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Adolescents challenging discrimination: The benefits of a perspective‐taking and action‐planning intervention on self‐efficacy
Author(s) -
Wallrich Lukas,
Palmer Sally B,
Rutland Adam
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of community and applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.042
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1099-1298
pISSN - 1052-9284
DOI - 10.1002/casp.2530
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , psychology , intervention (counseling) , action (physics) , social psychology , self efficacy , applied psychology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , computer science
Abstract Discrimination is widespread and often goes unchallenged because bystanders do not recognize the need to intervene or do not know how to intervene. This field experiment with adolescents ( N = 639) tested a group discussion designed to increase perceived importance and self‐efficacy around challenging general discrimination. The intervention, which involved perspective‐taking and action‐planning, was tested with delayed measures against active control conditions, namely sessions on self‐disclosure and civic engagement. It led to greater self‐efficacy, particularly among White participants. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement.