The Effect of Intergroup Conflict on Ingroup Cooperation and Conformity

An Experimental Vignette Study

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ID19276242
AuthorsKunihiro Yokota (0000-0002-1504-9945, Hiroshima Shudo University, corresponding author), Daisuke Nakanishi (0000-0002-5365-6957, Hiroshima Shudo University)
Year2017
Volume59
Issue4
Pages309-317
Publication date2017-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJapanese Psychological Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-5368 • E-ISSN: 1468-5884
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jpr.12160
OpenAlexW2730858043
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited24

In this study, we aimed to test the hypothesis that intergroup conflict would enhance not only ingroup cooperation, but also conformity (frequency‐dependent tendency). One hundred and eighty undergraduate students participated in a vignette experiment. They read four scenarios describing daily intergroup conflict situations, and rated behavioral intention for ingroup cooperation and frequency‐dependent tendency of ingroup members. In each vignette, level of intergroup conflict (weak/moderate) was manipulated by costs of defeat. The results supported the hypothesis in part that intergroup conflict enhanced both ingroup cooperation and conformity

Conformity · Group conflict · In-group favoritism · Ingroups and outgroups · Social group · Social identity theory · Test (biology) · Vignette · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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