Is there peace within Islamic fundamentalists? When Islamic fundamentalism moderates the effect of meta-belief of friendship on positive perceptions and trust toward outgroup

Abstract

On the basis that religious fundamentalists have a strong bond to their religion, we hypothesized
that Islamic fundamentalism would moderate the effect of ingroup meta-belief
of friendship on positive perceptions and trust on Christians. The results of the research
involving 147 Muslim participants showed that the effect of ingroup meta-belief of
friendship on positive perception and trust was significant among participants with high
Islamic fundamentalism. It indicates that Islamic fundamentalists may become the ones
who stand at the forefront to build a good relationship with other religions when they
think their religion sees a particular outgroup as friendly.