Quand le statut du groupe modère les types de discrimination et leurs effets

People minimise personal discrimination in comparison to group discrimination. Moreover, while personal discrimination is negatively linked to personal self-esteem, group discrimination is positively associated with it. Until now, these patterns of results have only been examined on participants from low status groups. The present study aims to investigate the personal-group discrimination discrepancy as well as the differential influence of the two dimensions of discrimination on self-esteem according to the position of the participants' groups within the social hierarchy. For members of low status group, results showed the personal-group discrimination discrepancy as well as the distinct effects of the two dimensions of discrimination on personal self-esteem. In contrast, members of high status group perceive the same level of personal and of group discrimination. Furthermore, for this group, personal self-esteemis unrelated to any of the two dimensions of discrimination. These results are interpreted in the light of social comparison literature.