Perspective-taking to reduce prejudice: A Colombian field study

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dc.contributor.advisorBijlstra, Gijs
dc.contributor.advisorKarremans, Johan
dc.contributor.authorGeisser, Christopher
dc.date.issued2019-06-30
dc.description.abstractThe present study investigated whether perspective taking could positively affect Colombians’ evaluations of and behavioral intentions towards Venezuelan refugees. Another aim of this project was to explore mediators of perspective-taking, namely increased empathy and trust as well as reduced anxiety (Aberson & Haag, 2007; Tam et al., 2009). The results show that our intervention was not significant but higher self-reported levels in perspective-taking lead to more positive explicit evaluations and marginally more positive behavioral intentions. This effect was mediated by empathy but the link to explicit evaluations was mediated by trust and anxiety as well. Still, besides empathy, no mediators are well established in the scientific literature. Future studies should try to replicate the discovered role of trust and anxiety in perspective-taking as well as find other mediators that clarify how perspective-taking works. Knowledge on the mechanism should help to improve perspective-taking interventions in future studies. Our study shows that individual differences in perspective-taking play a significant role in reducing prejudice towards out-group members so inducing higher levels of perspective-taking might help in spreading more positive views on immigrants, refugees, and foreigners. Keywords: prejudice, perspective-taking, intergroup conflict, Colombian, Venezuelan
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/16486
dc.language.isoen
dc.thesis.facultyFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
dc.thesis.specialisationspecialisations::Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen::Researchmaster Behavioral Science::Researchmaster Behavioral Science
dc.thesis.studyprogrammestudyprogrammes::Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen::Researchmaster Behavioral Science
dc.thesis.typeResearchmaster
dc.titlePerspective-taking to reduce prejudice: A Colombian field study
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