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On the (In)Compatibility of Attitudes Toward Peace and War

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ID6337296
AuthorsBoris Bizumic (0000-0003-2574-4893, The Australian National University Australia), Rune Stubager (0000-0002-5473-6799, Aarhus University Denmark), Scott Mellon (Stony Brook University New York), Nicolas Van Der Linden (0000-0002-1288-948X, Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium), Ravi Iyer (University of Southern California California), Benjamin M Jones (0000-0003-0331-5625, The Australian National University Australia)
Year2013
Volume34
Issue5
Pages673-693
Publication date2013-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitical Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0162-895X • E-ISSN: 1467-9221
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/pops.12032
OpenAlexW1594215759
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited58

Although attitudes toward peace and war are usually treated as two opposite poles of one dimension, in this article we argue that they may represent two distinct dimensions. To investigate this idea, we developed and tested a new balanced measure, the Attitudes Toward Peace and War (APW) Scale, in three studies (N = 4,742) in the United States and Denmark. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses showed that attitudes toward peace and war formed two distinct, though negatively related, factors. Structural equation modeling showed that antecedents of attitudes toward peace included egalitarian ideological beliefs, the values of international harmony and equality, and empathic concern for others, and consequences included intentions to engage in peace‐related activities. On the other hand, antecedents of attitudes toward war included authoritarian ideological beliefs, the values of national strength and order, and less personal distress, and consequences included intentions to engage in warlike activities. Results also showed that political affiliation had an impact on the relationship between peace and war attitudes, with conservatives less likely to find the attitudes incompatible. The findings support the view that attitudes toward peace and war represent two distinct dimensions

Authoritarianism · Confirmatory factor analysis · Democracy · Harmony (color · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Structural equation modeling · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Peace and Human Rights Education · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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