Validating a brief measure of four facets of social evaluation

Koch A, Smith A, Fiske ST, Abele AE, Ellemers N, Yzerbyt V (2024)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2024

Journal

Behavior Research Methods Psychonomic Society / Springer Verlag (Germany)

DOI: 10.3758/s13428-024-02489-y

Abstract

Five studies (N = 7972) validated a brief measure and model of four facets of social evaluation (friendliness and morality as horizontal facets; ability and assertiveness as vertical facets). Perceivers expressed their personal impressions or estimated society’s impression of different types of targets (i.e., envisioned or encountered groups or individuals) and numbers of targets (i.e., between six and 100) in the separate, items-within-target mode or the joint, targets-within-item mode. Factor analyses confirmed that a two-items-per-facet measure fit the data well and better than a four-items-per-dimension measure that captured the Big Two model (i.e., no facets, just the horizontal and vertical dimensions). As predicted, the correlation between the two horizontal facets and between the two vertical facets was higher than the correlations between any horizontal facet and any vertical facet. Perceivers’ evaluations of targets on each facet were predictors of unique and relevant behavior intentions. Perceiving a target as more friendly, moral, able, and assertive increased the likelihood of relying on the target’s loyalty, fairness, intellect, and hubris in an economic game, respectively. These results establish the external, internal, convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity of the brief measure and model of four facets of social evaluation.

Authors with CRIS profile

Andrea Abele-Brehm Lehrstuhl für Sozialpsychologie mit Schwerpunkt Gender und Diversity

Involved external institutions

University of Chicago US United States (USA) (US) Princeton University US United States (USA) (US) Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) BE Belgium (BE) Universiteit Utrecht (UU) / Utrecht University NL Netherlands (NL)

How to cite

APA:

Koch, A., Smith, A., Fiske, S.T., Abele, A.E., Ellemers, N., & Yzerbyt, V. (2024). Validating a brief measure of four facets of social evaluation. Behavior Research Methods. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-024-02489-y

MLA:

Koch, Alex, et al. "Validating a brief measure of four facets of social evaluation." Behavior Research Methods (2024).

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