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Implicit association between authentic pride and prestige compared to hubristic pride and dominance
Conghui Liu1, Kuan Lu, Guoliang Yu
1Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychology Renmin University of China, Haidian District, Beijing, China.
This study found authentic pride is strongly linked to prestige, while hubristic pride has a weak association with dominance. These findings clarify the implicit associations between pride facets and social status signals.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Personality Psychology
Background:
- Pride is theorized to have two facets: authentic and hubristic.
- These facets have been linked to prestige and dominance, respectively.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the implicit associations between authentic pride, hubristic pride, prestige, and dominance.
- To examine how these pride facets signal social status.
Main Methods:
- Nine experiments were conducted.
- Implicit association tests were used to measure word associations.
Main Results:
- A strong implicit association was found between authentic pride words and high prestige status.
- A weak implicit association was found between hubristic pride words and high dominance status.
Conclusions:
- Authentic pride words may automatically signal high prestige.
- Hubristic pride words may weakly signal high dominance.
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