Academic AbstractAdvantaged group allies have multiple motives for supporting equality, raising questions about their sincerity. We draw upon the covariation model of attributions to explain how disadvantaged group members make attributions about whether advantaged group “allies” are sincerely motivated to empower the disadvantaged group. We propose an Attribution-Identity Model of Sincerity (AIMS) which posits that disadvantaged group members view advantaged group members as sincere allies when they support equality in the presence of inhibitory causes and in the absence of facilitative causes, exceed expectations for the advantaged group, and provide support across time and contexts. Furthermore, those who identify strongly with their disadvantaged group and perceive intergroup inequality as illegitimate are most motivated to ascertain the sincerity of advantaged group members’ allyship. AIMS suggests how members of disadvantaged groups seek to maximize benefits and minimize risks of advantaged group members’ allyship.Public AbstractAdvantaged group members (e.g., men, White Americans) can act as allies for disadvantaged groups (e.g., women, Americans belonging to minoritized racial groups), but members of disadvantaged groups sometimes have reason to question whether their motives are sincere. We argue that members of disadvantaged groups view advantaged group allies as more sincere when they support equality when they do not stand to benefit from it and even when they stand to lose. We also argue that members of disadvantaged groups view advantaged group allies as more sincere when their support for equality goes beyond expectations for their advantaged group, consistently over time, and is not limited to particular situations, forms, or contexts. Members of disadvantaged groups like sincere allies, want to work with them, and feel safe around them. Sincere allies also serve as moral exemplars to other members of advantaged groups.

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“我的目​​标是真实的”：盟友真诚的归因-身份模型


学术摘要 优势群体盟友支持平等的动机有多种，令人质疑其诚意。我们利用归因的协变模型来解释弱势群体成员如何归因于优势群体“盟友”是否真诚地激励弱势群体赋权。我们提出了真诚归因-身份模型（AIMS），该模型假设，当弱势群体成员在存在抑制性原因和缺乏促进性原因的情况下支持平等，超出对优势群体的期望时，将优势群体成员视为真诚的盟友，并提供跨时间和跨环境的支持。此外，那些强烈认同弱势群体并认为群体间不平等是不合法的人最有动力去确定优势群体成员的盟友关系的诚意。 AIMS 建议弱势群体成员如何寻求利益最大化和优势群体成员结盟的风险最小化。群体），但弱势群体的成员有时有理由质疑他们的动机是否真诚。我们认为，当弱势群体成员支持平等时，即使他们不会从中受益，甚至可能会遭受损失，他们也会认为优势群体盟友更加真诚。我们还认为，当弱势群体成员对平等的支持超出了他们对优势群体的期望，并且随着时间的推移始终如一，并且不限于特定情况、形式或背景时，他们就会认为优势群体盟友更加真诚。 弱势群体的成员就像真诚的盟友一样，希望与他们合作，并在他们身边感到安全。真诚的盟友也可以成为其他优势群体成员的道德典范。