Ivan, Daria Maria (2025) The Impact of Claimant Immigration Status and Observer Political Ideology on Perceptions of Workplace Exclusion. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Abstract The current study examined how a harm claimant’s immigration status and an observer’s political ideology influence perceived severity of workplace exclusion. Grounded in moral typecasting theory and political psychology, it tested whether immigrant claimants are seen as experiencing more severe harm than local claimants and how this varies across the ideological spectrum. In a vignette-based online experiment, participants (N = 145) were randomly assigned to read about either an immigrant or local employee reporting exclusion due to their group membership. I first predicted that immigration status would significantly influence perceived harm severity, such that immigrant claimants would be viewed as experiencing more severe harm. To explore the potential moderating role of political ideology, I tested both its main effect and its interaction with immigration status. Supporting Hypothesis 1, exclusion claims in the immigrant condition were rated as significantly more severe than those in the local condition. Hypothesis 2 was not supported: there was no significant difference in perceived harm severity between liberal and conservative participants. Hypothesis 3 was also not supported: political ideology did not moderate the relationship between claimant identity and perceived harm. These findings suggest that people may attribute greater moral weight to the experiences of vulnerable groups, consistent with moral typecasting. However, the anticipated ideological effects were not confirmed. Study limitations, including sample characteristics and scenario framing, are discussed. Overall, the findings underscore the role of social identity in shaping harm perceptions, with implications for understanding bias in moral judgments in workplace settings. Keywords: harm perception, workplace exclusion, moral typecasting, moral foundations, political ideology, immigrants
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Graso, M. and Eichholtzer, A.C. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Jul 2025 09:09 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Jul 2025 09:09 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/5534 |
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