Confrontational and Preventative Policy Responses to Terrorism: Anger Wants a Fight and Fear Wants "Them" to Go Away

By Linda J. Skitka, Christopher W Bauman, Nicholas P. Aramovich, S. Morgan. 2006

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Subfields: Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science

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Exposure to Violence, Ethos of Conflict, and Support for Compromise (2017, background): “…for exclusionist policies (Canetti-Nisim et al. 2009; Canetti et al. 2013; Hobfoll et al. 2006), support for belligerent policies (Gordon and Arian 2001; Echebarria-Echabe and FernandezGuede 2006; Skitka et al. 2006), and noncompromising attitudes (Kimhi and Shamai 2006; Solomon and Lavi 2005).”
Fear and anger as predictors of motivation for intergroup aggression: Evidence from Serbia and Republika Srpska (2010, background): “For example, although research (e.g., Cheung-Blunden & Blunden, 2008; Sadler et al., 2005; Skitka et al., 2006) indicates that anger was a strong predictor for overseas military action after 9/11 (first in Afghanistan and then Iraq), the political arguments about why military action were needed…”
Anger, Hatred, and the Quest for Peace: Anger Can Be Constructive in the Absence of Hatred (2011, background): “For example, studies show that emotions such as fear and anger can contribute to political attitude formation concerning aggressive reactions to terror attacks (Cheung-Blunden and Blunden 2008; Huddy, Feldman, and Cassese 2007; Lerner et al. 2003; Skitka et al. 2006) and that these emotions as well ”
The positive effect of negative emotions in protracted conflict: The case of anger (2011, background): “In past literature, this goal has been found to be consistently pursued through increased support for aggression against an adversary (Cheung-Blunden & Blunden, 2008; Huddy et al., 2007; Lerner et al., 2003; Skitka et al., 2006).”
The Islamophobia Scale: Instrument Development and Initial Validation (2009, background): “Research on post-9/11 sentiment has shown that fear is a significant predictor of support for policies designed to avoid or escape contact with Muslims, such as the deportation of Muslims ( Skitka, Bauman, Aramovich, & Morgan, 2006 ) and the isolation of the United States in world affairs ( Huddy, F”
Emotional Barriers to Peace: Emotions and Public Opinion of Jewish Israelis About the Peace Process in the Middle East (2011, background): “, 2008), and support for military actions (Huddy et al., 2007; Skitka et al., 2006).”