Hong Kong University Students’ Normative Beliefs about Aggression toward Police during Social Protests 2019–2020: the Role of Ecological Risks and Future Orientation

We examined the association between normative beliefs about aggression toward police (NBAGG?P) and participation in social protests during 2019?2020 and use of aggression among 1,025 Hong Kong university students. We also investigated the role of ecological risks (i.e., distrust in institutions, exp...

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Authors: Li, Jian-Bin (Author) ; Finkenauer, Catrin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2023, Volume: 69, Issue: 11, Pages: 2274-2302
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Keywords:
aggressive attitudes
Civic Engagement
future orientation
risk-resilience model
social-ecological model of resilience
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Summary:We examined the association between normative beliefs about aggression toward police (NBAGG?P) and participation in social protests during 2019?2020 and use of aggression among 1,025 Hong Kong university students. We also investigated the role of ecological risks (i.e., distrust in institutions, exposure to community violence, poor family monitoring, poor university discipline and affiliation with delinquent peers) and future orientation in NBAGG?P. The results showed that NBAGG?P was related to more participation in social protests and use of aggression. Ecological risks (except for poor family monitoring) and a positive future orientation were related to more and less NBAGG?P, respectively. Moreover, the ?distrust in institutions and NBAGG?P? link was stronger for students with more, rather than less, positive future orientation.
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/00111287211014145