Self, in-group, and out-group evaluation: bond or breach?

• Published in: European journal of social psychology Vol. 33; no. 5; pp. 609 - 621
• Main Author: De Vries, Reinout E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.09.2003
• Subjects: Collective selfesteem; Ethnic communities; Evaluation; Fiji; Group behaviour; Group dynamics; Group evaluation; Identification; Indigenous people; Ingroup bias; Prejudice; Psychology; Regression analysis; Self; Selfevaluation; Social behaviour; Social psychology
• ISSN: 0046-2772; 1099-0992
• DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.173

A number of studies have looked at causes of in‐group bias, but few studies have actually investigated whether the two components of in‐group bias, i.e. in‐group and out‐group evaluation, are related to each other and whether they have similar or different predictors. In the Fiji Islands, self‐, in‐group, and out‐group evaluations were obtained using within‐subject correlations from a sample of 336 indigenous and Indian Fijians. Self‐evaluation was positively related to in‐group evaluation, and both were positively related to out‐group evaluation, supporting a spillover model. After controlling for background variables and the other evaluation variables, regression analyses showed that in‐group identification was positively related to in‐group evaluation, and social distance and political ethnocentrism were negatively related to out‐group evaluation. Additionally, ethnicity interacted with collective self‐esteem in determining both in‐group favouritism and out‐group derogation. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.