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Negative Affect and Political Sensitivity in Crossed Categorization: Self-Reports versus EMG

Ensari, Nurcan, Kenworthy, Jared B., Urban, Lynn, Canales, Carrie J., Vasquez, Eduardo A., Kim, Deanah, Miller, Norman (2004) Negative Affect and Political Sensitivity in Crossed Categorization: Self-Reports versus EMG. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 7 (1). pp. 55-75. ISSN 1368-4302. (doi:10.1177/1368430204039973) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:35026)

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Abstract

We experimentally examined the effects of negative integral affect on preferences among the

double in-group (ii), crossed (io and oi), and double out-group (oo) targets of the crossed

categorization paradigm. We used insults from members of politically sensitive vs. non-sensitive

out-group categories of a crossed target (Oi) to induce affect. Dependent measures included

self-reports and a psycho-physiological measure of affect (facial electromyography, EMG).

Under no insult, participants conformed to social desirability pressure and favorably evaluated

targets with a politically sensitive out-group membership, whereas facial EMG measures

indicated greater negativity toward those same targets. Negativity of self-report and facial EMG

measures converged, however, when members of a politically sensitive out-group category had

provided hostility-justifying insults.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1177/1368430204039973
Uncontrolled keywords: crossed categorization, EMG, insult, intergroup, negative affect, political sensitivity, self-reports
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Eduardo Vasquez
Date Deposited: 27 Aug 2013 16:11 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:12 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/35026 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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