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Medientyp: E-Artikel Titel: Just ignore or counterattack? On the effects of different strategies for dealing with political attacks Beteiligte: Carraro, Luciana; Castelli, Luigi; Breazu, Ioana; Campomizzi, Giulia; Cerruto, Antonella; Mariani, Massimiliano; Toto, Ivano Erschienen: Wiley, 2012 Erschienen in: European Journal of Social Psychology Sprache: Englisch DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.1884 ISSN: 0046-2772; 1099-0992 Schlagwörter: Social Psychology Entstehung: Anmerkungen: Beschreibung: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>During political races, candidates have to decide how to deal with the negative remarks from opposing candidates: just ignore or counterattack? In two studies, we investigated some of the consequences of this choice. In Study 1, participants were presented with a political candidate who systematically attacked his opponent and with the reactions of the attacked candidate: across conditions, the attacked candidate only focused on his political program or counterattacked. Results showed an overt condemnation of the choice to counterattack but a higher spontaneous conformity toward the candidate who counterattacked. Study 2 replicated and extended these results indicating that the gender of the attacked candidate did not affect the results. Moreover, Study 2 showed that conformity toward the attacked candidate was positively related to the predicted chances of winning the election. Results are discussed in relation to their theoretical and applied implications. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.</jats:p>