Cited by 27Social and Intergroup PsychologyBullying, Victimization, and AggressionDeath Anxiety and Social Exclusion

The dark side of inclusion: Undesired acceptance increases aggression

Greenaway, Katharine H., Jetten, Jolanda, Ellemers, Naomi, van Bunderen, Lisanne·2015·Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

Abstract

It is generally assumed that being accepted by others should have universally positive effects. The present research questions this assumption and shows that acceptance can sometimes arouse aggressive thoughts and feelings when people have a low desire to belong to the accepting group. In Study 1 ( N = 61), international students who had low, compared to high, desire for inclusion in a host society behaved more aggressively when informed that the host society accepted them. Study 2 ( N = 57) replicated this finding on attributions of aggression to members of the host society. In Study 3 ( N = 76) individuals accepted into a workgroup showed more implicit aggressive cognitions when they did not desire inclusion compared to individuals who desired inclusion. The findings reveal a potential limit to the positive effects of acceptance and highlight the importance of considering group members’ motives for inclusion when investigating the effects of group acceptance.

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Authors
Greenaway, K. H., Jetten, J., Ellemers, N., & van Bunderen, L.
Affiliations
  • The University of Queensland (AU)
  • Leiden University (NL)
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Venue
Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
Published
2014-06-19
Volume
18
Issue
2
Pages
173-189
ISSN
  • 1368-4302 (ISSN-L)
  • 1461-7188
OpenAlex
W2126470463
Cited by
27
References
43
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1
FWCI
2.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Group Processes & Intergroup Relations (publishedVersion)
  • Leiden Repository (Leiden University) (submittedVersion)
  • Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
Keywords
social acceptance, inclusion, aggression, implicit aggression, international students, host society

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