{"title":"“No Matter What We Do, Nothing Is Enough”: A Qualitative Investigation of Political Despair","authors":"Lucy H. Bird, Emma F. Thomas, Michael Wenzel","doi":"10.1002/casp.70095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70095","url":null,"abstract":"<p>People often report experiencing despair about social issues like racial inequality and climate change. We conceptualise these feelings as <i>political despair</i> and consider: what causes political despair, that is, what are the antecedent appraisals? Participants, who felt despair about racial inequality (<i>N</i> = 196) or climate change (<i>N</i> = 179), responded to a prompt about why they feel despair about this issue. A framework analysis of participants responses, guided by appraisal theories of emotion, identified two broad themes (appraisals): perceptions that the issue is unjust and systemic (illegitimate) as well as being uncontrollable and unchanging (intractable). These themes (appraisals), consisting of nuanced sub-themes, explained political despair. The study suggests that political despair may be conceptualised as a discrete emotion with specific appraisals and a core relational theme of <i>unchangeable systemic injustice</i>. Understanding political despair is important given its prevalence among supporters of climate justice and racial equality, and its implications for well-being and political engagement.</p>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/casp.70095","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143793517","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":"Household Ecology and Recovery Among Young Adults: Digital Device Use as a Mixed Advantage","authors":"Xian Zhao, Soo Min Toh","doi":"10.1002/casp.70080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70080","url":null,"abstract":"<p>People are increasingly spending time on digital devices, but contradictory evidence exists regarding the effect of screen time on well-being. Instead of focusing on the focal effect of screen time, we propose that time spent on digital devices may interact with other factors in predicting resource recovery outcomes—the time on digital devices itself could be a distraction that separates people from their family and household roles and obligations and thus may attenuate or amplify the negative relationship between hostile household ecology and resource recovery. In one archival study based on the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) and two daily diary studies of young adults, we found a consistent pattern that the effect of hostile household ecology (e.g., large family size and high levels of home chaos) on recovery-related outcomes was smaller when screen time was higher, depending on the digital device involved. This finding points to a new perspective on screen time for recovering from household demands and can shed light on the way people cope with a variety of stressors and working from home. Please refer to the Supporting Information section to find this article's Community and Social Impact.</p>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/casp.70080","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143787177","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}
Gigi Jiang, Lisa Macintyre, Agnessa Spanellis, Marylyn Carrigan
{"title":"The State of Garment Repair and Alteration Services in the UK: Typology, Evaluation of Online Information and Thematic Analysis of Customer Reviews","authors":"Gigi Jiang, Lisa Macintyre, Agnessa Spanellis, Marylyn Carrigan","doi":"10.1002/casp.70091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70091","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The fashion industry is a significant contributor to global environmental degradation, driving up carbon emissions and resource consumption. Many fashion consumers feel guilt associated with contributing to this damage. While garment repair and alteration services (GRAS) offer a pathway to mitigate these impacts by extending the lifespan of clothing, consumer engagement with these services remains low. This study investigates the state of commercial GRAS in the UK, identifying barriers to consumer participation and their potential role in fostering sustainable behaviour. Through a comprehensive typology of UK GRAS providers and a thematic analysis of customer reviews, we reveal obstacles such as limited repair skills, unclear service information, and gaps in consumer trust. Our findings suggest that bridging these informational and service quality gaps could promote greater use of GRAS, aligning the fashion industry more closely with circular economy principles. In addition, we highlight the potential for GRAS to enhance well-being by developing consumer's emotional attachment to clothing and positive feelings. These findings underscore the dual benefits of GRAS for environmental sustainability and consumer well-being, suggesting broader applications for GRAS in shaping more sustainable consumption patterns. 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":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143793367","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":"“You're a Nobody When You're Unemployed”: Exploring the Content of Unemployed People's Stereotype","authors":"Charly Marie, Pierre Bouchat, David Bourguignon","doi":"10.1002/casp.70085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70085","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Unemployed people bear a stigma that builds on the stereotype of ‘the unemployed’ and is associated with many adverse outcomes. No study has used the dimensions and facets of the latest integrated stereotype framework to describe their stereotype and compare it with other groups. In Study 1 among university students (<i>n</i> = 241), we show that unemployed people are rated lower than employed people on the horizontal and the vertical dimensions of their stereotypes, as well as on the facets of ability, assertiveness, morality and friendliness. We show that unemployed people are also rated the lowest when compared to a high-high occupation (firefighters) and a low-low occupation (railroad workers). In Study 2, we replicate these findings with university students (<i>n</i> = 193) and show that unemployed people are also blatantly dehumanised when compared to the same targets. In Study 3, we show that vocational integration workers (<i>n</i> = 123) also rate unemployed people lower than employed people on both dimensions and facets, but not on morality. Overall, we conclude that unemployed people have a highly destructive stereotype that is lacking in every dimension and facet, and that they are overly despised.