{"title":"Further evidence that system justification decreases among extreme conservatives and the role of national populism","authors":"Luca Caricati, Francesca Rossi","doi":"10.1002/casp.2882","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2882","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article replicates and extends previous results indicating that system justification, in a pool of non-American samples, decreases at the extremes of the political continuum. Data came from 29 European countries enrolled in nine rounds of the European Social Survey from 2002 to 2018. Results indicated that right-wingers were more likely to support the existing social system than left-wingers. However, a significant and negative quadratic effect emerged indicating that system justification decreased among extremists in both left and right-leaning poles. Findings also revealed that the level of national populist voting moderated the relationship between political orientation and system justification so that the difference between extreme leftists and extreme rightists was further reduced when national populist voting was higher. Results seem to confirm that extremists can be critical of the existing social system and that this trend is affected by the level of the rise in populism in those countries. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement.</p>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"34 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142078002","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}
Elena Trifiletti, Soraya Elizabeth Shamloo, Roberto Burro, Giada Vicentini, Daniela Raccanello
{"title":"Positive and negative intergroup contact: Evidence of their interactions in a child sample","authors":"Elena Trifiletti, Soraya Elizabeth Shamloo, Roberto Burro, Giada Vicentini, Daniela Raccanello","doi":"10.1002/casp.2871","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2871","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Research has demonstrated that positive intergroup contact improves intergroup relations among children. However, empirical evidence about how positive and negative intergroup contact relates to intergroup outcomes at different ages is scant. By combining theories and empirical evidence in social and developmental psychology, this study aimed to examine positive and negative intergroup contact in a sample of <i>N</i> = 394, 9 and 12-year-old Italian children (females and males). We expected to find interactive effects of positive and negative intergroup contact on outgroup trust and behavioural intentions. Furthermore, for both types of contact, we predicted that associations with intergroup outcomes (outgroup trust, behavioural intentions) would be stronger among older than younger children. Results provided support for the interactive effects of positive and negative intergroup contact (<i>b</i>s ≥ .08, <i>p</i>s ≤ .08, interaction coefficients), but not for age-related differences. Negative intergroup contact <i>facilitated</i> the effects of positive intergroup contact and positive intergroup contact <i>buffered</i> the effects of negative intergroup contact. These findings suggest that intergroup relations in childhood can be improved by creating opportunities for positive intergroup contact in educational and social settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"34 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/casp.2871","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142077977","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}
Shuo Feng, Renming Liu, Yoonsung Jung, Adam Barry, Jeong-Hui Park
{"title":"Sex differences among U.S. high school students in the associations of screen time, cyberbullying, and suicidality: A mediation analysis of cyberbullying victimization using the Youth Risk Behavioural Surveillance Survey 2021","authors":"Shuo Feng, Renming Liu, Yoonsung Jung, Adam Barry, Jeong-Hui Park","doi":"10.1002/casp.2874","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2874","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The objective of the study is to explore the associations of screen time, cyberbullying victimization, and suicidality during the COVID-19 pandemic in female and male high school schools, especially the sex differences in the mediation effect of cyberbullying on the relation between screen time and suicidality. This study analysed the direct paths and mediation effects between variables among the 13,982 participants (female: 49%; male: 51%; age 15–17: 74%) in the Youth Risk Behaviour Survey 2021 (YRBS) using the Structural Equation Model and the Monte Carlo methods in Stata. Multiple-group analysis was conducted to compare sex differences in the mediation effects. Elevated screen time increased the likelihood of suicide ideation (male: OR: 1.50, 95% CI: 1.26–1.79; female: OR: 1.47, 95% CI: 1.28–1.70), suicide plan (male: OR: 1.56, 95% CI: 1.29–1.89; female: OR: 1.45, 95% CI: 1.24–1.69), suicide attempts (female: OR: 1.23, 95% CI: 1.02–1.48). Cyberbully victims had higher odds of suicide ideation (female: OR: 3.69, 95% CI: 3.25–4.17; male: OR: 4.50; 95% CI: 3.80–5.34), suicide plan (female: OR: 3.74; 95% CI: 3.28–4.25; male: OR: 5.03; 95% CI: 4.22–6.01), and suicide attempt (female: OR: 4.24; 95% CI: 3.66–4.92; male: OR: 4.70; 95% CI: 3.81–5.79). Sex differences were revealed in the mediation effects on suicide ideations (<i>χ</i><sup>2</sup>(2) = 8.72, <i>p</i> < .05), suicide attempts (<i>χ</i><sup>2</sup>(2) = 8.80, <i>p</i> < .05), and suicide overall (<i>χ</i><sup>2</sup>(2) = 6.42, <i>p</i> < .05), where the effects were stronger in female students than in males. Screen time and cyberbullying victimization were directly associated with suicide-related behaviours in adolescents. Cyberbullying victimization in females had stronger mediation effects than in males. These findings emphasized the importance of understanding the new hybrid psychosocial dynamics and creating a healthy hybrid psychosocial environment, especially for female adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"34 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/casp.2874","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142077979","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":"Correction to The effectiveness of psychological interventions for people experiencing homelessness: A systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/casp.2880","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2880","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000 <span>Bodley-Scott, E.</span>, <span>Ward, R. J.</span>, <span>Tarabay, J.</span>, <span>Fagbamigbe, A. F.</span>, <span>Barker, S.</span>, & <span>Maguire, N.</span> (<span>2024</span>). <span>The effectiveness of psychological interventions for people experiencing homelessness: A systematic review and meta-analysis</span>. <i>Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology</i>, <span>34</span>(<span>5</span>), e2863.</p><p>We apologize for this error.</p>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"34 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/casp.2880","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142077980","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}
