Conditions of contact, common in-group identity, and in-group bias toward contingent workers

J Soc Psychol. 2006 Dec;146(6):671-84. doi: 10.3200/SOCP.146.6.671-684.

Abstract

In a survey-based field study of 111 permanent Finnish restaurant employees, the authors investigated intergroup relations between permanent and contingent workers. On the basis of the common in-group identity model, the authors hypothesized that the conditions of contact (supportive norms and perceived intergroup competition) would be related to common in-group identity, which in turn would be negatively related to intergroup bias. The present results indicated that perceived competition and institutional support were related to in-group bias only through their influence on the common in-group identity, as the model predicted.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cultural Diversity*
  • Employment*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Organizational Culture
  • Social Identification*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires