Positive experiences of high arousal martial arts rituals are linked to identity fusion and costly pro-group actions.

Autor: Kavanagh CM; Institute of Cognitive & Evolutionary Anthropology University of Oxford Oxford UK., Jong J; Centre for Advances in Behavioural Science Coventry University Coventry UK., McKay R; Department of Psychology Royal Holloway University of London Egham UK., Whitehouse H; Institute of Cognitive & Evolutionary Anthropology University of Oxford Oxford UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: European journal of social psychology [Eur J Soc Psychol] 2019 Apr; Vol. 49 (3), pp. 461-481. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Aug 03.
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2514
Abstrakt: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 605 practitioners of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) to test the hypothesis that high arousal rituals promote social cohesion, primarily through identity fusion. BJJ promotion rituals are rare, highly emotional ritual events that often feature gruelling belt-whipping gauntlets. We used the variation in such experiences to examine whether more gruelling rituals were associated with identity fusion and pro-group behaviour. We found no differences between those who had undergone belt-whipping and those who had not and no evidence of a correlation between pain and social cohesion. However, across the full sample we found that positive, but not negative, affective experiences of promotional rituals were associated with identity fusion and that this mediated pro-group action. These findings provide new evidence concerning the social functions of collective rituals and highlight the importance of addressing the potentially diverging subjective experiences of painful rituals.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that there are no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
(© 2018 The Authors. European Journal of Social Psychology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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