Sabrina Brodkin, Annabel Sibalis, Anne-Claude V. Bedard, Anthony Deluca, Anjali Suri, Alice-Simone Balter, Nicole Racine, Dina Al-Khooly, Desiree Sylvestre, Brendan F. Andrade
{"title":"Mental health needs assessment for youth in out of school programs: A scoping review","authors":"Sabrina Brodkin, Annabel Sibalis, Anne-Claude V. Bedard, Anthony Deluca, Anjali Suri, Alice-Simone Balter, Nicole Racine, Dina Al-Khooly, Desiree Sylvestre, Brendan F. Andrade","doi":"10.1002/casp.2873","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2873","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Out-of-school programs are an accessible option to bolster the mental well-being of youth, who may be at risk of developing further emotional and behavioural concerns. Developing a more nuanced understanding of the tools and methods available to understand youth mental health needs, in the context of out-of-school programs is needed to provide relevant services. However, many out-of-school programs do not include such an assessment. One barrier to doing so may be a lack of knowledge regarding the tools that can be used in this specialised context. The present scoping review was conducted to identify the tools that have been used to determine the emotional and behavioural needs of youth attending out-of-school programs and to synthesise information regarding the context in which these tools have been used. Fifty-seven articles met the criteria for the review, and within these articles, 69 unique measures of emotional and behavioural needs were identified. The measures were sorted into six thematic categories (self-concept, emotion and behaviour regulation, mood, general mental health, social skills and resilience) and relevant characteristics were described. The findings of the present review may be helpful to out-of-school programs as a step to best meet the needs of participating youth. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement.</p>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"34 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/casp.2873","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142041613","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}
Chiara Parisse, Mara Marini, Laura Prislei, Federica Scarci, Alessandra Cecalupo, Stefano Livi
{"title":"Perceived class cohesion as a protection strategy against cyber-bullying in vulnerable students: A study of secondary school students","authors":"Chiara Parisse, Mara Marini, Laura Prislei, Federica Scarci, Alessandra Cecalupo, Stefano Livi","doi":"10.1002/casp.2876","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2876","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Cyber-bullying represents a form of verbal or psychological aggression, carried out intentionally and repeatedly, and perpetuated using digital devices that has negative consequences on the health and well-being of adolescents. This phenomenon is prevented by contextual and dispositional factors. For this reason, our study investigated both these factors, specifically, the role of the perceived class cohesion in presence of vulnerability factors, that is, low levels of positivity. The results collected on a sample of 689 high school students (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 17.3) suggest that the association between perceived class cohesion and victimisation was moderated by positivity. When young people with low positivity perceived low levels of social cohesion in the group, they experienced more cyberbullying victimisation. However, when high levels of perceived group cohesion were present, these experiences were reduced, regardless of their level of positivity. These results underline the importance of building a positive climate in the class group to prevent cyber-bullying in adolescence, especially for the most vulnerable individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"34 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/casp.2876","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142041648","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}
Calogero Lo Destro, Marika Rullo, Giovanni Telesca, Emilio Paolo Visintin
{"title":"Supporting Ukrainian refugees: Examining intergroup contact, empathy and European identity in promoting helping behaviours","authors":"Calogero Lo Destro, Marika Rullo, Giovanni Telesca, Emilio Paolo Visintin","doi":"10.1002/casp.2869","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2869","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The escalation of the Russian–Ukrainian conflict has forced many Ukrainian people to leave their country seeking safety and support. To date, more than 6 million of refugees have crossed the borders into neighbouring countries. Nearly all European countries were involved in refugee-hosting, including Italy. In a cross-sectional study with Italian respondents (<i>N</i> = 338), we examined direct contact with and empathy towards Ukrainians and identification with Europe as predictors of helping behaviours towards Ukrainian refugees. Specifically, based on intergroup contact theory, we expected contact to be associated with helping behaviours via increased empathy. The European identity, rooted in values such as tolerance and egalitarianism can be seen as a common ingroup that includes people from various European countries, including Ukrainians. Consequently, it should be associated with helping behaviours, and could boost the effects of contact and empathy. As hypothesised, identification with Europe boosted the direct effect of contact on helping behaviours. Instead, the indirect effect of contact on helping behaviours via empathy was significant only among respondents with low Identification with Europe. This research highlights processes related to intergroup helping behaviours and, more specifically, participation in humanitarian initiatives favouring Ukrainian refugees. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement.</p>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"34 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141967898","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}
