Oh the humanity! Humanity-esteem and its social importance |
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Authors: | Michelle A. Luke Gregory R. Maio |
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Affiliation: | aCentre for Research on Self and Identity, School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom;bSchool of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | Past research has examined the consequences of a favorable personal identity (i.e., personal self-esteem) and social identity (i.e., collective self-esteem), but has neglected the consequences of a favorable human identity (i.e., humanity-esteem). Two studies examined individual differences in humanity-esteem using a new measure of this construct, the Humanity-Esteem Scale. Results indicated that the measure is reliable, taps affective and cognitive reactions to humanity, and possesses strong convergent and discriminant validity. Furthermore, a third study utilized a manipulation of humanity-esteem to examine its effect on group differentiation. The results supported the notion that low humanity-esteem increases group differentiation. Thus, humanity-esteem is an important novel construct for understanding how humans regard and relate to one another. |
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Keywords: | Humanity-esteem Intergroup relations Self-esteem |
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