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We Need to Talk : Exploring the Effect of Shared Social Identity and Intellectual Humility on Willingness to Engage in Dialogue with Outgroup Members
Topp, Alina (2024) We Need to Talk : Exploring the Effect of Shared Social Identity and Intellectual Humility on Willingness to Engage in Dialogue with Outgroup Members.
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| Abstract: | Dialogue matters. It is indispensable in a world where topics such as immigration, climate change, abortion rights and many more trigger heated debates. Different views on moving topics lead to the formation of groups with opposing perspectives and can contribute to polarisation of societies. But how can people with conflicting opinions be brought closer together? This paper examined the role of shared social identity and intellectual humility as independent variables on willingness to engage in dialogue with outgroup members. 208 participants were randomly assigned to the conditions of a 2 (Shared Social Identity: present versus absent) x 2 (Intellectual Humility: present versus absent) between-participants design and advised to vividly imagine a positive contact situation with a perceived outgroup member called Lou in a café. In the shared social identity conditions, a common taste in music was emphasised. The conditions for intellectual humility to be present included an information text and a thinking exercise. Disagreement was induced on the topic of immigration. It was hypothesised that shared social identity has a positive effect on people’s willingness to engage in dialogue with an outgroup member, and that this effect is moderated by intellectual humility. Specifically, it was assumed that the effect would be stronger when intellectual humility was present. Statistical tests, however, did not confirm significant differences in the participants’ willingness to engage in dialogue across conditions. Limitations, implications, and possible directions for further research deriving from this work are discussed. Keywords: Social Identity, Intellectual Humility, Intergroup Relations, Dialogue, Common Ingroup Identity Model |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology MSc (66604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/98601 |
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