One study examined modes of social identification (‘attachment’ to the group and in-group ‘glorification’) that can lead people to experience positive psychological consequences from their cognition-based ambivalent evaluations of the in-group. As expected, among highly attached participants, cognitive in-group ambivalence predicted a stronger perception of their ambivalent views about fellow group members as a personal contribution to the in-group. By contrast, among highly glorifying participants, cognitive in-group ambivalence predicted a weaker perception of their ambivalent views about fellow group members as a personal contribution to the in-group. Besides, among highly attached but not highly glorifying participants, cognitive in-group ambivalence elicited a positive affective response. These findings point to the importance of taking both group members’ individual differences in facets of social identification and the cognitive components of their in-group ambivalence into account when considering reactions to holding such ambivalent attitude because these factors can moderate these effects.
In-group attachment and glorification, perceptions of cognition-based ambivalence as contributing to the group, and positive affect / Costarelli, Sandro; Colis, Elena. - In: CURRENT RESEARCH IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY. - ISSN 1088-7423. - STAMPA. - 2016:3(2016), pp. 31-39.
In-group attachment and glorification, perceptions of cognition-based ambivalence as contributing to the group, and positive affect
Costarelli, Sandro;
2016-01-01
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One study examined modes of social identification (‘attachment’ to the group and in-group ‘glorification’) that can lead people to experience positive psychological consequences from their cognition-based ambivalent evaluations of the in-group. As expected, among highly attached participants, cognitive in-group ambivalence predicted a stronger perception of their ambivalent views about fellow group members as a personal contribution to the in-group. By contrast, among highly glorifying participants, cognitive in-group ambivalence predicted a weaker perception of their ambivalent views about fellow group members as a personal contribution to the in-group. Besides, among highly attached but not highly glorifying participants, cognitive in-group ambivalence elicited a positive affective response. These findings point to the importance of taking both group members’ individual differences in facets of social identification and the cognitive components of their in-group ambivalence into account when considering reactions to holding such ambivalent attitude because these factors can moderate these effects.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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