Cited by 7,364Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Power and Status DynamicsCultural Differences and Values

A model of (often mixed) stereotype content: Competence and warmth respectively follow from perceived status and competition.

Fiske, Susan T., Cuddy, Amy J. C., Glick, Peter, Xu, Jun·2002·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Abstract

Stereotype research emphasizes systematic processes over seemingly arbitrary contents, but content also may prove systematic. On the basis of stereotypes' intergroup functions, the stereotype content model hypothesizes that (a) 2 primary dimensions are competence and warmth, (b) frequent mixed clusters combine high warmth with low competence (paternalistic) or high competence with low warmth (envious), and (c) distinct emotions (pity, envy, admiration, contempt) differentiate the 4 competence-warmth combinations. Stereotypically, (d) status predicts high competence, and competition predicts low warmth. Nine varied samples rated gender, ethnicity, race, class, age, and disability out-groups. Contrary to antipathy models, 2 dimensions mattered, and many stereotypes were mixed, either pitying (low competence, high warmth subordinates) or envying (high competence, low warmth competitors). Stereotypically, status predicted competence, and competition predicted low warmth.

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Authors
Fiske, S. T., Cuddy, A. J. C., Glick, P., & Xu, J.
Affiliations
  • Princeton University (US)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Venue
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Published
2002-06
Volume
82
Issue
6
Pages
878-902
ISSN
  • 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1315
OpenAlex
W2109453861
Cited by
7,364
References
7
Citations by year
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FWCI
110.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD 33044)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Power and Status Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
Keywords
stereotype content, envy, pity, admiration, contempt, perceived status, intergroup competition, outgroup, gender stereotypes, disability stereotypes
MeSH terms
Adult, Competitive Behavior, Empathy, Female, Humans, Intelligence, Jealousy, Male, Models, Psychological, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Class, Social Perception, Stereotyping, Students, Paternalism

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