Effects of explicit and implicit self-esteem on in-group favoritism

Harashima Masayuki, Oguchi Takashi

doi:10.2130/jjesp.47.69

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顕在的自尊心と潜在的自尊心が内集団ひいきに及ぼす効果
ケンザイテキジソンシントセンザイテキジソンシンガナイシュウダンヒイキニオヨボスコウカ

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High self-esteem has been regarded as desirable. However, in an ego threatening situation, such as task failure, individuals with high self-esteem were likely to be more aggressive and violent than those with low self-esteem (Baumeister, Smart, & Boden, 1996). Therefore, Jordan, Spencer, Zanna, Hoshino-Browne, and Correll (2003) postulated that the consideration of not only explicit self-esteem but also implicit self-esteem would predict various indicators of defensiveness, such as in-group favoritism. Results showed that persons with high explicit self-esteem and low implicit self-esteem were most defensive. These findings, however, were only examined by experimentally distributed group settings (i.e. minimal group paradigm). Our study explored the effects of explicit and implicit self-esteem on in-group favoritism in actual group settings. The results were consistent with the findings of Jordan et al. (2003). Nevertheless, it seemed that the effects would differ according to the situation.<br>

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THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 47 (1), 69-77, 2007

The Japanese Group Dynamics Association

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