Perceived intergroup competition comprises cognitive, affective, and motivational components

Evidence

In our model, the propensity to perceive group competition due to ideological and situational factors, and the availability of a relevant outgroup, together lead to perceived competition with that outgroup. This perceived competition has cognitive, affective, and motivational components. The cognitive component may involve beliefs about the nature of the competition (e.g., zero-sum beliefs about the resources at stake; Esses et al., 2003) and stereotypes associated with perceived competitor groups, including lack of warmth (Fiske et al., 2002; Glick, ch. 15 this volume). The affective component may involve anxiety and fear (Stephan & Stephan, 2000), as well as more specific emotions directed toward the group, such as envy or contempt (Fiske et al., 2002; see also Smith & Mackie, ch. 22 this volume). Finally, perceived competition is likely to elicit a motivation to eliminate the sense of group competition and emotions that may accompany it. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1508

In our model, the propensity to perceive group competition due to ideological and situational factors, and the availability of a relevant outgroup, together lead to perceived competition with that outgroup. This perceived competition has cognitive, affective, and motivational components. The cognitive component may involve beliefs about the nature of the competition (e.g., zero-sum beliefs about the resources at stake; Esses et al., 2003) and stereotypes associated with perceived competitor groups, including lack of warmth (Fiske et al., 2002; Glick, ch. 15 this volume). The affective component may involve anxiety and fear (Stephan & Stephan, 2000), as well as more specific emotions directed toward the group, such as envy or contempt (Fiske et al., 2002; see also Smith & Mackie, ch. 22 this volume). Finally, perceived competition is likely to elicit a motivation to eliminate the sense of group competition and emotions that may accompany it. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1508

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to stereotype content model (Fiske) positioning warmth versus competence, and to the zero-sum framing seen in later chapters.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 1508; , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1508