Belief in US government conspiracies against blacks among black and white college students: Powerlessness or system blame?
Belief in US government conspiracies against blacks among black and white college students: Powerlessness or system blame?
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DOI：
10.1177/01461672992511003
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发表时间：
1999-08-01
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4
通讯作者：
Blaine, BE
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作者：
Crocker, J;Luhtanen, R;Blaine, BE
美国黑人比白色美国人更有可能支持美国政府针对黑人的阴谋理论。本研究探讨了91名黑人和96名白色大学生的这些阴谋信念的预测。对这些阴谋的信仰有两种解释，一种是关注政治无能为力和归因的外部性，另一种是关注黑人弱势地位的制度责任。回归分析支持这样的观点，即相信这些阴谋论与将美国黑人的问题归咎于偏见和歧视有关。即使社会经济地位受到控制，种族也是对这些阴谋信仰的有力预测。此外，种族效应部分介导的制度指责措施，但不是政治无能为力或更大的外部性归因风格。对于黑人学生来说，系统责备是比白色学生更强的阴谋信念预测因素。阴谋信念与黑人学生的种族自尊呈正相关，与白色学生呈负相关。临床意义和组间关系的影响进行了讨论。
Black Americans are far more likely than White Americans to endorse theories about conspiracies by the U.S. government against Blacks. The present study explored the predictors of these conspiracy beliefs for 91 Black and 96 White college students. Two explanations for belief in these conspiracies were considered, one focusing on political powerless and externality of attributions and the other focusing on system blame for Blacks' disadvantaged status. Regression analyses supported the view that belief in these conspiracy theories is related to blaming problems of Black Americans on prejudice and discrimination. Race was a powerful predictor of belief in these conspiracies even when socioeconomic status was controlled. Furthermore, the race effect was partially mediated by the system blame measure but not by political powerlessness or greater externality of attributional style. System blame was a much stronger predictor of conspiracy beliefs for Black than for White students. Conspiracy beliefs were positively associated with the racial self-esteem of Black students and negatively for White students. Clinical implications and implications for intergroup relations are discussed.