To whom thou art bound: Bicultural identity integration moderates the influence of conspiracy beliefs on Chinese Americans’ ingroup bias

• Main Authors: TAN, Edison, CHENG, Chi-ying, LEUNG, Angela K. Y., WEE, Sheila X. R.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
• Subjects: biculturalism; bicultural identity integration (BII); conspiracy belief; ingroup bias; Chinese American; COVID-19; Asian Studies; Sociology of Culture
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/4018
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Endorsing conspiracy beliefs about an outgroup typically fosters ingroup bias. However, the response of bicultural individuals to conspiracy theories about one of their ingroups remains understudied. We posited that bicultural individuals’ display of ingroup bias in such situations hinges on their l...