The impact of perceived legitimacy and social identification on self- and other-directed anger after experiencing social discrimination [Elektronische Ressource] / von Nina Hansen

Nina Hansen

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• Soziologie

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• Publié par: friedrich-schiller-universitat_jena
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2005
• Nombre de lectures: 13
• Langue: English

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The impact of perceived legitimacy and social identification
on self- and other-directed anger
after experiencing social discrimination

Dissertation
zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades
doctor philosophiae (Dr. phil.)








vorgelegt dem Rat der Fakultät für Sozial- und Verhaltenswissenschaften
der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
von Dipl. Sozialwirtin Nina Hansen
geboren am 24.09.1974 in Flensburg
















Gutachter:
PD Dr. Kai Sassenberg
Prof. Dr. Amélie Mummendey
Tag des Kolloquiums:
21. Oktober 2005 3
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

As acknowledgements, I prefer to express my gratitude to every special
person individually. Nevertheless, my true appreciation goes out to Kai
Sassenberg – for the ‘academic freedom’, for his patience to constantly looking
at the picture from a different angle, and for his feedback which helped me so
much to structure my ideas and to write them down in this thesis. Thank you for
being so supportive! Furthermore, I am grateful to Amélie Mummendey for her
stimulating suggestions and for having the opportunity to write this thesis in the
very inspiring scientific environment in Jena. Moreover, I am indebted to
address my gratitude to my colleagues of the Junior Research Group
‘Motivational and cognitive determinants of social discrimination’. The content of
this thesis is the product of collective efforts of inspiration and support. I very
much enjoyed the fruitful discussions and collaborative work. Thanks! 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...........................................................................................3
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................4
TABLE OF FIGURES ...............................................................................................6
LIST OF TABLES....................................................................................................7
1 Introduction: Social discrimination ......................................................... 8
1.1 The impact of subtle modern prejudice .............................................. 10
1.2 The focus of research on social discrimination................................... 10
1.3 Implications for targets of social discrim .................................. 12
1.4 The nature of social discrimination..................................................... 14
1.5 Short-term effects of social discrimination.......................................... 17
1.6 The social category as part of the self................................................ 20
1.7 Overview of the thesis........................................................................ 20
2 The impact of social identification......................................................... 23
2.1 Attribution to social discrimination: The impact of causal loci............. 23
2.2 The direction of anger 25
2.3 Attribution as a moderator of the effect of social identification
on self-directed anger 26
2.4 Overview ............................................................................................ 28
2.5 Study 1............................................................................................... 30
2.5.1 Method ........................................................................................ 30
2.5.2 Results 33
2.5.3 Discussion................................................................................... 38
2.6 Study 2 40
2.6.1 Method 40
2.6.2 Results 42
2.6.3 Discussion 47
2.7 Study 3 49
2.7.1 Method ........................................................................................ 50
2.7.2 Results 52
2.7.3 Discussion................................................................................... 57
2.8 Study 4............................................................................................... 59
2.8.1 Method 59
2.8.2 Results 60
2.8.3 Discussion 65
2.9 Summary and discussion of Studies 1 – 4 ......................................... 66 Table of contents 5
3 The moderating effect of perceived legitimacy .................................... 69
3.1 The concept of social discrimination................................................... 69
3.2 Legitimizing ideologies and beliefs..................................................... 71
3.3 The impact of perceived legitimacy of a negative group-based
treatment on self- and other-directed anger ....................................... 77
3.4 The moderating effect of perceived legitimacy on social identification
and self-directed anger ...................................................................... 78
3.5 Study 5............................................................................................... 81
3.5.1 Method ........................................................................................ 81
3.5.2 Results 84
3.5.3 Discussion................................................................................... 90
4 General Discussion................................................................................. 93
4.1 Summary of the results 93
4.2 Results in light of previous research................................................... 94
4.3 Underlying processes......................................................................... 98
4.4 Implications for long-term consequences ......................................... 102
4.5 Conclusions...................................................................................... 105
REFERENCES.................................................................................................... 106
APPENDIX......................................................................................................... 125
SUMMARY ........................................................................................................ 126
ZUSAMMENFASSUNG ......................................................................................... 129
CURRICULUM VITAE .......................................................................................... 132
EHRENWÖRTLICHE ERKLÄRUNG......................................................................... 133 6
TABLE OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Schematic presentation of the examined variables in this thesis. ......28
Figure 2: Mean self- and other-directed anger (standard deviations in brackets)
as a function of type of attribution to negative feedback (Study 1). ........... 36
Figure 3: Self-directed anger as a function of group identification and type of
attribution (Study 1). .................................................................................. 37
Figure 4: Mean of self- and other-directed anger (standard deviations in
brackets) as a function of type of attribution to negative feedback
(Study 2).................................................................................................... 45
Figure 5: Self-directed anger as a functi
attribution (Study 2). .................................................................................. 46
Figure 6: Mean self- and other-directed anger (standard deviations in brackets)
as a function of type of attribution to negative feedback (Study 3). ........... 54
Figure 7: Structural equation model assessing both the direct and indirect
effects of social and external attribution to negative feedback on social
identification and self-directed anger......................................................... 56
Figure 8: Mean self- and other-directed
as a function of type of attribution to negative feedback (Study 4). ........... 63
Figure 9: Self-directed anger as a function of group identification and type of
attribution (Study 4). .................................................................................. 64
Figure 10: Mean self- and other-directed anger (standard deviations in brackets) on to negative feedback (Study 5). ........... 87
Figure 11: Self-directed anger as a function of group identification and type of
attribution (Study 5). 88 7
LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Standardized regression weights ( β), unstandardized regression
weights (B), and standard errors (SE) from multiple regressions of self-
directed anger (SDA) and other-directed anger (ODA) on attribution and
social identification in Study 1 (N = 67). .................................................... 38
Table 2: Standardized regression weights ( β
social identification in Study 2 (N = 94). 47
Table 3: Standardized regression weights ( β), unstandardized regression
weights (B), and standard errors (SE) from multiple regressions of self-
directed anger (SDA) and other-directed anger (ODA) on attribution and
social identification in Study 4 (N = 103). .................................................. 65
Table 4: Attributions varying along two dimensions: personal identity – social
identity and perceived illegitimacy – legitimacy. ........................................ 77
Table 5: Schematic presentation of the hypotheses of the moderating effect of
perceived leg