Implicit collective self-esteem: A comparative analysis of Gelao and Han teenagers

• Hongyun Lyu

  East China Normal University

• Ningjian Liang

  East China Normal University

• Zhen Guo

  South-Central University for Nationalities

• Rogelio Alejo Rodriguez

  Ateneo de Manila University

In this study we examined the differences in implicit collective self-esteem between Gelao and Han teenagers, using the Implicit Association Test. We also explored the relationship between participants’ implicit and explicit collective self-esteem with the Implicit Association Test and the Explicit Collective Self-Esteem Scale. Participants were 169 teenagers residing in Gelao regions in China. The results showed that both Gelao and Han participants had an implicit collective self-esteem effect (i.e., tended to associate their own ethnic group with positive words and the other ethnic group with negative words), and this effect was significantly higher among Gelao than among Han participants. Further, scores on the importance-to-identity subscale of the Explicit Collective Self-Esteem scale were significantly higher in the Gelao versus the Han group. The correlation coefficients between implicit and explicit collective self-esteem for both groups were very low. The significance of the study findings is discussed.

1. Hongyun Lyu, East China Normal University

   School of Psychology and Cognitive Science

2. Ningjian Liang, East China Normal University

   School of Psychology and Cognitive Science

3. Zhen Guo, South-Central University for Nationalities
   School of Economics
4. Rogelio Alejo Rodriguez, Ateneo de Manila University
   Educational Management Department

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