Personality trait inferences of Turkish immigrant and neutral targets: An experimental study

Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Bye, Hege H.; Pallesen, Ståle

doi:10.1111/sjop.12016

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“…To measure perceptions of discrimination against employees of foreign background, four items from a work environment scale (Sandal and Bye, 2012) were used. These items concerned the following statements: in my workplace, there is little contact between Norwegians and employees of foreign background; employees of foreign background are excluded from the work community; Norwegians and employees of foreign background have different job tasks; and discriminatory treatment between Norwegians and employees of foreign background means that employees of foreign background are disadvantaged.…”

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Perceived discrimination against immigrants in the workplace

Enoksen

2016

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how perceptions of organizational justice and social-focussed personal values influence perceived discrimination against immigrants in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach – A sample of 224 employees of a mental health clinic in Norway completed Schwartz’s Portrait Values Questionnaire that measures personal values, Colquitt’s Organizational Justice Scale, and scale measuring perceived discrimination against immigrant in the workplace. Findings – Perceived organizational justice and the social-focussed value universalism contributed significantly in explaining variance in perceived discrimination against immigrants in the workplace. Employees who scored low on perceived organizational justice scored high on perceived discrimination against immigrants, and employees who scored high on the value universalism scored high on perceived discrimination against immigrants in the workplace. Research limitations/implications – The cross-sectional design cannot determine causality. The direction of the relationship between the variables is founded on prevailing empirical and theoretical contributions in the field. Practical implications – Cultural diversity training programs should make employees aware of how their personal values and personal justice experiences influence their perceptions of discrimination against immigrants. Culturally diverse workplaces could benefit from recruiting employees who emphasize universalism. Originality/value – Co-workers’ perception of exclusion and discriminating behavior against immigrants in the workplace is critical in order to reduce such unjust treatment. There is limited research on factors that influence perceptions of discrimination against others.

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Perceived discrimination against immigrants in the workplace

Enoksen

2016

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal

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“…This priming effect conditions different psychological systems, such as perception, motivation, behaviour and evaluation (Bargh, 2006). The formation of impressions may also be affected by more general aspects, such as stereotypes (Ramos et al , 2012; Rogers and Wood, 2010; Sandal et al , 2012), culture (Lee et al , 2015; Lieberman et al , 2005) and emotions (Hareli and Weiner, 2002; Storbeck and Clore, 2008).…”

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The effect of information bias on the formation of impressions: courtroom implications

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Martínez

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Purpose The ability to form impressions allows predicting future behaviour and assessing past conduct by facilitating decision making in different contexts. Both verbal cues (what we know about someone) and non-verbal cues (the emotion expressed) could modulate this process to a different degree. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the relationship between these variables and their impact on the formation of impressions within criminal proceedings. Design/methodology/approach An experiment was conducted that involved 142 Mexican students, who evaluated emotional response (happiness, sadness, fear and anger) and personality (emotional stability, kindness, responsibility, sociability and creativity) through the facial expression of a Spanish child-murderer. Two groups were formed for comparative purposes, one of which was provided with information on the murderer (activated information (AI)), while the second group had no related information whatsoever (deactivated information (DI)). Findings The results recorded a higher score for happiness (p=0.037, η2=0.03) and anger (p=0.001, η2=0.08), and a lower one for sadness (p=0.002, η2=0.06), fear (p=0.002, η2=0.07), emotional stability (p<0.001, η2=0.09) responsibility (p<0.001, η2=0.10) and kindness (p=0.01, η2=0.05) in the AI condition compared to the DI condition. Originality/value The formation of impressions is an adaptive process that may be affected by variables that are complex and difficult to control, which within legal proceedings might bias court decisions and compromise the objectivity required of the judiciary.

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“…Furthermore, the presentation of adjectives describing personality (prime) together with a person's picture has a significant impact on the subsequent evaluation of that individual (target) (Bargh, 2006). The formation of impressions may also be affected by more general aspects, such as stereotypes (Ramos, García-Marqués, Hamilton, Ferreira, & Van Acker, 2012;Sandal, Bye, & Pallesen, 2012), culture (Lieberman, Jarcho, & Obayashi, 2005;Krys, Hansen, Xing, Szarota, & Yang, 2013), and emotions (Hareli & Weiner, 2002).…”

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The timely expression of coherence helps cause the right impression

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<p>An analysis was conducted on the modulating role that the emotional coherence between verbal and non-verbal information plays on the formation of impressions. The study involved 301 subjects who made inferences on a woman’s personality based on verbal information on her life (positive, negative), the emotional coherence between verbal and non-verbal information (coherent, neutral, incoherent), and the type of coding, referring to the moment when the verbal and non-verbal information was presented to them (simultaneously, separately). The results showed that when the information is positive, coherent and the coding has been made separately, the person is perceived to be more stable, pleasant and sociable. The results are discussed, along with their implications for the adaptive processes present in natural contexts.</p>

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Personality trait inferences of Turkish immigrant and neutral targets: An experimental study

Cited by 4 publications

References 39 publications

Perceived discrimination against immigrants in the workplace

Perceived discrimination against immigrants in the workplace

The effect of information bias on the formation of impressions: courtroom implications

The timely expression of coherence helps cause the right impression

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