title: What are we fighting for?: the effects of framing on ingroup identification and allegiance.
abstract: Two studies were conducted examining the impact of framing on ingroup identification and allegiance in the context of international conflicts. The first study was carried out among British students at the beginning of the war in Afghanistan (N = 69). Perceptions of the war were manipulated by varying the frame that determined whether the war was perceived as positive and just or negative. Participants provided with a positive frame on the war identified more with their ingroup (Britain), and displayed higher allegiance to the United States than when given a negative frame. These findings were replicated in a second study conducted in the context of the second Iraq war (N = 51). Discussion focuses on the way in which framing affects perceptions of intergroup relations and the relationship between self, ingroup and out-group(s).
authors: Exeter University, Centre for Leadership Studies, STC, 1.39, Rennes Dr, Exeter EX4 4ST, UK. i.adarves-yorno@ex.ac.uk
authors: Inmaculada
authors: I
authors: Adarves-Yorno
authors: Jolanda
authors: J
authors: Jetten
authors: Tom
authors: T
authors: Postmes
authors: S Alexander
authors: SA
authors: Haslam
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D055826:Afghan Campaign 2001-; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D054542:Iraq War, 2003-2011; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012933:Social Identification; D012938:Social Perception; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States; D014857:Warfare; D055815:Young Adult