@article{ref1,
title="Identification with the American South and anti-Muslim attitudes",
journal="Journal of social psychology",
year="2019",
author="Hackett, Justin D. and Rast, David and Hohman, Zachary",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1-14",
abstract="The number of anti-Muslim hate groups in the U.S. nearly tripled between 2015 and 2016. In addition, the number of hate crimes committed against members of the religion jumped 67% in 2015 alone. Addressing the rise in anti-Muslim prejudice is critical. We examined (<i>N</i> = 406) the role of regional identification in predicting anti-Muslim attitudes. That is, identification with the American South, a more conservative and religious part of the country with a history of slavery and violent secession movements, predicted anti-Muslim attitudes. This relationship was mediated by conservation values. For Southerners who strongly identified with &quot;the South&quot;, the endorsement of values related to a general resistance to change led to greater anti-Muslim attitudes. Anti-Muslim bias may lie in perceptions of threat: for strongly identified Southerners, the Muslim faith is viewed as a societal threat.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4545",
doi="10.1080/00224545.2019.1634506",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2019.1634506"
}