A shared dual identity promotes a cardiovascular challenge response during interethnic interactions

Scheepers, Daan; Saguy, Tamar; Dovidio, John F.; Gaertner, Samuel L.

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“…An important unanswered question is how we can use our insights to moderate the threat faced by members of dominant groups when they learn about shifting status relations in society. Although this is not something we have yet addressed empirically, possible answers may be found in the combination of two identity-based interventions for inter-group threat for which we found evidence in our previous work: the formation of a dual identity, and group-affirmation (Derks et al, 2011;Scheepers, Saguy, Dovidio, & Gaertner, 2014).…”

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confidence: 82%

Stress and the stability of social systems: A review of neurophysiological research

Scheepers

Ellemers

2018

European Review of Social Psychology

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Current societies are characterised by unprecedented change in demographic, economic and political terms. These changes may be rather stressful, especially for those who have most to lose, that is members of (formerly) highstatus groups. In this contribution, we review research on the influence of hierarchy stability on physiological stress, making a distinction between the cardiovascular correlates of negative stress ("threat") and positive stress ("challenge"). Results from six studies reveal that when hierarchies are stable those low in rank show threat, while when hierarchies are unstable, those high in rank show threat and those low in rank show challenge. These effects occur independently of whether rank is based on power or status, or on interpersonal or inter-group comparisons. Results are discussed in terms of theories on power and identity, and implications for (interventions for) inter-group conflict and health.

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Section: Practical Implicationsmentioning

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Stress and the stability of social systems: A review of neurophysiological research

Scheepers

Ellemers

2018

European Review of Social Psychology

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“…People who used the French equalitarian cultural worldview were apparently able to resist against the trap of terrorism. )/2)) (see Cohen, 1988 They redefined the terrorist "threat" as a "challenge" and did not feel incapacitated by it (Scheepers, Saguy, Dovidio, & Gaertner, 2014). TMT suggests that people cope with mortality salience by investing in some forms of symbolic immortality.…”

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The Psychological Effects of Terrorism are Moderated by Cultural Worldviews [Les Effets Psychologiques du Terrorisme sont Modérés par les Normes Culturelles]

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Roebroeck

Anier

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Terrorism cannot be easily studied experimentally for obvious reasons. We report the results of a laboratory study (N = 149) testing the effect of cultural worldviews on feelings of threat and hostility toward Muslims in France that include in the design the deadly terrorist attack of January 7 th 2015 in Paris as a naturally occurring independent variable. The results replicate past research by showing that in a natural context, people felt more threatened and more hostile toward Muslims after the terrorist attack than before. However, the reverse occurred in an experimental condition that made the French cultural worldview of colorblind equality salient: People felt less threatened and less hostile after the terrorist attack than before. These results provide, for the first time in the context of a real terrorist attack, support for Terror Management Theory's proposal that cultural worldviews are an effective buffer against terror.Keywords: Terrorism; threat; cultural worldview; colorblind equality; ingroup bias; terror management theory; laboratory Il n'est pas aisé d'étudier les effets du terrorisme expérimentalement pour des raisons évidentes. Nous rapportons les résultats d'une étude de laboratoire (N = 149) testant les effets des normes culturelles sur les sentiments de menace et l'hostilité envers les Musulmans en France qui inclue, dans son plan expérimental, la présence des attentats mortels du 7 Janvier 2015 en tant que variable indépendante naturelle. Les résultats de notre étude répliquent les résultats des recherches passées en montrant que les participants se sentaient plus menacés et ressentaient plus d'hostilité envers les Musulmans après les attentats qu'avant. Cependant, lorsque la norme culturelle de l'égalité citoyenne était rendue saillante, les participants se sentaient moins menacés et ressentaient moins d'hostilité envers les Musulmans après les attentats qu'avant. Ces résultats fournissent, pour la première fois dans un contexte réel d'attaque terroriste, un soutien au postulat avancé par la Théorie de la Gestion de la Terreur selon lequel les normes culturelles peuvent servir de bouclier psychologique face à la terreur.

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“…So far, research that addresses multiple identities (cultural, racial, etc.) has focused mainly on how a dominant group (e.g., Whites) reacts to individuals with such multiple or mixed social identities (e.g., Gaither, Sommers, & Ambady, ; Scheepers, Saguy, Dovidio, & Gaertner, ; Urbiola, Willis, Ruiz‐Romero, Moya, & Esses, ; Wilton, Rattan, & Sanchez, ; Young, Sanchez, & Wilton, ), and on how individuals who hold such identities feel and behave (Benet‐Martínez, Leu, Lee, & Morris, ; Kunst, Dovidio, & Dotsch, ; Steffens, Gocłowska, Cruwys, & Galinsky, ). However, almost no research to date has examined the potential that individuals with mixed social identities have for improving the relations between the groups that represent the respective sources of their complex social identity.…”

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Bridging Group Divides: A Theoretical Overview of the “What” and “How” of Gateway Groups

Love

Levy

2019

Journal of Social Issues

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One of the most recent developments in the realm of intergroup relations is that of the gateway group notion. This conceptual framework addresses the potential of groups with multiple social backgrounds to play a role in the facilitation of positive intergroup relations between their distinct social counterparts (e.g., immigrants as a gateway between home and host countries). Given their shared identity with different social groups, people with multiple identities can potentially bridge the cleft between the two otherwise separate groups with which they are affiliated. In this article, we first provide a theoretical introduction to the gateway group notion and review preliminary experimental and social network‐based research on gateway groups' potential to improve intergroup relations. We then integrate this novel concept with the existing literature on intergroup contact and social categorization and discuss the potential social implications of gateway groups.

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A shared dual identity promotes a cardiovascular challenge response during interethnic interactions

Cited by 27 publications

References 56 publications

Stress and the stability of social systems: A review of neurophysiological research

Stress and the stability of social systems: A review of neurophysiological research

The Psychological Effects of Terrorism are Moderated by Cultural Worldviews [Les Effets Psychologiques du Terrorisme sont Modérés par les Normes Culturelles]

Bridging Group Divides: A Theoretical Overview of the “What” and “How” of Gateway Groups

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