Effect of political extremism on the link between the feeling of threat to group’s image and intergroup hostility: The case of the expressions Tontinards and Sardinards in the Cameroonian context

Gustave Adolphe Messanga, Sabine Flore NGASSOM Pentcheu and Sonia NPIANE Ngongueu
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Gustave Adolphe Messanga: Department of Philosophy-Psychology-Sociology, University of Dschang, Cameroon
Sabine Flore NGASSOM Pentcheu: Department of Philosophy-Psychology-Sociology, University of Dschang, Cameroon
Sonia NPIANE Ngongueu: Department of Philosophy-Psychology-Sociology, University of Dschang, Cameroon

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2021, vol. 5, issue 3, 188-193

Abstract: This study analyzes the effect of political extremism on the link between the feeling of threat to group’s image and intergroup hostility. It tests the hypothesis that political extremism has a moderating effect on the link between the feeling of threat to group’s image and intergroup hostility. Research methodology consisted on the administration of the scales of political extremism (Dono et al.,2018), threat to group’s image, and intergroup hostility (Schaafsma & Kipling, 2012) to 397 participants, including 221 Bamiléké and 176 Béti whose age varies between 17 and 59 years (M = 28.05; S.D. = 8.32). The results of the statistical analyzes provide empirical support for the hypothesis of the study. We conclude that this study contributes to the literature on the explanatory factors of intergroup hostility by revealing that the link between that construct and threat to group’s image is moderated by political extremism.

Date: 2021
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