Rooting for the top dog: How social dominance motives shape group preference in intergroup competition
Does and Mentovich, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 62, 2016. Three studies of the World Cup and the Olympic Games: higher social dominance orientation predicted a stronger preference for top dogs over underdogs; study 2 linked this to beliefs about whether international sport maintains hierarchies or promotes equality; study 3 found the link whether the hierarchy was economic or athletic. Sample sizes not read. Reading depth: abstract.
Does and Mentovich, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 62, 2016. Three studies of the World Cup and the Olympic Games: higher social dominance orientation predicted a stronger preference for top dogs over underdogs; study 2 linked this to beliefs about whether international sport maintains hierarchies or promotes equality; study 3 found the link whether the hierarchy was economic or athletic. Sample sizes not read. Reading depth: abstract.
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Does, S., & Mentovich, A. (2016). Rooting for the top dog: How social dominance motives shape group preference in intergroup competition. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 62, 24-29. doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2015.09.002 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2015.09.002