A cross-cultural test of competing hypotheses about system justification using data from 42 nations

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dc.citation.volumeEarly View
dc.contributor.authorValdes EA
dc.contributor.authorLiu JH
dc.contributor.authorWilliams M
dc.contributor.authorCarr SC
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-24T21:59:06Z
dc.date.available2024-10-24T21:59:06Z
dc.date.issued2024-09-25
dc.description.abstractSystem justification theory (SJT) is a thriving field of research, wherein the primary questions revolve around why individuals and groups are motivated to see the systems they depend on as just, fair, and legitimate. This article seeks to answer how accurate the postulates of SJT are when compared to competing self-interest claims of social identity and social dominance theory. We addressed the ongoing debates among proponents of each theory by identifying who, when, and why individuals decide to system-justify. We used data comprised of 24,009 participants nested within 42 countries. Multilevel models largely supported the competing claims of social dominance and social identity theories over SJT. The most robust findings were: (1) greater objective socioeconomic status (SES) was associated with greater system justification; (2) the consistent positive relationship between subjective SES and system justification was partially mediated by life satisfaction; and (3) both ends of the political spectrum were willing to system-justify more when the political party they favored was in power. The results presented are used to discuss both the current state and the future directions for system justification research.
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dc.format.pagination1-25
dc.identifier.citationValdes EA, Liu JH, Williams M, Carr SC. (2024). A cross-cultural test of competing hypotheses about system justification using data from 42 nations. Political Psychology. Early View. (pp. 1-25).
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/pops.13039
dc.identifier.eissn1467-9221
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn0162-895X
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/71847
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Society of Political Psychology.
dc.publisher.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pops.13039
dc.relation.isPartOfPolitical Psychology
dc.rights(c) 2024 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectpolitical psychology
dc.subjectsocial dominance theory
dc.subjectsocial identity theory
dc.subjectsocial psychology
dc.subjectsystem justification theory
dc.titleA cross-cultural test of competing hypotheses about system justification using data from 42 nations
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id491802
pubs.organisational-groupCollege of Health
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