Hong Ying-yi, Chao Melody Manchi, No Sun
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
J Pers. 2009 Oct;77(5):1283-309. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2009.00582.x. Epub 2009 Jul 22.
This paper explores how the lay theory approach provides a framework beyond previous stereotype/prejudice research to understand dynamic personality processes in interracial/ethnic contexts. The authors conceptualize theory of race within the Cognitive-Affective Personality System (CAPS), in which lay people's beliefs regarding the essential nature of race sets up a mind-set through which individuals construe and interpret their social experiences. The research findings illustrate that endorsement of the essentialist theory (i.e., that race reflects deep-seated, inalterable essence and is indicative of traits and ability) versus the social constructionist theory (i.e., that race is socially constructed, malleable, and arbitrary) are associated with different encoding and representation of social information, which in turn affect feelings, motivation, and competence in navigating between racial and cultural boundaries. These findings shed light on dynamic interracial/intercultural processes. Relations of this approach to CAPS are discussed.
本文探讨了外行理论方法如何提供一个超越以往刻板印象/偏见研究的框架，以理解跨种族/民族背景下的动态人格过程。作者在认知-情感人格系统（CAPS）中对种族理论进行了概念化，在该系统中，外行人士对种族本质的信念建立了一种思维模式，个体通过这种思维模式来解释和理解他们的社会经历。研究结果表明，本质主义理论（即种族反映了根深蒂固、不可改变的本质，并表明了特质和能力）与社会建构主义理论（即种族是社会建构的、可塑的和任意的）的认可与社会信息的不同编码和表征相关联，这反过来又会影响在种族和文化边界之间穿梭时的情感、动机和能力。这些发现揭示了动态的跨种族/跨文化过程。本文还讨论了这种方法与CAPS的关系。
