折磨人的困境:美国人对酷刑的认同和态度

IF 1.6 3区社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

American Politics Research Pub Date : 2023-04-29 DOI:10.1177/1532673X231173917

Anca Zugravu, Mike Medeiros, Alessandro Nai

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自9/11恐怖袭击以来，关于对恐怖嫌疑人使用酷刑的态度的研究已经变得普遍。然而，尽管承认威胁与群体外敌意之间的身份根源关系，但身份依恋与对酷刑的态度之间的可能关系尚未得到充分探讨。使用2016年美国全国选举研究的数据，本研究的结果进一步理解了身份与支持酷刑之间的关系。两个主要的发现得到了支持:1)对美国身份的更大的依恋增加了对恐怖分子嫌疑人的酷刑的支持，2)感知到的恐怖主义威胁部分地调解了对美国身份的依恋和对酷刑的态度之间的关系。最后，该研究表明，对美国身份的高度依恋和9/11事件产生的恐怖分子的话语构建威胁着这种身份，这与个人对酷刑的态度有关。

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A Tormenting Dilemma: American Identity and Attitudes Towards Torture

Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, research on attitudes towards the use of torture on suspected terrorists has become common. However, despite acknowledging the identity-rooted relationship between threat and out-group hostility, the possible relationship between identity attachment and attitudes towards torture has been under-explored. Using data from the 2016 American National Election Study, the results of the present study further the understanding of the relationship between identity and support for torture. Two main findings are supported: 1) greater attachment to American Identity increases support for the torture of suspected terrorists, and 2) the perceived threat of terrorism partially mediates the relationship between attachment to the American Identity and attitudes towards torture. Ultimately, the study demonstrates, high attachment to American Identity and the 9/11-generated discursive construction of terrorists as threatening this identity is associated with individuals’ attitudes towards torture.

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American Politics Research POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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