Maio Gregory R, Willis Hazel, Hewstone Miles, Esses Victoria M
Cardiff University, UK.
Br J Soc Psychol. 2003 Dec;42(Pt 4):477-93. doi: 10.1348/014466603322595239.
A field experiment provided the first test of the hypothesis that intergroup attitudes within a nation predict the group members' attitudes toward the break-up of the nation. Prior to a referendum on the devolution of power from Britain to Wales, Welsh (minority) and English (majority) participants indicated their attitudes towards each other and towards devolution. As expected, there were significant correlations between intergroup attitudes and attitudes towards devolution, and these relations were different for Welsh vs. English participants. English respondents who held more positive attitudes towards Welsh people were significantly more favourable toward devolution, whereas Welsh respondents who held more positive attitudes towards English people were significantly less favourable towards devolution. A subsequent laboratory experiment provided a conceptual replication of this result, using manipulations of majority vs. minority status and of intergroup attitudes towards potentially devolving groups in psychology. These findings demonstrate that intergroup attitudes are highly relevant to understanding attitudes regarding devolution.
一个国家内部的群体间态度能够预测群体成员对国家分裂的态度。在英国向威尔士权力下放的公投之前，威尔士（少数群体）和英格兰（多数群体）的参与者表明了他们对彼此以及对权力下放的态度。正如预期的那样，群体间态度与对权力下放的态度之间存在显著相关性，而且威尔士和英格兰参与者之间的这些关系有所不同。对威尔士人持有更积极态度的英格兰受访者对权力下放明显更支持，而对英格兰人持有更积极态度的威尔士受访者对权力下放明显不太支持。随后的一项实验室实验使用了多数群体与少数群体地位的操纵以及心理学中对可能权力下放群体的群体间态度的操纵，对这一结果进行了概念性重复。这些发现表明，群体间态度与理解关于权力下放的态度高度相关。
