PSYCH355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Social Rejection, Longitudinal Study

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH355
• Professor: Hilary B Bergsieker

Document Summary

Testing whether friendships with majority-group peers would weaken rs-race (negative impact of race-based rejection sensitivity) Cross group friendships with majority group peers bufered students high in rs-race from lack of belonging/dissatisiication. Study 2: induced cross-group friendships established minority- group students. Numerical diversity: ensuring diferent groups are represented in the institution. Relational/interactional diversity: once together, ensuring people from diferent groups overcome group boundaries and members of all groups feel equally accepted at the institution. Can be achieved by interpersonal relations across group boundaries. Study focuses on friendships with majority group peers at historically white institutions for minorities likely to question their acceptance and feel mistrustful towards university representatives ie. majority group peers, profs. Variability higher levels of race-based-rejection sensitivity linked to reduced belonging/adjustment among minorities. Study shows minority students" attitudes toward the university covary with their attitudes towards representatives of institutions ie. profs, admins, majority group peers.