Do We Really Prime Self-Construals? Examining the Effectiveness of Two Common Priming Procedures

Abstract

Research has shown that the principle of intergroup anxiety and susceptibility to persuasion can lead to higher ethnic outgroup aggression. The increment of both are significantly related to aggressive behaviors. 1, 2 In the context of intercultural encounters it is the process of Emotion Regulation (ER) that determines the degree of adaptation to a certain situation. People who rarely suppress emotions are less likely to adapt. 3 As a consequence high ethnic outgroup aggression is expected.The current model will be an expansion of the previous model 2 , where cross-cultural competence (CCC) is a predictor of intergroup anxiety and susceptibility to persuasion. 4