Defensive helping is a concept in social psychology that describes where a member of an ingroup proffers help to an outgroup member in order to reduce the threat the outgroup poses to the ingroup. This concept stems from research exploring social identity threats (a part of social identity theory) and motivations for helping behaviour.
Defensive helping is a concept in social psychology that describes where a member of an ingroup proffers help to an outgroup member in order to reduce the threat the outgroup poses to the ingroup. This concept stems from research exploring social identity threats (a part of social identity theory) and motivations for helping behaviour.
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