Purpose in Life as a Resource for Increasing Comfort With Ethnic Diversity  

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Burrow, Anthony L. ; Stanley, Maclen ; Sumner, Rachel ; Hill, Patrick L.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (http://journals.sagepub.com/home/pspc) vol. 40 no. 11 (Nov. 2014), page 1507-1516.
Topik: purpose in life; ethnic diversity; diversity attitudes; decision making
Fulltext: Pers Soc Psychol Bull-2014-Burrow-1507-16_Ros.pdf (333.35KB)

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Emerging demographic trends signal that White Americans will soon relinquish their majority status. As Whites’ acclimation to an increasingly diverse society is poised to figure prominently in their adjustment, identifying sources of greater comfort with diversity is important. Three studies (N = 519) revealed evidence that purpose in life bolsters comfort with ethnic diversity among White adults. Specifically, dispositional purpose was positively related to diversity attitudes and attenuated feelings of threat resulting from viewing demographic projections of greater diversity. In addition, when primed experimentally, purpose attenuated participants’ preferences for living in an ethnically homogeneous-White city, relative to a more diverse city when shown maps displaying ethno-demographic information. These effects persisted after controlling for positive affect and perceived connections to ethnic out-groups, suggesting the robust influence of purpose. Potential benefits of situating purpose as a unique resource for navigating an increasingly diverse society are discussed.

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