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Intergroup Discrimination in Cooperation Among Moral and Non-Moral Groups

Imada, Hirotaka, Codd, Daniel, Liu, Daqing (2021) Intergroup Discrimination in Cooperation Among Moral and Non-Moral Groups. Letters on Evolutionary Behavioral Science, 12 (1). pp. 28-33. ISSN 1884-927X. (doi:10.5178/lebs.2021.86) (KAR id:88696)

Abstract

In-group favouritism is ubiquitous and previous studies have consistently found that individuals cooperate more with in-group members than out-group members in diverse contexts. Yet, there has not been much research on the role of the nature of groups in intergroup cooperation. A recent study found stronger levels of in-group favouritism amongst groups formed on the basis of shared moral values. However, it remained unclear whether the increased favouritism was caused by a greater tendency to act favourably towards the in-group or derogatorily towards the out-group. The present study thus investigated intergroup cooperation among morality-based and non-morality-based groups and examined the levels of cooperation with an in-group member and an out-group member as compared to a person whose group membership was unknown. Regardless of how groups were formed, in-group favouritism was present, while out-group derogation was absent. Furthermore, we found that the shared morality promoted in-group cooperation indirectly via low perceived out-group warmth. Our study provides further evidence that in-group favouring behaviour does not include derogating out-groups and points to the importance of further investigation into the role of the shared morality in intergroup cooperation.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.5178/lebs.2021.86
Uncontrolled keywords: intergroup cooperation, in-group favouritism, morality
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Hirotaka Imada
Date Deposited: 16 Jun 2021 00:18 UTC
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2024 12:54 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/88696 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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