名称变更的心理意义:关于 (北) 马其顿名称公投的案例研究
Ana Stojanov1, Keren Segal1, Jamin Halberstadt1
1Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
概括
抵抗符号的改变,就像国家名称的改变一样,是由神圣的价值观驱动的. 这项研究发现,将"马其顿"这个名字视为神圣是对北马其顿更名的负面态度和投票行为的最强有力的预测因素.
科学领域:
- 社会心理学 社会心理学
- 政治心理学 政治心理学
背景情况:
- 强加于符号上的变化,例如企业重新命名或名称更改,往往会引起抵抗.
- 了解抵抗符号变化的心理驱动因素至关重要,特别是在政治背景下.
- 马其顿重新命名为北马其顿是一个独特的案例,用于研究对国家象征变化的抵抗力.
研究的目的:
- 检查神圣价值观,身份融合,民族认同和本质主义在预测对马其顿名称变更的抵制方面的作用.
- 调查心理机制背后的阻力,一个重要的国家象征改变.
主要方法:
- 对301名马其顿人进行了一项调查,调查时间为提前一周和提前几周的国家公投名称变更.
- 测量了参与者的投票意图,行为和神圣价值观水平,身份融合,国家认同和本质主义.
- 交叉滞后分析被用来探索测量的心理变量之间的潜在因果关系.
主要成果:
- 神圣的价值观和民族认同预测了人们对名称变更的负面态度.
- 认为"马其顿"这个名字是一种神圣的价值是最强的独特预测负面态度和投票行为反对改变.
- 在参与者中观察到与"马其顿"名称的高度身份融合.
结论:
- 神圣的价值观是一个关键的心理机制,驱动了对强加的符号变化的抵抗,特别是在国家身份背景下.
- 国家认同可能会先于国家名称作为神圣价值的认知,并促进这种认知,从而导致抵抗.
- 这项研究为抵抗国家象征变化的心理基础提供了新的见解.
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