Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
8-2008
Abstract
Based on past findings that attributionally more complex people make less fundamental attribution error, it was hypothesized that they would show less punitiveness and racism. In a study of 102 undergraduates, this hypothesis received robust support. The effect of attributional complexity was significant in two different punitiveness measures, a rehabilitation support measure, and two different racism measures. Also, this effect still held when demographic variables, crime victimization history, and need for cognition were statistically controlled. Moreover, attributional complexity mediated the effect of need for cognition and gender on punitiveness and racism. Theoretical implications are discussed.
Keywords
Attributional complexity, Need for cognition, Gender, Punitiveness, Racism, Prejudice
Discipline
Personality and Social Contexts | Social Psychology
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
Journal of Research in Personality
Volume
42
Issue
4
First Page
1074
Last Page
1081
ISSN
0092-6566
Identifier
10.1016/j.jrp.2007.11.002
Publisher
Elsevier
Citation
TAM, Kim-Pong, AU, Al, & LEUNG, Angela K. Y..(2008). Attributionally More Complex People Show Less Punitiveness and Racism. Journal of Research in Personality, 42(4), 1074-1081.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/540
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Authors
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2007.11.002