TY - JOUR
T1 - Allocating under the influence
T2 - Effects of alcohol intoxication and social identification on in-group favoritism
AU - Zhou, Jin
AU - Heim, Derek
AU - Monk, Rebecca
AU - Levy, Andy
AU - Pollard, Paul
N1 - Funding Information:
This study forms part of a doctoral program of research and is included in an archived thesis at the author’s institution. This work was financially supported by an Alcohol Research United Kingdom PhD Studentship grant awarded to Jin Zhou.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 American Psychological Association.
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/6/1
Y1 - 2018/6/1
N2 - The "social lubrication" function of alcohol during interpersonal interactions is well documented. However, less is known about the effects of alcohol consumption on group-level behavior. Empirical findings from social psychological literature suggest that individuals tend to favor those who are considered as members of their own social group. Not yet evaluated is how alcohol intoxication interacts with this group-level bias. Therefore, the current study examined experimentally the effects of intoxication on group bias. Ninety-four individuals (M
age = 20.18, SD = 2.36, 55 women, 39 men) were randomly assigned to consume an alcoholic (n = 48) or a placebo (n = 46) drink before completing manipulated allocation matrices, a task which measured the distribution of hypothetical monetary awards based on social groups. Results point to an interaction between drink condition and social group identification, whereby identification was significantly associated with in-group favoritism among intoxicated individuals only. Following alcohol consumption, participants with higher identification with their social group were more likely to demonstrate allocation strategies that favored their own group members. However, nonsignificant effects were observed for those in the placebo condition. The findings highlight how alcohol intoxication may facilitate group bias that results from social group identification.
AB - The "social lubrication" function of alcohol during interpersonal interactions is well documented. However, less is known about the effects of alcohol consumption on group-level behavior. Empirical findings from social psychological literature suggest that individuals tend to favor those who are considered as members of their own social group. Not yet evaluated is how alcohol intoxication interacts with this group-level bias. Therefore, the current study examined experimentally the effects of intoxication on group bias. Ninety-four individuals (M
age = 20.18, SD = 2.36, 55 women, 39 men) were randomly assigned to consume an alcoholic (n = 48) or a placebo (n = 46) drink before completing manipulated allocation matrices, a task which measured the distribution of hypothetical monetary awards based on social groups. Results point to an interaction between drink condition and social group identification, whereby identification was significantly associated with in-group favoritism among intoxicated individuals only. Following alcohol consumption, participants with higher identification with their social group were more likely to demonstrate allocation strategies that favored their own group members. However, nonsignificant effects were observed for those in the placebo condition. The findings highlight how alcohol intoxication may facilitate group bias that results from social group identification.
KW - alcohol intoxication
KW - social identification
KW - in-group favouritism
KW - group bias
KW - In-group favoritism
KW - Group bias
KW - Alcohol intoxication
KW - Social identification
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85040722008&partnerID=MN8TOARS
U2 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pha0000186
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pha0000186
M3 - Article (journal)
SN - 1064-1297
VL - 26
SP - 268
EP - 277
JO - Experimental & Clinical Psychopharmacology
JF - Experimental & Clinical Psychopharmacology
IS - 3
ER -