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143778243","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":"Students' Intention to Leave University: The Protective Role of Social Connections","authors":"Davide Mazzoni, Ilaria Cutica, Mariam Chichua, Marina Brambilla, Barbara Rosina, Angela Gambirasio, Gabriella Pravettoni","doi":"10.1002/casp.70098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70098","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Reducing students' dropout rates represents an important issue for the academic system and the society that is far from being completely understood and solved. While it is largely demonstrated that the quality of university students' social connections significantly impacts their well-being, its relationship with the decision to leave university is largely unexplored. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between specific variables assessing students' connections (social exclusion, perceived social support, and psychological sense of community) and the intention to leave the university and the academic degree. An online questionnaire was completed by 7096 students from a large Italian university. The results showed that experiences of social exclusion were significantly associated with a higher intention to leave the university and the academic degree, while social support and sense of community were associated with a lower intention. The moderation model showed that the relationship between the experiences of exclusion and the intention to leave was no more significant if the respondents experienced a high sense of community. The results have important implications, suggesting that interventions aimed at increasing the students' sense of community could be potentially useful for reducing the students' dropouts due to negative experiences.</p>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/casp.70098","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143778414","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}
Tamara Wolf, Helena Pauen, Melanie C. Steffens, Nadine Knab
{"title":"We Are All the Same and (Not) Judged the Same? Examining Attribution Tendencies of Liberals in the Context of Norm Violations by Refugees","authors":"Tamara Wolf, Helena Pauen, Melanie C. Steffens, Nadine Knab","doi":"10.1002/casp.70093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70093","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study examines how political ideology shapes attribution processes, focusing on how liberals attribute undesirable behaviour by a minority outgroup member they support. It was investigated whether, depending on the actor's group membership, the strength of norm violation affects attribution biases and emotional and punitive reactions. Two experiments (<i>N</i><sub>1</sub> = 180, <i>N</i><sub>2</sub> = 276) showed that participants were more likely to attribute a refugee's (vs. a non-refugee majority group member) norm-violating behaviour to external rather than to dispositional factors. Contrary to our hypotheses, the strength of norm violation did not have the expected effect on the difference in dispositional attribution between groups. Regarding emotional reactions, liberals exhibited more sympathy and less anger and desire for punishment towards a refugee compared to a majority group member. Furthermore, the findings suggest that the strength of the norm violation may influence anger and desire for punishment. When the norm violation was severe, participants expressed similar levels of anger and desire for punishment towards both actors, whereas there was a significant difference between group memberships when the norm violation was weaker. These findings provide a foundation for future research on how values and beliefs shape interpretations of others' actions, enhancing our understanding of intergroup attributions and the cognitive underpinnings of social judgements and biases.</p>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/casp.70093","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143762135","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}
Hakan Çakmak, Ernestine H. Gordijn, Yasin Koc, Merel van der Ham
{"title":"Who Sees Our Mistreatments? The Impact of Ingroup Transgression Visibility on Solidarity With Outgroup Victims","authors":"Hakan Çakmak, Ernestine H. Gordijn, Yasin Koc, Merel van der Ham","doi":"10.1002/casp.70090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70090","url":null,"abstract":"<p>As ingroup transgressions against outgroups could be negatively perceived, transgressor group members may be concerned about their group's external image, experience related emotions and consequently express solidarity with victims. This process is especially pronounced among those who strongly identify with transgressor ingroups. In the current research, we argue that third-party visibility (vs. ingroup visibility) is sufficient to induce a similar process. Two preregistered experiments (<i>N</i><sub>total</sub> = 894) focused on the relationships between Dutch citizens and asylum seekers. Study 1 demonstrated that third-party (global) visibility (compared to national visibility) of the Dutch government's alleged mistreatment towards asylum seekers increased Dutch citizens' outgroup solidarity through increased group-based image concerns and image-related emotions. This association was moderated by political orientation, but not Dutch national identification, possibly because the government rather than citizens transgressed. Study 2, which examined mistreatment by Dutch citizens, yielded similar results; yet, both political orientation and Dutch national identification now moderated the associations. Transgression visibility consistently predicted only non-radical solidarity intentions via increased group-based image