Abstract

Hostile attitudes toward refugees are on the rise, yet individuals who hold negative beliefs toward out-groups are the most difficult to persuade. Is an explicit persuasive appeal effective for such groups, or should fictional narratives with implicit messages be used instead? An online experiment (N = 1, 749) was conducted to test this possibility with three possible media-based interventions: a fictional sympathetic portrayal, a fictional hostile portrayal, or a documentary-based portrayal. Hostile portrayals increased negative attitudes toward refugees, while documentary portrayals increased positive attitudes and promoted stereotype reversal. These effects were observed regardless of nationalism or social dominance orientation.

摘要

对难民的敌对态度正在上升，但对外部群体持有负面信念的个人最难说服。明确的说服力呼吁对这些群体有效，还是应该使用带有隐含信息的虚构叙述？进行了一项在线实验 (N = 1, 749)，以通过三种可能的基于媒体的干预来测试这种可能性：虚构的同情描绘、虚构的敌对描绘或基于纪录片的描绘。敌对的描写增加了对难民的负面态度，而纪录片则增加了积极的态度并促进了刻板印象的逆转。无论民族主义或社会支配取向如何，都可以观察到这些影响。