Abstract
Based on the stereotype content model, we examined Mainland and Hong Kong Chinese' historical representations and future imaginations of China during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Among Mainland Chinese, China's unprecedented economic growth and the resulted value competition led to the expectation of a more competent China in the future (vs now; a 'better tomorrow effect') and a perception of a warmer and more moral China in the past (vs now; the 'good old days effect'). As the Olympics proceeded, the perceived compatibility of competence and warmth/morality increased and the good old days effect diminished. Hong Kong Chinese, who also witnessed China's growth but did not directly experience the cultural implications of globalization in Mainland China, displayed the better tomorrow effect only.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 118-127 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Asian Journal of Social Psychology |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2010 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Social Psychology
- Social Sciences(all)
User-Defined Keywords
- Better tomorrow effect
- Globalization
- Good old days effect
- Ingroup perception
- Olympic Games
- Social change