Maurice Stringer
Biographic Data
| ID | 758205 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maurice Stringer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maurice |
| FAMILY NAME | Stringer |
| SIGNATURE | STRINGER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ulster |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9737-3150 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 43 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Subjective belonging and in-group favoritism
Classroom segregation: Where do students sit and how is this related to group relations
With increasing ethnic and racial diversity in the classroom, understanding classroom dynamics and the use of space has become increasingly important. In particular, when theoretical perspectives, such as that offered by intergroup contact research, promotes the importance of contact between competing groups to improve relations. Adopting a behavioural approach, the research presented here observed intergroup behaviour between Protestants and Cat…
Adult experience of mental health outcomes as a result of intimate partner violence victimisation: A systematic review
Ed Cairns’ contributions and influence in the academy, scholarship, and peacemaking of Northern Ireland
A 10-day developmental voyage: Converging evidence from three studies showing that self-esteem may be elevated and maintained without negative outcomes
Parental and school effects on children's political attitudes in Northern Ireland
BackgroundRecent research has suggested that intergroup contacts with out-group members can both reduce prejudice and is associated with attitude change.AimThis study extends prior work in Northern Ireland to examine parental and schooling effects on children's attitudes in a post-conflict environment.SampleA large-scale cross-sectional survey of secondary schoolchildren (N = 1,732) and their parents (N = 800) in Northern Ireland assessed the eff…
Intergroup contact, friendship quality and political attitudes in integrated and segregated schools in Northern Ireland
BackgroundThis study examines the effects of integrated and segregated schooling on Northern Irish children's self-reported contact and friendship with members of the other denominational group in school and community settings.AimTo assess the effects of cross group friendships and cross group contacts in school and outside school on children's political attitudes.SampleA cross-sectional design was employed with 1732 children being assessed at th…
Threats to Identity, Self-Esteem and Intergroup Discrimination
The present study sought to test two hypotheses. The first was that intergroup discrimination leads to increased self-esteem. The second was that threatened self-esteem (i.e., operationalized here as the extent to which people believe that the ingroup is negatively evaluated by an outgroup) would lead to increased intergroup discrimination. Support was found for both hypotheses
The transition to peace and young people's perceptions of locations in Northern Ireland
Students' preferences for locations within Northern Ireland following 21/2 years of comparative peace were compared with those collected 11 years earlier during a prolonged period of intergroup conflict. One hundred thirty-eight Northern Irish students rated 60 locations across the province for perceived violence and unemployment, denominational composition, and residential preference. Changes in the pattern of correlations among these variables …
New measures of political attitudes in Northern Ireland: A social identity perspective
Twenty-eight measures of political attitudes were validated on a sample of 388 undergraduate students from Northern Ireland. Confirmatory factor analysis showed the scales to be unidimensional, discriminantly valid, with generally excellent reliabilities. The pattern of intergroup differentiation between Catholics and Protestants conformed to Social Identity Theory, with maximum differentiation on important issues, Catholics adopting a social cha…
Physical punishment and the parenting cycle: A survey of Northern Irish parents
The intergenerational transmission of physical punishment was examined in a questionnaire study of Northern Irish parents (n=371). Participants completed measures of commitment to and use of physical punishment, hostility and a retrospective parenting report on their parents' disciplinary behaviours. The results reveal that 91% of Northern Irish parents report using physical punishment to discipline their children (including 44% who smack only ‘v…
Students' evaluations of teaching effectiveness: A Structural Modelling Approach
Background. While studies of students' evaluations of teaching effectiveness (SETEs) have a long history in the United States, few studies have been carried out with United Kingdom students.Aims. This paper examines the utility of using a questionnaire approach to assess teaching effectiveness with United Kingdom students. Structural modelling was used to examine perceived relationships between teacher, course and student characteristics.Sample. …
Intergroup Relationship Rules in Northern Ireland: The Effect of Denominational Information on Children's Ratings
Northern Irish children's use of relationship rules when inter acting with own and other group members was examined using a rule endorsement methodology derived from Argyle & Henderson (1984, 1985). A total of 503 children, who ranged from 9-11 years old and who attended Protestant (state) or Catholic (maintained) schools were presented with four vignettes depicting instances of positive and negative in-group and out-group behaviour. The results …
Social identity and intergroup evaluative bias: Realistic categories and domain specific self-esteem in a conflict setting
Social identity theory predicts a link between self-esteem and intergroup discrimination. Previous research has failed to find consistent support for this prediction. Much of this research has, however, been beset by a number of methodological shortcomings. These shortcomings may have hindered attempts to discern a consistent relationship between self-esteem and intergroup discrimination. The current investigation sought to overcome these difficu…
