Self-construal and responses to group-based and individual injustice (original) (raw)

Abstract

The present study examined how members from an individualistic culture (Dutch students) and members from a collectivistic culture (Chinese exchange students) responded to injustice that targeted them personally or to injustice that targeted them as a member of a group. Our main expectations were that members from a more individualistic culture would respond more negatively to instances of personal injustice whereas members from a more collectivistic culture would respond more negatively to group-based injustice. To this end, a laboratory experiment was conducted. Participants either had to perform a set of tasks individually or with a group. They were lead to believe that they competed with another individual or a group and were told that the person or the group with the best score would receive extra money. The tasks were pre-programmed so that participants always got the best score. The injustice manipulation consisted of a change of procedure by allocating the extra reward to the...

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