Does Touch Bring Us Closer? Exploring the Role of Physical Contact in Intergroup Contexts
ABSTRACT The role of physical contact (PC) (e.g., touch) in interpersonal relationships is well documented, yet its effects in intergroup contexts remain underinvestigated. We examine whether positive intergroup physical contact (IPC) enhances perceived closeness with out‐group members, measured as inclusion of the out‐group in the self (IOS), and test
Soraya Elizabeth Shamloo +2 more
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Associations between immigration background, adverse childhood experiences, and depressive symptoms in adulthood in immigrants and descendants of immigrants in France: a mediation analysis. [PDF]
Zarei K +7 more
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Immigration, Unemployment and Growth in the Host Country: Bootstrap Panel Granger Causality Analysis on OECD Countries [PDF]
This paper examines the causality relationship between immigration, unemployment and economic growth of the host country. We employ the bootstrap panel Granger causality testing approach of Kónya (2006) that allows to test for causality on each ...
Boubtane, Ekrame +2 more
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How Social Media Connects and Divides Us: Psychological Insights and Paths Forward
ABSTRACT Social media was once celebrated as a revolutionary space for constructive connection. While it can foster community, amplify marginalised voices and expose users to diverse perspectives, these platforms are also implicated in the rise of polarisation, intergroup conflict and extremist movements.
Emily Kubin, Shelley McKeown
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Hunger strikes among asylum seekers in Australian immigration detention: prevalence, precipitants, characteristics, and management. [PDF]
McKenzie E +3 more
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On the Verge of Exclusion: The Unique Psychological Profile of the Threat of Social Exclusion
ABSTRACT Past research, often using Cyberball—an online ball‐tossing game with two or more preprogrammed players—showed that being socially excluded produces various negative emotions and lower need satisfaction. However, in everyday life, people may experience the threat of social exclusion more frequently than actual exclusion. Across two experiments
Tiara R. Widiastuti +3 more
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South Asian Immigration to the US: From Collective Farms to High-Tech Cities Through H-1B Visas [PDF]
Don K. Nakayama
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ABSTRACT The current research focused on how competing narratives (i.e., dominant and resistance narratives) are endorsed among low‐status group members, through the case of the US military base issue in Okinawa, Japan. Specifically, we explored patterns of Okinawans’ narrative endorsement (i.e., dominant and resistance narratives surrounding the ...
Maho Aikawa, Andrew L. Stewart
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