Understanding Components of Pluralistic Ignorance and Changes in Perception through Aggression: A Mixed-Method Study

Abstract

The primary goal of the research is to understand the social representations of aggression among university students. Its secondary aim is to examine the factors in the change of these representations and their effects on change. For this purpose, a two-stage mixed-method study was conducted. In our study, which included 125 people (72 women, 55 men) in the first stage, the concept of "pluralistic ignorance" was investigated in understanding the social representations of aggression. In the second phase, with 122 participants (71 females and 51 males), social representations of an article writer aimed at breaking down pluralistic ignorance were examined. In the first stage, the demographic characteristics of the person exhibiting the aggressive behavior, and the columnist predicted to be effective in the change of perception were quantitatively analyzed, and social representations were examined qualitatively. Finally, the effect of the demographic characteristics of the author and the degree of granting and sincere right to the author in the change of perception regarding aggression was examined through a model. Quantitative findings point to the presence of pluralistic ignorance in participants regardless of gender. In the change of perception, it was observed that the levels of "author's age", "authorizing the author" and finding the author sincere "were effective. Results; He points out that while participants exaggerate the similarity between themselves and the society in their perceptions of aggressive behavior, they tend to underestimate the similarity of the aggressive individual.

Keywords

• agression
• pluralistic ignorence
• social representation
• change of perception

ÇOĞULCU CEHALET VE ALGI DEĞİŞİMİ BİLEŞENLERİNİN SALDIRGANLIK ÜZERİNDEN ANLAŞILMASI: KARMA YÖNTEMLİ ÇALIŞMA

Abstract

Çalışmamızın birincil amacı, üniversite öğrencileri arasında saldırganlığa yönelik sosyal temsilleri anlamaktır. İkincil amacı ise bu temsillerin değişimindeki faktörleri ve değişim üzerindeki etkilerini incelemektir. Bu amaçla iki aşamalı karma yöntemli bir çalışma yürütülmüştür. İlk aşamada 125 kişinin (72 kadın, 55 erkek) katıldığı çalışmamızda saldırganlığa yönelik sosyal temsillerin anlaşılmasında “çoğulcu cehalet” kavramı araştırılmıştır. 122 kişinin (71 kadın 51 erkek) katıldığı ikinci aşamada çoğulcu cehaleti kırmaya yönelik bir makale yazarına ilişkin sosyal temsiller incelenmiştir. İlk aşamada saldırgan davranışı sergileyen kişiye ve algı değişiminde etkili olacağı öngörülen köşe yazarına ilişkin demografik özelikler nicel, sosyal temsiller nitel olarak incelenmiştir. Son olarak ise yazara ait demografik özellikler ile yazara hak verme ve samimi bulma derecesinin saldırganlığa ilişkin algının değişiminde ne derece etkili olduğu bir model aracılığıyla incelenmiştir. Niceliksel bul¬gular, cinsiyet farkı göstermeksizin katılımcılarda çoğulcu cehaletin varlığına işaret etmektedir. Algı değişiminde ise “yazarın yaşı”, “yazara hak verme” ve yazarı samimi bulma” düzeylerinin etkili olduğu görülmüştür. Sonuçlar; katılımcıların saldırgan davranışa yönelik algılarında, kendisi ve toplum arasındaki benzerliği abartırken, saldırganlık sergileyen bireye ilişkin benzerliğini hafife alma eğiliminde olduklarını işaret etmektedir.

Keywords

• saldırganlık
• çoğulcu cehalet
• sosyal temsiller
• algı değişimi

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