Friendship and romance across the U.S. political divide: Hindrance or help for outgroup political attitudes?

Buliga, Elena; MacInnis, Cara C.; Hodson, Gordon; Biamonte, Julia

doi:10.1111/jasp.12736

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“…A fine-grained understanding of how people form meaningful, healing communities and relationships within various groups may illuminate a path toward relational forms of antiprejudice efforts and social justice-oriented activism. For instance, attitudes toward an out-group have been linked to quality, but not quantity, of relationships with members of that out-group (Buliga et al, 2021; Cernat, 2019). Further, situations in which participants are prompted to reflect upon the positive qualities of a person they know (i.e., relational-, community-focus) as compared to their own positive qualities (i.e., self-focus) have been shown to reduce prejudice toward out-groups—even if the person they reflected on was not a member of that out-group (Legault et al, 2022).…”

Section: Potential Future Implications Of Social Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Community as therapy: The theory of social practice.

Pernice,

Hinchey,

Rice

et al. 2024

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

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Objective: Though the efficacy of the Clubhouse model's interventions and practices in supporting recovery from serious mental illness (SMI) have been demonstrated by prior research, the causal mechanisms and theory driving these outcomes have yet to be comprehensively defined. This theory article aims to synthesize existing knowledge of these methods to define a unified theory of social practice, outline its role in SMI recovery, and discuss future implications. Method: Historical, theoretical, and practical foundations of social practice were synthesized to define a current theory of social practice and expand the term to apply to the methods and interventions that define the Clubhouse model. Results: Based on prior theory and findings, we define social practice as "the informed application of a specialized form of environmental therapy that utilizes an intentional community to assist people in their recovery." Key facets of social practice in the Clubhouse model of SMI recovery are discussed, including the efficacy of the practice in addressing SMI outcomes such as isolation and low self-efficacy, as well as its impact on both internal and external motivational forces. Conclusions and Implications for Practice: The theory of social practice describes a process of engaging people to become collaborators and contributors to a social environment. This article describes the philosophy and practices of Clubhouses and introduces the theory of social practice as an empirical means of unifying and communicating the methods, practices, and outcomes of both the Clubhouse model and the broader implications of intentional community as therapy. Impact and ImplicationsThis article unifies decades of findings from the Clubhouse model to define the theory of social practice-that is, the use of intentional community in recovery from serious mental illness. We discuss the historical and theoretical foundations of the model, outline the role of the theory in mental health recovery models, and discuss potential future implications and applications of social practice.

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Section: Potential Future Implications Of Social Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Community as therapy: The theory of social practice.

Pernice,

Hinchey,

Rice

et al. 2024

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

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“…This homophilic preference has been explained by the fact that communication with like-minded individuals is more efficient and friction-free (Rogers & Bhowmik, 1970). Consequently, friendships and romantic relationships form mostly along political lines (Buliga & MacInnis, 2020; Buliga et al, 2021). Regardless of their political leaning, Americans surround themselves with friends who share their political worldview and loathe those who disagree with it (Iyengar et al, 2012).…”

Section: Political Homophily and Social Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Losing parasocial friendships over celebrity politics: A cognitive discrepancies approach.

Forster¹,

Downey²

2023

Psychology of Popular Media

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The present study examines 4 cognitive discrepancy management strategies that media users can use in response to a celebrity making a political statement that runs contrary to their beliefs. The experiment (N = 382) replicates the results using 3 celebrities and 2 attitude object contexts. Exposure to a celebrity making political statements that the media user disagrees with resulted in weaker parasocial relationships with the celebrity and attribution of lesser importance to that issue. Viewers who particularly liked the celebrity prior to the study were more likely to decouple the actor from their line of work to continue enjoying the actor's media content despite their political disagreement. These findings illuminate the potential consequences of celebrity politics for both the media figures' stardom and the citizens' political participation. Public Policy Relevance StatementEntertainment celebrities often voice their stance on various social issues. The study examines the consequences of this practice, showing that although entertainers can leverage their celebrity status to attenuate public opinion, it might come at the cost of their popularity. These findings can inform efforts to maximize the impact of political advocacy, enhance celebrity management practices, and promote political participation.

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“…At the next level, relationship interventions focus on the way individuals interact with their political opponents in their personal lives. Partisans tend to either refrain from interacting with people on the other side [72], or do so in deleterious ways [73]. Relationship interventions build skills for interacting positively with outgroup members, and bring people together for productive, meaningful contact.…”

Section: "Tri"ing To Reduce Partisan Animosity: Thoughts Relationship...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Interventions to reduce partisan animosity

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Rising partisan animosity is linked to less support for democracy and more support for political violence. Here we provide a multi-level review of interventions designed to improve partisan animosity, which we define as negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors towards a political outgroup. We introduce the TRI framework for the three levels of interventions-Thoughts (correcting misconceptions, highlighting commonalities), Relationships (building dialogue skills, fostering positive contact), and Institutions (changing public discourse, transforming political structures)-and connect these levels by highlighting the importance of motivation and mobilization. Our review encompasses both interventions conducted as part of academic research projects, as well as real-world interventions led by practitioners in nonprofit organizations. We also explore the challenges of durability and scalability, examine self-fulfilling polarization and interventions that backfire, and discuss future directions for reducing partisan animosity.

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Friendship and romance across the U.S. political divide: Hindrance or help for outgroup political attitudes?

Cited by 6 publications

References 92 publications

Community as therapy: The theory of social practice.

Community as therapy: The theory of social practice.

Losing parasocial friendships over celebrity politics: A cognitive discrepancies approach.

Interventions to reduce partisan animosity

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