It's (a) Shame: Why Poverty Leads to Support for Authoritarianism.

IF 3.4 2区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Jasper Neerdaels, Christian Tröster, Niels Van Quaquebeke
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Abstract

The literature has widely discussed and supported the relationship between poverty and support for authoritarian leaders and regimes. However, there are different claims about the mediating mechanism and a lack of empirical tests. We hypothesize that the effect of poverty on support for authoritarianism is mediated by shame: People living in poverty frequently experience social exclusion and devaluation, which is reflected in feelings of shame. Such shame, in turn, is likely to increase support for authoritarianism, mainly due to the promise of social re-inclusion. We support our hypothesis in two controlled experiments and a large-scale field study while empirically ruling out the two main alternative explanations offered in the literature: stress and anxiety. Finally, we discuss how the present findings can support policymakers in efficiently addressing the negative political consequences of poverty.

这是(一种)耻辱:为什么贫穷会导致对专制主义的支持?
文献广泛讨论并支持贫困与支持独裁领导人和政权之间的关系。然而,关于中介机制的说法不一,也缺乏实证检验。我们假设,贫困对专制主义支持率的影响是由羞耻感中介的:生活贫困的人经常会受到社会排斥和贬低,这反映在羞耻感上。反过来,这种羞耻感可能会增加对专制主义的支持,这主要是由于重新融入社会的承诺。我们在两项对照实验和一项大规模实地研究中支持了我们的假设,同时从经验上排除了文献中提出的两个主要替代解释:压力和焦虑。最后,我们将讨论本研究成果如何帮助政策制定者有效解决贫困带来的负面政治后果。
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期刊介绍: The Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin is the official journal for the Society of Personality and Social Psychology. The journal is an international outlet for original empirical papers in all areas of personality and social psychology.
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