Liberal and conservative political ideology, experiences of harassment, and perceptions of campus climate
| Autor: | Rachel L. Navarro, Taleb S. Khairallah, Roger L. Worthington, Jeni Hart |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. 2:78-90 |
| ISSN: | 1938-8934 1938-8926 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/a0015174 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to examine the relations among racial-ethnic group membership, political ideology (i.e., conservative and liberal), and perceptions of general campus climate (GCC) and of campus climate for racial-ethnic minorities (RECC). One hundred and thirty-six (136) undergraduate, graduate, and professional students participated in this study at a large public Midwestern university. A series of multivariate analyses of variance, hierarchical regressions, and mediation analyses were conducted. Findings indicated that Whites endorsed more positive perceptions of campus climate, reported fewer experiences of racial-ethnic harassment, and endorsed less liberal political ideological beliefs than people of color. No racial differences in conservative ideology emerged. After controlling for racial-ethnic group membership, results showed that experiences of racial-ethnic harassment predicted both GCC and RECC, whereas conservative ideology only predicted RECC. Post hoc analyses demonstrated that experiences of racial-ethnic harassment fully mediated the relationship between racial-ethnic group membership and GCC, but only partially mediated the relationship between racial-ethnic group membership and RECC. Neither conservative nor liberal ideologies were significant mediators. Implications for future research and practice are provided. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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