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Attributions to Discrimination and Self-Esteem: The Role of Group Identification and Appraisals
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Abstract This study tested the hypothesis that appraisals of discrimination (i.e. its perceived severity, global aspects, stability, and uncontrollability) mediate the relationship between attributions to discrimination and personal self-esteem. It also tested thr... view more
This study tested the hypothesis that appraisals of discrimination (i.e. its perceived severity, global aspects, stability, and uncontrollability) mediate the relationship between attributions to discrimination and personal self-esteem. It also tested three models of how ethnic group identification is related to discrimination attributions, discrimination appraisals, and personal self-esteem. In a cross-sectional study of 160 Latino-American students, group identification was positively related to attributing ambiguous negative events to discrimination. Discrimination attributions were related to appraising discrimination as more global and severe. These latter appraisals, in turn, were related to lower self-esteem. No direct relationships were observed between self-esteem and either group identification or discrimination attributions. Results illustrate the importance of appraisals in understanding the relationship between perceived discrimination and self-esteem.... view less
Free Keywords
appraisals of discrimination; attributions to discrimination; self-esteem;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2006
Page/Pages
p. 147-162
Journal
Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 9 (2006) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430206062074
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)