Relationships Between Individual Endorsement of Aggressive Behaviors and Thoughts With Prejudice Relevant Correlates Among Adolescents

Abstract: The current study explored how individual differences in endorsement of aggressive behaviors and thoughts relate to individual levels of tolerance and prejudice toward immigrants and established prejudice correlates such as social dominance orientation (SDO) and ethnic out-groups ratings among adolescents. Participants (N = 141; Age M = 16.08, 68% girls) completed the Readiness for Interpersonal Aggression Inventory, the Tolerance and Prejudice Questionnaire, and measures of SDO and ethnic out-groups ratings. Results indicated that higher individual endorsement of aggression was related to higher prejudice and SDO and lower tolerance and ethnic out-groups ratings. Patterns of endorsement of aggression related to habitual and socially determined aggressive acts or stable needs to hurt others as a source of satisfaction were significantly correlated with prejudice. Conversely, the relationship between prejudice and endorsement of impulsive actions lacking of emotional control resulte.... https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/1223

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Relationships Between Individual Endorsement of Aggressive Behaviors and Thoughts With Prejudice Relevant Correlates Among Adolescents ; volume:13 ; number:1 ; day:03 ; month:03 ; year:2017 ; Europe's journal of psychology ; 13, Heft 1 (03.03.2017)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Giovanni Piumatti ; Cristina Mosso

Further information

• DOI: 10.5964/ejop.v13i1.1223
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020101417181255883667
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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