University of Parma.
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.
J Soc Psychol. 2020 Nov 1;160(6):751-767. doi: 10.1080/00224545.2020.1755217. Epub 2020 Apr 17.
Based on Social Dominance Theory (SDT), this study investigates the relationships between ideologically conservative attitudes (social dominance orientation, SDO; right-wing authoritarianism, RWA), legitimizing myths (false belief in asylum seekers as bogus; perception of in-group threats), and citizens' support for restricted reception and rejection of asylum policies. A sample of 539 people living in Italy filled in an anonymous questionnaire administered using a cross-sectional design. The results support the expectations, showing that people high in SDO and RWA were more likely to hold the belief that asylum seekers are making false claims and to perceive that the latter pose a threat to the in-group, which in turn increased support for both of restrictive policies. Findings suggest that conservative ideologies can positively affect citizens' support for restrictive asylum seeker policies based on both rejection and restricted reception by supplying ideological justification for not accommodating them in the host society.
基于社会支配理论（SDT），本研究调查了意识形态保守态度（社会支配倾向，SDO；右翼威权主义，RWA）、合法化神话（错误地认为寻求庇护者是虚假的；对内群体威胁的感知）与公民对限制接待和拒绝庇护政策的支持之间的关系。意大利的 539 名居民填写了一份匿名问卷，该问卷采用横断面设计进行管理。结果支持预期，表明 SDO 和 RWA 得分高的人更有可能认为寻求庇护者是在提出虚假主张，并认为后者对内群体构成威胁，这反过来又增加了对这两种限制政策的支持。研究结果表明，保守意识形态可以通过为不接纳他们进入东道社会提供意识形态上的正当理由，积极影响公民对限制寻求庇护者政策的支持，无论是拒绝还是限制接待。
