Realistic threat is framed as physical survival of the in-group

Evidence

Ingroup control is fundamental in that threats to the ingroup operate as threats to self. People treat the ingroup as an extension of self, protecting it as they do the self. Vicarious dissonance, the finding that individuals change their attitudes when ingroup members engage in inconsistent behavior, is a clear example (Norton, Monin, Cooper, & Hogg, 2003). Just as with individual dissonance, vicarious dissonance appears to be mediated by vicarious discomfort (in this case resulting from the ingroup member’s dissonant behavior). Thus, protecting the integrity of the ingroup operates by way of emotional discomfort. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 338 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Security regimes prioritize survival at the cost of becoming ourselves — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 487; Extreme militia preparedness felt normal to children raised in John Birch households — Anna Merlan, Republic of Lies, 614; Group esteem threats may combine multiplicatively with realistic threats. — Blake M. Riek, Eric W. Mania, and Samuel L. Gaertner, Intergroup Threat and Outgroup…, 140 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Threats to a person’s ingroup are experienced as threats to the self itself #complicates (0.72) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 338