Double Jeopardy or Protection?The Influence of the Self-Category's Valence on Stereotype Change
The Double-jeopardy hypothesis posits that compared to a single negative social category group,people's stereotypes change more negatively towards dual negative category groups.In order to test whether the self-category valence of the evaluator constitutes a boundary condition for the Double-jeopardy Hypothesis,study 1 activated the negative category of the subjects to examine the change in stereotypes after both the evaluator and the target share a negative category,study 2 primed the subjects'real categories to examine the change in stereotypes after the subjects share a category with the dual-category target.The results found:(1)Facing dual negative category groups,the stereotype change of those with a positive self-category worsened,showing the"dual threat"characteristic,while the stereotype change of those with a negative self-category was not significant,showing a"protective"characteristic.(2)Evaluators with a negative self-category have a more positive change in stereotypes towards dual out-group positive groups,while evaluators with a positive self-category have a more positive change in stereotypes towards dual-category groups that share a positive category with themselves.Overall,stereotype change is moderated by the evaluator's self-category valence.
double jeopardyself-categorizationvalence of self-categorycross-categorizationstereotype change
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