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Threats to resources and cultural values: Functional pathways to positive and negative intergroup emotions 对资源和文化价值的威胁：积极和消极群体间情绪的功能途径

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-12-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102109

Shana Levin , Aleksandra Rusowicz , Felicia Pratto

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Additive and multiplicative effects of different forms of positive and negative indirect intergroup contact in predicting intergroup attitudes 不同形式的积极和消极间接群体间接触在预测群体间态度中的加性和乘法效应

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-11-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102110

Tobias H. Stark , Tom Nijs , Julia Köbrich

{"title":"Additive and multiplicative effects of different forms of positive and negative indirect intergroup contact in predicting intergroup attitudes","authors":"Tobias H. Stark , Tom Nijs , Julia Köbrich","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102110","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102110","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Numerous studies found that different forms of positive <em>indirect</em> intergroup contact relate to people’s intergroup attitudes. Much less work has explored whether <em>negative</em> forms of indirect contact predict intergroup attitudes and even less evidence exists on the co-occurrence of direct and indirect forms of intergroup contact and, thus, the expected joint impact of a combination of interventions. We explore the additive effects of four types of indirect contact in predicting intergroup attitudes: extended contact, vicarious contact, mass-mediated contact, and virtual vicarious contact through social media. We also explore whether the effects of indirect contact are stronger when people have less direct contact. For each type, we measure positive and negative contact experiences. Data come from two studies (N<sub>1</sub> = 785; N<sub>2</sub> = 858) asking native Dutch respondents about indirect contact experiences with members of immigrant communities. We find that observing positive intergroup interactions in real life, on mass media, and, to a weaker extent, on social media has additive positive associations with intergroup attitudes. Positive extended contact has only an added effect in Study 1. Of the negative indirect forms of contact, only negative vicarious contact predicts outgroup attitudes. No consistent multiplicative effects appeared across the studies, suggesting that indirect contact effects are not stronger for those with less direct contact. We conclude that observing contact (vicarious contact) may be more impactful than merely knowing of it (extended contact).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"104 ","pages":"Article 102110"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142759795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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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Israeli scientists in an American looking glass: Habitus, self-awareness and identity formation 以色列科学家在美国的镜子：习惯，自我意识和身份形成

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-11-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102108

Dina Teplitsky, Gad Yair

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A blind spot in intergroup contact: A systematic review on predictors and outcomes of inter-minority contact experiences 族群间接触的盲点：对少数族群间接触经验的预测因素和结果的系统回顾

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-11-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102099

Giulia Rosa Policardo , Savaş Karataş , Francesca Prati

{"title":"A blind spot in intergroup contact: A systematic review on predictors and outcomes of inter-minority contact experiences","authors":"Giulia Rosa Policardo , Savaş Karataş , Francesca Prati","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102099","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102099","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In contemporary multicultural societies undergoing heightened immigration, investigating inter-ethnic minority contact is paramount. The present systematic review aims to summarize the still scarce findings on inter-minority contact in shaping attitudes between ethnic minorities. Specifically, it addresses the antecedents and consequences of inter-minority contact, by distinguishing research focusing on adolescents and adults. Moreover, as outcomes of inter-minority contact, ethnic prejudice and attitudes toward support for collective action to promote social change are separately illustrated. A total of 22 studies are included in this systematic review. The findings from these studies show few specific macro- (e.g., contextual diversity) and micro-level factors (e.g., socio-economic status) as antecedents of inter-minority contact. Moreover, results consistently across adolescent and adult samples show that both direct and extended positive contact are associated with reduced prejudice and increased support for outgroup-friendly policies. Yet, negative contact exacerbates intergroup tensions amongst minorities. Research also summarizes the mediating and moderating factors of such associations. Overall, the current systematic review illustrates the varied and sparse findings on the topic supporting the beneficial role of positive inter-minority contact in building more inclusive and equitable societies as well as the processes and factors that may play a role.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"104 ","pages":"Article 102099"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142759796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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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Acculturation in lockdown: The effects of heritage and settlement COVID-19 concern and support on well-being 封锁期间的文化适应：遗产和定居点对COVID-19的关注和支持对福祉的影响

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-11-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102095

