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Promoting Inclusion Via Cross‐Group Friendship: The mediating role of change in trust and sympathy

Grütter, Jeanine; Gasser, Luciano; Zuffiano, Antonio; Meyer, Bertolt (2018). Promoting Inclusion Via Cross‐Group Friendship: The mediating role of change in trust and sympathy. Child Development, 89 (4), pp. 414-430 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 10.1111/cdev.12883

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To understand the conditions fostering positive outcomes of inclusive schooling, this two-wave study examined the role of individual change in trust and sympathy for adolescents' cross-group friendships and inclusive attitudes toward students with low academic achievement. Cross-group friendships, intergroup trust, intergroup sympathy, and inclusive attitudes were obtained from surveys completed by 1,122 Swiss adolescents (Mage T1 = 11.54 years, Mage T2 = 12.58 years) from 61 school classes. Results from a parallel latent change score model revealed that the number of cross-group friendships positively related to individual change in trust and sympathy; this growing trust and sympathy in turn predicted adolescents' inclusive attitudes. These findings are discussed regarding theories of intergroup contact and inclusive schooling.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

PHBern Contributor:

Gasser, Luciano

ISSN:

0009-3920

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Language:

English

Submitter:

Jessica Brunner

Date Deposited:

05 Dec 2022 11:24

Last Modified:

08 Dec 2022 17:44

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/cdev.12883

PHBern DOI:

10.57694/121

URI:

https://phrepo.phbern.ch/id/eprint/121

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