Abstract
Groups, particularly when immersed in an intractable intergroup conflict, place considerable value on protecting and defending their historical group narrative. However, some group members are more narrative‐protective than others. InStudy 1, we introduce a new individual‐difference measure of motivation to achieve aFirmlyEntrenchedNarrativeClosurE(FENCE) and test it on several Israeli samples (N = 1132). InStudy 2 (N = 120), we show that in‐group glorification, right‐wing political orientation, and right‐wing‐authoritarianism, but not attachment to theIn‐group, nonspecific need for cognitive closure, or need for cognition, predictFENCEmotivation andBehavioralLack ofOpenness toCounternarratives(BLOC). InStudies 3 and 4, we show using international (N = 24) and Israeli (N = 78) samples that a belief in the zero‐sum nature of the conflict is related toFENCEandBLOC. InStudy 5, we demonstrate thatFENCEaffects quality of recall of conflict information. The potential merit ofFENCEin accounting for the variability among group members in protecting the group narrative is discussed.
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