title: Reactions to intragroup deviance: does disidentification have a role?
abstract: In this study, we address previous evidence about the interchangeable use of derogation and disidentification in protecting the self from intragroup deviance. We argue that when the in-group stands for a valued social identity, members may disidentify from the group, but only if the immediate context provides no opportunity to derogate. In the present experiments (n = 80 and n = 79), we provided or did not provide participants with the opportunity to recommend a punishment for an in-group or an out-group deviant. We also measured in-group identification before and after exposure to deviant behavior and after judgment. The results show that participants first disidentified from the in-group but, when presented with an opportunity to judge the deviant, also derogated. Importantly, participants who could judge the deviant also recovered their initial in-group identification level. Participants' reactions to the out-group deviant suggest they used an intergroup rather than intragroup strategy.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cameira
authors.forename: Tiago Azevedo
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D012929:Psychological Distance; D011678:Punishment; D012649:Self Concept; D012925:Social Conformity; D012933:Social Identification; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology