Suppression and justification processes to reduce in-group bias in a multiculturalism diversity context
(2014) Revue Européenne de Psychologie Appliquée — Vol. 64, n° 6, p. 279-288 (2014)
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- Introduction. – This study investigates the impact of an organisational multiculturalism perspective ofdiversity on in-group bias towards people of foreign origin.Objective. – We hypothesise that organisational multiculturalism constitutes a norm which creates apositive context for intergroup relations. We expect that when workers perceive that their organisationrecognises group differences, their own values are influenced, namely egalitarian values and perceivedvalue violation. The value-related mediators are conceptualised in the frame of justification-suppressionmodel (Crandall & Eshleman, 2003) respectively as suppression and justification.Method. – Data were collected from a sample of 402 workers who completed an anonymous question-naire.Results. – Based on structural equation modelling, results show that the perception of organisationalmulticulturalism is negatively and indirectly related to in-group bias through both suppression andjustification processes.Conclusion. – This study highlights that the perception of the normative context of an organisation isrelated to workers’ attitudes. The results are discussed consistent with the literature on diversity.© 2014 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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Courtois, M., Delroisse, S., Herman, G., Desmette, D., Iweins, C., & Stinglhamber, F. (2014). Suppression and justification processes to reduce in-group bias in a multiculturalism diversity context. Revue Européenne de Psychologie Appliquée, 64(6), 279-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erap.2014.09.002 (Original work published 2014)