Reducing Implicit Prejudice Towards Refugees Using Social Media in Hungar

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Title:	Reducing Implicit Prejudice Towards Refugees Using Social Media in Hungar
Authors:	Sophansay, Zsofia Vatsana
Contributors:	心理學系
Keywords:	implicit attitude;Implicit Associations Test;interventional studies;prejudice;refugees;media
Date:	2018-02-09
Issue Date:	2018-02-09 08:18:13 (UTC+0)
Publisher:	ASIA
Abstract:	With the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe affecting over a million people that has created a reaction of fear and hostility among many European people, investigating methods to reduce prejudice and improve intergroup relations is more important than ever (Esses, Hamilton, & Gaucher, 2017). For this reason, this study aimed at assessing whether social media videos, a new and highly popular form of media, may successfully improve either implicit or explicit attitude towards refugees. Eighty-three Hungarian participants completed the Implicit Associations Test (IAT) and explicit measures assessing realistic threat, symbolic threat, intergroup anxiety and empathy online before and after watching two short videos either relating to refugees (experimental condition) or showing neutral scenes (control condition). The target videos aimed at creating empathy for refugees, depicting the difficulties and danger they face in their home countries. The results showed that among the experimental group that watched the target videos, implicit attitudes significantly improved towards refugees, as shown by the IAT scores. However, explicit attitudes did not improve, probably due to defensive reactions from participants as they interpreted their implicit change as threat to their self-integrity. Finally, threat perception and empathy significantly predicted explicit but not implicit attitude, a replication of previous studies. In conclusion, the findings highlight how social media intervention may be an effective tool for reducing prejudice towards refugees through implicit attitude but not explicit attitude. Future interventions can use the practical tool of social media videos in order to improve implicit attitudes toward refugees.
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