The Hateful People: Populist Attitudes Predict Interpersonal and Intergroup Hate

Cristhian A. Martínez; Jan Willem van Prooijen; Paul A.M. Van Lange

doi:10.1177/19485506221127491

The Hateful People: Populist Attitudes Predict Interpersonal and Intergroup Hate

Cristhian A. Martínez^*
, Jan Willem van Prooijen
, Paul A.M. Van Lange

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Do populist attitudes predict a growth in feelings of hate? Or does experiencing hate predict a growth in populist attitudes? Previous research has not yet examined the relation between populist attitudes and hate over time. We conducted a two-wave study with a Dutch adult sample in the Netherlands, to examine the time-extended associations between populism and hate, thereby focusing on other individuals (N = 943) or groups (N = 851) as targets of hate. For interpersonal and intergroup hate, results uncovered an association between populist attitudes and hate, such that, earlier populist attitudes predict later feelings of hate, while the reverse associations were virtually absent. The findings provide new evidence that a populist worldview might fuel feelings of hate over time, rather than the reverse, highlighting the intense and strong negative feelings that the populist worldview can inspire among people. Further implications are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	698-707
Number of pages	10
Journal	Social Psychological & Personality Science
Volume	14
Issue number	6
Early online date	1 Oct 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506221127491
Publication status	Published - Aug 2023

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the Administrative Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (Colciencias) [Scholarship number 783, 2017]

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hate
negative emotions
political polarization
populism
populist attitudes

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