Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology最新文献

This study examines the reasons for decreased home garment sewing and its implications for well-being. Based on narratives from 395 elderly Finnish crafters, the research explores why many have ceased sewing garments at home. Using qualitative content analysis and the ideal-type method, the study identifies diverse attitudes toward sewing and reveals various personal, societal, and structural factors contributing to its discontinuation. While sewing can enhance well-being through creativity and accomplishment, it may also cause frustration and emotional disappointment. Many crafters stopped sewing due to the convenience of cheap, ready-made garments. Some transitioned to more enjoyable activities like knitting, while others lacked the skills or willingness to continue sewing due to past failures. Positive perceptions of sewing persisted for some, but health and ageing issues restricted their ability to continue. Others hoped to resume sewing in the future. Based on their attitudes and perspectives, former sewers were classified into ideal types: Rationalists, Comfort-seekers, Unskilled, Traumatised, Too Old and Tired, and Wishful Thinkers. Although sewing can be disempowering, understanding these experiences can support efforts to promote sustainable clothing practices. Enhancing skills, education, and community support may help revive garment making as a meaningful, sustainable, well-being—enhancing activity.

LGBTQ+ individuals are overrepresented within the homeless population. While literature on dedicated services is increasing, research on their effectiveness remains limited. This review aims to systematise studies that describe programs, evaluate interventions, or outline operational models and strategies for LGBTQ+ people experiencing homelessness (PEH). Key features for effectiveness across individual, organisational, and institutional dimensions are highlighted, with emphasis on positive well-being measures. The systematic review, based on PRISMA standards, included: (a) peer-reviewed journals; (b) articles in English; (c) targeting the LGBTQ+ homeless population; (d) describing programmes, reporting on the assessment or outlining recommendations tailored for LGBTQ+ PEH. Fifty-three articles were included. Recommendations on the individual level focused on psychological resources, such as increased self-reported visibility, positive LGBTQ+ self-identity, and sense of belonging. Interpersonal and community-level factors, such as LGBTQ+ community participation, activism, and chosen families, were also found to be fundamental for promoting well-being. Organisational-level characteristics fostering self-affirmation, comprising competent staff and providing access to transgender-related support, led to overall effectiveness. This paper outlines the potential of intersectionality-competent services in promoting the wellbeing of LGBTQ+ PEH, providing affirming emotional support and fostering community connection. Incorporating user-led recommendations in planning is essential to develop LGBTQ+ tailored services valuing empowerment and resources. Please refer to the Supporting Information section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement.

Mainstream representations of circular fashion systems, designed with the goal of delivering economic and environmental benefits, often emphasise technocratic or idealised solutions. However, these models frequently overlook the critical role social interactions play in facilitating circular fashion. Employing a framework of social practice theory, this article examines three small-to-medium enterprises in Brisbane, Australia that have developed circular textile practices in conjunction with the communities they serve. SWOP is a clothing exchange that markets second-hand fashionable products to a young demographic, Practice Studio is an independent design studio offering repairs and alterations, and The Nest is a charity that re-circulates donated fabric and haberdashery to a growing market of amateur makers. Using these enterprises as case studies, we challenge the dominant perception of social cohesion and community well-being as secondary byproducts of circularity. Instead, we argue that fashion and textiles are inherently social practices that foster new fashion communities and forms of engagement, and that this intrinsic sociality might be leveraged to support transitions to circularity. By reframing circular fashion as a socially situated practice, this paper calls for broader understandings of circular textile economies that fully integrate the social dynamics of fashion.

Stigma is a powerful force of social exclusion, yet the everyday communicative practices through which it is reproduced remain underexamined. This study investigates how stigma against people experiencing homelessness is embedded in ordinary discourse. We conducted a qualitative content analysis of UK Twitter posts (2019–2021) identified as stigmatising by individuals with lived experience of homelessness. Analysis revealed seven key bases of perceived differences upon which stigma of homelessness was constructed: appearance and hygiene, perceived deviant behaviour, dehumanisation, personal deficiency, social status, addiction and social undesirability. Crucially, stigma appeared not only in direct commentaries on homelessness but also in jokes, comparisons and casual remarks where homelessness was not the main topic. Based on this work, we theorise about the communicative architecture of stigma based on a shared system of symbolic shorthands and negative labelling of differences. We outline two key processes of Performative Invocation and Boundary Policing that reinforce stigma in everyday communication. Together, these dynamics contribute to the Passive Perpetuation of stigma, whereby negative meanings become socially accepted and embedded in common discourse. The paper highlights the fundamental role of communication in creating and perpetuating stigma and calls for greater attention to mundane communication as a site of community-level stigmatisation.

