Although dozens of studies have documented a relationship between violent video games and aggressive behaviors, very little attention has been paid to potential effects prosocial games. Theoretically, in which game characters help support each other nonviolent ways should increase both short-term long-term behaviors. We report three conducted countries with age groups test this hypothesis. In the correlational study, Singaporean middle-school students who played more behaved prosocially. two...

Intergroup contact provides a reliable means of reducing prejudice.Yet, critics suggested that its efficacy is undermined, even eliminated, under certain conditions.Specifically, may be ineffective in the face threat, especially to (historically) advantaged groups, and discrimination, experienced by disadvantaged groups.We considered perceived intergroup threat discrimination as potential moderators effect on prejudice.Two meta-analyses correlational data from 34 studies (totaling 63,945...

Few studies have empirically examined how media stereotypes of Muslims influence Americans’ support for public policies exclusively harming Muslims. Across three studies, we tested the short-term and long-term effects news portraying as terrorists on domestically internationally. Study 1 revealed that exposure to is positively associated with military action in Muslim countries. 2 harm internationally; this effect was fully mediated by perceptions aggressive. Experimental results from 3...

Objective: Test the effects of stereotypic video game portrayals with and without violence on attitudes toward stereotyped group. Method: Two experiments tested Arabs in a violent nonviolent context implicit explicit perceptions Arabs. Results: In both experiments, participants who played an antiterrorist displayed heightened antiArab relative to game. Experiment 1, those had Arab-terrorist were more likely draw “typical” traits, negative affect, weapons. 2, inclusion Arab characters was...

Recent research reveals that playing prosocial video games increases cognitions, positive affect, and helpful behaviors [ G entile et al., 2009; reitemeyer O sswald, 2009, 2010, 2011]. These results are consistent with the social‐cognitive models of social behavior such as general learning model B uckley A nderson, 2006]. However, no experimental studies have examined effects on children. Previous violent suggests short‐term largely based priming existing behavioral scripts. Thus, it is...

Direct and indirect social identity threats can influence stigmatized individuals to seek management strategies that restore a positive sense of identity. The current study examined the effects media representations self-reported experiences discrimination on Muslim American students’ strategies. Results revealed students who viewed negative their religious ingroup, relative control video, were less likely desire acceptance by other Americans more avoid interactions with majority members....

This study offers new insights into the power of peer networks for shaping intergroup relations in a diverse school. Data were drawn from longitudinal sixth–eighth graders ( N = 524; M ageT1 11.87; 48% girls; 9% Asian American/Pacific Islander, 28% African American, 13% Latino, 1% Native 31% White, 5% Other, and 11% Multiracial) Midwestern United States. Students with more positive contact attitudes (ICA) most likely to be friends similarly minded students. ICA less select same...

Two studies examined the effects of reliance on direct and media-based contact for information about Muslims Americans' stereotypic beliefs negative emotions toward support public policies harming domestically internationally. Results revealed that media was positively associated with beliefs, emotions, harmful policies. Reliance produced opposite results. from a three-wave longitudinal design significantly predict changes in which then civil restrictions Muslim Americans. We discuss...

Recent research reveals that playing prosocial video games increases cognitions and helpful behaviors [Gentile el al., 2009; Greitemeyer Osswald, 2010; 2011]. These results are consistent with social‐cognitive models of social behavior [e.g., the “General Learning Model,” Buckley Anderson, 2006]. The learning suggest in addition to influencing cognitions, media content may also influence affect. However, past studies on have failed find a significant effect affective measures [Greitemeyer...

Across six studies, we validated a new measure of helpful and hurtful behaviors, the Tangram Help/Hurt Task. Studies 1 to 3 provided cross-sectional correlational convergent discriminant validity evidence for Task using college-based adult online samples. Study 4 revealed that previously empathy primes increase behaviors on 5 6 provocation manipulations The effects various experimental were similar or larger than other established indices behaviors. In addition, motivation items in all...

Politicians within the United States and across many Western societies are concerned about extent to which Muslims successfully integrating their countries. The present research examined how interpersonal (discrimination) mediated (negative news coverage of Muslims) social identity threats dynamically change young Muslim Americans' strength identification as American Muslim, well trust in U.S. government. Data from a three-wave longitudinal survey show that Time 1, negative (but not...

Online hate speech is very common. This problematic as degrading social groups can traumatize targets, evoke stress, and depression. Since no reaction of others could suggest the acceptability speech, bystander intervention essential. However, it unclear when how minorities react to speech. Drawing from identity theory research on in-group intervention, we inquire Islamophobic online counter by majority or minority members shape Muslims’ willingness intervene. Thus, in an experiment ( N =...

There are worldwide concerns about the rise of White nationalism and its implications for intergroup relations in multicultural societies. Social media, particular, has allowed far-right groups to easily share their perspectives with influence others support ideologies. Yet, few studies have empirically examined what psychological factors discussed within this content motivate collective action. A quantitative analysis 100 nationalist videos on YouTube reveals that social outgroups (Muslims,...

Policymakers and the public have been concerned about effects of media violence on children for decades. Scientific psychological research can be an important source information policy, as goal science is to separate facts from opinions. This article reviews children's exposure violence, describes theories that explain could have, summarizes exposure, several moderators enhance or mitigate those effects. These scientific findings provide useful yet there are many barriers their use,...

With the Internet becoming a growing source of information on genetics, genetic counselors and other health-care providers may be called upon to guide their patients appropriate material, which is written at suitable reading level for individual contains quality information. Given that many health-related Web sites are high school or higher level, without direction from counselor provider, users currently turning they do not understand. Additionally, know how evaluate find, could lead them...

The positive role of secure attachment in reducing intergroup biases has been suggested prior studies. We extend this work by testing the effects primes on negative emotions and aggressive behaviors toward outgroup members across four experiments. Results from Studies 1A 1B reveal that prime, relative to neutral, can reduce emotions. In addition, 3 results rule out mood increase as an alternative explanation for observed effects. 2 behavior member. effect harm was found be fully mediated 3....

In two experimental studies, we examine the extent to which strong or weak mitigating information after a provocation alters aggressive responding. Study 1, randomly assigned 215 (108 female) college‐aged participants by having research assistant talk participant about failing task in harsh confused tone. This was followed second giving excuse regarding first assistant's behavior. Then, behavior assessed using researcher rating task. 2, 63 (25 interacted with confederate on CRT. All were...

Minority members are often targeted by online hate speech. In this article, we advance the literature conceptualizing speech as a social identity threat, whose consequences can adversely affect intergroup relations at large. Within two experiments, examine effects of homophobic (Study 1, N = 225) and racist 2, 194) on target minority members' attitudes toward majority group intentions to avoid it. addition, test potential mitigating role counter-speech presence source (minority vs. member)....

In the current work, we experimentally examined effect of exposure to a narrative nonviolent resistance on third-party attitudes toward and support for disempowered group involved in asymmetric conflict. Across three experiments, found that Americans exposed brief video about Palestinian consistently registered more favorable Palestinians than people who watched film trailer either unrelated Israeli-Palestinian conflict or Palestinian-made sympathetic violently opposing Israelis. Americans'...

Minorities often express dissatisfaction and frustration with media depictions of their ingroup motivating them to engage in strategies that can restore a positive group identity. Based on the dual model collective action relying two studies, we examined if exposure negative news motivate among Muslim Americans through increases efficacy group-based anger. Data from four-wave longitudinal survey revealed Time 1 self-reported about Muslims increased 4 intentions 3 efficacy, but not...