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 identityPersistent Identifier
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
Review status
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
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Owuamalam, Chuma Kevin
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Rubin, Mark
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Date of first publication2014-11-27
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Abstract / DescriptionPrevious 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.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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CitationOwuamalam, 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.v2i1.33en_US
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ISSN2195-3325
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1348
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1735
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v2i1.33
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Keyword(s)impression managementen_US
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Keyword(s)ingroup identificationen_US
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Keyword(s)metastereotypesen_US
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Keyword(s)outgroup helpingen_US
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Keyword(s)prosocial behavioren_US
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Keyword(s)reputationen_US
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Keyword(s)social identityen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleWhen Do Low Status Groups Help High Status Groups? The Moderating Effects of Ingroup Identification, Audience Group Membership, and Perceived Reputational Benefiten_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titleJournal of Social and Political Psychology
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Page numbers289–312
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Volume2
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