In:
European Journal of Social Psychology, Wiley, Vol. 51, No. 7 ( 2021-12), p. 1038-1060
Kurzfassung:
Given negative social identity, different perceptions of the structure of an intergroup relation (i.e., stability, legitimacy, permeability) should be related to different identity‐management strategies (i.e., social competition, social creativity, or individual mobility) depending on group identification. This is among the basic tenets of social identity theory (SIT). There is surprisingly little empirical support for these postulates in the context of one of the most central group identities: gender. Using a sample of female leaders in Spain in a Pilot Study ( N = 649) and in Germany in the preregistered Main Study ( N = 687), we tested relations between structural perceptions and identity‐management strategies. Whereas structural equation modeling yielded empirical support regarding social competition but little for other strategies in the Pilot Study, the results were even less in line with SIT's predictions in the Main Study. We discuss reasons why only weak support for SIT emerged in this intergroup context.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0046-2772
,
1099-0992
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Wiley
Publikationsdatum:
2021
ZDB Id:
1500442-9
SSG:
5,2
