10.1177/0146167204271320PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETINLin et al. / ANTI–ASIAN AMERICAN STEREOTYPES Stereotype Content Model Explains Prejudice for an Envied Outgroup: Scale of Anti–Asian American Stereotypes

can stereotypes differentiating two dimensions: (excessive) com-petence and (deficient) sociability. The Scale of Anti–Asian American Stereotypes (SAAAS) shows this envious mixed preju-dice in six studies. Study 1 began with 131 racial attitude items. Studies 2 and 3 tested 684 respondents on a focused 25-item ver-sion. Studies 4 and 5 tested the final 25-item SAAAS on 222 respondents at three campuses; scores predicted outgroup friend-ships, cultural experiences, and (over)estimated campus pres-ence. Study 6 showed that allegedly low sociability, rather than excessively high competence, drives rejection of Asian Ameri-cans, consistent with system justification theory. The SAAAS demonstrates mixed, envious anti–Asian American prejudice, contrasting with more-often-studied contemptuous racial prejudices (i.e., against Blacks)