Event Title
Resilient in the face of negative information? The role of autonomous social justice motivations on dehumanization and willingness to help individuals experiencing homelessness
Project Type
Completed quantitative research study
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Psychology
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The present study explored whether autonomous and controlled social justice motivations (SJM) can buffer people from the cognitive and behavioral consequences of negative interactions. Participants (N = 147) were randomly assigned to imagine a positive or negative interaction with an individual experiencing homelessness. Afterwards, attitudes towards and willingness to help (WTH) individuals experiencing homelessness were assessed. Results demonstrated that the valence of the imaginary interactions impacted attitudes, but not helping intentions. SJM did not moderate these effects. Correlation analyses indicated that autonomous (but not controlled) motivation predicted attitudes and intentions to help with individuals experiencing homelessness.
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Resilient in the face of negative information? The role of autonomous social justice motivations on dehumanization and willingness to help individuals experiencing homelessness
The present study explored whether autonomous and controlled social justice motivations (SJM) can buffer people from the cognitive and behavioral consequences of negative interactions. Participants (N = 147) were randomly assigned to imagine a positive or negative interaction with an individual experiencing homelessness. Afterwards, attitudes towards and willingness to help (WTH) individuals experiencing homelessness were assessed. Results demonstrated that the valence of the imaginary interactions impacted attitudes, but not helping intentions. SJM did not moderate these effects. Correlation analyses indicated that autonomous (but not controlled) motivation predicted attitudes and intentions to help with individuals experiencing homelessness.
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