Entertainment Education as a Means to Reduce Anti-Muslim Prejudice – For Whom Does It Work Best?

Abstract. The present research aimed to replicate and extend findings by Murrar and Brauer (2018) , who demonstrated that an entertainment education intervention (a music video) effectively reduced US residents’ anti-Muslim prejudice. Using a German sample ( N = 203), we confirmed that watching the video significantly reduced recipients’ prejudice toward Muslims compared to a control condition and two alternative interventions. Unlike in Murrar and Brauer, however, the intervention’s advantageous effect was driven by recipients’ feelings of intergroup anxiety and perceptions of outgroup malleability rather than their identification with Muslims. Extending Murrar and Brauer’s findings, our results also suggest for whom entertainment education interventions may work best, namely for recipients high in right-wing authoritarianism. The findings’ theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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Validity of the Self-Report Psychopathy Scales (SRP-III Full and Short Versions) in a Community Sample

Assessment ◽

10.1177/1073191115606205 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 308-325 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

Sarah Gordts ◽

Kasia Uzieblo ◽

Craig Neumann ◽

Eva Van den Bussche ◽

Gina Rossi

Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Factor Model ◽

Short Form ◽

Community Sample ◽

Self Report ◽

Right Wing ◽

Nomological Network ◽

Right Wing Authoritarianism ◽

Short Versions ◽

Practical Implications

The psychometric properties of the 64-item Self-Report Psychopathy Scale–III (SRP-III) and its abbreviated 28-item SRP–Short Form (SRP-SF) seem promising. Still, cross-cultural evidence for its construct validity in heterogeneous community samples remains relatively scarce. Moreover, little is known about the interchangeability of both instruments. The present study addresses these research gaps by comparing the SRP-III and SRP-SF factorial construct validity and nomological network in a Belgian community sample. The four-factor model of psychopathy was evaluated ( N = 1,510) and the SRP scales’ relationship with various external correlates (i.e., attachment, bullying and victimization, right-wing attitudes, right-wing authoritarianism, and response styles) was examined ( n = 210). Both SRP versions demonstrated a good fit for the four-factor model and a considerable overlap with the nomological network of psychopathy. The results suggested that the SRP-SF provides a viable alternative to the SRP-III for assessment in the community. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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Prejudice against veiled Muslim women: The role of right-wing authoritarianism and intergroup anxiety

Psikohumaniora Jurnal Penelitian Psikologi ◽

10.21580/pjpp.v6i1.7483 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 33-46

Author(s):

Annisa Puspita Inderasari ◽

Marselius Sampe Tondok ◽

Ananta Yudiarso

Keyword(s):

Survey Design ◽

Muslim Women ◽

Theoretical Implication ◽

Right Wing ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Intergroup Anxiety ◽

Right Wing Authoritarianism ◽

Relative Contribution

A series of terrorist acts involving women in various parts of the world, including in Indonesia, allegedly perpetrated by radical Muslim groups, has reinforced stereotypes and created prejudice against veiled Muslim women. This study aims to explain the role of right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) and intergroup anxiety as antecedents of prejudice against veiled Muslim women. Using a cross-sectional survey design, the study sample (N = 403) were residents of Surabaya, selected using accidental sampling. RWA, intergroup anxiety, and prejudice against veiled Muslim women were measured using a questionnaire, while the research hypothesis was analyzed using multiple regression. The results show that RWA and intergroup anxiety play significant roles in explaining prejudice against veiled Muslim women (R = 0.826; R2 = 0.682; F = 428.68; p 0.001), with the relative contribution of RWA and intergroup anxiety being 34% and 66% respectively. The results and implications of the study are discussed in detail. The theoretical implication of the research is that RWA and intergroup anxiety play roles as antecedents of prejudice against veiled Muslim women.

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