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Why hazing? Measuring the motivational mechanisms of newcomer induction in college fraternities
Journal of Cognition and Culture, Vol.19, pp.343-365
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2019
Web of Science ID: WOS:000481659000008
Abstract
Hazing behaviors as a part of group initiations have been theorized to contribute to a sense of group solidarity, to ensure loyalty and commitment of group members, to teach group-relevant skills and attitudes to group members, and to reinforce the social hierarchy within groups. In a survey of members of an international college fraternity (n=2833), researchers propose and test a four-dimensional model of hazing motivation. Using exploratory factor analysis, the proposed four-factor model explains 74 percent of the overall variance and confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated acceptable model fit. Correlation and regression analysis suggested that social dominance-motivated hazing is strongly associated with hazing tolerance, moral disengagement, and a variety of measures related to organizational commitment and attachment.
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- Title
- Why hazing? Measuring the motivational mechanisms of newcomer induction in college fraternities
- Publication Details
- Journal of Cognition and Culture, Vol.19, pp.343-365
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Brill; Netherlands
- Series
- 19
- Copyright
- © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2019
- Identifiers
- WOS:000481659000008; 99380090304206600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English