Bagci, Sabahat Cigdem, Stathi, Sofia ORCID: 0000-0002-1218-5239, Sağlam, Dilba and Kösegil, Ekin (2023) #WeDontWantRefugees: mass-mediated contact, dehumanization, and support for Afghan refugee rights in Turkey. Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, 5:100133. ISSN 2666-6227 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cresp.2023.100133)

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Abstract

In two studies, we investigated how positive and negative mass-mediated contact shape attitudes towards refugees and support for their rights through dehumanization. Study 1 (correlational, N = 193, community sample) demonstrated both positive and negative mass-mediated contact to predict attitudes towards Afghan refugees, as well as support for their rights, through lower and higher levels of dehumanization, respectively. Study 2 (experimental, N = 214, student sample) showed that positive mass-mediated contact directly improved attitudes towards refugees, whereas negative (but not positive) mass-mediated contact increased the dehumanization (less human view) of refugees, which was in turn related to reduced support for their rights. Findings highlight the critical role of mass-mediated contact in the formation of pro-refugee attitudes in an increasingly hostile migration context.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	mass-mediated contact; contact valence; dehumanization; support for rights; refugees
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Inequalities Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
Last Modified:	23 Jun 2023 17:15
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/43016

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