Browsing by Author "Schmid, Katharina"
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Comparing Social Perceptions of Culturally Emic Protagonists Using the Stereotype Content Model A Scale Development and Adaption Process Across Four Languages and Eight Countries
Sczesny, Sabine; Neto, Joana; Schemmerling, Moritz; Friehs, Maria-Therese; Kotzur, Patrick; Bastias, Franco; De keersmaecker, Jonas; Lima Macedo, Francisco Guilherme ; Neto, Félix; Pietraszkiewicz, Agnieszka; Schmid, Katharina; Torres, Claudio; Boehnke, Klaus (Psychological Test Adaptation and Development, 2023)Cross-cultural comparisons are often based on a single itemset that is used in several cultures and languages being translated semantically correct. In contrast, a new, emic, approach measures the same ... -
Differential effects of positive versus negative contact: The importance of distinguishing valence from intensity
Christ, Oliver; Fell, Benjamin; Hewstone, Miles; Jaspers, Eva; Kauff, Mathias; Kros, Mathijs; Lemmer, Gunnar; Schäfer, Sarina; Schmid, Katharina (Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 2025)More and more research is considering the effects of both positive and negative intergroup contact on intergroup attitudes. To date, little is known about what factors may differentially influence these ... -
Does personality matter? Exploring its moderating role on the relationship between neighbourhood ethnic outgroup-size and preferences for Brexit
Bonomi Bezzo, Franco; Silva, Laura; Laurence, James; Schmid, Katharina (European Societies, 2024)Prior research has examined the relationship between ethnic outgroup-size at the neighbourhood level and Brexit support, yet there is a lack of understanding on the factors that moderate these effects. ... -
Dual identity, bicultural identity integration and social identity complexity among Muslim minority adolescents
Spiegler, Olivia; Schmid, Katharina; Saleem, Muniba; Hewstone, Miles; Benet-Martinez, Veronica (Self & Identity, 2022)We examined cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between national and religious identification, Bicultural Identity Integration (BII), and Social Identity Complexity (SIC) among Muslim adolescents ... -
Effects of absolute levels of neighbourhood ethnic diversity vs. changes in neighbourhood diversity on prejudice: Moderation by individual differences in personality
Silva, Laura; Bonomi Bezzo, Franco; Laurence, James; Schmid, Katharina (Social Science Research, 2023)This paper examines drivers of prejudicial attitudes among adults in the UK, focusing on the interaction between ethnic out-group size and personality traits. Leveraging data from the National Child ... -
Ethnic diversity, ethnic threat, and social cohesion: (re)-evaluating the role of perceived out-group threat and prejudice in the relationship between community ethnic diversity and intra-community cohesion
Schmid, Katharina; Laurence, James; Hewstone, Miles (Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2019)Research frequently demonstrates diverse communities exhibit lower intra-community cohesion. Recent studies suggest there is little evidence perceived ethnic threat plays a role in this relationship. ... -
Rationally blind? Rationality polarizes policy support for colour blindness versus multiculturalism
De keersmaecker, Jonas; Schmid, Katharina; Roets, Arne; Goyal, Namrata (British Journal of Social Psychology, 2024)Do White Americans prefer society to be ‘colour-blind’ by rising above racial identities, or ‘multicultural’ by openly discussing and considering them? We developed an ideology-rationality model to ... -
Selective exposure bias predicts views on diversity over time
De keersmaecker, Jonas; Schmid, Katharina (Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 2023)Despite growing diversity, many individuals do not support it, posing a challenge to the successful functioning of societies, institutions, and organizations. We investigated the role of the selective ... -
The association between political orientation and political knowledge in 45 nations
De keersmaecker, Jonas; Schmid, Katharina; Sibley, Chris; Osborne, Danny (Scientific Reports, 2024)Political knowledge is crucial for well-functioning democracies, with most scholars assuming that people at the political extremes are more knowledgeable than those at the center. Here, we adopt a ...