Simić Andrej, Sacchi Simona, Perugini Marco
Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
Department of Pedagogy-Psychology, University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Br J Soc Psychol. 2025 Jan;64(1):e12847. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12847.
Collective continuity, the perception of the ingroup as an enduring temporal entity, has been linked with ingroup favouritism, negative attitudes and prejudice towards the outgroups. However, previous studies focused mainly on the perceived connection between the past and present of the group. We proposed that the expectation of a strong similarity between the present and future of the national ingroup, future collective continuity (FCC), positively affects present intergroup relations construals. In line with the hypotheses, Study 1 (N = 202) showed a positive relation between FCC and prosocial outgroup beliefs (i.e., foreigner-related). Study 2 (N = 200) suggested that FCC negatively affects prejudice towards immigrants through lower levels of collective angst. Study 3 (N = 250; preregistered) provided experimental evidence that FCC decreased outgroup prejudice and anxiety and increased collective action intentions through collective angst. Furthermore, a moderated mediation model revealed that these effects held only for individuals who identified with their nation more. Our work suggests that believing that the ingroup will not significantly change in the future might make individuals more open towards outgroup members in the present.
集体延续性，即将内群体视为一个持久的时间实体的认知，已与内群体偏袒、对外群体的消极态度和偏见联系在一起。然而，以往的研究主要关注群体过去与现在之间的感知联系。我们提出，对国家内群体现在与未来高度相似性的预期，即未来集体延续性（FCC），会对当前的群体间关系建构产生积极影响。与假设一致，研究1（N = 202）表明FCC与亲社会外群体信念（即与外国人相关的信念）之间存在正相关。研究2（N = 200）表明，FCC通过较低水平的集体焦虑对移民偏见产生负面影响。研究3（N = 250；预先注册）提供了实验证据，表明FCC通过集体焦虑减少了外群体偏见和焦虑，并增加了集体行动意图。此外，一个有调节的中介模型表明，这些效应仅适用于那些对自己国家认同度更高的个体。我们的研究表明，相信内群体在未来不会发生显著变化可能会使个体在当下对外群体成员更加开放。
