Anti-American sentiment and America's perceived intent to dominate: An 11-nation study

Peter Glick, Susan T. Fiske, Dominic Abrams, Benoit Dardenne, Maria Cristina Ferreira, Roberto Gonzalez, Christopher Hachfeld, Li Li Huang, Paul Hutchison, Hyun Jeong Kim, Anna Maria Manganelli, Barbara Masser, Angelica Mucchi-Faina, Shinya Okiebisu, Nadim Rouhana, José L. Saiz, Nuray Sakalli-Ugurlu, Chiara Volpato, Mariko Yamamoto, Vincent Yzerbyt

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Abstract

Perceptions of America as a powerful but malevolent nation decrease its security. On the basis of measures derived from the stereotype content model (SCM) and image theory (IT), 5,000 college students in 11 nations indicated their perceptions of the personality traits of, intentions of, and emotional reactions to the United States as well as their reactions to relevant world events (e.g., 9/11). The United States was generally perceived as competent but cold and arrogant. Although participants distinguished between the United States' government and its citizens, differences were small. Consistent with the SCM and IT, viewing the United States as intent on domination predicted perceptions of lack of warmth and of arrogance but not of competence and status. The discussion addresses implications for terrorist recruitment and ally support.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)363-373
Number of pages11
JournalBasic and Applied Social Psychology
Volume28
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Social Psychology
  • Applied Psychology

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