Mullen Brian, Calogero Rachel M, Leader Tirza I
Department of Psychology, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom.
J Pers Soc Psychol. 2007 Apr;92(4):612-30. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.92.4.612.
Ethnonyms (M. G. Levin & L. P. Potapov, 1964; from the Greek roots meaning "a national group" and "name") are the names an in-group uses to distinguish itself from out-groups. There has been no social psychological research to date exploring the effects of ethnonyms. The authors report the results of 3 studies examining the potential effects of various features of ethnonyms on intergroup behavior. Analyses of archival data indicate that among indigenous African cultures (Study 1), indigenous Native American cultures (Study 2), and African Americans (Study 3), intergroup hostility was greater among in-groups characterized by less complex ethnonyms. Discussion considers the implications of these results and suggests new directions for research in the social psychological study of ethnonyms.
族名（M.G. 莱文和L.P. 波塔波夫，1964年；源自希腊语词根，意为“一个民族群体”和“名字”）是一个内群体用来将自己与外群体区分开来的名称。迄今为止，尚未有社会心理学研究探讨族名的影响。作者报告了3项研究的结果，这些研究考察了族名的各种特征对群体间行为的潜在影响。对档案数据的分析表明，在非洲本土文化（研究1）、美洲原住民本土文化（研究2）和非裔美国人（研究3）中，以不太复杂的族名为特征的内群体之间的群体间敌意更大。讨论考虑了这些结果的含义，并为族名社会心理学研究提出了新的研究方向。
