Pubblicazioni

Autori:

Vezzali, Loris; Stathi, Sofia; Giovannini, Dino; Capozza, Dora; Trifiletti, Elena

Titolo:

The greatest magic of Harry Potter: Reducing prejudice

Anno:

2015

Tipologia prodotto:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Lingua:

Inglese

Formato:

A Stampa

Referee:

Sì

Nome rivista:

JOURNAL OF APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

ISSN Rivista:

0021-9029

N° Volume:

45

Numero o Fascicolo:

2

Intervallo pagine:

105-121

Parole chiave:

extended contact, indirect contact, prejudice reduction, intergroup relations, Harry Potter, perspective-taking

Breve descrizione dei contenuti:

Recent research shows that extended contact via story reading is a powerful strategy to improve intergroup attitudes (e.g., Cameron & Rutland, 2006). We conducted three studies to test whether extended contact through reading the novels of Harry Potter reduced prejudice toward stigmatized groups (immigrants, homosexuals, refugees). Results from an experimental intervention conducted among Italian elementary school children and from two cross-sectional studies with high-school and university students in Italy and UK support our main hypothesis. Identification with the main character (i.e., Harry Potter), disidentification from the negative character (i.e., Voldemort) and recency of reading moderated the effect, perspective-taking emerged as the key mediator. Theoretical and practical implications of findings are discussed, together with the importance of identifying effective prejudice-reduction strategies that can be easily applied in real settings.

Id prodotto:

90072

Handle IRIS:

11562/933479

ultima modifica:

28 novembre 2022

Citazione bibliografica:

Vezzali, Loris; Stathi, Sofia; Giovannini, Dino; Capozza, Dora; Trifiletti, Elena, The greatest magic of Harry Potter: Reducing prejudice «JOURNAL OF APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY» , vol. 45 , n. 2 , 2015 , pp. 105-121

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