Allport held that victimization can yield protective rather than pathological traits

Evidence

Interestingly, Allport did not believe that the traits that targets of prejudice develop as a result of their persecution are necessarily unpleasant or lead to poor mental health. Rather, he argued that targets develop ego defenses in response to ridicule, disparagement, and discrimination, some of which (e.g., ingroup solidarity) help to protect their mental health. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 928

Categorization

• XREF: Complicates the default assumption that stigma uniformly harms targets’ mental health; resonates with stigmatized-group resilience work in the prejudice-psychology thread. — connects to: Victimhood sanctification produces negative societal externalities that critics argue outweigh its protective function. — Nurit Shnabel and Johannes Ullrich, Identity Needs in Intergroup Relations:…, 136
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 928