“After the Discussion, I am Even More Confident in My Point of View”: An Overview of Studies of Group Polarization
https://doi.org/10.26794/2308-944X-2020-8-2-6-11
Abstract
The polarization of the population in Russia is reflected in the psychological state of society. The article deals with the phenomenon of “group polarization”. First, we define the phenomenon formulated in the framework of social psychology. Next, we presented the main theories that explain the mechanism of action of this phenomenon. Further, we considered in more detail psychological experiments aimed to study group polarization empirically. Separately, we considered studies that also established the features of group polarization, but were carried out in related social sciences. The examples of recent events that took place in Russia illustrate the process of group polarization in modern society in the period from 2014 to 2020. Based on the described studies, we formulated the need for a more detailed empirical analysis of this phenomenon in the current conditions of society in Russia. Finally, we outlined the main ways related to the study of the connection between group polarization and the psychological state of society and people’s behaviour.
Supporting agencies: The work was carried out with the financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR), grant No. 17–29–02104 ofi_m.
About the Authors
A. Nevryuev
Financial University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Andrey Nevryuev - Master of Science in psychology, Senior lecturer of the department of Psychology and development of Human Capital
AuthorID: 870454
SPIN: 5652–0567
ResearcherID: P‑7295–2016
ScopusID: 57194186121
M. Gagarina
Financial University; Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Science
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maria Gagarina - Phd in Psychology, Associate Professor, department of Psychology and development of Human Capital; Researcher at the Laboratory of Social and Economic Psychology
AuthorID: 691608
SPIN: 9851–4568
ResearcherID: AAD‑3036–2019
ScopusID: 15623077800
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Nevryuev A., Gagarina M. “After the Discussion, I am Even More Confident in My Point of View”: An Overview of Studies of Group Polarization. Review of Business and Economics Studies. 2020;8(3):6-11. https://doi.org/10.26794/2308-944X-2020-8-2-6-11
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