Faculty Publication by Andrew Molinsky

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Faculty Member:

Andrew Molinsky

Title of Publication:

"The performer's reactions to procedural injustice: When prosocial identity reduces prosocial behavior."

Publication Type:

Forthcoming Paper

Year of Publication:

2007

Co-Authors:

Grant, A.M., Molinsky, A.L., Margolis, J.D.; Schiano, W. & Kamin, M.

Publication Details:

Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 2007

Abstract:

Considerable research has examined how procedural injustice affects victims and witnesses of unfavorable outcomes, with little attention to the “performers” who deliver these outcomes. Drawing on dissonance theory, we hypothesized that performers’ reactions to procedural injustice in delivering unfavorable outcomes are moderated by prosocial identity—a helping-focused self-concept. Across two experiments, individuals communicated unfavorable outcomes decided by a superior. Consistent with justice research, when prosocial identities were not primed, performers experienced greater negative affect, and behaved more prosocially toward victims, when a superior’s decision-making procedures were unjust. Subtly activating performers’ prosocial identities reversed these reactions. Results highlight how roles and identities shape the experience and delivery of unfavorable outcomes; when procedures are unjust, prosocial identity can reduce prosocial behavior.

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