Benedict Hignell , Nicolas Geeraert , Matthew J. Easterbrook

{"title":"Acculturation in lockdown: The effects of heritage and settlement COVID-19 concern and support on well-being","authors":"Benedict Hignell , Nicolas Geeraert , Matthew J. Easterbrook","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102095","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102095","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, global lockdowns were enforced due to rising cases and fatalities. While citizens were concerned about the spread of cases in their country, migrants found themselves concerned and ruminating about the COVID pandemic in both their settlement and heritage countries. This study investigated whether 1st to 3rd generation migrants’ heritage and settlement acculturation predicted the extent of their concern about the consequences of the pandemic for heritage (heritage COVID-19 concern) and settlement culture (settlement COVID-19 concern). Additionally, the stress “buffering” and “main-effect” hypotheses of the social support were tested for the relationships between COVID-19 concern, remote support, and well-being (measured using flourishing and loneliness scales). A sample of 299 participants in the United Kingdom were recruited to complete three waves of a short-interval longitudinal survey (April to June 2020). This was then linked to data on the cumulative COVID-19 cases and deaths in heritage countries to account for differences between countries. Multi-level path analysis was used to analyse the data. Heritage and settlement acculturation predicted heritage and settlement COVID-19 concern, respectively. Each measure of acculturation also predicted the extent of remote support participants engaged in with people who shared those cultures. Settlement COVID-19 concern, but not heritage COVID-19 concern, predicted flourishing and loneliness. The buffering hypothesis was only supported by the negative association between settlement COVID-19 concern and flourishing waning as settlement remote support increased.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"104 ","pages":"Article 102095"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142759798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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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Migrating between rice and wheat cultures: Cultural fit moderates the effect of work centrality on newcomers’ job satisfaction in the post-pandemic era 水稻文化与小麦文化之间的迁移：文化契合度调节工作中心性对后流行病时代新来者工作满意度的影响

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-11-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102097

Lina Wang , Lu Zheng , Alexander Scott English , Su Liu

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Understanding body dissatisfaction and preferences among Palestinian-Arab Women in Israel: Westernization and culturally bound factor 了解以色列巴勒斯坦-阿拉伯妇女对身体的不满和偏好：西方化和文化束缚因素

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102094

Laura Mansour, Lily Rothschild-Yakar, Rabaa Sweid, Jenny Kurman

{"title":"Understanding body dissatisfaction and preferences among Palestinian-Arab Women in Israel: Westernization and culturally bound factor","authors":"Laura Mansour, Lily Rothschild-Yakar, Rabaa Sweid, Jenny Kurman","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102094","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102094","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Body dissatisfaction, a risk factor for eating disorders, is documented among women in various cultural settings. We focus on prediction of body dissatisfaction among Muslim- Arab women in Israel. Two studies were conducted. Study 1 examined the effect of exposure to cultural cues on body preferences through priming and its interaction with acculturation attitudes. Muslim-Arab female students (N = 113) were randomized to one of two cultural priming conditions (Western vs. Arab) and filled out an acculturation attitudes scale. As expected, women exposed to Western cultural cues preferred thinner figures compared to women exposed to Arab cultural cues. Under Western acculturation attitudes these effects were stronger. Study 2 focused on two culturally bound factors, maturity fear and selflessness, as predictors of body dissatisfaction in two groups. Cultural values were included to investigate the predicting ability of Western and non-Western values. 163 Muslim and 128 Jewish female university students filled out questionnaires. Body dissatisfaction measures were predicted by cultural group, cultural values, maturity fear and selflessness. Results show that body dissatisfaction was linked only to maturity fear among Muslim women, and to selflessness, self-transcendence and self-enhancement values among Jewish women. Taken together the findings point to some protection among Muslim women against Westernization effects on body dissatisfaction, including a null effect of selflessness, and reveal that maturity fear is a consistent predictor of body dissatisfaction among Muslim-Arab women in Israel. The results are discussed in light of the situation of this group in Israel.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"103 ","pages":"Article 102094"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142663440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Geographical and aesthetic inclusiveness: A new cultural worldview? The case of nine European countries 地理和美学的包容性：新的文化世界观？九个欧洲国家的案例