Group Membership, Strength of Group Identification and Perceptions of Violence for Locations in Northern Ireland
118 undergraduate students, all of Northern Irish origin, were asked to rate 60 locations in Northern Ireland for violence and denominational composition. As expected from Social Identity Theory, subjects perceived ingroup locations as less violent than outgroup ones. Contrary to expectations, however, there was no increased differentiation of violence judgements with increasing strength of identity, for which two possible explanations were consi…
Group affiliation and confidence in denominational categorization in Northern Ireland
The effects of group affiliation on group categorization confidence were examined in Northern Ireland. Subjects were presented with stereotypic name, school and location cues and a group affiliation scale devised by Brown, Condor, Mathews, Wade and Williams (1986). The results suggest that group affiliation has no effect on subjects' confidence in making denominational categorizations
Intergroup contact, friendship quality and political attitudes in integrated and segregated schools in Northern Ireland
BackgroundThis study examines the effects of integrated and segregated schooling on Northern Irish children's self-reported contact and friendship with members of the other denominational group in school and community settings.AimTo assess the effects of cross group friendships and cross group contacts in school and outside school on children's political attitudes.SampleA cross-sectional design was employed with 1732 children being assessed at th…
Parental and school effects on children's political attitudes in Northern Ireland
BackgroundRecent research has suggested that intergroup contacts with out-group members can both reduce prejudice and is associated with attitude change.AimThis study extends prior work in Northern Ireland to examine parental and schooling effects on children's attitudes in a post-conflict environment.SampleA large-scale cross-sectional survey of secondary schoolchildren (N = 1,732) and their parents (N = 800) in Northern Ireland assessed the eff…
Subjective belonging and in-group favoritism
Group affiliation and confidence in denominational categorization in Northern Ireland
The effects of group affiliation on group categorization confidence were examined in Northern Ireland. Subjects were presented with stereotypic name, school and location cues and a group affiliation scale devised by Brown, Condor, Mathews, Wade and Williams (1986). The results suggest that group affiliation has no effect on subjects' confidence in making denominational categorizations
Classroom segregation: Where do students sit and how is this related to group relations
With increasing ethnic and racial diversity in the classroom, understanding classroom dynamics and the use of space has become increasingly important. In particular, when theoretical perspectives, such as that offered by intergroup contact research, promotes the importance of contact between competing groups to improve relations. Adopting a behavioural approach, the research presented here observed intergroup behaviour between Protestants and Cat…
Intergroup Relationship Rules in Northern Ireland: The Effect of Denominational Information on Children's Ratings
Northern Irish children's use of relationship rules when inter acting with own and other group members was examined using a rule endorsement methodology derived from Argyle & Henderson (1984, 1985). A total of 503 children, who ranged from 9-11 years old and who attended Protestant (state) or Catholic (maintained) schools were presented with four vignettes depicting instances of positive and negative in-group and out-group behaviour. The results …
Students' evaluations of teaching effectiveness: A Structural Modelling Approach
Background. While studies of students' evaluations of teaching effectiveness (SETEs) have a long history in the United States, few studies have been carried out with United Kingdom students.Aims. This paper examines the utility of using a questionnaire approach to assess teaching effectiveness with United Kingdom students. Structural modelling was used to examine perceived relationships between teacher, course and student characteristics.Sample. …
The transition to peace and young people's perceptions of locations in Northern Ireland
Students' preferences for locations within Northern Ireland following 21/2 years of comparative peace were compared with those collected 11 years earlier during a prolonged period of intergroup conflict. One hundred thirty-eight Northern Irish students rated 60 locations across the province for perceived violence and unemployment, denominational composition, and residential preference. Changes in the pattern of correlations among these variables …
Group Membership, Strength of Group Identification and Perceptions of Violence for Locations in Northern Ireland
118 undergraduate students, all of Northern Irish origin, were asked to rate 60 locations in Northern Ireland for violence and denominational composition. As expected from Social Identity Theory, subjects perceived ingroup locations as less violent than outgroup ones. Contrary to expectations, however, there was no increased differentiation of violence judgements with increasing strength of identity, for which two possible explanations were consi…
Group affiliation and confidence in denominational categorization in Northern Ireland
The effects of group affiliation on group categorization confidence were examined in Northern Ireland. Subjects were presented with stereotypic name, school and location cues and a group affiliation scale devised by Brown, Condor, Mathews, Wade and Williams (1986). The results suggest that group affiliation has no effect on subjects' confidence in making denominational categorizations
