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Liberals’ and Conservatives’ Perceptions of Warmth-Competence and Threat for Immigrant Groups
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Abstract
The stereotype-content model of prejudice posits that outgroups are perceived in terms of warmth and competence (Cuddy, Fiske, & Glick, 2008). The integrated model of racism (Dovidio & Gaertner, 1998) suggests that liberals tend to overcompensate for their prejudicial attitudes by favoring outgroups, whereas conservatives tend to justify their prejudicial attitudes. We hypothesized that liberals and conservatives would perceive outgroups differently in terms of warmth-competence. 87 white students rated how characteristic 26 traits were of Arab, Chinese, and Mexican immigrants, Bosnian refugees, and African Americans. Liberals rated Arab (t(53)= 2.09, p= .04, CI(.95)[.01527, .71763]) and Mexican immigrants (t(63)= 2.47, p= .02, CI(.95)[.07287, .68989]) as warmer than did conservatives, but conservatives rated Bosnian refugees (t(63)= -2.02, p= .05, CI(.95)[-.65387, -.00341]) and Mexican immigrants (t(63)= -2.425, p= .02, CI(.95)[-.72841, -.07029]) higher on competence than did liberals. All five target groups were rated as more warm than competent by all participants. Chinese immigrants were rated least competent and African Americans were rated least warm by all participants. Consistent with the integrated model of prejudice, liberals rated target racial groups as warmer, indicating explicitly positive feelings toward those groups, but also as less competent, which may suggest more implicit prejudice toward those groups.
Start Date
25-4-2015 8:30 AM
End Date
25-4-2015 9:45 AM
Faculty Advisor
Helen Harton
Copyright
©2015 Kristin A. Broussard, Helen C. Harton, Asha Ganesan, and Alexia Farrell
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Broussard, Kristin A.; Harton, Helen C.; Ganesan, Asha; and Farrell, Alexia, "Liberals’ and Conservatives’ Perceptions of Warmth-Competence and Threat for Immigrant Groups" (2015). INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference. 5.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/csbsresearchconf/2015/all/5
Liberals’ and Conservatives’ Perceptions of Warmth-Competence and Threat for Immigrant Groups
The stereotype-content model of prejudice posits that outgroups are perceived in terms of warmth and competence (Cuddy, Fiske, & Glick, 2008). The integrated model of racism (Dovidio & Gaertner, 1998) suggests that liberals tend to overcompensate for their prejudicial attitudes by favoring outgroups, whereas conservatives tend to justify their prejudicial attitudes. We hypothesized that liberals and conservatives would perceive outgroups differently in terms of warmth-competence. 87 white students rated how characteristic 26 traits were of Arab, Chinese, and Mexican immigrants, Bosnian refugees, and African Americans. Liberals rated Arab (t(53)= 2.09, p= .04, CI(.95)[.01527, .71763]) and Mexican immigrants (t(63)= 2.47, p= .02, CI(.95)[.07287, .68989]) as warmer than did conservatives, but conservatives rated Bosnian refugees (t(63)= -2.02, p= .05, CI(.95)[-.65387, -.00341]) and Mexican immigrants (t(63)= -2.425, p= .02, CI(.95)[-.72841, -.07029]) higher on competence than did liberals. All five target groups were rated as more warm than competent by all participants. Chinese immigrants were rated least competent and African Americans were rated least warm by all participants. Consistent with the integrated model of prejudice, liberals rated target racial groups as warmer, indicating explicitly positive feelings toward those groups, but also as less competent, which may suggest more implicit prejudice toward those groups.
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Location: Great Reading Room, Seerley Hall