Intergroup threat and experienced affect: the distinct roles of causal attributions and in-group identification.

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  • Author(s): Costarelli S;Costarelli S
  • Source:
    The Journal of social psychology [J Soc Psychol] 2009 Jun; Vol. 149 (3), pp. 393-401.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Routledge Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0376372 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0022-4545 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00224545 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Soc Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2010- : New York : Routledge
      Original Publication: Provincetown, Mass. : Journal Press
    • Subject Terms:
      Affect* ; Culture* ; Internal-External Control* ; Social Desirability* ; Social Identification*; Adolescent ; Female ; Humans ; Judgment ; Prejudice ; Self Concept ; Social Behavior ; Social Dominance ; Stereotyping ; Young Adult
    • Abstract:
      Research shows that under manipulated conditions of intergroup threat, individuals experience greater negative affect to the extent that low in-group identifiers make an in-group-internal attribution rather than an out-group-internal attribution, and high in-group identifiers make an out-group-internal attribution rather than an in-group-internal attribution for outcomes of intergroup comparison that threaten their social identity. The author predicted and found that under conditions of making an out-group-internal attribution, such an effect of in-group identification is mediated by the general proneness to perceiving in-group-out-group differences, or intergroup distinctiveness, at high, but not low, levels of in-group identification. Combining the findings of 2 different literatures, the author provides new insights into the distinct roles played by intergroup attributions as a predictor, in-group identification as a moderator, and intergroup distinctiveness as a mediator of the affective responses produced under conditions of social identity threat instantiated by individuals' making out-group-internal attribution for the in-group unfavorable outcomes of intergroup comparison.
    • Comments:
      Erratum in: J Soc Psychol. 2009 Aug;149(4):table of contents.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20090623 Date Completed: 20090713 Latest Revision: 20090826
    • Publication Date:
      20240829
    • Accession Number:
      10.3200/SOCP.149.3.393-401
    • Accession Number:
      19537605