Essentialism goes social: Belief in social determinism as a component of psychological essentialism.

U Rangel, J Keller - Journal of personality and social psychology, 2011 - psycnet.apa.org
Individuals tend to explain the characteristics of others with reference to an underlying
essence, a tendency that has been termed psychological essentialism. Drawing on current …

Knowledge, risk perceptions, and xenophobic attitudes: Evidence from Italy during the Ebola outbreak

G Prati, L Pietrantoni - Risk Analysis, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The purposes of the current study were twofold:(1) to investigate affective and cognitive
responses and social‐contextual factors related to Ebola and their intercorrelations in a …

The Vancouver Index of Acculturation (VIA): New evidence on dimensionality and measurement invariance across two cultural settings

S Testa, MM Doucerain, A Miglietta, T Jurcik… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Vancouver Index of Acculturation (VIA) is a self-report bidimensional instrument
that has been employed in several cultural contexts to assess migrants' orientations toward …

Using quotients as a mentor to facilitate the success of underrepresented students

K Neikirk, T Barongan, T Rolle… - Pathogens and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Choosing a mentor requires a certain level of introspection for both the mentor and the
mentee. The dynamics of mentorship may change depending on the academic status of the …

Advancing the Knowledge of Spaniards' Attitudes Towards Immigration

R Caro-Carretero, M Fernández, C Valbuena - SAGE Open, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This study aims to assist Spanish authorities in enhancing the prevention of negative
attitudes towards immigrants by addressing two key questions derived from prior research …

The mediating role of national identification, binding foundations and perceived threat on the relationship between need for cognitive closure and prejudice against …

F Bianco, A Kosic, A Pierro - Journal of Community & Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
What mitigates the relationship between need for cognitive closure and prejudice against
migrants? Addressing this question, we explored how national identification, endorsing …

Interpersonal and computer-mediated competence for prejudice reduction: Learning to interact digitally and physically during the pandemic

BC Bouchillon - Social Science Computer Review, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
As racial and ethnic diversity have increased in America, prejudice too has expanded.
Citizens are more wary of immigrants, with attitudes toward Asian immigrants in particular …

The role of ethnic prejudice in the modulation of cradling lateralization

G Malatesta, D Marzoli, L Morelli, M Pivetti… - Journal of Nonverbal …, 2021 - Springer
The left-cradling bias is the tendency to cradle an infant on the left side, regardless of the
individuals' handedness, culture or ethnicity. Many studies revealed associations between …

COVID-19 and prejudice against migrants: the mediating roles of need for cognitive closure and binding moral foundations. A comparative study

F Bianco, A Kosic, A Pierro - The Journal of Social Psychology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
What mitigates prejudice against migrants in situations of uncertainty? Addressing this
question, we explored how individuals with greater COVID-19 concern perceive migrants as …

Prejudice Against Gender and Sexual Diversity among Medical Students from the 1st to the 8th Semesters of a Medical Course in Southern Brazil

RO Moretti-Pires, LI Guadagnin… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Disparities in the provision of health care to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transvestite and
transsexual (LGBT) population are evident and have been documented. Prejudice is shaped …