Macro-Economic Inequality and National Stereotypes in 45 Non-Western Countries
Journal
Social Psychological and Personality Science
ISSN
1948-5506
1948-5514
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Date Issued
2025-09
Author(s)
Vukašin Gligorić
Jost, John T.
Mićanović, Iva
Tase, Odeta
Emerson Araújo Do Bú
Arévalo-Romero, Camilo
Balabanova, Alisa
Baracaldo, Pilar
Basáñez, Tatiana
Çakmak, Hakan
Capella, Manuel
Chen, Tzu Yun
Eldesouky, Lameese
Erhan, Emir
Nila Fadhlia, Tengku
Farahat, Eman
Farías-Yapur, Anneke
Faruk, Md. Omar
Ghazal, Saima
Gjoneska, Biljana
Gkinopoulos, Theofilos
Gore, Ana-Maria
Imada, Hirotaka
Jantus, Candela I.
Yaqi Jin, Yvonne
Kalinić, Jelena
Kamran, Fatima
Kende, Anna
Khosrowtaj, Zahra
Kochhar, Suhaavi
Kospakov, Aituar
Lalatović, Staša
Lášticová, Barbara
Lazar, Anca
Lee, Sera
Macapagal, Ma. Elizabeth
Malysheva, Karine
Manokara, Kunalan
Marchlewska, Marta
Marinova, Nushka
Michael, Andreas
Mikalauskas, Konradas
Miranda, Adriana
Moon, Chanki
Mukhortov, Denis
Musil, Bojan
Nakagoshi, Mizuki
Namutebi, Jennifer
Navajas, Joaquin
Ojiaku, Chioma Mildred
Olaleru, Morenike Esther
Pereira, Cícero Roberto
Espinosa Pezzia, Agustin
Plohl, Nejc
Podsiadłowski, Wojciech
Popov, Ştefan
Popović, Dora
Poslon, Xenia-Daniela
Psaltis, Charis
Rincón-Unigarro, Camilo
Safitri, Rachmayati Eka
Salaum, Darius
Strelets, Ilya
Syropoulos, Stylianos
Szczepańska, Dagmara
Yunqian Tian, Fiona
Tijusaite, Adele
Tirla, Lorena
Todorović, Luka
Trakulpipat, Chayanit
Vivanco Carlevari, Anastassia
Wan, Ching
Wiwattanapantuwong, Juthatip
Yahiiaiev, Illia
Yuan, Luiza
Schaaf, Jessica V.
Type
text::journal::journal article
Abstract
The assumption that people favor ingroups and disfavor outgroups is based largely on theory and research from Western countries. However, groups subjected to economic exploitation and inequality might come to favor more advantaged outgroups. The present large-scale study (N = 12,339) involving 45 non-Western countries explored ingroup stereotypes and stereotypes of relatively advantaged and disadvantaged outgroups (Western Europeans and Western Africans, respectively) and their relation to macroeconomic conditions. Compared with their national ingroup, participants stereotyped advantaged outgroups as more competent (exhibiting outgroup favoritism) but less warm; they stereotyped disadvantaged outgroups as less competent but neither more nor less warm. Nationals of poorer and more exploited countries exhibited stronger outgroup favoritism on competence and stronger ingroup favoritism on warmth. This work provides preliminary evidence for the structural origins of national stereotypes: macroeconomic inequalities can override habitual ingroup favoritism and lead national groups to exhibit outgroup favoritism. ©The authors ©Social Psychological and Personality Science ©SAGE Publications
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How to cite
Gligorić, V., Jost, J. T., Mićanović, I., Tase, O., Araújo Do Bú, E., Arévalo-Romero, C., Balabanova, A., Baracaldo, P., Basáñez, T., Çakmak, H., Capella, M., Chen, T. Y., Eldesouky, L., Erhan, E., Fadhlia, T. N., Farahat, E., Farías-Yapur, A., Faruk, Md. O., Ghazal, S., … Schaaf, J. V. (2025). Macro-Economic Inequality and National Stereotypes in 45 Non-Western Countries. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506251370424