Yu Guo, Yu Zheng, Hongzhe Xiang, Yongkang Hou, Yiwei Li
{"title":"The influence of online social support on health self-management among gay men living with HIV in China","authors":"Yu Guo, Yu Zheng, Hongzhe Xiang, Yongkang Hou, Yiwei Li","doi":"10.1002/casp.2870","DOIUrl":"10.1002/casp.2870","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Gay men living with HIV/AIDS (GMLHA) in China face the dual discrimination from stigmatization of HIV/AIDS and the marginalization of sexual orientation. Online social communities have become an increasingly important channel for them to seek and share health information. This study aims to examine the actual impact of online social support exchange on GMLHA's health self-management in China. In this study, results of a questionnaire survey conducted in China's Weibo community (<i>N</i> = 303) showed that offering online social support can positively predict both physical and psychological health self-management. Moreover, receiving online social support in the GMLHA online community can enhance the HIV/AIDS patient's mental health self-management but does not forecast an improvement in the physical health self-management level. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement.</p>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"34 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141944931","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":"Rental subsidies and take-up barriers in an era of expensive rents: An extended version of the theory of planned behaviour","authors":"Lindsay Flynn, Giulia Buscicchio","doi":"10.1002/casp.2858","DOIUrl":"10.1002/casp.2858","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Despite increasing rent price burdens throughout Europe, many eligible households for rental subsidies do not use them. Understanding determinants of low take-up is crucial for evaluating program effectiveness and anticipating fiscal implications. To identify those determinants, we built an extended version of the theory of planned behaviour, incorporating dimensions from the claiming costs scale. In an online survey, participants comprising renting households likely eligible for the housing subsidy from Germany (<i>n</i> = 862) and Spain (<i>n</i> = 1032) completed measures of behavioural intention, rental cost burdens, theory of planned behaviour constructs (attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and past behaviour), and claiming costs constructs (information costs, process costs, and stigma). Results supported a multi-group model, showing different paths for Germany and Spain. Several similar paths were identified for both countries, such as the indirect association of stigma with intention to apply for rental subsidies via attitude, the positive and strong association of subjective norms, and the positive association between perceived behavioural control and intention. The indirect relationship involving information costs was observed for Spain but not Germany, and rental cost burdens operated differently as well. These findings suggest that multiple dimensions, both psychological and policy-related, should be considered when investigating claiming behaviours for rental subsidies, while emphasizing the need to acknowledge the unique characteristics of each country. This evidence is also relevant to policymakers, offering insights into leveraging established policy tools. Please refer to the Supplementary Material Section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement.</p>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"34 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/casp.2858","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141944930","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":"Threat of COVID-19 pandemic, conditional cooperation and health-protective behaviour: Evidence from a global survey","authors":"Harris Hyun-soo Kim","doi":"10.1002/casp.2868","DOIUrl":"10.1002/casp.2868","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Why do some people ‘cooperate’ by adhering to anti-pandemic government guidelines and mandates, while others opt to behave in more selfish ways? This study addresses this question by focusing on the concept of ‘conditional cooperation’. Data were drawn from the Global Behaviors and Perceptions in the COVID-19 Pandemic, a large online survey (<i>N</i> = 98,310) consisting of respondents from 63 countries fielded during the weeks of March and April of 2020. Two-level mixed effects models were fitted. Adjusting for controls, people's compliance behaviours were significantly related to the mechanism of conditional cooperation. More specifically, those who perceived others to be more cooperative were more likely to engage in social distancing behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic. In contrast, subjective assessment of the infection rate was negatively associated with it. In addition, at the macro (country) level, physical mobility index negatively predicted health-protective or disease-avoidant behaviour, a relationship that fluctuated partly as a function of the level of perceived infection. A major implication of this study is that cross-nationally individual decisions to contribute to the provision of public good during a global public health crisis hinge critically on both subjective and objective measures of others' willingness to cooperate.</p>","PeriodicalId":47850,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology","volume":"34 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/casp.2868","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141925307","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}