Syria has been the scene of a bruta l civil war since 2011 and there has been increased media attention on the fate of Syrian refugees who seek to immigrate to more peaceful countries. Sympathy, as a desire to help others in need, could be a powerful motivation to accept and support Syrian immigrants. However, not all individuals will feel sympathy towards these immigrants. Consistent with recent research on attitudes and desires, we hypothesized that positive attitudes towards (1) immigrants and (2) Muslims would predict sympathetic reactions towards a specific Syrian Immigrant family residing in the United States. We found significant main effects for both types of attitude, controlling for personal distress (i.e., a selffocused force that can co-occur with sympathy),political orientation, participants’ immigrant status, and demographic variables. A bias against immigrants, Muslims, or both can explain why individuals can react to the plight of Syrian immigrants without sympathy

An investigation into the effects of pro-immigrant and Muslim attitudes on sympathetic reactions towards Syrian immigrants during the Syrian Civil War / Baldner, Conrad; DI SANTO, Daniela. - In: RASSEGNA DI PSICOLOGIA. - ISSN 1125-5196. - 35:(2018), pp. 19-28. [10.4458/0135-02]

An investigation into the effects of pro-immigrant and Muslim attitudes on sympathetic reactions towards Syrian immigrants during the Syrian Civil War

Conrad Baldner
Primo
;
Daniela Di Santo
Secondo
2018

Abstract

Syria has been the scene of a bruta l civil war since 2011 and there has been increased media attention on the fate of Syrian refugees who seek to immigrate to more peaceful countries. Sympathy, as a desire to help others in need, could be a powerful motivation to accept and support Syrian immigrants. However, not all individuals will feel sympathy towards these immigrants. Consistent with recent research on attitudes and desires, we hypothesized that positive attitudes towards (1) immigrants and (2) Muslims would predict sympathetic reactions towards a specific Syrian Immigrant family residing in the United States. We found significant main effects for both types of attitude, controlling for personal distress (i.e., a selffocused force that can co-occur with sympathy),political orientation, participants’ immigrant status, and demographic variables. A bias against immigrants, Muslims, or both can explain why individuals can react to the plight of Syrian immigrants without sympathy
2018
immigration; sympathy; Syria
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An investigation into the effects of pro-immigrant and Muslim attitudes on sympathetic reactions towards Syrian immigrants during the Syrian Civil War / Baldner, Conrad; DI SANTO, Daniela. - In: RASSEGNA DI PSICOLOGIA. - ISSN 1125-5196. - 35:(2018), pp. 19-28. [10.4458/0135-02]
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