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Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, Vol. 8, No. 2, 173-185 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1368430205051066
© 2005 SAGE Publications

Reducing Intergroup Bias: The Moderating Role of Ingroup Identification

Richard J. Crisp

University of Birmingham, r.crisp{at}bham.ac.uk

Sarah R. Beck

University of Birmingham

Recent work developing interventions designed to reduce intergroup bias has sometimes yielded disparate findings. We tested whether the varying effectiveness of such interventions may have a motivational basis. In two experiments we examined whether differential ingroup identification moderated the effectiveness of a differentiation-reducing intervention strategy. In Experiment 1, thinking of characteristics shared between the ingroup and outgroup reduced ingroup favoritism to a greater extent for lower identifiers than for higher identifiers. In Experiment 2 we replicated this finding with different target groups and evaluative measures while controlling for information load. We discuss the implications of this work for developing social psychological models of bias-reduction.

Key Words: ingroup identification • intergroup bias • reducing prejudice • social categorization

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