Support for Freedom of Speech and Concern for Political Correctness

IF 1.2 4区心理学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Journal of Individual Differences Pub Date : 2022-12-21 DOI:10.1027/1614-0001/a000385

Louise Drieghe, Arne Roets, J. De keersmaecker, A. Van Hiel, D. Bostyn

引用次数: 2

Abstract

Abstract. Freedom of speech and political correctness are recurrent and contentious topics in contemporary society. The present study ( N = 300 North-American adults) aimed to advance empirical knowledge on these issues by investigating how cognitive ability and trait emotional intelligence predict individuals’ support for freedom of speech and concern for political correctness, considering empathy and intellectual humility as mediating variables. We demonstrate that both trait emotional intelligence and cognitive ability uniquely predict less concern for political correctness and more support for freedom of speech. Mediation through empathy slightly suppressed the effects of cognitive ability and emotional intelligence on concern for political correctness, whereas intellectual humility no longer served as a mediating variable in the overall path analysis. Possible mechanisms, implications, and avenues for future research are discussed.

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支持言论自由，关注政治正确

摘要言论自由和政治正确性是当代社会反复出现和有争议的话题。本研究（N=300名北美成年人）旨在通过调查认知能力和特质情商如何预测个人对言论自由的支持和对政治正确性的关注，并将同理心和智力谦逊视为中介变量，来提高对这些问题的实证知识。我们证明，特质情商和认知能力都能独特地预测人们对政治正确性的关注减少，对言论自由的支持增加。通过同理心进行的调解略微抑制了认知能力和情商对关注政治正确性的影响，而智力谦逊在整体路径分析中不再是中介变量。讨论了未来研究的可能机制、影响和途径。

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Journal of Individual Differences PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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2.70

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0.00%

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期刊介绍： Researchers, teachers, and students interested in all areas of individual differences (e.g., gender, temperament, personality, intelligence) and their assessment in human and animal research will find the Journal of Individual Differences useful. The Journal of Individual Differences publishes manuscripts dealing with individual differences in behavior, emotion, cognition, and their developmental aspects. This includes human as well as animal research. The Journal of Individual Differences is conceptualized to bring together researchers working in different areas ranging from, for example, molecular genetics to theories of complex behavior.