Luke, Michelle A and Maio, Gregory R (2009) Oh the humanity! Humanity-esteem and its social importance. Journal of Research in Personality, 43 (4). pp. 586-601. ISSN 0092-6566

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Abstract

Past research has examined the consequences of a favorable personal identity (i.e., personal self-esteem) and social identity (i.e., collective self-esteem), but has neglected the consequences of a favorable human identity (i.e., humanity-esteem). Two studies examined individual differences in humanity-esteem using a new measure of this construct, the Humanity-Esteem Scale. Results indicated that the measure is reliable, taps affective and cognitive reactions to humanity, and possesses strong convergent and discriminant validity. Furthermore, a third study utilized a manipulation of humanity-esteem to examine its
effect on group differentiation. The results supported the notion that low humanity-esteem increases group differentiation. Thus, humanity-esteem is an important novel construct for understanding how humans regard and relate to one another.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Business, Management and Economics > Business and Management
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF0698 Personality H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > HM1001 Social psychology > HM1041 Social perception. Social cognition Including perception of the self and others, prejudices, stereotype
Depositing User:	Michele Luke
Date Deposited:	29 Oct 2012 15:03
Last Modified:	29 Oct 2012 15:03
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/40981

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