An attack against us all?
- Autor(en)
- Helena Knupfer, Jörg Matthes
- Abstrakt
Right-wing terrorism (RWT) poses an increasing threat to Western societies, with perpetrators targeting diverse members of society. We investigated the affective and attitudinal outcomes of exposure to news about RWT, depending on the victims’ religious affiliation (Christian vs. Muslim). Results of a quota-based experiment in [Austria; predominantly non-Muslim] (N = 315) revealed no direct effects of the victims’ religious affiliation on affective and attitudinal outcomes. However, mediation analyses suggest that, compared to Muslim victims, Christian victims elicit higher perceived similarity, which in turn, impacts compassion. Similarity and compassion then significantly predict affective and attitudinal outcomes. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
- Organisation(en)
- Institut für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft
- Journal
- Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
- Band
- 46
- Seiten
- 2400-2425
- Anzahl der Seiten
- 26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2021.1923623
- Publikationsdatum
- 06-2021
- Peer-reviewed
- Ja
- ÖFOS 2012
- 508007 Kommunikationswissenschaft, 508014 Publizistik
- Schlagwörter
- ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Safety Research
- Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 16 – Frieden, Gerechtigkeit und starke Institutionen
- Link zum Portal
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/023d2c71-9f71-4553-a9e3-53be2ce621b7