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American adolescents’ political perceptions and aspirations before and after the 2024 presidential election 2024年总统大选前后美国青少年的政治认知与政治诉求

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Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-23 DOI: 10.1111/asap.70056

Nicole H. Park, Ellen E. Kneeskern, Isobel A. Heck

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Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-23

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Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-21

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Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-21

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Juvenile Records Negatively Impact Mock-Hiring Decisions: An Examination of the Mismatch Between Record Disclosure and Background Check 青少年记录负向影响模拟雇佣决策：记录披露与背景调查不匹配的检验

IF 1.8 4区社会学

Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-21 DOI: 10.1111/asap.70051

Krystia Reed, Morgan R. Wagner

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Evaluating bridge-building strategies: How direct and indirect contact with refugees in Italian welcome projects promotes positive intergroup relations 评估桥梁建设战略：如何与意大利欢迎项目中的难民直接和间接接触促进积极的群体间关系

IF 1.8 4区社会学

Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-21 DOI: 10.1111/asap.70054

Tiziana Mancini, Chiara Imperato, Mattia Messena

{"title":"Evaluating bridge-building strategies: How direct and indirect contact with refugees in Italian welcome projects promotes positive intergroup relations","authors":"Tiziana Mancini, Chiara Imperato, Mattia Messena","doi":"10.1111/asap.70054","DOIUrl":"10.1111/asap.70054","url":null,"abstract":"According to Allport's Contact Hypothesis, contact with individuals from different social groups fosters positive intergroup relations under certain conditions. Building on this theoretical framework, we examined the effects of direct (Study 1) and indirect (extended; Study 2) contact with refugees within (two different types of) Italian welcome projects in promoting positive intergroup relations. In Study 1, we surveyed 99 professionals and volunteers who experienced direct contact with refugees by working on welcome projects, which encourage asymmetrical (status inequality) or symmetrical (status equality) contact with refugees. We analyzed their promotion of extended contact. In Study 2, we surveyed 173 participants who had indirect extended contact with refugees, being proxies of the professionals and volunteers from Study 1. We assessed their intention to engage in prosocial behaviors in support of refugees. Participants completed questionnaires measuring intergroup trust, anxiety, stigma (Study 1), and refugee attitudes (Study 2). Results showed that both direct and indirect contact with refugees were associated with promoting extended contact (Study 1) and prosocial behaviors (Study 2). These effects were mediated by stigma in Study 1, and by attitudes toward refugees in Study 2. The study highlights the importance of contact within Italian welcome projects in fostering positive intergroup relations.","PeriodicalId":46799,"journal":{"name":"Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/asap.70054","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146091140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Gun attitudes and opinions of self-defense laws among college students 大学生对枪支的态度和对自卫法的看法

IF 1.8 4区社会学

Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-16 DOI: 10.1111/asap.70055

Apryl A. Alexander, Ava Peters, Amulya Akkapeddi, Emma Sower

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Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-16

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IF 1.8 4区社会学

Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-16

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“That'll be the end of the encampment, but they'll still be here”: A thematic analysis of climate-housing narratives “这将是营地的终结，但他们还会在这里”：对气候住房叙事的主题分析

IF 1.8 4区社会学

Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-16 DOI: 10.1111/asap.70053

Zachary Van Tol, Bea Ahbeck, Kristin M. Ferguson

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