Social identity and intergroup evaluative bias: Realistic categories and domain specific self-esteem in a conflict setting
Social identity theory predicts a link between self-esteem and intergroup discrimination. Previous research has failed to find consistent support for this prediction. Much of this research has, however, been beset by a number of methodological shortcomings. These shortcomings may have hindered attempts to discern a consistent relationship between self-esteem and intergroup discrimination. The current investigation sought to overcome these difficu…
Students' evaluations of teaching effectiveness: A Structural Modelling Approach
Background. While studies of students' evaluations of teaching effectiveness (SETEs) have a long history in the United States, few studies have been carried out with United Kingdom students.Aims. This paper examines the utility of using a questionnaire approach to assess teaching effectiveness with United Kingdom students. Structural modelling was used to examine perceived relationships between teacher, course and student characteristics.Sample. …
Intergroup Relationship Rules in Northern Ireland: The Effect of Denominational Information on Children's Ratings
Northern Irish children's use of relationship rules when inter acting with own and other group members was examined using a rule endorsement methodology derived from Argyle & Henderson (1984, 1985). A total of 503 children, who ranged from 9-11 years old and who attended Protestant (state) or Catholic (maintained) schools were presented with four vignettes depicting instances of positive and negative in-group and out-group behaviour. The results …
Physical punishment and the parenting cycle: A survey of Northern Irish parents
The intergenerational transmission of physical punishment was examined in a questionnaire study of Northern Irish parents (n=371). Participants completed measures of commitment to and use of physical punishment, hostility and a retrospective parenting report on their parents' disciplinary behaviours. The results reveal that 91% of Northern Irish parents report using physical punishment to discipline their children (including 44% who smack only ‘v…
The transition to peace and young people's perceptions of locations in Northern Ireland
Students' preferences for locations within Northern Ireland following 21/2 years of comparative peace were compared with those collected 11 years earlier during a prolonged period of intergroup conflict. One hundred thirty-eight Northern Irish students rated 60 locations across the province for perceived violence and unemployment, denominational composition, and residential preference. Changes in the pattern of correlations among these variables …
New measures of political attitudes in Northern Ireland: A social identity perspective
Twenty-eight measures of political attitudes were validated on a sample of 388 undergraduate students from Northern Ireland. Confirmatory factor analysis showed the scales to be unidimensional, discriminantly valid, with generally excellent reliabilities. The pattern of intergroup differentiation between Catholics and Protestants conformed to Social Identity Theory, with maximum differentiation on important issues, Catholics adopting a social cha…
Threats to Identity, Self-Esteem and Intergroup Discrimination
The present study sought to test two hypotheses. The first was that intergroup discrimination leads to increased self-esteem. The second was that threatened self-esteem (i.e., operationalized here as the extent to which people believe that the ingroup is negatively evaluated by an outgroup) would lead to increased intergroup discrimination. Support was found for both hypotheses
Intergroup contact, friendship quality and political attitudes in integrated and segregated schools in Northern Ireland
BackgroundThis study examines the effects of integrated and segregated schooling on Northern Irish children's self-reported contact and friendship with members of the other denominational group in school and community settings.AimTo assess the effects of cross group friendships and cross group contacts in school and outside school on children's political attitudes.SampleA cross-sectional design was employed with 1732 children being assessed at th…
Parental and school effects on children's political attitudes in Northern Ireland
BackgroundRecent research has suggested that intergroup contacts with out-group members can both reduce prejudice and is associated with attitude change.AimThis study extends prior work in Northern Ireland to examine parental and schooling effects on children's attitudes in a post-conflict environment.SampleA large-scale cross-sectional survey of secondary schoolchildren (N = 1,732) and their parents (N = 800) in Northern Ireland assessed the eff…
A 10-day developmental voyage: Converging evidence from three studies showing that self-esteem may be elevated and maintained without negative outcomes
Adult experience of mental health outcomes as a result of intimate partner violence victimisation: A systematic review
Ed Cairns’ contributions and influence in the academy, scholarship, and peacemaking of Northern Ireland
Classroom segregation: Where do students sit and how is this related to group relations
With increasing ethnic and racial diversity in the classroom, understanding classroom dynamics and the use of space has become increasingly important. In particular, when theoretical perspectives, such as that offered by intergroup contact research, promotes the importance of contact between competing groups to improve relations. Adopting a behavioural approach, the research presented here observed intergroup behaviour between Protestants and Cat…
Subjective belonging and in-group favoritism
Psychology (14 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (9 works) · Developmental psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Northern ireland (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social group (5 works) · Social identity theory (5 works)