How does intergroup threat affect the shifting function? The moderating role of group identification

被引:1
作者
Chen, Yujie [1 ,2 ]
Quan, Shanshan [1 ,2 ]
Chen, Bing [1 ,2 ]
Zhao, Yufang [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Southwest Univ, Fac Psychol, Chongqing, Peoples R China
[2] Minist Educ, Key Lab Cognit & Personal, Beijing, Peoples R China
来源
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY | 2019年 / 47卷 / 08期
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
intergroup threat; symbolic threat; realistic threat; executive function; shifting function; group identification; SELF-EVALUATION;
D O I
10.2224/sbp.8130
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
In this study we examined whether the shifting function can be modulated by intergroup threat, and if so, how this works. We conducted 2 experiments, using a task-switching paradigm, the results of which provide converging evidence that intergroup threat can impair the shifting function. Results showed that participants in the threat condition in each study (Study 1 symbolic threat: n = 29; Study 2 realistic threat: n = 29) experienced greater shifting costs than did those in the control condition (Study 1: n = 29; Study 2: n = 28). Further, group identification moderated the depletion effect in the intergroup threat condition, with participants closer (vs. less close) in group identification showing greater switching costs following the intergroup threat intervention. In sum, these results suggest that intergroup threat could deplete switching ability, and this effect could be influenced by group identification. In future studies researchers should investigate more kinds of intergroup threat than those we used in this study to assess the generalizability of our findings.
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