I am against us? Unpacking cultural differences in ingroup favoritism via dialecticism.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull
; 37(1): 15-27, 2011 Jan.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21084525
ABSTRACT
The authors proposed a novel explanation for cultural differences in ingroup favoritism (dialecticism) and tested this hypothesis across cultures/ethnicities, domains, and levels of analysis (explicit vs. implicit, cognitive vs. affective). Dialecticism refers to the cognitive tendency to tolerate contradiction and is more frequently found among East Asian than North American cultures. In Study 1, Chinese were significantly less positive, compared to European Americans, in their explicit judgments of family members. Study 2 investigated ingroup attitudes among Chinese, Latinos, and European Americans. Only Chinese participants showed significant in-group derogation, relative to the other groups, and dialecticism (Dialectical Self Scale) was associated with participants' in group attitudes. Study 3 manipulated dialectical versus linear lay beliefs; participants primed with dialecticism showed more negative, explicit ingroup attitudes. Although ingroup disfavoring tendencies were more prevalent among Chinese across studies, they may be a reflection of one's culturally based lay beliefs rather than deep-rooted negative feelings toward one's ingroup.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Peer Group
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Cross-Cultural Comparison
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Culture
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Asian People
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Pers Soc Psychol Bull
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States