Research data from the manuscript "Respect and political disagreement: Can intergroup respect reduce the biased evaluation of outgroup arguments?"

Sozialpsychologie

Autor*innen / Ersteller*innen

Eschert, Silke
Simon, Bernd

Abstract

Past research indicates that in political debates the same arguments are judged very differently depending on the perceiver's own position on the issue, because positions on controversial issues are often tied to collective identities. In this series of studies we tested the assumption that equality-based respect from an opposing opinion-based group can reduce such biases. Results confirmed that identification as an opponent or proponent of a contested issue was negatively related to evaluations of outgroup arguments (Study 1) and that this negative link was no longer significant when intergroup respect was experimentally induced (Study 2). Results support the notion that disagreements over political issues are intergroup conflicts, in which different socio-political groups struggle for recognition, and that approaches that protect collective identities and improve intergroup relations should be employed to de-escalate them.

Persistent Identifier

https://doi.org/10.5160/psychdata.etse16re12

Jahr der Publikation

2019

Förderung

German Research Foundation (DFG), Grant SI 428/20-1; Volkswagen Foundation, Grant 87 389

Zitierung

Eschert, S. & Simon, B. (2019). Research data from the manuscript "Respect and political disagreement: Can intergroup respect reduce the biased evaluation of outgroup arguments?" (Version 1.0.0) [Daten und Dokumentation]. Trier: Forschungsdatenzentrum am ZPID. https://doi.org/10.5160/psychdata.etse16re12

Studienbeschreibung

Forschungsfragen/Hypothesen:

A negative link between ingroup identification and the evaluation of outgroup arguments was expected (Hypothesis 1). Further, we proposed that this negative bias should be weakened or even removed when respect was received from the outgroup (Hypothesis 2).

Forschungsdesign:

Pretest:Questionnaire Data – Fully Standardized Survey Instrument; Study 1: Questionnaire Data – Fully Standardized Survey Instrument; Study 2: Experiment Data – Experimental Factor, Quasi-experimental Factor, Group Comparison, Laboratory Experiment; single measurement

Messinstrumente/Apparate:

A detailed description of the pretest, study 1 and study 2 can be found in Eschert, S. & Simon, B. (2019).

Datenerhebungsmethode:

Pretest & Study 1:
Data collection in the absence of an experimenter

  • Online Survey

Study 2:
Data collection in the presence of an experimenter

  • Individual Administration
  • Computer-Supported

Population:

Students from a German university

Erhebungszeitraum:

Pretest: 2015-12-08 until 2015-12-10
Study 1: 2015-12-17 until 2015-12-23
Study 2: 2016-01-15 until 2016-02-01

Stichprobe:

Convenience sample

Gender Distribution:

Pretest:
61 % female subjects (N=56)
38 % male subjects (N=35)
1 % no answer (N=1)

Study 1:
62 % female subjects (N=64)
37 % male subjects (N=38)
1 % no answer (N=1)

Study 2:
51 % female subjects (N=75)
48 % male subjects (N=70)
1 % no answer (N=1)

Age Distribution: Pretest: 18-31 years; Study 1: 18-45 years; Study 2: 19-32 years

Spatial Coverage (Country/Region/City): Germany/-/Kiel

Probandenrekrutierung:

Pretest & Study 1:
Student participants were recruited through social network groups of their university.
Study 2:
Student participants were recruited on campus and invited to the lab by student assistants

Stichprobengröße:

Pretest: 92 individuals; Study 1: 103 individuals; Study 2: 137 individuals

Rücklauf/Ausfall:

