Ingroup favoritism overrides fairness when resources are limited
Abstract Ingroup favoritism and fairness are two potentially competing motives guiding intergroup behaviors in human. Here, we investigate if and how limited resources can modulate the way these two motives affect individuals’ decisions in intergroup situation. In the present study, participants (N ...
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| author | Jihwan Chae Kunil Kim Yuri Kim Gahyun Lim Daeeun Kim Hackjin Kim |
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| description | Abstract Ingroup favoritism and fairness are two potentially competing motives guiding intergroup behaviors in human. Here, we investigate if and how limited resources can modulate the way these two motives affect individuals’ decisions in intergroup situation. In the present study, participants (N = 58) were asked to accept or reject three types of resource allocation proposals generated by a computer: the ingroup advantageous condition, outgroup advantageous condition, and neutral condition. In general, participants were more willing to accept the proposals in the ingroup advantageous condition than the outgroup advantageous or the neutral conditions, and also in the moderate inequality than the extreme inequality condition. This may indicate that people sought a careful balance between ingroup favoritism and fairness, although we also found marked individual differences in their preferences for ingroup favoritism or fairness. Importantly, as predicted, participants were more likely to show ingroup favoritism only when limited resources affect the well-being of ingroup members. The present study provides novel insights into the situational and personality factors affecting human intergroup behaviors, shedding light on motives underlying intergroup conflicts prevalent in human societies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fa5962f8189047eb88ab943e3d27c19b2022-12-22T00:05:11ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-03-0112111110.1038/s41598-022-08460-1Ingroup favoritism overrides fairness when resources are limitedJihwan Chae0Kunil Kim1Yuri Kim2Gahyun Lim3Daeeun Kim4Hackjin Kim5Laboratory of Social and Decision Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Korea UniversityLaboratory of Social and Decision Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Korea UniversityLaboratory of Social and Decision Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Korea UniversityLaboratory of Social and Decision Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Korea UniversityLaboratory of Social and Decision Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Korea UniversityLaboratory of Social and Decision Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Korea UniversityAbstract Ingroup favoritism and fairness are two potentially competing motives guiding intergroup behaviors in human. Here, we investigate if and how limited resources can modulate the way these two motives affect individuals’ decisions in intergroup situation. In the present study, participants (N = 58) were asked to accept or reject three types of resource allocation proposals generated by a computer: the ingroup advantageous condition, outgroup advantageous condition, and neutral condition. In general, participants were more willing to accept the proposals in the ingroup advantageous condition than the outgroup advantageous or the neutral conditions, and also in the moderate inequality than the extreme inequality condition. This may indicate that people sought a careful balance between ingroup favoritism and fairness, although we also found marked individual differences in their preferences for ingroup favoritism or fairness. Importantly, as predicted, participants were more likely to show ingroup favoritism only when limited resources affect the well-being of ingroup members. The present study provides novel insights into the situational and personality factors affecting human intergroup behaviors, shedding light on motives underlying intergroup conflicts prevalent in human societies.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08460-1 |
| spellingShingle | Jihwan Chae Kunil Kim Yuri Kim Gahyun Lim Daeeun Kim Hackjin Kim Ingroup favoritism overrides fairness when resources are limited Scientific Reports |
| title | Ingroup favoritism overrides fairness when resources are limited |
| title_full | Ingroup favoritism overrides fairness when resources are limited |
| title_fullStr | Ingroup favoritism overrides fairness when resources are limited |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ingroup favoritism overrides fairness when resources are limited |
| title_short | Ingroup favoritism overrides fairness when resources are limited |
| title_sort | ingroup favoritism overrides fairness when resources are limited |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08460-1 |
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