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Strategic defensiveness: Public and private responses to group criticism.
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British Journal of Social Psychology . Dec2007, Vol. 46 Issue 4, p697-716. 20p. 2 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- This paper explores the strategic processes associated with responding to group criticism. In Experiment 1, Australians received criticism of their country from either an in-group or an out-group member. When participants believed their evaluations of the criticisms were private, they reported being more defensive when criticized by an outgroup relative to an in-group member. However, this intergroup sensitivity effect disappeared on some measures when participants were led to believe their evaluations of the criticisms could be seen by an in-group audience. In Experiment 2, which focused on participants' identity as social science students, the attenuation of the intergroup sensitivity effect emerged only when the in-group audience was relatively high-status. Furthermore, in both experiments, increased reports of defensiveness in public only occurred in response to an in-group critic and not to an out-group critic. Theoretical and practical implications for intergroup and intragroup communication are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01446665
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Social Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28320592
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1348/014466606X170315