The impact of adopting ethnic or civic conceptions of national belonging for others' treatment

Juliet R. H. Wakefield; Nick Hopkins; Clare Cockburn; Ka Man Shek; Alison Muirhead; Stephen Reicher; Wendy van Rijswijk

doi:10.1177/0146167211416131

The impact of adopting ethnic or civic conceptions of national belonging for others' treatment

Juliet R. H. Wakefield
, Nick Hopkins
, Clare Cockburn
, Ka Man Shek
, Alison Muirhead
, Stephen Reicher
, Wendy van Rijswijk

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Abstract

National belonging is often defined in terms of "ethnic" ancestry and "civic" commitment (with the latter typically implying a more inclusive conception of belonging). The authors report three Scottish studies manipulating the prominence of these criteria. In Study 1 (N = 80), a Chinese-heritage target was judged more Scottish (and his criticisms of Scotland better received) when Scotland was defined in civic terms. In Study 2 (N = 40), a similar manipulation in a naturalistic setting showed a civic conception of belonging resulted in more help being given to a Chinese-heritage confederate. Study 3 (N = 71) replicated Study 2 and showed the effect was mediated by judgments of the confederate's Scottishness. These studies emphasize the importance of exploring how ingroup identity is defined.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1599-1610
Number of pages	12
Journal	Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Volume	37
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167211416131
Publication status	Published - Dec 2011

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