Piumatti Giovanni, Mosso Cristina
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford , Oxford , United Kingdom.
Department of Psychology, University of Turin , Turin , Italy.
Eur J Psychol. 2017 Mar 3;13(1):47-59. doi: 10.5964/ejop.v13i1.1223. eCollection 2017 Mar.
The current study explored how individual differences in endorsement of aggressive behaviors and thoughts relate to individual levels of tolerance and prejudice toward immigrants and established prejudice correlates such as social dominance orientation (SDO) and ethnic out-groups ratings among adolescents. Participants (N = 141; Age M = 16.08, 68% girls) completed the Readiness for Interpersonal Aggression Inventory, the Tolerance and Prejudice Questionnaire, and measures of SDO and ethnic out-groups ratings. Results indicated that higher individual endorsement of aggression was related to higher prejudice and SDO and lower tolerance and ethnic out-groups ratings. Patterns of endorsement of aggression related to habitual and socially determined aggressive acts or stable needs to hurt others as a source of satisfaction were significantly correlated with prejudice. Conversely, the relationship between prejudice and endorsement of impulsive actions lacking of emotional control resulted was less marked. The results highlight how in the cognitive spectrum of prejudice, individual levels of endorsement of aggression may play a significant triggering role during adolescence. These findings may have implications for future studies and interventions aimed at reducing prejudice already in young ages.
当前的研究探讨了对攻击性行为和想法的认同方面的个体差异如何与对移民的容忍度和偏见程度相关，以及诸如社会支配取向（SDO）和青少年对族裔外群体的评价等既定的偏见相关因素。参与者（N = 141；年龄M = 16.08，68%为女孩）完成了人际攻击准备度量表、容忍和偏见问卷，以及社会支配取向和族裔外群体评价的测量。结果表明，个体对攻击性的认同程度越高，与更高的偏见和社会支配取向以及更低的容忍度和族裔外群体评价相关。与习惯性和社会决定的攻击行为或作为满足来源的伤害他人的稳定需求相关的攻击认同模式与偏见显著相关。相反，偏见与缺乏情绪控制的冲动行为认同之间的关系则不太明显。结果凸显了在偏见的认知范围内，个体对攻击性的认同程度在青春期可能如何发挥重要的触发作用。这些发现可能对未来旨在在青少年时期就减少偏见的研究和干预措施具有启示意义。