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etse16re12_sy1.txt
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Position Name Label Gültige Werte Fehlende Werte
1
CASE
participant number
83-212 "participant number"
999 "missing"
2
D101_01
age
18-31 "years"
-99 "missing"
3
D102
sex
1 "male" 2 "female" 3 "do not wish to answer"
-9 "missing"
4
T101_01
Position on issue1 (veggie day in university cafeterias)
1 "strongly in favor" 2 "" 3 "" 4 "" 5 "" 6 "" 7 "strongly against"
-9 "missing"
5
T103_01
Issue1: personal importance
1 "not important at all" 2 "" 3 "" 4 "" 5 "" 6 "" 7 "very important"
-9 "missing"
6
T201_01
Position on issue2 (army advertising on our campus)
1 "strongly against" 2 "" 3 "" 4 "" 5 "" 6 "" 7 "strongly in favor"
-9 "missing"
7
T203_01
Issue2: personal importance
1 "not important at all" 2 "" 3 "" 4 "" 5 "" 6 "" 7 "very important"
-9 "missing"
8
T301_01
Position on issue3 (access to messages in social networks for security agencies)
1 "strongly against" 2 "" 3 "" 4 "" 5 "" 6 "" 7 "strongly in favor"
-9 "missing"
9
T303_01
Issue3: personal importance
1 "not important at all" 2 "" 3 "" 4 "" 5 "" 6 "" 7 "very important"
-9 "missing"
10
T401_01
Position on issue4 (limitation for numbers of refugees that can enter Germany)
1 "strongly against" 2 "" 3 "" 4 "" 5 "" 6 "" 7 "strongly in favor"
-9 "missing"
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Position Name Label Gültige Werte Fehlende Werte
1
CASE
Interview-Nummer (fortlaufend)
82-274 "interview number"
999 "missing"
2
D101
age
-99-45 "years"
99 "missing"
3
D102
sex
1 "male" 2 "female" 3 "do not wish to answer"
-9 "missing"
4
E101_01
participant position
1 "strongly against -5" 2 "-4" 3 "-3" 4 "-2" 5 "-1" 6 "+1" 7 "+2" 8 "+3" 9 "+4" 10 "strongly in favor +5"
-9 "missing"
5
E102_01
questionnaire order
1-2 "questionnaire order"
-9 "missing"
6
ID02_01
IDopponent: I see myself as an opponent
1 "do not agree at all" 2 "" 3 "" 4 "" 5 "" 6 "" 7 "fully agree"
-9 "missing"
7
ID02_02
IDopponent: I feel a bond with others, who also oppose surveillance
1 "do not agree at all" 2 "" 3 "" 4 "" 5 "" 6 "" 7 "fully agree"
-9 "missing"
8
ID02_03
IDopponent: Being an opponent is an important part of how I see myself
1 "do not agree at all" 2 "" 3 "" 4 "" 5 "" 6 "" 7 "fully agree"
-9 "missing"
9
ID03_01
IDproponent: I see myself as a proponent
1 "do not agree at all" 2 "" 3 "" 4 "" 5 "" 6 "" 7 "fully agree"
-9 "missing"
10
ID03_02
IDproponent: I feel a bond with others, who also support surveillance
1 "do not agree at all" 2 "" 3 "" 4 "" 5 "" 6 "" 7 "fully agree"
-9 "missing"
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Position Name Label Gültige Werte Fehlende Werte
1
CASE
participant number
142-323 "participant number"
999 "missing"
2
D101_01
age
19-32 "years"
99 "missing"
3
D102
sex
1 "male" 2 "female" 3 "do not wish to answer"
-9 "missing"
4
I001_01
Respect condition (experimental manipulation)
1 "low respect" 2 "high respect"
-9 "missing"
5
E101_01
participant position
1 "strongly against -5" 2 "-4" 3 "-3" 4 "-2" 5 "-1" 6 "+1" 7 "+2" 8 "+3" 9 "+4" 10 "strongly in favor +5"
-9 "missing"
6
A101_01
OwnProArgument1
Zeichenkette "write your own arguments"
-9 "missing"
7
A104_01
OwnConArgument1
Zeichenkette "write your own arguments"
-9 "missing"
8
A105_01
OwnConArgument2
Zeichenkette "write your own arguments"
-9 "missing"
9
A106_01
OwnConArgument3
Zeichenkette "write your own arguments"
-9 "missing"
10
A102_01
OwnProArgument2
Zeichenkette "write your own arguments"
-9 "missing"
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