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Ingroup bias: the effect of self‐stereotyping, identification and group threat
Author(s) -
Verkuyten Maykel,
Nekuee Shervin
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
european journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1099-0992
pISSN - 0046-2772
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0992(199903/05)29:2/3<411::aid-ejsp952>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - ingroups and outgroups , psychology , categorization , in group favoritism , social psychology , identification (biology) , social identity theory , system justification , group identification , social group , epistemology , philosophy , botany , ideology , politics , political science , law , biology
Following Self‐Categorization Theory, the present study argues that self‐stereotyping should be considered in examining the relationship between identification and ingroup bias. A study among Iranians living in the Netherlands was conducted. It was found that identification was related to self‐stereotyping under conditions of group threat. Further, only self‐stereotyping made a unique contribution to the explanation of ingroup bias. However, there was an interaction effect showing that self‐stereotyping was related to ingroup bias for high identifiers. Future studies on ingroup bias are advised to examine the role of both identification and self‐stereotyping. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.