Objectives

This brief communication tests how an undergraduate student’s incarceration history (i.e., previous incarceration vs. no previous incarceration) affects evaluations by their peers on several scales (e.g., desired social distance, warmth, competence, expected immoral behaviors).

Methods

The experimental conditions were presented in a survey delivered to a sample of MTurk respondents currently enrolled in undergraduate classes (N=400). OLS regression was used to estimate the impact of the experimental manipulation on respondents’ feelings toward formerly incarcerated peers.

Results

Formerly incarcerated students were rated as less warm and less moral by respondents, and incarceration history led to increased desired social distance among respondents. Meditation analysis indicates perceived warmth is the main cause of desired social distance.

Conclusions

The results show that formerly incarcerated undergraduate students are stigmatized by their peers in significant ways. However, concerns about morality and competence do not affect desired social distance. The behavioral penalties assessed against students with incarceration histories are driven by concerns about warmth. Further research on the mechanisms that create (as well as reduce) stigma for formerly incarcerated college students is necessary.

中文翻译：

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你信任谁？大学生对被监禁的人的污名归因

目标

这种简短的交流测试了本科生的监禁历史（即以前的监禁与以前没有监禁）如何在几个方面（例如，期望的社交距离，热情，能力，预期的不道德行为）对同伴的评估产生影响。

方法

实验条件以调查形式呈现给目前在读本科课程的MTurk受访者样本（N = 400）。OLS回归用于估计实验操作对受访者对以前被监禁的同龄人的感觉的影响。

结果

受访者对以前被监禁的学生评价为较不热情和不道德，而监禁的历史导致受访者之间期望的社会距离增加。冥想分析表明，感知到的温暖是理想的社交距离的主要原因。

结论

结果表明，以前被监禁的本科生在同龄人中受到了很大的污名化。但是，对道德和能力的关注并不会影响期望的社会距离。对有监禁历史的学生进行的行为惩罚是由对保暖的担忧驱动的。有必要进一步研究为先前被监禁的大学生创造（以及减少）污名的机制。