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The Role of Social and Personal Norms of Majority Children in Predicting Attitudes Towards Refugee Peers

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Norms have been shown to predict a variety of intergroup outcomes among children. A study with children in Croatia (N = 184) who had no prior contact with refugee peers examined the role of social and personal norms in shaping intergroup outcomes with refugee peers. Regression analyses revealed that perceived teachers' and peers' norms, along with personal norms, predict general evaluation, social acceptance, and contact intentions towards refugee children. Social norms, especially those of teachers, were found to better predict attitudes, while peer norms more strongly influenced behavioural outcomes. These findings are important for educators and policymakers, particularly in the context of Croatia's increasingly diverse classrooms.

Source: Drustvena istrazivanja

DOI: 10.5559/di.33.3.01

Authors: Nikolina Stanković, Dinka Čorkalo Biruški, Antonija Vrdoljak

Institutions: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb

Language: English

Topic: Social and Intergroup Psychology

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4405110784

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