Antecedents and consequences of autonomy- and dependency-oriented help toward refugees |
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Authors: | Julia C Becker Inna Ksenofontov Birte Siem Angelika Love |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany;2. Department of Psychology, FernUniversität in Hagen, Hagen, Germany;3. Department of Psychology, Oxford University, Oxford, UK |
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Abstract: | We tested antecedents (paternalistic beliefs; Study 1) and consequences (social change potential; Study 2) of autonomy- and dependency-oriented help and developed scales assessing paternalistic beliefs and both forms of help. In Study 1 (N = 143 Germans), we focused on paternalistic beliefs as an antagonist to social change and a key distinguishing variable between engagement in both forms of help. As expected, paternalistic beliefs were positively related to dependency-oriented help, mediated by concern for a positive national moral image, but negatively related to autonomy-oriented help, mediated by perceived competence of refugees. In Study 2, both refugees (N = 80) and Germans (N = 94) perceived autonomy-oriented help to have more potential for social change than dependency-oriented help. |
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Keywords: | dependency-oriented help autonomy-oriented help paternalistic beliefs refugees social change |
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