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https://doi.org/10.32903/zs.64.2.3
The Determinants of Attitudes of Eight-Years-Old Children and Their Parents Toward Roma
Barbara Kalebić Maglica
; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, Odsjek za psihologiju Rijeka, Hrvatska
Petra Anić
; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, Odsjek za psihologiju Rijeka, Hrvatska
Melita Horvat
; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, Odsjek za psihologiju Rijeka, Hrvatska
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine whether there were differences in children’s attitudes toward Roma with regard to gender and contact with the mentioned stigmatized group. Also, the aim was to examine the relationship between parents` personality traits, their attitudes and children's attitudes toward Roma. The study was conducted on 45 girls and 61 boys and their parents. Half of the children attend school together with Roma children, while the other half attend school without Roma children. Both children and parents gave answers using a Social distance scale. Right-wing Authoritarianism Scale and Big Five Inventory were used only on the parents. The obtained results show that boys attending school without Roma have a greater social distance than girls from the same school, but when they attend the school together with Roma, the situation is reversed. Parental social distance can be predicted based on the school that the child attends and their authoritarianism. Child's social distance can be predicted based on the school the child is attending and the extraversion of their parents.
Keywords
children; contact; parents; social distance; attitudes toward Roma
Hrčak ID:
226250
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Publication date:
28.12.2018.
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