ABSTRACT Approximately 5 million refugees have been displaced since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011. In 2016, the refugee crisis reached deadly proportions, causing many Syrians to flee their homes in search of asylum. Individual responses to refugees differed as Syrians attempted to resettle throughout the world. Research has shown that religious orientation (intrinsic, extrinsic, quest), religious commitment, and personality traits can help explain prejudicial attitudes toward outgroups. The purpose of this study is to examine the role that personality and religion play in predicting prejudicial attitudes toward Syrian refugees in the United States. The study’s sample consists of 844 participants recruited during the height of the Syrian refugee crisis. Participants completed online surveys through Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. Results of hierarchical regression indicated that personality explained about 14% of the variance in prejudicial attitudes; specifically, Extroversion and Conscientiousness were positively related to prejudice, whereas Agreeableness was negatively related. Religious commitment and religious orientation explained an additional 0.8% to 2.5% variance, respectively, in prejudicial attitudes above and beyond personality. We discuss implications of findings for future research and practice.

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我们欢迎难民？了解宗教取向、宗教承诺、个性和对叙利亚难民的偏见态度之间的关系

摘要 自 2011 年叙利亚内战开始以来，约有 500 万难民流离失所。2016 年，难民危机达到了致命的程度，导致许多叙利亚人逃离家园寻求庇护。随着叙利亚人试图在世界各地重新定居，个人对难民的反应各不相同。研究表明，宗教取向（内在、外在、追求）、宗教承诺和个性特征可以帮助解释对外群体的偏见态度。本研究的目的是检验个性和宗教在预测美国对叙利亚难民的偏见态度方面所起的作用。该研究的样本包括在叙利亚难民危机最严重时期招募的 844 名参与者。参与者通过亚马逊的 Mechanical Turk 完成在线调查。层次回归的结果表明，人格解释了大约 14% 的偏见态度方差；具体而言，外向性和尽责性与偏见呈正相关，而宜人性与偏见呈负相关。宗教承诺和宗教取向分别解释了超出个性的偏见态度的额外 0.8% 到 2.5% 的差异。我们讨论研究结果对未来研究和实践的影响。在超越个性的偏见态度中。我们讨论研究结果对未来研究和实践的影响。在超越个性的偏见态度中。我们讨论研究结果对未来研究和实践的影响。