Perceived discrimination as worldview threat or worldview confirmation
Implications for self-esteem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6201847 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brenda Major (0000-0002-2688-9464, University of California, Santa Barbara), Cheryl R Kaiser (0000-0002-7847-042X, University of Washington), Lia O’brien (0000-0003-1995-910X, Tulane University), Shannon K Mccoy (University of Maine) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1068-1086 |
| Publication date | 2007-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.92.6.1068 |
| PMID | 17547489 |
| OpenAlex | W2097397011 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 142 |
| References cited | 68 |
In 3 studies, the authors tested the hypothesis that discrimination targets' worldview moderates the impact of perceived discrimination on self-esteem among devalued groups. In Study 1, perceiving discrimination against the ingroup was negatively associated with self-esteem among Latino Americans who endorsed a meritocracy worldview (e.g., believed that individuals of any group can get ahead in America and that success stems from hard work) but was positively associated with self-esteem among those who rejected this worldview. Study 2 showed that exposure to discrimination against their ingroup (vs. a non-self-relevant group) led to lower self-esteem, greater feelings of personal vulnerability, and ingroup blame among Latino Americans who endorsed a meritocracy worldview but to higher self-esteem and decreased ingroup blame among Latino Americans who rejected it. Study 3 showed that compared with women informed that prejudice against their ingroup is pervasive, women informed that prejudice against their ingroup is rare had higher self-esteem if they endorsed a meritocracy worldview but lower self-esteem if they rejected this worldview. Findings support the idea that perceiving discrimination against one's ingroup threatens the worldview of individuals who believe that status in society is earned but confirms the worldview of individuals who do not
Blame · Developmental psychology · Feeling · In-group favoritism · Ingroups and outgroups · Meritocracy · Prejudice (legal term) · Self-esteem · Social group · Social identity theory · Cultural Differences and Values · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 142 |
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| Citations per year | 7,1 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 125 |