Date of Publication

2021

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology

Subject Categories

Psychology

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Psychology

Thesis Advisor

Darren E. Dumaop

Defense Panel Chair

Mary Angeline A. Daganzo

Defense Panel Member

Mary Angeline A. Daganzo

Abstract (English)

Prejudice is an old phenomenon that has persisted since ancient years. The researchers gave focus towards Chinese-Filipinos due to the rising dislike towards the Chinese and the events during the pandemic. This research aims to see whether right-wing authoritarianism (RWA), social dominance orientation (SDO), COVID-19 anxiety, and competitiveness positively predict prejudice against Chinese-Filipino citizens. It also aims to see whether COVID-19 anxiety has a mediating effect between RWA and prejudice, and whether competitiveness has a mediating effect between SDO and prejudice. The researchers hypothesize that the predictors, mediators, and outcome variables of the study will have a positive correlation with one another. Using the Dual Process Model of ideology and prejudice, this cross-sectional correlational study gathered 162 Filipino young adults who are 18 to 25 years old, that answered the Very Short Authoritarianism Scale, Social Dominance Orientation-7, Coronavirus Pandemic Anxiety Scale, Cooperative/Competitive Strategy Scale, Michigan Feeling Thermometer Scale, and Bogardus Social Distance Scale. Bivariate correlation was used for the data analysis. The results show that RWA (p=.001, r=0.31) and SDO (p=.019, r=0.18) are the only variables that showed statistical significance on prejudice against Chinese-Filipino citizens. This can change the perspectives of the Chinese-Filipino individuals towards the Philippine society.

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html

Language

English

Format

Electronic

Physical Description

77 leaves

Keywords

Authoritarianism; COVID-19 (Disease); Anxiety; Competition (Psychology); Prejudices; Filipinos; Chinese; Young adults--Philippines

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6-5-2021

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