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Transcendence of Prejudice or Transcendence With Prejudice? Stronger Beliefs Regarding Transcendence are Correlated with Greater Intergroup Bias

abstract: Recent research has identified affirmation of transcendence and exposure to violent Bible verses as being related to greater prejudice toward value-violating out-groups (Blogowska & Saroglou, 2012; Shen et al., 2013). Effects of exposure to specific Bible verses on attitudes toward out-groups have not been measured in combination with the Post-Critical Belief Scale developed by Hutsebaut (1996). The relationships between exposure to scriptural endorsements of prejudice, affirmation vs. disaffirmation of transcendence, literal vs. symbolic processing of religious content, and prejudice toward value-violating out-groups were examined using an online survey administered to a sample of U.S. adults (N=283). Greater affirmation of transcendence scores were linked to greater prejudice toward atheists and homosexuals and more favorable ratings of Christians and highly religious people. Lower affirmation of transcendence scores were linked to less favorable ratings of Christians and highly religious people and more favorable ratings of atheists. Exposure to scriptural endorsements of prejudice did not have a significant effect on levels of prejudice in this study. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.S. Psychology 2013

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:18769
Date January 2013
ContributorsGrove, Richard Clark (Author), Robles, Elias (Advisor), Hall, Deborah (Committee member), Schweitzer, Nicholas (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher)
Source SetsArizona State University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeMasters Thesis
Format58 pages
Rightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved

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