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Nothing to fear? Anxiety, numeracy, and demographic perceptions

Research & Politics, 2018
Studies have found that Americans tend to overestimate the size of minority populations, a pattern that potentially increases antipathy toward racial and ethnic outgroups due to heightened perceptions of intergroup competition.
Yamil Ricardo Velez, Gabriel Borelli, Taeo Carse, Zhuo Chen, Anna Pezanoski-Cohen, Peter Dunphy, Giovanni Hutchinson, Taryn Johnson, Samuel Prescott, Nila Ravi, Matt Wallock, Aimée Wilkerson, Grace Wong   +12 more
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The Role of Language in the Media in Influencing Public Perceptions of Refugees [PDF]

, 2018
The refugee crisis has become a worldwide epidemic in recent years. As refugee entrance into host countries is debated, media outlets are covering the issue regularly. These media outlets use various types of language when portraying refugees.
Pulliam, Alison M
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Using software to tell a trustworthy, convincing and useful story [PDF]

, 2012
This paper discusses the potential of specialist software to develop category construction in qualitative data analysis and considers how the uses of software may best be reported to substantiate researchers’ claims. Examples are examined from two recent
Odena, O.
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Imagine Being Humble: Integrating Imagined Intergroup Contact and Cultural Humility to Foster Inclusive Intergroup Relations

Behavioral Sciences
To reduce prejudice and to promote intergroup harmony and equality, the imagined intergroup contact technique, based on the mental simulation of an encounter with an outgroup member, has been proposed.
Emilio Paolo Visintin, Marika Rullo, Calogero Lo Destro   +2 more
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Imagined Intergroup Contact Promotes Prosocial Behavioral Intentions through Intergroup Anxiety in the United Kingdom and Malaysia

, 2023
This research study investigates the mediating influence ofintergroup anxiety in the linkage between imagined contact andprosocial behavioral intentions. Authors extend the existingliterature on imagined contact by incorporating behavioral scriptsand a visual perspective as part of the intervention.
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Ethnocentrism, Intergroup Anxiety and Willingness to Communicate Between Cultures: A Study on Javanese and Madurese Ethnic Students

Indonesian Psychological Research
Inter-ethnic harmony needs to continue to be maintained for the sake of national and state life. This harmony starts from the willingness to inter-cultural communication.
Lucky Abrorry, Siti Kamilatus Saidah, M. Fahmi Aufar Asyraf, Syafruddin Faisal Thohar, Endang Wahyuni   +4 more
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A Meta-Analysis of Procedures to Change Implicit Measures [PDF]

, 2019
Using a novel technique known as network meta-analysis, we synthesized evidence from 492 studies (87,418 participants) to investigate the effectiveness of procedures in changing implicit measures, which we define as response biases on implicit tasks.
Ast, Jordan R., Devine, Patricia G., Ebersole, Charles R., Forscher, Patrick S., Herman, Michelle, Lai, Calvin K., Nosek, Brian A.   +6 more
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Aromatherapy with ylang ylang for anxiety and self-esteem: a pilot study

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 2014
Objective: To verify if the use of ylang ylang essential oil by cutaneous application or inhalation alters the anxiety and self-esteem perception and physiological parameters as blood pressure and temperature. Method : A pilot study with 34 professionals
Juliana Rizzo Gnatta, Patricia Petrone Piason, Cristiane de Lion Botero Couto Lopes, Noemi Marisa Brunet Rogenski, Maria Júlia Paes da Silva   +4 more
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Psychological and sociodemographic correlates of communicative anxiety in L2 and L3 production [PDF]

, 2002
This paper analyses foreign language anxiety in the French L2 and English L3 speech production of 100 Flemish students. The findings suggest that foreign language anxiety is not a stable personality trait among experienced language learners. The societal
Dewaele, Jean-Marc
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Comparative Evaluation of Reframing and Tell-show-do Behavior Guidance Technique in the Management of Dental Anxiety among Children Aged 6–12 Years Undergoing Dental Treatment without and with Administration of Local Anesthesia: A Single-Blind Randomized Clinical Study

Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
Background: Dental fear and anxiety are the major hurdles for providing successive treatment for children. Effective use of behavior guidance techniques is essential for addressing these challenges.
Vidyavathi H. Patil, Shivayogi M. Hugar, Niraj S. Gokhale, Shweta Kajjari, Chandrashekar Maruti Badakar, Chaitanya R Uppin   +5 more
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