Raquel Ribeiro, Eunice Castro Seixas, Daniela Sofia Neto
{"title":"Collaborative Challenges in Addressing Portugal's Housing Crisis: A Social Representations Perspective","authors":"Raquel Ribeiro, Eunice Castro Seixas, Daniela Sofia Neto","doi":"10.1002/casp.70109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70109","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Guaranteeing the right to adequate housing for all entails the collaboration of various actors that often hold conflicting views and interests. This article aims to deepen the current understanding of Portuguese stakeholders' social representations and practices about housing by exploring what housing dimensions and identities promote possibilities for collaboration or dissent. To achieve this aim, two group discussion sessions were held in June of 2022, one in Lisbon and the other in Porto, involving heterogeneous groups of six participants each with different relations and points of view about housing. The results of the thematic analysis evidence six main themes. Housing as a Physical Space and Housing as a Construct with Individual Significance tended to generate agreement, shared values and representations. By contrast, the themes Right to Housing, Property Rights, State versus Private Ownership and Housing as a Construct with Group-based Significance, tended to raise tensions, conflicts and intergroup contrasts. The findings are discussed considering the practical implications of the collaborative challenges that need to be addressed to realise the right to adequate housing for all. Please refer to the Supporting Information section to find this article's community and social impact statement.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143944441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jason Eid, RoseAnne Misajon, Takeo Kameoka, Joanne Brooker
{"title":"Perceptions of Belonging Amongst Karen Youth With Refugee Backgrounds in Australia","authors":"Jason Eid, RoseAnne Misajon, Takeo Kameoka, Joanne Brooker","doi":"10.1002/casp.70108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70108","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Young people with refugee backgrounds experience increased vulnerability to mental health issues related to forcible displacement disrupting their developmental trajectory and cultural continuity. During resettlement, they may face challenges with sense of belonging in consolidating their cultural identity with that of a new nation. Belonging is a basic human need which is positively associated with various well-being indicators, including psychological outcomes. The Karen are an ethnolinguistic minority originating from Burma, many of whom have been displaced. This qualitative study utilised reflexive thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews to explore factors that Karen young people living in regional Victoria, Australia, perceived as contributing to or detracting from their sense of belonging. Five Karen young people with refugee backgrounds (aged 17–22 years) were interviewed. Four key themes influencing sense of belonging were developed: (1) language and connection: reaching out and reaching in; (2) service availability and basic needs: ‘a lot of support’ but ‘many barriers’; (3) freedom and opportunities: ‘no restrictions’ but ‘too much stuff’ and (4) community and social engagement: organised and impromptu opportunities. The findings highlight both the positive and challenging contribution of these factors to sense of belonging, and areas where further support for Karen young people may be beneficial.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143939210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marianna Agata Borowska, Kristin Berre Ørjasæter, Marit Borg, Barbara Stenvall, Alexandra Silbermann, Cathrine Moe
{"title":"Meaningfulness of Work for People Participating in Individual Placement and Support: Expanding Understanding Through the Concept of Mattering","authors":"Marianna Agata Borowska, Kristin Berre Ørjasæter, Marit Borg, Barbara Stenvall, Alexandra Silbermann, Cathrine Moe","doi":"10.1002/casp.70104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70104","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Individual placement and support (IPS) is effective in improving outcomes for competitive employment for people experiencing severe mental illness (SMI). Knowledge of the meaningfulness of work to IPS participants is scarce. This study describes the meaningfulness of work as experienced by IPS participants. The study adopted a peer research design and included in-depth interviews with 10 IPS participants in Norway. Phenomenological reflective lifeworld research was applied. The findings were further examined by incorporating Prilleltensky's mattering wheel concept. This study revealed that work provides the possibility of gaining significance and recognition. Participants acknowledged work as a source of (1) belonging, (2) contributing, and (3) having value. The sense of belonging that work awakens and the possibility it provides for contribution enables individuals to add value to themselves and others. While unemployment can accentuate feelings of isolation, uselessness, and worthlessness, employment can develop and cultivate a sense of mattering to one's self and the community. This study addresses the novel aspect of the connection between the meaningfulness of work and mattering. Highlighting the importance of mattering through work for persons experiencing SMI can encourage mental health practitioners to include employment as a standard mental health intervention. Please refer to the Supporting Information section to find this article's community and social impact statement.</p>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/casp.70104","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143919697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kayla A. Burd, Kimberly Schweitzer, Cassandra Flick, Olivia K. H. Smith, Haley A. Sturges
