Stereotypes of Social Groups in Mainland China in Terms of Warmth and Competence: Evidence from a Large Undergraduate Sample

Zouhui Ji, Yaping Yang, Xinfang Fan, Yuting Wang, Qiang Xu and Qing-Wei Chen
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Zouhui Ji: Department of Psychology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
Yaping Yang: Department of Psychology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
Xinfang Fan: Department of Psychology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
Yuting Wang: Department of Psychology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
Qiang Xu: Department of Psychology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
Qing-Wei Chen: Lab of Light and Physiopsychological Health, National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 7, 1-21

Abstract: The Stereotype Content Model (SCM) has been validated in multiple countries and regions. However, previous validation studies in China have been limited by small sample size. The current research increased the sample size (n = 184 in the pilot study; n 1 = 1315 and n 2 = 268 in the formal study) to validate the SCM in mainland China in study 1. Supporting the SCM, 41 social groups were clustered into four quadrants based on warmth and competence dimensions. 35 of the 41 target groups (85.37%) receive ambivalent stereotype. Perceived warmth and competence were positively correlated ( r = 0.585, p < 0.001). Status and competence were positively related ( r = 0.81, p < 0.001), and competition and warmth were negatively related ( r = ?0.77, p < 0.001). In addition, 24 typical social groups were selected and a list of stereotype words for these groups was developed in study 2 (n 1 = 48, n 2 = 52). The implications of the emerging social groups and the applications of this stereotype word list are discussed.

Keywords: stereotype content model; warmth; competence; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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