Titre du document / Document title

Perceiving pervasive discrimination among African Americans : Implications for group identification and well-being

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

BRANSCOMBE N. R. ⁽¹⁾ ; SCHMITT M. T. ⁽¹⁾ ; HARVEY R. D. ⁽²⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ University of Kansas, ETATS-UNIS
⁽²⁾ Saint Louis University, ETATS-UNIS

Résumé / Abstract

The processes involved in well-being maintenance among African Americans who differed in their attributions to prejudice were examined. A rejection-identification model was proposed where stable attributions to prejudice represent rejection by the dominant group. This results in a direct and negative effect on well-being. The model also predicts a positive effect on well-being that is mediated by minority group identification. In other words, the generally negative consequences of perceiving oneself as a victim of racial prejudice can be somewhat alleviated by identification with the minority group. Structural equation analyses provided support for the model and ruled out alternative theoretical possibilities. Perceiving prejudice as pervasive produces effects on well-being that are fundamentally different from those that may arise from an unstable attribution to prejudice for a single negative outcome.

Revue / Journal Title

Journal of personality and social psychology   ISSN 0022-3514   CODEN JPSPB2 

Source / Source

1999, vol. 77, n^o1, pp. 135-149 (2 p.3/4)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, ETATS-UNIS  (1965) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Social identity ; Social belonging ; Social group ; Black American ; Minority ; Stress ; Attribution ; Racism ; Attitude ; Interindividual comparison ; Human ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Identité sociale ; Appartenance sociale ; Groupe social ; Noir américain ; Minorité ; Stress ; Attribution ; Racisme ; Attitude ; Comparaison interindividuelle ; Homme ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Identidad social ; Pertenencia social ; Grupo social ; Negro americano ; Minoría ; Stress ; Atribución ; Racismo ; Actitud ; Comparación interindividual ; Hombre ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 13817, 35400008928260.0100