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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ID12397100
AuthorsFleur Bianco (0000-0001-9572-0294, Department of Social and Developmental Psychology Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy, corresponding author), Ankica Kosic (0000-0003-0114-1879, Department of Social and Developmental Psychology Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy), Antonio Pierro (0000-0003-3847-2241, Department of Social and Developmental Psychology Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy)
Year2021
Volume32
Issue2
Pages172-185
Publication date2021-07-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community & Applied Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1052-9284 • E-ISSN: 1099-1298
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/casp.2559
OpenAlexW3178324910
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited64

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 twenty‐two 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

Attribution · Closure (psychology · Cognition · Identification (biology · Maltese · Perception · Political science · Population · Prejudice (legal term · Sociology · Cultural Differences and Values · Law · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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