Collective self-esteem, personal self-esteem, and collective efficacy in in-group and outgroup evaluations |
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Authors: | David De Cremer Annerieke Oosterwegel |
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Institution: | (1) University of Southampton, USA;(2) Section Organization Studies, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | In assessing the relationship between self-esteem and in-group/outgroup evaluations, this study examined whether self-esteem
is better measured at a collective (collective self-esteem CSE]) than a personal level (personal self-esteem PSE]). It was
expected that subjects high in CSE would engage in more in-group favoritism (measured by in-group evaluations), whereas those
low in CSE would engage in more outgroup derogation (measured by outgroup evaluations). No effect for PSE was predicted. Furthermore,
the study explored whether perceptions of collective efficacy may underlie this relationship. Subjects played a public goods
task. The in-group's outcome was compared to the outcome of other relevant outgroups, enhancing pressures towards intergroup
differentiation. Consistent with the predictions, subjects high in CSE evaluated in-group members more positively than those
in low CSE (i.e., in-group favoritism), whereas subjects low in CSE evaluated outgroup members more negatively than those
high in CSE (i.e., outgroup derogation). Also in line with our predictions, no effect for PSE was found. Perceptions of collective
efficacy appeared to be a mediator of the effect of CSE. |
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