Keeping it to Ourselves: Effects of Audience Size and Composition on                Reactions to Criticisms of the Ingroup

Elder, Tracey J.; Sutton, Robbie M.; Douglas, Karen M.

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@article{ Elder2005,
 title = {Keeping it to Ourselves: Effects of Audience Size and Composition on                Reactions to Criticisms of the Ingroup},
 author = {Elder, Tracey J. and Sutton, Robbie M. and Douglas, Karen M.},
 journal = {Group Processes & Intergroup Relations},
 number = {3},
 pages = {231-244},
 volume = {8},
 year = {2005},
 doi = {https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430205053940},
 urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-227803},
 abstract = {Criticism is an important aspect of communication within and between groups, but                reactions to criticism of groups have been little studied. Past research has shown                that criticism elicits greater sensitivity when made by an outgroup member, compared                to an ingroup member. Two experiments were conducted to examine how this                    intergroup sensitivity effect (ISE) is affected by the context of the                criticism. Experiment 1 showed that the ISE occurs in a private context, but                disappears when it is clear that the criticism is made to a large public audience.                Experiment 2 investigated intragroup criticism and manipulated both audience size                and audience composition. Results showed that ingroup criticism elicited greater                sensitivity and less favorable evaluations of the speaker when made to an outgroup                rather than an ingroup audience. The results highlight strategic considerations and                tacit protocols governing the criticism of groups.},
}