The social network of solidarity with migrants: The role of perceived injunctive norms on intergroup helping behaviors |
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| Authors: | Antoine Roblain Mado Hanioti Emilien Paulis Emilie Van Haute Eva G. T. Green |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Center for Social & Cultural Psychology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium;2. Center for Social & Cultural Psychology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium Fond National pour la Recherche Scientifique, Brussels, Belgium;3. Cevipol, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium;4. Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland |
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| Abstract: | Using an ego-centered network approach, we examine across two studies whether and how injunctive network norms—behaviors that are approved by alters—are related to majority members’ decisions to participate in helping actions supporting migrants. We hypothesize that the more people perceive their personal social networks as positive toward humanitarian actions for migrants, the more they consider their opinions on migration issues as self-defining, and the more they are willing to mobilize in helping behaviors. With a name generator approach, we collected personal social network data among majority members of Belgian, mobilized volunteers (Study 1, N = 204) and Swiss, non-mobilized participants (Study 2, N = 247). Results demonstrate the impact of injunctive network norms in promoting and maintaining helping actions for migrants, and the role of self-defining attitudes. Overall, the results highlight the importance of injunctive norms within personal social networks for participation in intergroup helping behaviors. |
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| Keywords: | identity intergroup helping migration norms social networks volunteerism |
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