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Lebanese adolescents' expectations about social inclusion of peers in intergroup contexts
Hitti,Aline Melki,Jad Sahakian,Tina Killen,Melanie
Hitti,Aline
Melki,Jad
Sahakian,Tina
Killen,Melanie
Abstract
This study examined the role of group norms, group identity, age, contact, and stereotypes on youths' decisions to include a peer in an intergroup context portraying Lebanese and American adolescents. Lebanese participants (N = 275), ages 12 and 16 years, were surveyed about expectations for inclusion of an out-group target with similar interests or an in-group target with different interests into their own Lebanese group or another American group. Findings indicated participants focused on shared interests, rather than national identity, when making inclusion decisions for either group and group norms mattered. Older participants expected American peers to be less inclusive towards an out-group peer. Direct contact predicted inclusivity of out-group American peers into one's own Lebanese group, and indirect media-based contact predicted expectations for inclusivity into an American out-group. Findings have implications for interventions aimed at improving cross-national friendships which, in turn, have the potential to reduce prejudicial attitudes.
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Funding Information: This research was funded by the Society for Research on Adolescence Small Grant awarded to the first author. We thank the schools and students who participated in this study. The last author was supported by a grant award from the National Science Foundation BCS#1728918 and the National Institutes of Health, #HDR01093698.
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2021
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group norms, intergroup inclusion, nationality, intergroup contact, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
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Hitti, A, Melki, J, Sahakian, T & Killen, M 2021, 'Lebanese adolescents' expectations about social inclusion of peers in intergroup contexts', British Journal of Developmental Psychology, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 424-441. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.12372
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