Finell Eerika, Zogmaister Cristina
Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Scand J Psychol. 2015 Apr;56(2):189-97. doi: 10.1111/sjop.12193. Epub 2015 Jan 22.
We examined whether there is a relationship between the different forms patriotism can take (i.e., blind vs. constructive) and different representations of one's own nation. We considered two types of national symbols representing the nation in terms of confrontation between groups (polarized symbols) and as a unique entity (unpolarized symbols). In Study 1 we found that blind patriotism was positively associated with the degree to which individuals perceived their nation through confrontation whereas constructive patriotism was positively associated with the degree to which individuals perceived their nation as unique entity. In Study 2 we tested how the relationship between blind patriotism and outgroup attitudes changed when the nation was defined either through confrontation or as a unique entity. The results emphasize the essential role of the specific meaning associated to the nation when studying patriotism and its relation to outgroup attitudes.
我们研究了爱国主义可能呈现的不同形式（即盲目爱国主义与建设性爱国主义）与对自己国家的不同认知之间是否存在关联。我们考虑了两类代表国家的象征符号，一类是从群体间对抗角度（极化符号）来体现国家，另一类是将国家视为一个独特实体（非极化符号）。在研究1中，我们发现盲目爱国主义与个体通过对抗来认知自己国家的程度呈正相关，而建设性爱国主义与个体将自己国家视为独特实体的程度呈正相关。在研究2中，我们测试了当国家通过对抗或作为独特实体来定义时，盲目爱国主义与对外群体态度之间的关系会如何变化。研究结果强调了在研究爱国主义及其与对外群体态度的关系时，与国家相关的特定意义所起到的关键作用。
