Does attitude importance moderate the effects of person-first language? A registered report.

ABSTRACT: Previous research has demonstrated that exposure to outgroup descriptions that use person-first, as compared to identity-first, language can attenuate negative stereotypes or prejudice and enhance support for policies that seek to advance outgroup rights. However, the benefits of person-first language may not apply to all social groups equally. Specifically, we postulate that person-first language reduces the stigmatization of outgroups, but to a lesser degree if individuals hold more important negative attitudes towards the respective communities. We tested this hypothesis in a two-factorial 2 (target group) x 2 (descriptor) online experiment that included a control group and for which we recruited a general-population sample (N = 522). Stereotyping, dehumanization, as well as negative af

SUBMITTER: Schumann S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12507193 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature