Managing a Social Identity Threat
Ambivalence Toward the Ingroup as Psychological Disengagement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5339050 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stefano Pagliaro (0000-0003-0573-0937), Francesca Romana Alparone (0000-0001-9994-6629, University of Chieti-Pescara), Maria Giuseppina Pacilli (0000-0001-6875-6961, University of Perugia), Angelica Mucchi-Faina, Angelica Mucchi‐Faina (University of Perugia) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 41-46 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1864-9335 • E-ISSN: 2151-2590 |
| Publisher | Hogrefe Publishing Group (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1027/1864-9335/a000079 |
| OpenAlex | W2136138877 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 28 |
We examined how members of a low status group react to a social identity threat. We propose that expressing an ambivalent evaluation toward the ingroup may represent a way to manage such a threatening situation. For this study, 131 undergraduates' identification with Italians was assessed. Participants were divided into groups, according to a situational identity threat (high vs. low). In line with hypotheses, low identifiers expressed more ambivalence toward the ingroup in the high (vs. low) threat condition. The reversed pattern emerged for high identifiers. This effect was mediated by the perception of intragroup variability, a well-known social creativity strategy. Results confirmed our interpretation of ambivalence as a form of social creativity, and are discussed in terms of social identity concerns
Ambivalence · Creativity · Developmental psychology · Identification (biology) · Identity (music) · In-group favoritism · Ingroups and outgroups · Interpretation (philosophy) · Perception · Situational ethics · Social group · Social identity approach · Social identity theory · Action Observation and Synchronization · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
Ethnocentrism, Social Identification, and Discrimination
The Agony of Ambivalence and Ways to Resolve It
An Integrative Theory of Intergroup Conflict
Attitudinal Ambivalence and the Conflict between Group and System Justification Motives in Low Status Groups
Ambivalence and Attitudes
The Influence of Socio-structural Variables on Identity Management Strategies
Social Categorization and the Representation of Variability Information
The balance between fairness and discrimination
The effects of intergroup context of evaluation on ambivalence toward the ingroup and the outgroup
Ingroup bias as a function of salience, relevance, and status
Perceived intragroup homogeneity in minority-majority contexts
Intergroup Perception in the Social Context
Perceived Intragroup Variability as a Function of Group Status and Identification
When the pressure is up
The perception of variability within in-groups and out-groups
When bad isn't all bad
Is it better to be moral than smart? The effects of morality and competence norms on the decision to work at group status improvement
Achieving positive social identity
When moderation is mediated and mediation is moderated
Intergroup Bias
The role of stereotyping in system-justification and the production of false consciousness
Out-group homogeneity effects in natural and minimal groups
Status differences and in-group bias
Ambivalence in Intergroup Evaluation
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2015 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |