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Effects of intergroup upward comparison, trait self‐esteem, and identity shift on state self‐esteem and affect in upward comparison with in‐group members
Author(s) -
Isobe Chikae,
Ura Mitsuhiro
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
asian journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-839X
pISSN - 1367-2223
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-839x.2006.00171.x
Subject(s) - psychology , social psychology , self esteem , trait , affect (linguistics) , identity (music) , interpersonal communication , social identity theory , social group , developmental psychology , physics , communication , computer science , acoustics , programming language
The present study investigated factors that protect people low in trait self‐esteem (Low‐SEs), who may be less skilled at constructing information in self‐enhancing manners, from threats after interpersonal upward comparison with in‐group members. We hypothesized that even Low‐SEs can maintain their state self‐esteem under intergroup upward comparison. Furthermore, this study explored the possibility that individuals used identity‐shift, a strategy to maintain their personal identity, even in an intergroup upward comparison condition. The results of a quasi‐experiment supported these hypotheses. We further explored the possibility that individuals might use a twofold strategy to protect/enhance their self‐esteem based on an interplay of personal and social identity.