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In someone else’s shoes: Reducing prejudice through perspective taking

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creativework.datePublishedReceived 26 September 2022, Revised 3 May 2024, Accepted 5 May 2024, Available online 14 May 2024, Version of Record 21 May 2024.
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez Chatruc, Marisol
dc.contributor.authorRozo, Sandra V.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T19:28:15Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T19:28:15Z
dc.date.issued2025-01-21
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates the effectiveness of online, low-cost, scalable interventions aimed at reducing prejudice against an out-group through the use of perspective taking. We conducted an online experiment in which Colombian natives were randomly assigned to either watch a video documentary about Venezuelan forced migrants crossing the Colombian border on foot or to play an online game that immersed them in the life of a Venezuelan forced migrant. Compared to a control group, both treatments led to increased altruism toward Venezuelans and improved attitudes toward forced migrants. However, only the game significantly boosted self-reported trust. In terms of effectiveness per minute of treatment, the video was at least four times more efficient than the game in enhancing prosociality. Given the video’s comparably shorter duration, greater ease of dissemination, and lower demand for active involvement, it appears a superior option to enhance prosocial behaviors in the short term.en
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Development Economics
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/42706
dc.identifier.issn0304-3878
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectPREJUDICE
dc.subjectPERSPECTIVE TAKING
dc.subjectALTRUISM
dc.subjectTRUST
dc.subjectPROSOCIAL BEHAVIORS
dc.titleIn someone else’s shoes: Reducing prejudice through perspective takingen
dc.typeJournal Article
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.associatedcontenthttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304387824000580 Journal website (version of record)
okr.date.disclosure2025-01-21
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Journal Article
okr.externalcontentExternal Content
okr.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jdeveco.2024.103309
okr.pagenumber103309
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.geographicalLatin America
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Analysis
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Assessment
okr.volume170
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