Attributions to Discrimination and Self-Esteem: The Role of Group Identification and Appraisals

Abstract: This study tested the hypothesis that appraisals of discrimination (i.e. its perceived severity, global aspects, stability, and uncontrollability) mediate the relationship between attributions to discrimination and personal self-esteem. It also tested three models of how ethnic group identification is related to discrimination attributions, discrimination appraisals, and personal self-esteem. In a cross-sectional study of 160 Latino-American students, group identification was positively related to attributing ambiguous negative events to discrimination. Discrimination attributions were related to appraising discrimination as more global and severe. These latter appraisals, in turn, were related to lower self-esteem. No direct relationships were observed between self-esteem and either group identification or discrimination attributions. Results illustrate the importance of appraisals in understanding the relationship between perceived discrimination and self-esteem

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
Notes
Postprint
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Group Processes & Intergroup Relations ; 9 (2006) 2 ; 147-162

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim
(when)
2006
Creator
Eccleston, Collette P.
Major, Brenda N.

DOI
10.1177/1368430206062074
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-227959
Rights
Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Eccleston, Collette P.
  • Major, Brenda N.

Time of origin

  • 2006

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