Chapter 6: Self-Regulatory Identity Theory and Reactions Toward Fairness Enhancing Organizational Policies

We develop a model that explains how dual attitudes towards target members of out-groups influence fairness judgments of social policies that are designed to assist members of these groups. The model emphasizes the role of identity driven processes that either neutralize or reinforce the link between negative implicit attitudes and fairness judgments by influencing the expansiveness of a person’s scope of justice. We operationalize the model using examples of different identities and conclude with theoretical and practical implications.