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Strongly fused individuals feel viscerally responsible to self‐sacrifice
Identity fusion is a visceral feeling of oneness that predicts extreme behaviour on behalf of the target of fusion. We propose that strongly fused individuals are characterized by feelings of visceral responsibility towards such target – unconditional, instinctive, and impulsive drive to care, prote...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9790423/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35166395 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12526 |
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author | Chinchilla, Juana Vázquez, Alexandra Gómez, Ángel |
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description | Identity fusion is a visceral feeling of oneness that predicts extreme behaviour on behalf of the target of fusion. We propose that strongly fused individuals are characterized by feelings of visceral responsibility towards such target – unconditional, instinctive, and impulsive drive to care, protect and promote its well‐being and interests – that motivates them to self‐sacrifice. Two studies offered initial support when the target of fusion is an individual or a group (Studies 1a‐1b). A final study added causal evidence that strongly fused learning that most ingroup members did not feel visceral responsibility towards the group expressed less willingness to self‐sacrifice than those learning that ingroup members display high levels of visceral responsibility (Study 2). These findings offer novel evidence for the mechanisms underlying the effects of fusion on extreme behaviour on behalf of the target of fusion and the attenuation of its consequences. |
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spelling | pubmed-97904232022-12-28 Strongly fused individuals feel viscerally responsible to self‐sacrifice Chinchilla, Juana Vázquez, Alexandra Gómez, Ángel Br J Soc Psychol Articles Identity fusion is a visceral feeling of oneness that predicts extreme behaviour on behalf of the target of fusion. We propose that strongly fused individuals are characterized by feelings of visceral responsibility towards such target – unconditional, instinctive, and impulsive drive to care, protect and promote its well‐being and interests – that motivates them to self‐sacrifice. Two studies offered initial support when the target of fusion is an individual or a group (Studies 1a‐1b). A final study added causal evidence that strongly fused learning that most ingroup members did not feel visceral responsibility towards the group expressed less willingness to self‐sacrifice than those learning that ingroup members display high levels of visceral responsibility (Study 2). These findings offer novel evidence for the mechanisms underlying the effects of fusion on extreme behaviour on behalf of the target of fusion and the attenuation of its consequences. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022-02-15 2022-10 /pmc/articles/PMC9790423/ /pubmed/35166395 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12526 Text en © 2022 The Authors. British Journal of Social Psychology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Psychological Society. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. |
spellingShingle | Articles Chinchilla, Juana Vázquez, Alexandra Gómez, Ángel Strongly fused individuals feel viscerally responsible to self‐sacrifice |
title | Strongly fused individuals feel viscerally responsible to self‐sacrifice |
title_full | Strongly fused individuals feel viscerally responsible to self‐sacrifice |
title_fullStr | Strongly fused individuals feel viscerally responsible to self‐sacrifice |
title_full_unstemmed | Strongly fused individuals feel viscerally responsible to self‐sacrifice |
title_short | Strongly fused individuals feel viscerally responsible to self‐sacrifice |
title_sort | strongly fused individuals feel viscerally responsible to self‐sacrifice |
topic | Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9790423/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35166395 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12526 |
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