The Sociofunctional Model of Prejudice: Questioning the Role of Emotions in the Threat-Behavior Link

• DOI: 10.5334/irsp.169
• Publication Date: 2019-01-10T14:49:12Z
• Authors: Benoite Aubé; François Ric
• Keywords: Outgroup; Prejudice (legal term); Ingroups and outgroups

The sociofunctional model of prejudice (Cottrell & Neuberg, 2005) states that behaviors toward an outgroup are determined by emotions felt this outgroup, and those threats group represents for one's own group. Although widely cited in literature, intuitively appealing is not as supported sometimes assumed. In fact, seminal data supporting the have been replicated, mediating role threat-behavior link remains need empirical evidence. Two studies were aimed at filling gap measuring specific threats, their associated behavioral intentions. Our results provide mixed support model. We found evidence threat-emotion, emotion-behavior links described model, but only partial mediational emotion link.