Objective To investigate the regulatory effect of group identity on the relationship between intergroup threat and implicit urban-rural stereotype.Methods A total of 122 urban students from a Shenyang university voluntarily participated in this study.Using a random number table

all participants were divided into 4 groups:high general group identity-high intergroup threat（group 1

n=30）

high general group identity-low intergroup threat（group 2

n=31）

high specific group identity-high intergroup threat（group 3

n=31）

and high specific group identity-low intergroup threat（group 4

n=30）.Participants were asked to complete their corresponding group identity highlighting task

strengthened group identity highlighting task

and intergroup threat manipulation task.And then

all participants received Implicit Association Test（IAT）.The implicit urban-rural stereotype scores were compared among the 4 groups.Results The mean implicit urban-rural stereotype scores of group 1

2

3

and 4 were 0.733±0.332

0.471±0.245

0.755±0.306

and 0.737±0.331

respectively.The mean score of group 3 was slightly higher than that of group 4

but the difference was not statistically significant（P>0.05）.The mean score of group 1 was much higher than that of group 2

and the difference was statistically significant（t=3.568

P<0.05）.Using implicit urban-rural stereotype score as the dependent variable

analysis of variance revealed that the main effect of intergroup threat was significant[F（1

118）=6.445

P<0.05]

the main effect of group identity was significant[F（1

118）=6.754

P<0.05]

and their interaction was also significant[F（1

118）=4.859

P<0.05].Conclusion Intergroup threat may increase an individual′s implicit urban-rural stereotype

and group identity has a regulatory effect on the relationship between intergroup threat and implicit urban-rural stereotype.