Dynamics of respect: Evidence from two different national and political contexts
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Reininger, Klaus Michael
Schaefer, Christoph Daniel
Zitzmann, Steffen
Simon, Bernd
Abstract / Description
In (post-)modern, plural societies, consisting of numerous subgroups, mutual respect between groups plays a central role for a constructive social and political life. In this article, we examine whether group members’ perception of being respected by outgroups fosters respect for these outgroups. In Study 1, we employed a panel sample of supporters of the Tea Party movement in the United States (N = 422). In Study 2, we employed a panel sample of members of the LGBTI community in Germany (N = 262). As disapproved target outgroups, we chose in Study 1 homosexuals in the United States, while in Study 2, we chose supporters of the German populist, right-wing political party „Alternative für Deutschland“. Our studies thus constituted a complementary, nearly symmetrical constellation of a liberal group and a conservative political group each. Among Tea Party movement supporters, respect from a disapproved outgroup consistently predicted respect for that outgroup. Among German LGBTI community members, this effect of respect from a disapproved outgroup was found in some of our analyses. For this latter sample, there was furthermore a tendency of societal respect to predict respect for a disapproved outgroup longitudinally. Additionally, we observed for both of our samples that respect from other ingroup members decreased respect for a disapproved outgroup. The dynamics of mutual respect in these two complementary intergroup contexts are discussed as well as the importance of direct intergroup reciprocity and superordinate group membership as routes to mutual respect.
Keyword(s)
respect equality reciprocity superordinate group membershipPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2020-09-02
Journal title
Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Volume
8
Issue
2
Page numbers
542–559
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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Review status
peerReviewed
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Reininger, K. M., Schaefer, C. D., Zitzmann, S., & Simon, B. (2020). Dynamics of respect: Evidence from two different national and political contexts. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 8(2), 542-559. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v8i2.1199
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Reininger, Klaus Michael
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Schaefer, Christoph Daniel
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Zitzmann, Steffen
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Simon, Bernd
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Date of first publication2020-09-02
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Abstract / DescriptionIn (post-)modern, plural societies, consisting of numerous subgroups, mutual respect between groups plays a central role for a constructive social and political life. In this article, we examine whether group members’ perception of being respected by outgroups fosters respect for these outgroups. In Study 1, we employed a panel sample of supporters of the Tea Party movement in the United States (N = 422). In Study 2, we employed a panel sample of members of the LGBTI community in Germany (N = 262). As disapproved target outgroups, we chose in Study 1 homosexuals in the United States, while in Study 2, we chose supporters of the German populist, right-wing political party „Alternative für Deutschland“. Our studies thus constituted a complementary, nearly symmetrical constellation of a liberal group and a conservative political group each. Among Tea Party movement supporters, respect from a disapproved outgroup consistently predicted respect for that outgroup. Among German LGBTI community members, this effect of respect from a disapproved outgroup was found in some of our analyses. For this latter sample, there was furthermore a tendency of societal respect to predict respect for a disapproved outgroup longitudinally. Additionally, we observed for both of our samples that respect from other ingroup members decreased respect for a disapproved outgroup. The dynamics of mutual respect in these two complementary intergroup contexts are discussed as well as the importance of direct intergroup reciprocity and superordinate group membership as routes to mutual respect.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationReininger, K. M., Schaefer, C. D., Zitzmann, S., & Simon, B. (2020). Dynamics of respect: Evidence from two different national and political contexts. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 8(2), 542-559. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v8i2.1199en_US
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ISSN2195-3325
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/5634
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6238
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v8i2.1199
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.3361
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Keyword(s)respecten_US
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Keyword(s)equalityen_US
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Keyword(s)reciprocityen_US
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Keyword(s)superordinate group membershipen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleDynamics of respect: Evidence from two different national and political contextsen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue2
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Journal titleJournal of Social and Political Psychology
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Page numbers542–559
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Volume8
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Visible tag(s)Version of Recorden_US