Is the racial composition of your surroundings associated with your levels of social dominance orientation?

We investigate the extent to which minority group members are surrounded by outgroup members in their immediate environment as a predictor of social dominance orientation. Using a large representative sample of New Zealanders, we found that minority group members in outgroup dense environments reported lower levels of social dominance orientation (Study 1). In studies 2 and 3, Asian Australian and Black American participants who were surrounded by outgroup members reported lower social dominance orientation. For majority group (White) participants there was no association between social dominance orientation and outgroup density. Study 4 explained the overall pattern: Black Americans surrounded by outgroup members perceived their group to be of lower status in their immediate environment, and through this, reported lower social dominance orientation. This article adds to growing literature on contextual factors that predict social dominance orientation, especially among minority group members.

本研究旨在探究少数群体成员在其周边社交环境中被外群体成员包围的程度，以此作为社会支配取向（social dominance orientation）的预测因子。本研究采用新西兰人群的大型代表性样本开展研究，结果发现：身处外群体密集环境中的少数群体成员，其社会支配取向水平更低（研究1）。在研究2与研究3中，被外群体成员环绕的亚裔澳大利亚裔与非裔美国参与者，同样报告了更低的社会支配取向水平。而对于多数群体（白人）参与者而言，社会支配取向与外群体密度之间不存在显著关联。研究4则阐释了这一整体规律的内在机制：被外群体成员包围的非裔美国人认为自身群体在当前周边环境中的地位更低，并由此表现出更低的社会支配取向。本研究补充了日益丰富的相关学术文献，这些文献聚焦于可预测社会支配取向的情境因素，尤其针对少数群体成员的相关研究方向。