White identity correlates consistently but weakly with racial resentment over three election cycles

Evidence

We find significant but modest associations between White identity and resentment (2012 ANES r = .127, p \ .001; 2016 ANES r = .170, p \ .001; 2020 ANES r = .182, p \ .001; average r = .161). — Efrén Pérez, Jessica HyunJeong Lee, Ana Oaxaca, Tania Solano Cervantes, Jasmine García Rodríguez, Kimberly Lam, and David McFall, Manifold Threats to White Identity and…, 76

Categorization

• XREF: Directly relevant to the reader’s question about when dominant identity turns hostile to outgroups — here the identity-resentment bridge is thin, pushing back on conflation of the two constructs. — connects to: White racial identity barely predicts racial policy while outgroup antagonism strongly does — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2192; Shrinking numerical majority makes White identity salient and politically mobilizing — Brenda Major and Alison Blodorn and Gregory Major Blascovich, The threat of increasing diversity: Why…, 68; White ingroup identity is politically inert while outgroup antagonism drives policy preferences — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 2192 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• White racial identity barely predicts racial policy while outgroup antagonism strongly does #corroborates (0.95) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2192
• White ingroup identity is politically inert while outgroup antagonism drives policy preferences #corroborates (0.95) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2192
• White racial politics today are driven by antagonism toward Blacks, not White identity pride #corroborates (0.90) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2193
• Shrinking numerical majority makes White identity salient and politically mobilizing #qualifies (0.75) — Brenda Major and Alison Blodorn and Gregory Major Blascovich, The threat of increasing diversity, 68