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- Title
Paradoxes of praise: Identity-inconsistent praise results in praise-inconsistent responses.
- Authors
Rabinovich, Anna; Morton, Thomas A.
- Abstract
In four experimental studies, we explored the effect of consistency between central group values and the content of group-directed praise on group-based esteem, group identification, and willingness to express attitudes and intentions (in)consistent with the content of praise. Study 1 used pre-existing groups with clearly defined central values, Study 2 relied on individual differences in perceptions of central group values within the same social group, and Studies 3 and 4 manipulated the centrality of group values experimentally. The results demonstrated that identity-inconsistent praise resulted in lower group-based esteem (Studies 1-4), and reduced group identification (Study 4), as compared to identity-consistent praise. In addition, in all studies, identity-inconsistent praise led to stronger willingness to reaffirm (the ignored) central group characteristics than identity-consistent praise. The results are consistent with extensions of the self-verification approach to the collective self.
- Subjects
ATTITUDE (Psychology); CRITICISM; EXPERIMENTAL design; GROUP identity; PRAISE; MOTIVATION (Psychology); SENSORY perception; SOCIAL values; SOCIAL attitudes
- Publication
European Journal of Social Psychology, 2017, Vol 47, Issue 5, p628
- ISSN
0046-2772
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ejsp.2243