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102092

Jordi López-Sintas , Tally Katz-Gerro , Jörg Rössel , Simon Manuel Walo

{"title":"Geographical and aesthetic inclusiveness: A new cultural worldview? The case of nine European countries","authors":"Jordi López-Sintas , Tally Katz-Gerro , Jörg Rössel , Simon Manuel Walo","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102092","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102092","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The European social landscape has changed due to Europeanization, globalization, and migration processes, leading to more transnational exchanges, personal relations connecting people from different European countries, and greater cultural and ethnic diversity. Our research explored whether these processes have led to a new inclusionary cultural worldview and the possible social underpinnings. We analyse the inclusionary cultural worldview on two levels: geographical inclusiveness, reflecting an openness to other cultures, and aesthetic inclusiveness, reflecting an openness to go beyond a traditional hierarchical highbrow view of culture. In our research, based on a recent survey conducted in nine European countries, we find evidence for both inclusionary and exclusionary orientations in both geographical and aesthetic worldviews, with the inclusionary and exclusionary orientations correlating with each other and constituting a cultural worldview. We further find that the inclusionary worldview is more pronounced among better educated and older people, among women, and in more socioeconomically developed countries. In contrast, the exclusionary worldview is more common among less educated and older people, men, and in less socioeconomically developed and less economically stable countries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"103 ","pages":"Article 102092"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142572758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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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Interethnic workplace relations in times of heightened social tension: Israeli-Arab teachers in Jewish schools post-10/7 社会紧张局势加剧时期的种族间工作场所关系：10/7 事件后犹太学校中的以色列-阿拉伯教师

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102093

Gahl Silverman , Shahar Gindi , Michal Hisherik , Nehaya Awida Haj Yehya , Iris Yaniv , Tali Ben Yehuda

{"title":"Interethnic workplace relations in times of heightened social tension: Israeli-Arab teachers in Jewish schools post-10/7","authors":"Gahl Silverman , Shahar Gindi , Michal Hisherik , Nehaya Awida Haj Yehya , Iris Yaniv , Tali Ben Yehuda","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102093","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102093","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This exploratory study examined the interethnic workplace relations of minority Israeli-<strong>A</strong>rab boundary-crossing- <strong>T</strong>eachers working in <strong>J</strong>ewish schools (ATJ) with their majority peers consisting of Israeli-<strong>J</strong>ewish <strong>P</strong>rincipals (JP) and Israeli-<strong>J</strong>ewish <strong>T</strong>eachers (JT), during the initial months after October 7, 2023 terror attack on Israel. We employed a software-assisted qualitative content analysis on a purposive sample of 12 ATJs, five JPs, and an additional six ATJ-supporting representatives who triangulated the findings based on their daily contact with both ATJs and JPs. The analysis of the findings suggests an interrelation model between JP–ATJ, and JT–ATJ interethnic workplace relations and the ATJs’ perception of their (own) teaching position post-10/7 attack. We conclude that (1) despite the surrounding heightened social tension in the aftermath of 10/7, most (75 %) of the ATJs perceived their JP as attentive, their interethnic workplace relations with peer JTs as healthy, and consequently, most (89 %) of these ATJs perceived belonging and mission in their position; however, (2) few of the ATJs perceived their JPs as disregarded or half-hearted and experienced half-hearted or hostile workplace relations with their JT peers, and consequently had a perception of otherness or persecution on their teaching position; and, (3) the surrounding heightened social tension breached into the interethnic workplace sphere and led to erroneous decision-making of JPs against their ATJs in one case in which Israeli-Palestinian conflicting context was involved. Implications for shared living and national resilience are further discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"103 ","pages":"Article 102093"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142663439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The odyssey of Turkish school leaders in Africa: An expedition into professional identity, challenges, and cultural adaptations 非洲土耳其学校领导的奥德赛：对职业身份、挑战和文化适应的考察

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102090

Ünal Deniz

{"title":"The odyssey of Turkish school leaders in Africa: An expedition into professional identity, challenges, and cultural adaptations","authors":"Ünal Deniz","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102090","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102090","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This phenomenological study explores the experiences of Turkish school leaders in international schools across 20 African countries, offering a novel perspective on educational leadership beyond the Anglo-Saxon context. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 leaders selected through maximum variation sampling. The analysis revealed four themes: (i) factors that lead to working abroad, (ii) challenges of working abroad, (iii) perceived cultural similarities and differences, and (iv) reflections on international experiences. Findings illuminate a complex interplay of personal, altruistic, and professional factors driving these leaders’ decisions to work abroad. Participants reported navigating significant challenges at individual, professional, and environmental levels, necessitating the development of cultural intelligence, adaptive leadership styles, and crisis management skills. The study highlights a profound transformation in leaders’ professional identities from “outsiders” to “cultural mediators,” underscoring the critical role of culturally responsive leadership in diverse educational contexts. Results reveal how African sociocultural settings shape expatriate leaders’ mindsets, fostering more collaborative approaches and deeper cross-cultural appreciation. This highlights the evolution of leaders’ cultural understanding and effective communication skills, emphasizing the need for targeted support and professional development in cultural sensitivity and adaptive leadership. This research enhances the understanding of leadership complexities in multicultural settings, providing insights for global educational leadership and future research in cross-cultural management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"103 ","pages":"Article 102090"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142553624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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