Why does Existential Threat Promote Intergroup Violence? Examining the Role of Retributive Justice and Cost-Benefit Utility Motivations

The current research examined the role of retributive justice and cost-benefit utility motivations in the process through which mortality salience increases support for violent responses to intergroup conflict. Specifically, previous research has shown that mortality salience often encourages politi...

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Main Authors: Hirschberger, Gilad, Pyszczynski, Tom, Ein-Dor, Tsachi
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
Subjects:
Psychology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4653283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26635671
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01761

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4653283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26635671
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01761

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