A number of studies have looked at causes of in-group bias, but few studies have actually investigated
whether the two components of in-group bias, i.e. in-group and out-group evaluation, are related to
each other and whether they have similar or different predictors. In the Fiji Islands, self-, in-group, and
out-group evaluations were obtained using within-subject correlations from a sample of 336
indigenous and Indian Fijians. Self-evaluation was positively related to in-group evaluation, and
both were positively related to out-group evaluation, supporting a spillover model. After controlling
for background variables and the other evaluation variables, regression analyses showed that in-group
identification was positively related to in-group evaluation, and social distance and political
ethnocentrism were negatively related to out-group evaluation. Additionally, ethnicity interacted
with collective self-esteem in determining both in-group favouritism and out-group derogation.