Psychological sense of community and values: Understanding attitudes towards people seeking asylum and Australia's First Nations People
Objective: Discrimination and prejudice have significant implications for individuals and communities and are prevalent throughout the world towards marginalised groups. This study investigated the role of psychological sense of community (PSOC), values of self-transcendence and openness-to-change,...
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ftqueensland:oai:eprints.qut.edu.au:209896 2024-02-11T10:03:50+01:00 Psychological sense of community and values: Understanding attitudes towards people seeking asylum and Australia's First Nations People Hill, Natalie Murray, Kate 2020-08-01 application/pdf https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209896/ unknown Wiley-Blackwell https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209896/1/82613485.pdf doi:10.1111/ap.12459 Hill, Natalie & Murray, Kate (2020) Psychological sense of community and values: Understanding attitudes towards people seeking asylum and Australia's First Nations People. Australian Psychologist, 55(4), pp. 349-362. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209896/ Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; School of Psychology & Counselling free_to_read http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ 2020 The Australian Psychological Society This work is covered by copyright. Unless the document is being made available under a Creative Commons Licence, you must assume that re-use is limited to personal use and that permission from the copyright owner must be obtained for all other uses. If the document is available under a Creative Commons License (or other specified license) then refer to the Licence for details of permitted re-use. It is a condition of access that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. If you believe that this work infringes copyright please provide details by email to qut.copyright@qut.edu.au Australian Psychologist asylum seekers attitudes first nations people prejudice psychological sense of community self-transcendence Contribution to Journal 2020 ftqueensland https://doi.org/10.1111/ap.12459 2024-01-22T23:22:53Z Objective: Discrimination and prejudice have significant implications for individuals and communities and are prevalent throughout the world towards marginalised groups. This study investigated the role of psychological sense of community (PSOC), values of self-transcendence and openness-to-change, and demographic variables, with attitudes towards two different groups in Australia. Method: A convenience sample of adults living in Australia (N = 396) was randomly assigned to complete one of two online surveys; reporting on their attitudes towards Australia's First Nations People (N = 198), or towards people seeking asylum (N = 198). The study assessed the extent to which a PSOC (in reference to local, national, and global communities), self-transcendence, and openness-to-change, predicted attitudes towards the two groups. Results: Self-transcendence and psychological sense of global community consistently predicted attitudes towards both groups, with psychological sense of global community partially mediating the relationship between self-transcendence and attitudes. Bivariately, those holding a stronger local psychological sense of community reported more positive attitudes towards people seeking asylum, whereas those holding a stronger psychological sense of national community reported more positive attitudes towards Australia's First Nations People. However, in multivariable regression models with self-transcendence and demographic characteristics, only a higher psychological sense of national community significantly predicted more negative attitudes towards people seeking asylum. Conclusions: This research suggests that where people have a strong sense they are part of a global community they hold more positive attitudes towards people from various cultures both near and far. The research has implications for social cohesion and social policy. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Queensland University of Technology: QUT ePrints Australian Psychologist 55 4 349 362 |
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Objective: Discrimination and prejudice have significant implications for individuals and communities and are prevalent throughout the world towards marginalised groups. This study investigated the role of psychological sense of community (PSOC), values of self-transcendence and openness-to-change, and demographic variables, with attitudes towards two different groups in Australia. Method: A convenience sample of adults living in Australia (N = 396) was randomly assigned to complete one of two online surveys; reporting on their attitudes towards Australia's First Nations People (N = 198), or towards people seeking asylum (N = 198). The study assessed the extent to which a PSOC (in reference to local, national, and global communities), self-transcendence, and openness-to-change, predicted attitudes towards the two groups. Results: Self-transcendence and psychological sense of global community consistently predicted attitudes towards both groups, with psychological sense of global community partially mediating the relationship between self-transcendence and attitudes. Bivariately, those holding a stronger local psychological sense of community reported more positive attitudes towards people seeking asylum, whereas those holding a stronger psychological sense of national community reported more positive attitudes towards Australia's First Nations People. However, in multivariable regression models with self-transcendence and demographic characteristics, only a higher psychological sense of national community significantly predicted more negative attitudes towards people seeking asylum. Conclusions: This research suggests that where people have a strong sense they are part of a global community they hold more positive attitudes towards people from various cultures both near and far. The research has implications for social cohesion and social policy. |
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Psychological sense of community and values: Understanding attitudes towards people seeking asylum and Australia's First Nations People |
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Psychological sense of community and values: Understanding attitudes towards people seeking asylum and Australia's First Nations People |
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https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209896/1/82613485.pdf doi:10.1111/ap.12459 Hill, Natalie & Murray, Kate (2020) Psychological sense of community and values: Understanding attitudes towards people seeking asylum and Australia's First Nations People. Australian Psychologist, 55(4), pp. 349-362. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209896/ Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; School of Psychology & Counselling |
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