TY - JOUR
T1 - In matters of opinion, what matters is the group
T2 - Minority group members' emotional reactions to messages about identity expression
AU - Pennekamp, Sjoerd F.
AU - Doosje, Bertjan
AU - Zebel, Sven
AU - Henriquez, Alejandra Alarcon
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a NWO/VIDI Grant 2623051 granted to the second author. We would like to thank Bianca Anastacia, Sjoerd van Bennekom, Janneke van den Brand en Angelique van Diepen for their help in collecting data for Study 1.
PY - 2009/7
Y1 - 2009/7
N2 - Two studies investigated the reactions of minority group members to messages about identity expression by ingroup and outgroup sources. Our main hypothesis was that compared to ingroup sources, outgroup sources arouse more anger when they argue for identity suppression. In the first study homosexuals evaluated an outgroup source arguing for identity suppression more negatively than an ingroup source, felt more threatened by this source and as a result, experienced stronger feelings of anger towards this source. The second study among members of a language-based minority replicated and extended these findings. Furthermore we showed that the anger that is experienced towards an outgroup source causes a willingness to change the opinion of this source. When ingroup or outgroup sources supported identity expression, evaluations and experience of anger did not differ in both studies. The importance of a source's group membership in reactions to opinions about one's group is discussed.
AB - Two studies investigated the reactions of minority group members to messages about identity expression by ingroup and outgroup sources. Our main hypothesis was that compared to ingroup sources, outgroup sources arouse more anger when they argue for identity suppression. In the first study homosexuals evaluated an outgroup source arguing for identity suppression more negatively than an ingroup source, felt more threatened by this source and as a result, experienced stronger feelings of anger towards this source. The second study among members of a language-based minority replicated and extended these findings. Furthermore we showed that the anger that is experienced towards an outgroup source causes a willingness to change the opinion of this source. When ingroup or outgroup sources supported identity expression, evaluations and experience of anger did not differ in both studies. The importance of a source's group membership in reactions to opinions about one's group is discussed.
KW - Communication
KW - Emotions
KW - Identity expression
KW - Intergroup relations
KW - Minorities
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.04.025
DO - 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.04.025
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:67650756488
SN - 0022-1031
VL - 45
SP - 778
EP - 787
JO - Journal of experimental social psychology
JF - Journal of experimental social psychology
IS - 4
ER -