Ingroup/Outgroup Attitudes and Group Evaluations: The Role of Competition in British Classroom Settings

Table 1

Summary of mean ingroup and outgroup trait ratings by age group and condition.

	6-7 years old				9-10 years old				ratio
	Control		Experimental		Control		Experimental
	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	Condition	Age	Con. × age
Ingroup positive	16.07	2.62	16.71	2.93	4.52	3.11	17.37	1.88	11.14	NS	4.30
Ingroup negative	10.18	2.29	8.39	2.50	8.79	2.41	9.89	2.94	NS	NS	8.99
Ingroup overall	5.89	3.33	8.32	4.80	5.83	5.00	7.48	3.68	6.38	NS	NS
Outgroup positive	14.75	2.69	12.43	2.94	13.24	3.19	15.30	2.85	NS	NS	15.64
Outgroup negative	10.46	2.40	12.18	3.18	9.66	2.50	10.22	2.79	4.89	7.18	NS
Outgroup overall	4.29	3.77	0.25	4.93	3.59	4.98	5.07	4.46	NS	5.72	10.25

Higher scores = more positive; higher scores = more negative.
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