cost, and could increase reliance on the extreme group for social connection

Helping behavior · Ideology · Interpersonal communication · Openness to experience · Ostracism · Perspective (graphical) · Prosocial behavior · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology