In two experiments, the effect of (in) stability of status differences on the perception of perspective legitimacy and in-group threat among intermediate-status group members (i.e., nurses students or nurses) was analysed. Both studies indicated that in downwardly unstable condition, legitimacy was lower and in-group threat was higher than in stable condition. In upwardly unstable condition, perceived legitimacy was higher and in-group threat was lower than in stable condition. The indirect effects of (in) stability via in-group threat on perceived legitimacy were significant.
Perceived legitimacy follows in-group interests: Evidence from intermediate-status groups / Caricati, Luca; Sollami, Alfonso. - In: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY. - ISSN 0144-6665. - 56:1(2017), pp. 197-206. [10.1111/bjso.12174]
Perceived legitimacy follows in-group interests: Evidence from intermediate-status groups
Caricati, Luca
;Sollami, Alfonso
2017-01-01
Abstract
In two experiments, the effect of (in) stability of status differences on the perception of perspective legitimacy and in-group threat among intermediate-status group members (i.e., nurses students or nurses) was analysed. Both studies indicated that in downwardly unstable condition, legitimacy was lower and in-group threat was higher than in stable condition. In upwardly unstable condition, perceived legitimacy was higher and in-group threat was lower than in stable condition. The indirect effects of (in) stability via in-group threat on perceived legitimacy were significant.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.