Is Political System Justification (Counter-) Normative

A Comparison Between France and Germany

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ID5338974
AuthorsMarie Mancassola (0009-0004-0600-8342, Université de Strasbourg), Melanie Steffens (0000-0002-7915-3629, University of Koblenz and Landau), Eva Louvet (0000-0003-2472-7098, Université de Strasbourg)
Year2025
Volume56
Issue3
Pages151-156
Publication date2025-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1864-9335 • E-ISSN: 2151-2590
PublisherHogrefe Publishing Group (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1027/1864-9335/a000580
OpenAlexW4413227324
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited21

The present research examined the normativity of political system justification comparing France and Germany, two Western countries that substantially differ in their level of system justification. We conducted two studies, in France ( N = 177) and Germany ( N = 202), respectively, using the self-presentation paradigm. Participants were asked to answer a political system justification scale to present a good versus bad image of themselves either to a potential employer (context social utility) or a potential friend (context social desirability). Results indicated that political system justification appeared to be counter-normative in France regarding social desirability, but normative in Germany regarding social utility. We relate these results to frequent protest against the political system in France

Context (archaeology) · Economics · Ideology · Normative · Normative social influence · Political science · Political system · Politics · Positive economics · Social desirability · System Justification · Cultural Differences and Values · Law · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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