A double standard when group members behave badly
Transgression credit to ingroup leaders
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6207593 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dominic Abrams (0000-0002-2113-4572, University of Kent), Georgina Randsley De Moura (0000-0001-6285-6128, University of Kent), G A Travaglino (0000-0003-4091-0634, University of Kent) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 105 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 799-815 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| 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/a0033600 |
| PMID | 23895265 |
| OpenAlex | W2058203768 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 57 |
| References cited | 34 |
This research tested the hypothesis that people forgive serious transgressions by ingroup leaders but not by other group members or outgroup leaders. They apply a double standard in judgments of ingroup leaders. A series of studies (N = 623), using an array of different ingroups and outgroups, tested how group members judged ingroup or outgroup leaders and nonleaders who unexpectedly transgressed or did not transgress in important intergroup scenarios. Experiments 1, 2, and 4 focused on captains and players in either soccer or netball sports competitions. Across studies, transgressive captains of ingroup teams were evaluated more favorably than captains from outgroup teams and (Experiments 1, 2, and 4) more favorably than transgressive ingroup players. Experiment 3 demonstrated the double standard in a minimal group paradigm. Experiment 5 showed that the double standard is only applied if the leader is perceived as serving the group's interest. Across studies, the double standard is evident in evaluations toward, inclusion and punishment of, and rewards to the transgressive targets. Implications for sport, politics, and business and intergroup conflict are discussed
In-group favoritism · Ingroups and outgroups · Outgroup · Social group · Social identity theory · Transgressive · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology · Sports, Gender, and Society
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