Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.5559/di.33.3.01

The Role of Social and Personal Norms of Majority Children in Predicting Attitudes Towards Refugee Peers

Nikolina Stanković orcid.org/0000-0002-1064-2694 ; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia *
Dinka Čorkalo Biruški orcid.org/0000-0002-2954-4349 ; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Margareta Jelić ; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Antonija Vrdoljak orcid.org/0000-0002-0463-9501 ; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

* Corresponding author.

Abstract

Norms have been shown to predict a variety of intergroup outcomes
among children. A study with children in Croatia
(N = 184) who had no prior contact with refugee peers
examined the role of social and personal norms in shaping intergroup
outcomes with refugee peers. Regression analyses revealed
that perceived teachers' and peers' norms, along with
personal norms, predict general evaluation, social acceptance,
and contact intentions towards refugee children. Social norms,
especially those of teachers, were found to better predict attitudes,
while peer norms more strongly influenced behavioural
outcomes. These findings are important for educators and
policymakers, particularly in the context of Croatia's increasingly
diverse classrooms.

Keywords

attitudes towards refugees; social norms; personal norm; intergroup relations; refugee children

Hrčak ID:

322303

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/322303

Publication date:

12.11.2024.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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