{"title":"Attitudes Towards Police Legitimacy and Mock Grand Juror Indictment Decisions in Cases of Lethal Force","authors":"Kayla A. Burd, Kimberly Schweitzer, Cassandra Flick, Olivia K. H. Smith, Haley A. Sturges","doi":"10.1002/casp.70110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70110","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Two experiments examined the potentially interactive effects of shooter identity (police officer vs. civilian) and unarmed victim race (Black vs. White) on grand juror decision-making. In Experiments 1 (<i>N</i> = 350) and 2 (<i>N</i> = 344), mock grand jurors read and listened to mock testimony detailing the shooting by a police officer or civilian of an unarmed suspect (Black vs. White) and rendered an indictment decision. Those who chose to indict then selected a charge. Participants then completed several case-related and individual difference measures (e.g., attitudes toward police legitimacy). In both experiments, there was no impact of victim race on indictment decisions. However, participants exposed to a police shooter were more likely to blame the victim compared to those exposed to a civilian shooter and were less likely to indict the officer. Further, attitudes toward police legitimacy predicted indictment and charging decision leniency, regardless of shooter identity or victim race.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143919698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nóra Anna Lantos, Márton Hadarics, Marija Branković, Anna Kende, Colette van Laar, Linda R. Tropp, Iris Žeželj, Simone Sebben, Johannes Ullrich, Tabea Hässler
{"title":"The Role of Intergroup Contact, Injustice Talk and Perceived Injustice in the Demobilisation of LGBTIQ+ People and Ethnic Minorities","authors":"Nóra Anna Lantos, Márton Hadarics, Marija Branković, Anna Kende, Colette van Laar, Linda R. Tropp, Iris Žeželj, Simone Sebben, Johannes Ullrich, Tabea Hässler","doi":"10.1002/casp.70099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70099","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We aimed to identify conditions when positive contact with advantaged groups leads and does not lead to the demobilisation of disadvantaged group members (i.e., lower collective action for social change). In a pre-registered, multinational survey study, we tested the moderating role of the content of intergroup contact experiences, such as talking about injustice (i.e., injustice talk), and indicators of perceived injustice, such as perceived inequality and perceived intergroup hostility, among LGBTIQ+ people (<i>N</i> = 3617) and ethnic minority members (<i>N</i> = 988), respectively. We replicated the demobilisation contact effect among LGBTIQ+ people: positive intergroup contact predicted lower intention to engage in collective action and lower actual involvement in collective action. In the ethnic minority sample, intergroup contact had a significant demobilising effect only on actual involvement in collective action, but not on intention. In addition, we found that engaging in injustice talk was associated with a weaker demobilisation effect of positive intergroup contact among LGBTIQ+ people, but with a stronger demobilisation effect among ethnic minority members. Among both groups, the effects of positive contact were moderated neither by perceived hostility nor perceived inequality. The results highlight the importance of considering both the benefits and the limitations of injustice talk in intergroup contact situations.</p>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/casp.70099","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143914132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gabbiadini Alessandro, Durante Federica, Baldissarri Cristina, Manfredi Anna, Sterlicchio Antonio, Romano Sharon
{"title":"Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: Effects on Self-Efficacy, Self-Objectification and Beliefs in Free Will","authors":"Gabbiadini Alessandro, Durante Federica, Baldissarri Cristina, Manfredi Anna, Sterlicchio Antonio, Romano Sharon","doi":"10.1002/casp.70107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70107","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Artificial intelligence (AI) has increasingly integrated into daily life, with numerous industries adopting AI-driven systems to enhance services and automate repetitive tasks. The present work examines for the first time the short-term effects of interacting with an AI-based agent in the work domain on self-efficacy, self-objectification and beliefs in free will. In the first and second studies, scenarios describing the process of evaluating candidates for a job position were used to test the effects of interacting with an AI agent (vs. a human recruiter) on self-efficacy, self-objectification and beliefs in free will. In the third study, the experimental manipulation was carried out by adopting a real AI-based recruiting system to foster greater ecological validity. Findings consistently show that being evaluated by an AI recruiter (vs. a human recruiter) significantly lowers self-efficacy beliefs and increases self-objectification, leading, in turn, to a reduction in beliefs in free will. These results provide new insights into the workplace's self-objectification process, indicating how it might be triggered during interactions with modern AI technologies. Considerations on adopting AI technologies in the work domain are discussed, emphasising the need for AI systems to support, rather than replace, human agency.</p>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/casp.70107","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143871793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Distanced but United: An Educational Intervention to Foster Children's Self-Efficacy in Complying with Safety Measures Against COVID-19 and Reduce Anxiety","authors":"Alessia Cadamuro, Elisa Bisagno, Veronica Margherita Cocco, Elena Trifiletti, Loris Vezzali","doi":"10.1002/casp.70106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70106","url":null,"abstract":"<p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, many schools temporarily interrupted face-to-face activities, replacing them with distance learning. Children experienced prolonged physical isolation from their peers, teachers, and networks, which negatively affected their mental health. When schools re-opened, children were required to comply with containment rules against the spread of the virus whilst still suffering the psychological consequences of the pandemic. Whereas extensive research has examined the detrimental consequences of the lockdown, little attention has been devoted to children's experiences during the phases of progressive reduction of isolation. To fill this gap, we aimed to test the effectiveness of an intervention focused on facilitating primary school children's return to school by fostering their self-efficacy in complying with restrictive rules. Two hundred and twenty-one first- to fifth-graders filled out self-efficacy and anxiety measures before and after a story-based intervention paired with playful activities aimed at increasing children's comprehension and compliance with the anti-COVID-19 rules. The hierarchical regression analysis showed that the intervention provided children with confidence in being able to follow the rules through story reading and class activities. Consistent with hypotheses, self-efficacy increased over time as a function of the intervention, and this growth was associated with an anxiety reduction.