Međusobni stereotipi Hrvata, Bošnjaka i Srba u svetlu dvofaktorske teorije predrasuda

Kako nizom empirijskih provera nije dobijena očekivana korelacija između negativnih stereotipa i predrasuda, savremeni istraživači su pretpostavili da stereotipe ne treba posmatrati kao jednodimenzionalni konstrukt. Predložena je dvofaktorska teorija stereotipa gde je prva dimenzija kompetencije (superioran-inferioran), a druga dobrote i moralnosti (dobar-loš). Samo ova potonja korelira sa predrasudama. Naše istraživanje obavljeno na 617 ispitanika iz Srbije, Hrvatske i Bosne i Hercegovine pokazuje da su negativni međusobni stereotipi ova tri naroda još dominantni a ta negativnost se odražava pre svega na drugoj dimenziji, kao što i predviđa pomenuta teorija.
Since a number of empirical research have not shown expected correlation between negative stereotypes and prejudices, modern researchers have proposed that stereotypes should not be treated as unidimensional construct. The two factors theory of stereotypes has been proposed. First dimension is competence (superior-inferior), and second is beneficence or morality (good-bad). Only second one has high correlation with prejudices. Our research, conducted on 617 subjects from Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia and Hercegovina, shows that mutual negative stereotypes among these three nations are still dominant, and that negativity has mainly been found on the second dimension, just as mentioned theory proposed.