Attributions to Discrimination and Self-Esteem: The Role of Group                Identification and Appraisals

Eccleston, Collette P.; Major, Brenda N.

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@article{ Eccleston2006,
 title = {Attributions to Discrimination and Self-Esteem: The Role of Group                Identification and Appraisals},
 author = {Eccleston, Collette P. and Major, Brenda N.},
 journal = {Group Processes & Intergroup Relations},
 number = {2},
 pages = {147-162},
 volume = {9},
 year = {2006},
 doi = {https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430206062074},
 urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-227959},
 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 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.},
}