The roles of social value orientation and anticipated emotions in intergroup resource allocation decisions

Bono, Suzanna Awang, van der Schalk, Job ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7968-4721 and Manstead, Antony S. R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7540-2096 2020. The roles of social value orientation and anticipated emotions in intergroup resource allocation decisions. Frontiers in Psychology 11 , 1455. 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01455

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Abstract

How individuals divide resources between themselves and another person is influenced both by their social value orientation (SVO) and the emotions they expect to feel when dividing resources (anticipated emotions). Research has also shown that individuals favor members of their own group (ingroup) over individuals from other groups (outgroup) when allocating resources. The Malaysian multi-ethnic population is a highly relevant context to study the combined effects of intergroup relations and SVO on anticipated emotions and resource allocation. The current studies recruited Malaysian participants to examine whether anticipated emotions and allocation behavior are influenced by the ethnic identity of the person receiving the allocation. Participants completed an SVO measure and rated how they would feel if they were to share resources equally or unequally. They then made allocations between themselves and an ingroup or outgroup member in an economic game. There was no evidence of ingroup favoritism in anticipated emotions and allocation behavior. This may have been due to impression management, social desirability concerns, and/or the use of a population with socially liberal attitudes. The results nevertheless provide support for the notion that anticipated emotions play a key role in resource allocation decisions.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Publisher:	Frontiers
ISSN:	1664-1078
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	28 January 2021
Date of Acceptance:	29 May 2020
Last Modified:	03 May 2023 00:13
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/138055

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