Promoting youth intergroup contact in a postaccord society: the role of supportive interaction norms and self-expansion
Perceiving supportive peer norms are associated with more frequent and higher quality intergroup contact across a range of contexts. Youth interactions, however, are influenced by a wide range of socializing agents as well as individuals’ desire to interact. Exploring both socializing agents and ind...
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2023
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| author | McKeown, S Ali, S Manley, D Taylor, LK |
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| description | Perceiving supportive peer norms are associated with more frequent and higher quality intergroup contact across a range of contexts. Youth interactions, however, are influenced by a wide range of socializing agents as well as individuals’ desire to interact. Exploring both socializing agents and individual-level variables, the present research examines whether perceived peer, school and family interaction norms, and self-expansion are associated with contact quality and quantity in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Across two time points, 312 14- to 17-year-old (M = 14.71, SD = 0.70; 55% male; 66% Protestant, 33% Catholic) from three secondary schools participated. Results indicate that among our participants, perceiving supportive peer norms (not school or family) at Time 1 were associated with more frequent contact at Time 2, while perceived supportive family norms (not peer or school) at Time 1 were associated with greater quality of contact at Time 2. Implications are discussed in relation to the effects of perceived norms and self-expansion on youth intergroup contact in Northern Ireland, as well as opportunities for promoting peace in divided societies. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:3e9cef4f-facb-4389-8d3d-0c898b5a2db82024-02-01T10:22:59ZPromoting youth intergroup contact in a postaccord society: the role of supportive interaction norms and self-expansionJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:3e9cef4f-facb-4389-8d3d-0c898b5a2db8EnglishSymplectic ElementsAmerican Psychological Association2023McKeown, SAli, SManley, DTaylor, LKPerceiving supportive peer norms are associated with more frequent and higher quality intergroup contact across a range of contexts. Youth interactions, however, are influenced by a wide range of socializing agents as well as individuals’ desire to interact. Exploring both socializing agents and individual-level variables, the present research examines whether perceived peer, school and family interaction norms, and self-expansion are associated with contact quality and quantity in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Across two time points, 312 14- to 17-year-old (M = 14.71, SD = 0.70; 55% male; 66% Protestant, 33% Catholic) from three secondary schools participated. Results indicate that among our participants, perceiving supportive peer norms (not school or family) at Time 1 were associated with more frequent contact at Time 2, while perceived supportive family norms (not peer or school) at Time 1 were associated with greater quality of contact at Time 2. Implications are discussed in relation to the effects of perceived norms and self-expansion on youth intergroup contact in Northern Ireland, as well as opportunities for promoting peace in divided societies. |
| spellingShingle | McKeown, S Ali, S Manley, D Taylor, LK Promoting youth intergroup contact in a postaccord society: the role of supportive interaction norms and self-expansion |
| title | Promoting youth intergroup contact in a postaccord society: the role of supportive interaction norms and self-expansion |
| title_full | Promoting youth intergroup contact in a postaccord society: the role of supportive interaction norms and self-expansion |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Promoting youth intergroup contact in a postaccord society: the role of supportive interaction norms and self-expansion |
| title_short | Promoting youth intergroup contact in a postaccord society: the role of supportive interaction norms and self-expansion |
| title_sort | promoting youth intergroup contact in a postaccord society the role of supportive interaction norms and self expansion |
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