ETHNICITY, IDIOCENTRISM-ALLOCENTRISM, AND INTERGROUP ATTITUDES

The study examined the relationships among ethnicity, idiocentrism-all ocentrism and intergroup attitudes in Singapore. Thirty Malay and 30 C hinese students completed questionnaires which measured in-group and o ut-group attitudes and attitudes toward ethnic-based community develop ment groups. Intergroup attitudes were analyzed by a 2 x 2 x 2 (Subjec t Ethnicity x Target Group Ethnicity x Idiocentrism-Allocentrism) anal ysis of variance. A 2 x 2 interaction revealed that both Malay and Chi nese subjects expressed ethnocentric biases; however, planned comparis ons indicated that this was due to the responses of allocentrics. A se parate 2 x 2 (Subject Ethnicity x Idiocentrism-Allocentrism) ANOVA fur ther revealed that allocentrics had more favorable attitudes toward et hnic-based community development groups than did idiocentrics.