Beyer, Geertje (2025) The Effects of Meta-Dehumanization, Meta-Hate and Meta-Prejudice on Intergroup Relations. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
In multicultural and diverse societies, understanding the dynamics between different religious groups is essential for preventing and resolving conflicts. This paper investigates the effect of negative meta-perceptions about members of a Muslim outgroup on intergroup relations in a sample of Non-Muslim participants from the United Kingdom (n = 447). In an experiment with three randomly assigned conditions—meta-dehumanization, meta-hate, and meta-prejudice—their effects on dehumanization, hate, support for aggressive collective actions, and willingness for future intergroup contact was measured. An ANOVA was conducted to analyze the results. As predicted, meta-dehumanization and meta-hate had significantly greater effects on dehumanization, hate, and willingness for intergroup contact compared to meta-prejudice. Additionally, support for aggressive collective action was significantly greater in the meta-dehumanization condition compared to the meta-prejudice condition. However, contrary to expectations, no significant difference was found in support for aggressive collective action when comparing the meta-hate and meta-prejudice condition. These findings offer valuable insight into the impact of meta-perceptions, highlighting their importance in understanding and addressing intergroup conflict. They suggest that influencing meta-perceptions could play a crucial role in preventing conflicts and fostering positive intergroup relations.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
|---|---|
| Supervisor name: | Borinca, I. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jan 2025 12:27 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jan 2025 12:27 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4530 |
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