In-group favoritism in international justice concerns: Power, Involvement, and Attitudes toward the Iraq war and the cross straits relationship in five societies
Journal
Basic and Applied Social Psychology
Journal Volume
31
Journal Issue
2
Pages
148-159
Date Issued
2009
Author(s)
Liu, J.H.
Paez, D.
Hanke, K.
Rosa, A.
Hilton, D.J.
Sibley, C.G.
Cabecinhas, R.
Zaromb, F.
Garber, I.E.
Leong, C.-H.
Moloney, G.
Valchev, V.
Gastardo-Conaco, C.
Abstract
Surveys in the USA, New Zealand, Taiwan, Japan, and China examined attitudes toward the Iraq War and the Cross-Straits Relationship between China and Taiwan. Factor analyses revealed a four-factor solution of justice concerns: (a) national mandate for military intervention, (b) international mandate against military action, (c) procedural justice, and (d) distributive justice issues. Americans and mainland Chinese were significantly different in an in-group favoring direction compared to other societies regarding justice concerns involving their nation. Taiwan, the low-powered society in the Cross-Straits Relationship, was like the uninvolved societies. Justice in international relations is filtered through in-group favoritism for powerful states. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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journal article