In two studies, personal uncertainty threats caused compensatory religious zeal. In Study 1 an academic uncertainty manipulation heightened conviction for religious beliefs and support for religious warfare. In Study 2 a relationship uncertainty manipulation caused non-Muslim's to derogate Islam. Together, these findings demonstrate that two aspects of religious zeal-conviction for one's own beliefs and derogation of others'-are caused by personal uncertainty.
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McGregor, I., Haji, R., Nash, K. A., & Teper, R. (2008). Religious zeal and the uncertain self. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 30(2), 183–188. https://doi.org/10.1080/01973530802209251
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