Whether a religious group membership is shared and salient influences perceived similarity, political support, and helping intention toward refugees, but not charitable donation
Nihan Albayrak‐Aydemir,
Ilka Helene Gleibs
Abstract:This research investigates the ways in which (un)shared religious group memberships contribute to individual helping responses through perceived similarity in the context of a refugee emergency. Across three studies (N = 762), we examined religious sub‐groups of British people's helping responses to religious subgroups of Syrian refugees, in quasi‐experimental and experimental designs. Overall findings suggest that sharing a religious group membership with refugee targets increases perceived similarity, politi… Show more
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