Birth of a scapegoat: An actor‐affect‐affordance model of symbolic attribution in the digital age
Abstract How do scapegoating narratives emerge, diffuse, and solidify within digital media ecosystems? This paper introduces an actor‐affect‐affordance (3A) model to explain how complex social problems become symbolically attributed to marginalized groups.
Jack Gabriel Risien Wippell
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Abstract Communities worldwide face growing polarization, often fueled by misperceptions. Across three studies, we investigate the relationship between partisan news media exposure and meta‐(mis)perceptions (e.g., meta‐prejudice, meta‐dehumanization) in the United States and Israel.
Muhammad Ehab Rasul +4 more
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Effect of Aromatherapy in Combination with Relaxation Music and Visual Distraction on Pediatric Dental Patients' Anxiety. [PDF]
Bagaria R +5 more
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Abstract Intergroup contact reduces prejudice, but its potential to foster broader personal and societal change remains understudied. We address these gaps by examining a large‐scale peacebuilding intervention (PEACE4Youth) among marginalized youth in post‐conflict Northern Ireland.
Danielle L. Blaylock +6 more
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Timing for green prescription: comparing the immediate and cumulative effects of different duration horticultural therapy programs on college students' mental health. [PDF]
Liu C, Chen L, Sun Y, Pan Y, Chen R.
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The Effects of Policy Success Versus Failure Narratives
ABSTRACT While public policies usually have mixed effects, succeeding at some aspects and failing at others, this nuance is often lost in public discourse when political actors like advocacy groups and politicians strategically emphasize either the successes or failures of particular policies.
Sarah Pralle, Emily Thorson
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Galvanic Skin Response as a Measure of Anxiety: A Comparative Evaluation of Gayatri Mantra Chanting and Conventional Music Therapy in 6-10-year-old Children during Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block. [PDF]
Arora P +4 more
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ABSTRACT Demographic shifts, defined as either increases in minority populations or decreases in the size of majority groups, are occurring across the United States and worldwide. These changes are evident across multiple domains, including race, gender, and religion. In this review, we summarize existing literature on the psychological consequences of
Mazyar Bagherian +2 more
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A Noddings' caring theory-based intervention to enhance coping with death competence in advanced lung cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
Li J +8 more
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