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Own Group Oppression, Other Group Oppression, and Perspective Taking

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This survey research examined the relationship of awareness of own versus awareness of other group oppression across sexism, racism, and homonegativity, by including perspective taking (PT) as a moderator. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated that awareness of sexism (own group oppression) predicted awareness of racism (other group oppression) in a sample of 116 European American females (Study 1), whereas awareness of racism (own group oppression) did not predict awareness of homonegativity (other group oppression) in a sample of 113 U.S. racial minorities (Study 2). High PT, compared to low PT, did not predict a stronger relationship between awareness of own and awareness of other group oppression. Post-hoc speculation on the role of PT in intergroup relations and implications for research and counseling are discussed.

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    Eunju Yoon, Jennifer Moulton, Gihane Jeremie-Brink & Meghan Hansen

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Yoon, E., Moulton, J., Jeremie-Brink, G. et al. Own Group Oppression, Other Group Oppression, and Perspective Taking. Int J Adv Counselling 35, 203–215 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-012-9177-1

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