Group identification and perceived deprivation plausibly cause each other in a loop

Evidence

Bizman and Yinon (2001) have found that high identifiers react more strongly to group-level realistic threats than low identifiers, whereas low-identifiers’ attitudes are more influenced by intergroup anxiety, which can be seen as an individual-level threat. — Blake M. Riek, Eric W. Mania, and Samuel L. Gaertner, Intergroup Threat and Outgroup Attitudes, 151 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Ingroup identification can moderate or mediate how deprivation produces prejudice — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 464; Perceived impermeability and illegitimacy of status differences deepen low-status group identification.; Perceived discrimination strengthens group identity only for those already highly identified with their group — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 955 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Ingroup identification causally precedes intergroup threat #complicates (0.85) — Blake M. Riek, Eric W. Mania, and Samuel L. Gaertner, Intergroup Threat and Outgroup Attitudes, 151