Identity fusion leads to willingness to fight and die for the group: The moderating impact of being informed of the reasons behind other members’ sacrifice

Identity fusion is capable of predicting pro-group behaviors. We examine how strongly fused individuals react when they learn the motivations driving other strongly fused individuals’ pro-group behaviors. Three studies were conducted in two countries (Spain and USA). Results showed an attenuation effect in their willingness to fight and die for in-group members when strongly fused individuals learned that other participants displaying their same...