ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

›› 2009, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (6): 1344-1348.

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The Positive Role of Ethnic Identity in Intergroup Attitude

ZHANG Ying-Rui; XU Hai-Bo; YANG Yi   

  1. Education and Research Center of Psychology Health of Nanjing University of Information science and technolgy, NanJing, 210044, China
  • Received:2009-03-06 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2009-11-15 Published:2009-11-15
  • Contact: ZHANG Ying-Rui

Abstract: As the development of social identity theory, social psychologists have focused on the relationship between ethnic identity and inter-group attitude. Social identity theory suggested that group identity was the basis of inter-group attitudes, ethnic identity was too strong to lead to negative intergroup attitudes. A developmental perspective offered a model of positive role of Ethnic identity on intergroup attitudes. The recent studies have provided evidence that a well-developed ethnic identity is associated with positive intergroup attitudes.

Key words: ethnic identity, intergroup attitude, developmental perspective