Looking White But Feeling Asian: The Role of Perceived Membership Permeability and Perceived Discrimination in Multiracial-Monoracial Alliances.
| Title: | Looking White But Feeling Asian: The Role of Perceived Membership Permeability and Perceived Discrimination in Multiracial-Monoracial Alliances. |
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| Authors: | Merrell WN; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.; Aarhus University, Denmark.; University of Oslo, Norway.; Vossoughi N; Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA, USA.; Kteily NS; Kellogg School of Management, Evanston, IL, USA.; Ho AK; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. |
| Source: | Personality & social psychology bulletin [Pers Soc Psychol Bull] 2026 Jan; Vol. 52 (1), pp. 141-160. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 19. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Sage Publications for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7809042 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1552-7433 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01461672 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Pers Soc Psychol Bull Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc; Original Publication: Columbus, Ohio [etc.] Behavioral Sciences Laboratory [etc.] |
| MeSH Terms: | Asian People*/psychology ; Racism*/psychology ; Social Identification* ; Social Perception* ; White*; Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Young Adult ; Prejudice |
| Abstract: | Relatively little is known about the extent to which multiracial people stand in solidarity with their parent groups. Here, we draw from social identity theory to examine predictors of Asian-White multiracial people's solidarity with Asian and White people, Asian monoracial people's meta-perceptions of these solidarity levels, and consequences of these meta-perceptions for intergroup relations. Studies 1a-b show that Asian-White multiracial people stand in solidarity more strongly with Asian people than White people, especially when they perceive high levels of anti-Asian discrimination, and even when they believe they physically look White. Studies 2a-b demonstrate that Asian monoracial people incorrectly believe that physically White-looking Asian-White multiracial people stand in solidarity more strongly with White people, and these pessimistic meta-perceptions are associated with more rejection of multiracial people. Study 3 provides a causal link between meta-perceptions and rejection while providing preliminary evidence that correcting these solidarity meta-perceptions can improve intergroup attitudes. |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Asian Americans; intergroup relations; multiracial; permeability; social identity |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20240819 Date Completed: 20251218 Latest Revision: 20251219 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/01461672241267332 |
| PMID: | 39155681 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
Journal Article