Abstract
AbstractSupport for right‐wing ideology is on the rise in Finland and has been for the past decade. Using the intergroup threat theory, this study investigates the extent to which support for right‐wing ideology in Finland is explained by the perception of threat from immigrants. According to the intergroup threat theory, immigrants can be perceived as a realistic threat and a symbolic threat. Another aim of this study is to understand how differently the types of threats explain support for right‐wing ideology in Finland. With a sample of 604 participants, results showed that while controlling for age, gender, education and religiosity, perceived threat was a significant predictor of support for right‐wing ideology. However, when considered individually without the effect of other factors, it was revealed that symbolic threat was a stronger predictor of support for right‐wing ideology in Finland when compared to realistic threat.
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