Admiration regulates social hierarchy: Antecedents, dispositions, and effects on intergroup behavior

Sweetman, Joseph ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2829-1503, Spears, Russell, Livingstone, Andrew George and Manstead, Antony Stephen Reid ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7540-2096 2013. Admiration regulates social hierarchy: Antecedents, dispositions, and effects on intergroup behavior. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 49 (3) , pp. 534-542. 10.1016/j.jesp.2012.10.007

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Abstract

In four studies, we report evidence that admiration affects intergroup behaviors that regulate social hierarchy. We demonstrate that manipulating the legitimacy of status relations affects admiration for the dominant and that this emotion negatively predicts political action tendencies aimed at social change. In addition, we show that greater warmth and competence lead to greater admiration for an outgroup, which in turn positively predicts deferential behavior and intergroup learning. We also demonstrate that, for those with a disposition to feel admiration, increasing admiration for an outgroup decreases willingness to take political action against that outgroup. Finally, we show that when the object of admiration is a subversive “martyr,” admiration positively predicts political action tendencies and behavior aimed at challenging the status quo. These findings provide the first evidence for the important role of admiration in regulating social hierarchy.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Collective action; Admiration; Intergroup emotion; Legitimacy; Warmth; Competence
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0022-1031
Funders:	ESRC
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	07 May 2023 07:57
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/40314

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