System-justifying beliefs and psychological well-being: The roles of group status and identity

被引：141

作者：

O'Brien, LT

Major, B

机构：

[1] Tulane Univ, Dept Psychol, New Orleans, LA 70118 USA

[2] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA

来源：

PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN | 2005年 / 31卷 / 12期

关键词：

group status; system justification; well-being; stigma; identity;

D O I：

10.1177/0146167205278261

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

This research examined the relationship between endorsing system-justifying beliefs and psychological well-being among individuals from ethnic groups that vary in social status. System-justifying beliefs are beliefs that imply that status in society is fair, deserved, and merited; examples of system-justifying beliefs in the United States include the beliefs that hard work pays off and that anyone can get ahead regardless of their group membership. We found that endorsing system-justifying beliefs was negatively related to psychological well-being among members of low status groups who were highly identified with their group but positively related to well-being among members of low-status groups who were not highly identified with their ethnic group. In addition, we found that endorsing system-justifying beliefs was positively related to well-being among members of high-status groups, especially among members of high-status groups who were highly identified with the group.

引用

页码：1718 / 1729

页数：12

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