Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology最新文献

The current study delves into the transition faced by military veterans upon their retirement from the armed forces. Retirees encounter various difficulties, primarily revolving around shifts in group dynamics, alterations in roles and responsibilities and adapting to civilian life. Rooted in the Social Identity Model of Identity Change (SIMIC), which posits that group identification can mitigate threats to well-being during life transitions, we explored the relevance of this model to the context of military retirement. Through semi-structured interviews with 17 retired veterans, we employed reflexive thematic analysis to investigate SIMIC's pathways. Our findings underscored the significance of identity continuity and gain pathways, which either posed challenges to veterans' sense of identity or facilitated their adjustment process. The compatibility between the two pathways also played a crucial role in facilitating the adjustment process. This qualitative validation of the SIMIC model sheds light on the unique experiences of veterans transitioning from military to civilian life. Please refer to the Supporting Information section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement.

Given the dearth of research on the psychological mechanisms underlying social exclusion behaviour in crowded environments, the present study delves into the psychological implications of social crowding, examining its consequential effects on social exclusion behaviour. Utilising a stigmatisation induction Cyberball paradigm, two experiments were conducted to explore how social crowding affects exclusionary actions and the moderating role of group type. Experiment 1 revealed that social crowding significantly increases both the frequency of exclusions and the subjective sense of exclusion, with perceived control and negative emotions mediating this relationship in a sequential chain. Experiment 2 extended these findings by demonstrating that the crowding-induced increase in social exclusion behaviour is moderated by the type of group; specifically, the effect was pronounced when the crowd consisted of strangers but not when composed of acquaintances. These results provide a clearer understanding of how environmental factors can influence social dynamics, suggesting potential interventions to reduce social exclusion in crowded environments. Please refer to the Supporting Information section to find this article's community and social impact statement.

This study explores the corporate social responsibility of a Ghanaian university towards her surrounding communities within 60 years of providing higher education. The interpretivist philosophical position and the qualitative approach were adopted for this study. Specifically, the study used the multiple-case study design to collect data from 32 respondents through 24 individual interviews and eight focus group discussions, as well as semistructured observation guides. Thematic analysis was deployed to analyse the gathered qualitative data. The study found that corporate social responsibilities undertaken by the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, in its surrounding communities covered areas such as education, employment, health and security. However, interaction with the surrounding communities revealed that the CSRs appeared not to be effective, adequate and responsive to their needs. The study further found that though CSR could lead to a cordial relationship between the two entities, this was not the case due to the perceived ineffective, inadequate and irresponsive CSR of the university towards the surrounding communities. Finally, the findings showed that the surrounding communities expected the University to support them through the provision of school blocks and computers for their basic schools, public toilets and markets, street lights, provision of fully furnished CHPS compounds and health education. It was, therefore, recommended that the University management should come up with a clear policy that distinguishes between CSR for the surrounding communities and the general public in terms of education, health, security and community development, among others. Please refer to the Supporting Information section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement.

Incarcerated people face many social and health challenges, and have particular support and rehabilitation needs. The digitisation of services enables the efficient provision of different services including those used during imprisonment. The objective of this study is to investigate the significance of trust in the use of digital social and healthcare services among incarcerated people. Many studies have found that trust has an effect on intention to use digital social and healthcare services; however, the matter has not been studied among incarcerated people. This study asks two principal questions: How do incarcerated people's levels of trust in the internet and social and healthcare services affect their intention to use digital services? What factors explain incarcerated people's levels of trust? A cross-sectional survey (n = 225) was carried out in 11 prisons in Finland and the results analysed using the Pearson product–moment correlation coefficient, a two-tailed t-test, and linear regression analysis. Since prisons are a quite unique context from the point of view of the use of digital services and there is no previous research on trust in digital social and healthcare services among incarcerated people, the statistical analysis was supplemented with qualitative interview data (n = 18). The study shows the importance of trust in relation to the use of digital social and healthcare services among incarcerated people. Previous use of services is positively associated with trust, and deficiencies in basic digital skills are negatively associated with trust. The qualitative analysis reveals that positive experiences of the trustworthiness of social and healthcare services do not always lead to affective trust. The community and social impact statement for this article can be found in the Supporting Information.

This study adopted a phenomenological perspective to explore the experiences of racial discrimination among second-generation and higher Chinese Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic. It focused on how these experiences are grounded in place and co-constructed through conversation with friends. Twelve participants were asked to describe a recent conversation with a friend about racial discrimination. Four themes from their narratives are discussed: Moving Along Perilous City Paths, The Paradox of Visibility and Invisibility, Finding Place Amid Alienation and Shame and Transforming Spaces, Creating Home. Together, these themes form a holistic narrative of how Chinese Americans navigate between homeworld and alienworld. The study concludes with a discussion of its contributions and implications.