</p>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/casp.70106","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143865854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Priscilla Lok-chee Shum, Marisa L. Mylett, Ziv Levin, Stephen C. Wright, Agostino Mazziotta, Lisa Droogendyk, Lisa M. Bitacola
{"title":"Indirect Contact and Collective Action Among Disadvantaged Groups: A Multi-Level Mini-Meta-Analysis","authors":"Priscilla Lok-chee Shum, Marisa L. Mylett, Ziv Levin, Stephen C. Wright, Agostino Mazziotta, Lisa Droogendyk, Lisa M. Bitacola","doi":"10.1002/casp.70101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70101","url":null,"abstract":"<p>It is well established that positive contact between members of different groups can reduce prejudice. However, there is also evidence that direct contact with advantaged group members can undermine disadvantaged group members' engagement in collective action. Also, considerable evidence shows that effective contact need not be direct. Mere knowledge of cross-group friendships (extended contact) or observing positive contact (vicarious contact) can also reduce prejudice. This raises the question of whether these indirect forms of contact might also undermine collective action. We conducted a mini-meta-analysis of eight unpublished studies, including a range of intergroup contexts and samples, that measured indirect contact with advantaged group members and collective action among disadvantaged groups. We found a small but significant relationship that was consistently negative but varied in size depending on how indirect contact was measured. Contrary to expectation, more indirect contact predicted reductions in normative forms of collective action as strongly as radical forms.</p>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/casp.70101","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143865853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Naila A. Smith, Barbara Thelamour, Devin Freeman-Robinson, E. Skye Snider
{"title":"U.S. Immigrants' Multicultural Identities: Implications of Immigration Policy, State Immigrant Concentration, and Public Perceptions","authors":"Naila A. Smith, Barbara Thelamour, Devin Freeman-Robinson, E. Skye Snider","doi":"10.1002/casp.70097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70097","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>U.S. immigrant-origin emerging adults must negotiate their cultural identities—ethnic (EI) and American national identities—as part of acculturation to ensure optimal adaptation in the receiving context. Contextual factors, like immigration policy, state immigrant concentration, and public perceptions of immigrants, may affect identity negotiation. Person-centred approaches show that immigrants have varying approaches to negotiating their cultural identities, but contextual explanations of these patterns have yet to be explored. Using latent profile analyses, we explored profiles of multicultural identity among U.S. immigrant-origin emerging adults (<i>N</i> = 253; 35.4% first generation; 53.1% female; ages 18–29) and examined how multiple levels of the social context contributed to their multicultural identity styles. We identified four multicultural identity styles that varied in their approach to ethnic identity, American identity and cultural identity strategies: <i>EI Oriented Bicultural</i> (39.68%), <i>Balanced Bicultural</i> (29.15%), <i>EI Oriented Separated</i> (18.22%) and <i>Low EI Diffused</i> (12.95%). Next, we examined how contextual factors were associated with profile membership. We found that inclusivity of state immigration policy, living in a traditional immigrant destination state, and perceptions of the public's views of immigrants were associated with multicultural identity styles. These results have implications for fostering welcoming contexts of reception for immigrants in the United States.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143852777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is Intergroup Contact Desired by Migrants? The Case of Unaccompanied Minors in Switzerland","authors":"Rachel Fasel, Sylvain Rey, Anaïs Burkhart, Margareta Jelic, Dinka Čorkalo Biruški, Nikolina Stanković, Antonija Vrdoljak, Solenne Decollogny, Ana Domingues-Mendonça, Aurélie Faivre, Baptiste Jobin, Floriane Petit, Margaux Romerio, Garance Rothenbuehler, Laure-Anne Russo, Ana Valle, Yordanos Teklu, Kaspar Burger, Isabelle Csupor, Fréderic Darbellay, N'Dri Paul Konan, Fabrizio Butera","doi":"10.1002/casp.70100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70100","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Intergroup contact has been shown to reduce prejudice and promote positive relationships between members of different groups, as in the case of the integration of migrants. Nevertheless, extant research has not explored the crucial question of whether members of the migrant group express a desire for contact with the host group. To explore this question, we collected and collated a rare set of data to create a substantial corpus of semi-structured interviews conducted with a specific migrant group, namely unaccompanied minors (UAMs) residing in Switzerland (<i>N</i> = 49). Qualitative analysis revealed UAMs' strong desire for intergroup contact. We identified four reasons for this desire for contact: bonding, support, knowledge and identity enhancement; and five barriers to contact: language, intercultural differences, network impermeability, mismatch and individual characteristics. These dimensions are discussed as avenues that may help facilitate the emergence of intergroup contact, contact whose positive potential is known.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143827015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}