Publication Title
International Journal of Psychological Studies
Document Type
Article
Abstract/Description
In two studies, we examine ingroup favoritism within the furry community. Furry fans construct personas (“fursonas”) that are often related to a species of animal (e.g., fox, wolf). In Study 1, furries were found to rate their fursona species more favorably than other species. In Study 2, we examined whether the ingroup projection model may aid in understanding this ingroup species bias. Participants’ ratings of prototypicality of their species within the fandom was associated with greater favoritism of one’s species. A serial mediation model showed that identification with the fursona and perceived benefits of one’s fursona mediated the association between ingroup projection and ingroup species bias.
Department
Psychology and Special Education
First Page
49
Last Page
58
DOI
10.5539/ijps.v7n4p49
Volume
7
Issue
4
ISSN
1918-722X
Date
1-1-2015
Citation Information
Reysen, Stephen; Plante, Courtney N.; Roberts, Sharon E.; and Gerbasi, Kathleen C., "Ingroup Bias and Ingroup Projection in the Furry Fandom" (2015). Faculty Publications. 29.
https://lair.etamu.edu/educ-faculty-publications/29
