Thesis
"Best buddy taking on big daddy": Factors affecting coalition formation between in- & out-group members
Washington State University
Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
2006
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/525
Abstract
Coalition formation research has to date not incorporated intergroup dynamics. For this reason, the present study examined the factors that affect people's coalition preferences when members of ingroups and outgroups negotiate to form coalitions. Using a minimal group paradigm and a game metaphor, 200 introductory psychology students at Washington State University completed several questionnaires and carried out a coalition formation task. Results suggest that the resources that an individual brings to the coalition negotiation table are most helpful in having this individual be included in the formed coalition, independent of whether this individual is an ingroup our outgroup member of a person choosing his or her coalition preference. These findings may extend Social Identity Theory by indicating that resource criticality may override a person's innate preference for their ingroup members in certain circumstances. Additional findings suggest that in order to influence individuals to include both ingroup and outgroup members in a formed coalition, certain procedural steps in the coalition formation process may be effective. Avenues for future research and potential implications for practitioners are discussed.
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Details
- Title
- "Best buddy taking on big daddy"
- Creators
- Jutta M. Tobias
- Contributors
- Craig D. Parks (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Psychology, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525016201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis