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Superordinate and Subgroup Identification as Predictors of Intergroup Evaluation in Common Ingroup Contexts

University of Exeter

Richard J. Crisp

University of Kent, r.crisp{at}kent.ac.uk

We examined the combined effects of subgroup and superordinate group identification on intergroup evaluations within common ingroup identity contexts. In Studies 1 and 2 we observed a positive correlation between subgroup identification and intergroup bias, and a negative correlation between superordinate identification and bias. In Study 3 we replicated these effects using alternative measures and observed a common path underlying these relationships: the perceived psychological distance between the self and outgroup. In Studies 4 and 5 we replicated this path model and found that the relationship between superordinate identification and intergroup bias was contingent upon making the superordinate identity salient, but this was not the case for subgroup identification. We discuss the findings in the context of theoretical and applied development of the Common Ingroup Identity Model.

Key Words: common ingroup identity • distinctiveness threat • identification

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