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When Do Low Status Groups Help High Status Groups? The Moderating Effects of Ingroup Identification, Audience Group Membership, and Perceived Reputational Benefit

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Owuamalam, Chuma Kevin
Rubin, Mark

Abstract / Description

Previous research has demonstrated that, when negative metastereotypes are made salient, members of low status groups help members of high status groups in order to improve the reputation of their low status group and its associated social identity. The present research investigated three potential moderators of low status groups’ outgroup helping: ingroup identification, audience group membership, and perceived reputational benefit. In Study 1 (N = 112) we found that members of a low status group (Keele University students) were most likely to offer to help raise funds for a high status group (University of Birmingham students) when they were high identifiers who had considered a negative metastereotype and believed that their responses would be viewed by an outgroup member. In Study 2 (N = 100) we found a similar effect in an intergroup context that referred to psychology students (low status ingroup) and junior doctors (high status outgroup), showing that the effect was limited to people who perceived reputational benefit in helping the outgroup. The practical and social implications of these findings are discussed in relation to intergroup contact and international relations.

Keyword(s)

impression management ingroup identification metastereotypes outgroup helping prosocial behavior reputation social identity

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Date of first publication

2014-11-27

Journal title

Journal of Social and Political Psychology

Volume

2

Issue

1

Page numbers

289–312

Publisher

PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

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peerReviewed

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Owuamalam, C. K., & Rubin, M. (2014). When Do Low Status Groups Help High Status Groups? The Moderating Effects of Ingroup Identification, Audience Group Membership, and Perceived Reputational Benefit. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 2(1), 289–312. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v2i1.33
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Owuamalam, Chuma Kevin
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Rubin, Mark
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-11-26T12:44:58Z
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    2018-11-26T12:44:58Z
  • Date of first publication
    2014-11-27
  • Abstract / Description
    Previous research has demonstrated that, when negative metastereotypes are made salient, members of low status groups help members of high status groups in order to improve the reputation of their low status group and its associated social identity. The present research investigated three potential moderators of low status groups’ outgroup helping: ingroup identification, audience group membership, and perceived reputational benefit. In Study 1 (N = 112) we found that members of a low status group (Keele University students) were most likely to offer to help raise funds for a high status group (University of Birmingham students) when they were high identifiers who had considered a negative metastereotype and believed that their responses would be viewed by an outgroup member. In Study 2 (N = 100) we found a similar effect in an intergroup context that referred to psychology students (low status ingroup) and junior doctors (high status outgroup), showing that the effect was limited to people who perceived reputational benefit in helping the outgroup. The practical and social implications of these findings are discussed in relation to intergroup contact and international relations.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Owuamalam, C. K., & Rubin, M. (2014). When Do Low Status Groups Help High Status Groups? The Moderating Effects of Ingroup Identification, Audience Group Membership, and Perceived Reputational Benefit. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 2(1), 289–312. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v2i1.33
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  • ISSN
    2195-3325
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1348
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1735
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v2i1.33
  • Keyword(s)
    impression management
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  • Keyword(s)
    ingroup identification
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  • Keyword(s)
    metastereotypes
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  • Keyword(s)
    outgroup helping
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  • Keyword(s)
    prosocial behavior
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  • Keyword(s)
    reputation
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  • Keyword(s)
    social identity
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    When Do Low Status Groups Help High Status Groups? The Moderating Effects of Ingroup Identification, Audience Group Membership, and Perceived Reputational Benefit
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    1
  • Journal title
    Journal of Social and Political Psychology
  • Page numbers
    289–312
  • Volume
    2
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