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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Hate in Extremist, Liberal, and Conservative Groups

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Personality/Emotion

  • Katherine Aumer
    University of Hawaii West Oahu
  • Katherine Aumer
    Hawaii Pacific University
  • Amanda Daniels
    Hawaii Pacific University
  • Dylan Light
    Hawaii Pacific University
  • William Hagblom
    Hawaii Pacific University
  • Michael Erickson
    Hawaii Pacific University
  • Erin Spittal
    Hawaii Pacific University
  • Renzelle Ponce
    Hawaii Pacific University

Abstract

The following study found that whether one is Liberal, Conservative, or Extremist, hate is positively correlated with perceiving that group has a threat. Dehumanizing targets of hate was only weakly correlated and the perception of the target’s morality was inconsistently correlated with hate.

Emotion