Self‐affirmation, political value congruence, and support for refugees

Badea, Constantina; Rubin, Mark; Meyer, Thierry

doi:10.1111/jasp.12441

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“…Therefore, individualistic people may be more psychologically vulnerable to threat and, by extension, more responsive to affirmation (Sherman, Bunyan, Creswell, & Jaremka, 2009). In other research (Badea, Tavani, Rubin, & Meyer, 2017), French individuals indicated greater willingness to welcome immigrants after self-affirming values congruent with their political orientation (e.g., politically left-oriented participants wrote about left-wing values such as equality). In other words, self-affirmations that were congruent with individuals' values orientation were more effective in reducing in-group bias and prejudice compared with incongruent self-affirmations.…”

Section: Self-affirmation and Individual Differencesmentioning

confidence: 89%

Self-Affirmation and Prejudice Reduction: When and Why?

Badea

Sherman

2018

Curr Dir Psychol Sci

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The question of the antecedents of prejudicial responses has a long history that includes contributions of historical, structural, cultural, and psychological factors. Social-psychological research on prejudice as self-image maintenance provides evidence that manifestations of prejudice stem, in part, from the motivation to maintain a feeling of self-worth and self-integrity. Here, we review studies that indicate when and why prejudice toward out-groups in response to self-threats is weakened by affirmations of self-worth. A distinction emerges between in-group threats (e.g., negative acts committed by the in-group) and out-group threats (e.g., immigrants) to social identity, on the one hand, and the defensive reactions people make in response to each kind of threat (i.e., denying in-group responsibility vs. displaying prejudice), on the other. Such negative intergroup interactions can be attenuated by affirming the self. We present theorized moderators (i.e., individual differences and cultural norms) and proposed mechanisms underlying affirmation effects in the domain of prejudice. We discuss potential applications of self-affirmation in prejudice-reduction efforts.

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Section: Self-affirmation and Individual Differencesmentioning

confidence: 89%

Self-Affirmation and Prejudice Reduction: When and Why?

Badea

Sherman

2018

Curr Dir Psychol Sci

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“…In many EU member states, residents' attitudes towards refugee integration are associated with increased societal tensions (Stokes, Wike, & Poushter, 2016). Whereas the political left seems more inclined to welcome and integrate refugees into host societies, the political right is less supportive and often mobilizes against refugee integration, advocating for restrictive refugee policies (e.g., Badea, Tavani, Rubin, & Meyer, 2017; Davidov, Meuleman, Billiet, & Schmidt, 2008; van Prooijen, Krouwel, & Emmer, 2018).…”

Section: Political Orientation and Attitudes Towards Refugee Integrationmentioning

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Personal Contact with Refugees is Key to Welcoming Them: An Analysis of Politicians' and Citizens' Attitudes Towards Refugee Integration

Knappert

Dijk

Yuan

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Political Psychology

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Politicians are influential both in directing policies about refugees and in framing public discourse about them. However, unlike other host country residents, politicians' attitudes towards refugees and integration are remarkably understudied. We therefore examine similarities and differences between politicians' attitudes towards refugee integration and those held by citizens. Based on the stereotype content model, we expect that political ideology informs stereotypes about refugees, which subsequently shape attitudes towards refugee integration. Based on the Contact Hypothesis, we further argue that personal contact with refugees reduces negative stereotypes about them—in particular for those endorsing a right‐wing ideology. We draw on data collected via two surveys with 905 politicians and 8013 citizens in the Netherlands to show that (1) unlike those with a left‐wing orientation, residents (i.e., both politicians and citizens) with a right‐wing orientation hold more negative stereotypes about refugees, which in turn relate to more negative attitudes towards refugee integration; (2) personal contact with refugees is associated with less negative stereotypes among residents; and (3) politicians, compared to citizens, report less negative stereotypes and more positive attitudes towards refugee integration. The practical implication of fostering residents' contact with refugees as well as the implications for future research are discussed.

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“…Over 16 million people were displaced at the end of 2015 (Edwards, 2016), but only a small proportion of them were resettled (European Stability Initiative, 2017). In many nations, there is a heated debate among citizens about whether or not to accept and resettle refugees (Badea, Tavani, Rubin, & Meyer, 2017).…”

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Support for Resettling Refugees: The Role of Fixed Versus Growth Mind-Sets

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Six studies (N=2,340) identify one source of people's differential support for resettling refugees in their country-their beliefs about whether the kind of person someone is fixed (i.e., a fixed mindset) or can be changed (i.e., a growth mindset). US and UK citizens who believed that the kind of person someone is can be changed were more likely to support resettling refugees in their country (Studies 1-2). Study 3 identified a causal relationship between fixed-growth mindsets and people's support for resettling refugees. Importantly, people with a growth mindset were more likely to believe that refugees can assimilate in the host society, but not that they should assimilate; and the belief that refugees can assimilate mediated the relationship between people's mindsets and their support for resettling refugees (Studies 4-6). The findings identify an important antecedent of people's support for resettling refugees, and provide novel insights into the science of mindsets.

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Self‐affirmation, political value congruence, and support for refugees

Cited by 23 publications

References 37 publications

Self-Affirmation and Prejudice Reduction: When and Why?

Self-Affirmation and Prejudice Reduction: When and Why?

Personal Contact with Refugees is Key to Welcoming Them: An Analysis of Politicians' and Citizens' Attitudes Towards Refugee Integration

Support for Resettling Refugees: The Role of Fixed Versus Growth Mind-Sets

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