The centrality of information and communicative processes in persuading society has, historically, made the media one of the key networks of power and influence in society. The rapid expansion of social media platforms has, however, enabled revolutionary changes in how this power is wielded and how persuasion occurs. This has had a profound impact on how political, economic, and social issues are understood and addressed. While a comprehensive body of social psychological theory and applied practice on the topic of persuasion has been developed over many years, persuasion in the contemporary social media environment is one that researchers are yet to fully understand. Methods for achieving this understanding continue to evolve. This article draws on a large corpus of material (2218 Facebook advertisements and metadata) which documented the Russian Internet Research Agency campaign to influence the outcome of the 2016 US presidential elections. Drawing on Aristotle's rhetorical framework, this article presents a process analysis to understand how political persuasion is undertaken in the contemporary social media environment. The findings provide new insights into the social psychological processes of persuasion in contemporary society and demonstrate the utility of a rhetorical framework in understanding persuasion campaigns in dynamic digital settings.

This review investigates the pull and push factors that drive women towards necessity entrepreneurship, that is, starting a business out of necessity, as an alternative to adverse conditions (e.g., job loss, financial hardship, lack of autonomy). A literature review was conducted using the SPAR-4-SLR protocol to identify the main variables examined in existing research. Sixty-eight articles published on this topic were selected and analysed through the lens of the Ecological Systems Theory. The results revealed a predominance of studies analysing macro-level factors, such as national poverty conditions and structural gender inequalities. At the meso-level, the literature highlighted the importance of social capital that supports women as they embark on entrepreneurial paths. At the micro-level, studies focused on motivation and self-efficacy, while gender and entrepreneurial identity received little attention. Additionally, the literature devoted substantial interest to the analysis of this topic in emerging countries, while there was little analysis in stronger economic contexts. This review aimed to map the existing literature by identifying relevant strengths and gaps, proposing directions for future research and considerations for intervention.

Public support plays an important role in adopting LGBTQ+ rights, including anti-discrimination and political rights. Their support by advantaged group members may stem from (a) positive appraisal and empathy for the marginalised group and (b) injustice perception and anger at social inequality. We propose a novel dual-pathway model that assumes that positive perceptions and empathy may motivate people to support anti-discrimination rights and that perceptions of injustice and anger predict support for political rights. We also explored whether political orientation predicted engagement in support of LGBTQ+ rights along different paths. In two cross-sectional studies (Hungary N = 350; US N = 381) among cisgender, heterosexual participants, we identified initial evidence for a dual-pathway model distinguishing morality and injustice pathways. We found that liberals were motivated primarily by perceptions of injustice, whereas support by conservatives was dependent on perceptions of the moral standing of the LGBTQ+ community as well. Our findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the psychology of supporting LGBTQ+ rights along the political spectrum, highlighting the diversity of attitudes and motivations within different political and social contexts. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement.

Drawing on the Social Identity Theory of Leadership, this study explores how Greta Thunberg's influence emerges through group processes where her leadership is sustained among climate activists by perceptions of one of us and doing it for us. Using a qualitative survey of 108 climate activists from the United Kingdom, Turkey and Sweden, we examine how these perceptions are constructed and maintained by climate activists across different socio-political contexts. Although many activists view Thunberg as central to raising awareness and mobilising action, her leadership is seen as effective when it aligns with collective values and identity. Perceptions of her leadership are dynamic and shaped by her behaviour, rhetoric and evolving relationships with activists, media and political actors. Some participants expressed concern about her dominance in the public narrative and questioned her representativeness due to her privileged background (e.g., middle-class White European). Notably, identity prototypicality (one of us) and advancement (doing it for us) were closely linked: Activists often cited the same actions or messages as evidence of both. Findings highlight the mutual influence of leadership and movement identity. Although prototypical leaders embody the movement's identity and facilitate collective agency, leaders who inspire mobilisation and organise collective actions for activists to enact their identity are perceived as more prototypical.

Living in a new cultural environment features potential tensions between how international students see themselves and what is expected of them in the host society, which can have a negative impact on their self-treatment and mental health. This research explored which specific dimensions of self-construal protect international students in the Netherlands from negative self-treatment and depressive symptoms. Specifically, we conducted two cross-sectional survey studies with international students from the two largest groups in the Netherlands. We found that three specific dimensions of their self-construal—higher levels of consistency, self-direction, and self-expression—were associated with lower levels of negative self-treatment and depressive symptoms. We discuss how this pattern of findings aligns with a pancultural explanation based on human need satisfaction, but also with a more contextual explanation based on the cultural fit between specific dimensions of self-construal and core values of Dutch society.