Abstract
In this article, we test if national identification is associated with legitimation of the national social systems based on the main tenets of social identity theory. Specifically, we distinguish between patriotism and nationalism to argue that the strongest predictor should be nationalism because it entails a sense of superiority over other countries. In addition, we test if this association is more pronounced in high-status groups considering that national identity is hierarchically constructed. In two studies conducted in Chile and Peru, we found partial support for these hypotheses. Specifically, nationalism was a significant predictor of system justification and perception of meritocracy after accounting for different theoretically relevant covariates, and this association was stronger among high-status groups.
| Translated title of the contribution | Nationalism, patriotism, and legitimation of the national social systems |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 423-450 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| Journal | Revista de Psicologia (Peru) |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Indexed - 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This article was funded by the ‘CONICYT PFCHA/MAGISTER BECAS CHILE/2018 – 73190011’. Master student in Psychology at New York University. Researcher at Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago de Chile. Postal address: Fernandez Concha 700, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile. Contact: salvador.vargas@unab.cl https://orcid. org/0000-0003-3306-4134 Master in International Development Policy by Seoul National University, and PhD(c) in Psychology by Universitat de Girona. Professor at the Department of Psychology in Univer-sidad Continental del Perú. Postal address: Av. San Carlos 1980, Urb. Antonio, Huancayo, Peru. Contact: rmirandaa@continental.edu.pe. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8640-6439
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