Year: 2015
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The current research examined the relationship between individual readiness for aggression and perceived social distance from ethnic out-groups in adolescents.Marked social distance towards an out-group was considered as a sign of greater prejudice towards that group.Results showed that (a) social distances revealed ethnic out-groups hierarchies; and (b) having higher scores on readiness for aggression traits that stand for socially determined aggressive acts predicted higher social distance from the most rejected ethnic out-group (i.e., Roma outgroup).The findings suggest that individual traits of readiness for aggression may influence the willingness to engage in contact with ethnic out-groups among adolescents.
Institution: University of Turin
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W858162925