ABSTRACT Antagonism towards diversity, an attitude reflecting low egalitarian ethical values, has been a topic within policing that has received increasing attention in the last decade. Using two-wave data and applying self-determination theory, we investigated how autonomy support versus autonomy frustration, ways of being motivated either through encouraging one’s sense of volition, or otherwise, coercing and imposing pressures, can improve diversity attitudes through its relation with ethical values. Study 1 (n= 398 police officers and staff) found that autonomy-supportive communications fostered ethical values, and hence was negatively related to diversity antagonism. Study 2 (n= 859 police officers and staff) indicated that motivation to overcome prejudice mediates the relationship between ethical values and diversity antagonism. Perceptions of workplace culture as lacking in autonomy support acted as a boundary condition for the ethical values and diversity antagonism relationship; no relationship was present when autonomy support was low.

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自治支持和道德价值观如何影响英国警察对多样性的态度

摘要 反对多样性是一种反映低平等伦理价值观的态度，在过去十年中一直是警务领域的一个话题，受到越来越多的关注。使用两波数据并应用自决理论，我们研究了自主支持与自主挫败、通过鼓励自己的意志感或以其他方式胁迫和施加压力来激励的方式如何通过其与道德的关系来改善多样性态度值。研究 1（n = 398 名警察和工作人员）发现，支持自主的交流促进了道德价值观，因此与多样性对抗呈负相关。研究 2（n = 859 名警察和工作人员）表明，克服偏见的动机在道德价值观和多样性对抗之间的关系中起中介作用。对工作场所文化缺乏自主支持的看法是道德价值观和多样性对抗关系的边界条件；当自治支持低时，不存在任何关系。