concerns and image-related emotions among high-identifiers (and right-wingers) but not low-identifiers (and left-wingers). The same pattern was not observed for radical action intentions, pointing to the strategic nature of highly identified transgressor group members. Implications were discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/casp.70090","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143741246","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":"The Life Satisfaction of Insiders and Outsiders: Exploring Residents' and Tourists' (Dis)satisfaction in the Korean Demilitarised Zone Border Area","authors":"Yoon Young Kim, Tae-Hyoung Tommy Gim","doi":"10.1002/casp.70092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70092","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Satisfaction with one's place of residence significantly impacts satisfaction with life, and tourists' visit satisfaction also enhances individuals' well-being. This study explores the impact of residential and visit satisfaction on overall life satisfaction in a rural border area near the Korean Demilitarised Zone, currently facing population decline. Through an analysis of 16 area-specific attributes, the research underscores the pivotal role of social factors and landscapes in shaping satisfaction for both residents and tourists. Social interaction was found to be the crucial factor, emphasising the paramount importance of resident interactions in these seemingly isolated rural border areas. Particularly noteworthy is the profound impact of residents' emotional solidarity on tourists' visit satisfaction, a phenomenon intricately linked to the active involvement of the local community in managing tourist attractions. Additionally, for residents, satisfaction with various residential attributes is more likely to affect diverse aspects of life, underscoring the multifaceted influence of residential satisfaction. In contrast, tourists' attributes satisfaction of visited area indirectly affects their life satisfaction through overall visit satisfaction. This integrated approach, encompassing both residents' subjective judgements and tourists' objective evaluations, proves invaluable in declining population areas where tourism plays a pivotal role in regional revitalisation.</p>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/casp.70092","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143741568","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}
John-Kåre Vederhus, Christine Timko, Siri Håvås Haugland, Jan Georg Friesinger
{"title":"Assessing Place Attachment by Immigrant Status: Validation of a Short Measure for Multidisciplinary Research","authors":"John-Kåre Vederhus, Christine Timko, Siri Håvås Haugland, Jan Georg Friesinger","doi":"10.1002/casp.70096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70096","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Place attachment (PA) is recognised for its influence on health and well-being. We validated a brief PA measure called the PA-4, which focuses on the individual's place of residence and surrounding neighbourhood. The study included 17,487 participants from a national survey conducted in Norway in 2021. The PA-4 comprises four indicators scored on a 0–10 scale. Emotional attachment was measured through indicators of <i>belongingness</i> and <i>feeling safe</i>, while cognitive evaluation was assessed through indicators of <i>satisfaction</i> with housing and satisfaction with the place of residence. The analysis examined the factor structure, internal consistency, and discriminant validity of the measure using multi-group confirmatory factor analysis, comparing immigrants and native-born individuals. Convergent validity was assessed by examining the association between the PA-4 and a well-being scale through latent regression analysis. The PA-4 demonstrated good discriminant validity, as evidenced by a hypothesised difference in PA. The latent mean of the PA-4 was 0.65 (95% CI = 0.57–0.73, <i>p</i> < 001) lower for immigrants compared to natives. The regression analysis also supported convergent validity, as shown by PA-4's positive association with well-being. The PA-4 exhibited robust psychometric properties, indicating its suitability for use in multidisciplinary research.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143741569","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}
Hila Avieli, Briana Barocas, Rei Shimizu, Sejung Yang, Krushika Uday Patankar, Layla Al Neyadi, Luisa Prout
{"title":"“We Are a Sounding Board”: The Role of Community Volunteers in a Restorative Justice Program","authors":"Hila Avieli, Briana Barocas, Rei Shimizu, Sejung Yang, Krushika Uday Patankar, Layla Al Neyadi, Luisa Prout","doi":"10.1002/casp.70081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70081","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Incorporating community volunteers in restorative justice programmes is a prevalent practise that offers various benefits. However, despite these programmes' extensive reliance on volunteers, there is a significant knowledge gap regarding the roles they play. The aim of this study was to address this gap by examining how stakeholders and participants in Circles of Peace, a restorative justice programme for domestic violence, perceived the role of community volunteers. To underpin this examination, the Communities of Practise theoretical framework was used. Multiple interviews were conducted with 16 circle participants and stakeholders, in the form of individual interviews and in focus groups and were analysed using interpretive phenomenological analysis. Three themes emerged from the participants' narratives: (1) Representation roles; (2) Support and nurture roles; and (3) Reintegration roles. The findings suggest that volunteers in the Circles of Peace programme play multifaceted roles that extend beyond traditional support functions. These roles can potentially have a profound impact on the experiences of the circle participants, highlighting the practical implications of our research for the design and implementation of restorative justice programs.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143741673","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}