This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in Web of Science Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Web of Science (48) Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Tiedens, L. Z. Articles by Mesquita, B. Search for Related Content PubMed Articles by Tiedens, L. Z. Articles by Mesquita, B. Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Sentimental Stereotypes: Emotional Expectations for High-and Low-Status Group Members

Stanford University, ltiedens{at}leland.stanford.edu

Phoebe C. Ellsworth

University of Michigan

Batja Mesquita

Wake Forest University

Three vignette studies examined stereotypes of the emotions associated with high-and low-status group members. In Study 1a, participants believed that in negative situations, high-status people feel more angry than sad or guilty and that low-status people feel more sad and guilty than angry. Study 1b showed that in response to positive outcomes, high-status people are expected to feel more pride and low-status people are expected to feel more appreciation. Study 2 showed that people also infer status from emotions: Angry and proud people are thought of as high status, whereas sad, guilty, and appreciative people are considered low status. The authors argue that these emotion stereotypes are due to differences in the inferred abilities of people in high and low positions. These perceptions lead to expectations about agency appraisals and emotions related to agency appraisals. In Study 3, the authors found support for this process by manipulating perceptions of skill and finding the same differences in emotion expectations.

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 26, No. 5, 560-575 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/0146167200267004


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				E. P. Lemay Jr and K. L. Dudley Implications of Reflected Appraisals of Interpersonal Insecurity for Suspicion and Power Pers Soc Psychol Bull, December 1, 2009; 35(12): 1672 - 1686. [Abstract] [PDF]

				A. Galin and S. Avraham A Cross-Cultural Perspective on Aggressiveness in the Workplace: A Comparison Between Jews and Arabs in Israel Cross-Cultural Research, February 1, 2009; 43(1): 30 - 45. [Abstract] [PDF]

				T. A. Domagalski and L. A. Steelman The Impact of Gender and Organizational Status on Workplace Anger Expression Management Communication Quarterly, February 1, 2007; 20(3): 297 - 315. [Abstract] [PDF]

				J. C. Magee and L. Z. Tiedens Emotional Ties That Bind: The Roles of Valence and Consistency of Group Emotion in Inferences of Cohesiveness and Common Fate Pers Soc Psychol Bull, December 1, 2006; 32(12): 1703 - 1715. [Abstract] [PDF]

				A. A. Marsh, R. B. Adams Jr, and R. E. Kleck Why Do Fear and Anger Look the Way They Do? Form and Social Function in Facial Expressions Pers Soc Psychol Bull, January 1, 2005; 31(1): 73 - 86. [Abstract] [PDF]

				P. Kuppens, I. Van Mechelen, and M. Meulders Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining: Interpersonal and Individual Differences Determinants of Anger-Related Behaviors Pers Soc Psychol Bull, December 1, 2004; 30(12): 1550 - 1564. [Abstract] [PDF]

				E. L. Zurbriggen and T. S. Sturman Linking Motives and Emotions: A Test of McClelland's Hypotheses Pers Soc Psychol Bull, April 1, 2002; 28(4): 521 - 535. [Abstract] [PDF]