scholarly journals Improving Intergroup Relations with Extended Contact among Young Children: Mediation by Intergroup Empathy and Moderation by Direct Intergroup Contact

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loris Vezzali ◽  
Miles Hewstone ◽  
Dora Capozza ◽  
Elena Trifiletti ◽  
Gian Antonio Di Bernardo
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Intergroup Contact ◽  
Extended Contact

scholarly journals Studying Positive and Negative Direct and Extended Contact: Complementing Self-Reports With Social Network Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (11) ◽  
pp. 1566-1581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralf Wölfer ◽  
Eva Jaspers ◽  
Danielle Blaylock ◽  
Clarissa Wigoder ◽  
Joanne Hughes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Intergroup Contact ◽  
Network Analyses ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Extended Contact ◽  
Contact Parameters

Traditionally, studies of intergroup contact have primarily relied on self-reports, which constitute a valid method for studying intergroup contact, but has limitations, especially if researchers are interested in negative or extended contact. In three studies, we apply social network analyses to generate alternative contact parameters. Studies 1 and 2 examine self-reported and network-based parameters of positive and negative contact using cross-sectional datasets ( N = 291, N = 258), indicating that both methods help explain intergroup relations. Study 3 examines positive and negative direct and extended contact using the previously validated network-based contact parameters in a large-scale, international, and longitudinal dataset ( N = 12,988), demonstrating that positive and negative direct and extended contact all uniquely predict intergroup relations (i.e., intergroup attitudes and future outgroup contact). Findings highlight the value of social network analysis for examining the full complexity of contact including positive and negative forms of direct and extended contact.

scholarly journals Rethinking intergroup contact across cultures: Predicting outgroup evaluations using different types of contact, group status, and perceived sociopolitical contexts

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yopina G. Pertiwi ◽  
Andrew L. Geers ◽  
Yueh-Ting Lee
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Direct Contact ◽  
Intergroup Contact ◽  
The United States ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Group Status ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Extended Contact ◽  
Different Types

Abstract Two studies were conducted to examine the relationship between three different types of intergroup contact (i.e., direct contact, extended contact, and online contact) and outgroup evaluation, and the moderating effect of group status and sociopolitical contexts across two cultural contexts. A total of 75 European Americans (majority) and 44 Chinese Americans (minority) participated in Study 1; whereas 61 Javanese (majority) and 72 Chinese Indonesians (minority) participated in Study 2. In both studies, participants completed an outgroup feeling thermometer as well as a set of questionnaires measuring intergroup contact, perceived outgroup political power, perceived outgroup economic power, perceived government support, and perceived quality of the current intergroup relations. Results from the two studies revealed that although contact was beneficial in both cultural contexts, there were notable moderators of the links between contact and outgroup evaluations. Specifically, the value of direct contact was greater for the minority group members in the United States, extended contact only mattered in a specific condition when the perceived government support was taken into account in the United States, and online contact was beneficial across group status in the Indonesian context. Overall, the findings provide evidence of the need to take into account the role of specific sociopolitical relations between the two groups in intergroup relations research.

scholarly journals Crossing the divide: promoting confidence in contact in a diverse world

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 51-59
Author(s):  
Rhiannon N. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Intergroup Contact ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Positive Interactions ◽  
Extended Contact ◽  
Diverse World ◽  
Societal Level ◽  
Group Relationships ◽  
Imagined Contact ◽  
The Many

We are living in an increasingly diverse world, an exciting prospect given that positive interactions between people from different social groups have numerous benefits. Unfortunately, however, people often fail to engage in such interactions. Moreover, there is evidence that prejudice, both at an individual and a societal level, remains prevalent. To navigate the diverse world in which we live and, in turn, promote positive intergroup relations, it is important to develop skills and beliefs that will enable us to engage confidently in cross-group relationships. This article will highlight research which demonstrates some of the many benefits of engaging in intergroup contact, from more positive intergroup relations to broader changes in the way we think. The importance of promoting confidence at engaging in contact and its potential predictors and outcomes will be considered. Finally, interventions—specifically extended contact, imagined contact and online contact or e-contact—will be outlined that can help to make people more confident, and in turn more likely to engage in successful interactions with people from different backgrounds to themselves.

Reducing Prejudice Through Narratives

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 185-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Moyer-Gusé ◽  
Katherine R. Dale ◽  
Michelle Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Intergroup Contact ◽  
Contact Hypothesis ◽  
Muslim Americans ◽  
Intergroup Anxiety ◽  
Intergroup Interactions

Abstract. Recent extensions to the contact hypothesis reveal that different forms of contact, such as mediated intergroup contact, can reduce intergroup anxiety and improve attitudes toward the outgroup. This study draws on existing research to further consider the role of identification with an ingroup character within a narrative depicting intergroup contact between Muslim and non-Muslim Americans. Results reveal that identification with the non-Muslim (ingroup) model facilitated liking the Muslim (outgroup) model, which reduced prejudice toward Muslims more generally. Identification with the ingroup model also increased conversational self-efficacy and reduced anxiety about future intergroup interactions – both important aspects of improving intergroup relations.

scholarly journals Does negative contact undermine attempts to improve intergroup relations? Deepening the understanding of negative contact and its consequences for intergroup contact research and interventions

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarina J. Schäfer ◽  
Mathias Kauff ◽  
Francesca Prati ◽  
Mathijs Kros ◽  
Timothy Lang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Intergroup Contact

Reducing intergroup bias through intergroup contact: Twenty years of progress and future directions

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 606-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
John F. Dovidio ◽  
Angelika Love ◽  
Fabian M. H. Schellhaas ◽  
Miles Hewstone
Keyword(s):  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Intergroup Contact ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Intergroup Bias ◽  
Contact Theory ◽  
Conceptual Foundation ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Equitable Outcomes

Classic research on the contact hypothesis focused on the direct relationship between the antecedents (conditions under which contact occurs) and the outcomes (primarily, the reduction of prejudice) of intergroup contact. Recent work has taken a broader view of contact processes and effects. We review key developments over the past 20 years, identifying different forms of contact, factors that mediate and moderate the effects of contact, and both the nature and temporal stage and the varied outcomes of contact. We then identify several research directions to address pressing theoretical and practical issues. These issues concern (a) group processes and intergroup relations, (b) intergroup contact in the context of multiple categorization, (c) structural- and individual-level processes, (d) a broader range of individual-level outcomes (e.g., health), and (e) impact on social change. Contact theory and research provides a comprehensive conceptual foundation, allied to a range of powerful empirical techniques, for important new advances and practical applications for improving intergroup relations and producing more equitable outcomes across groups.

scholarly journals Self-Expansion and Intergroup Contact: Expectancies and Motives to Self-Expand Lead to Greater Interest in Outgroup Contact and More Positive Intergroup Relations

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 450-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefania Paolini ◽  
Stephen C. Wright ◽  
Odilia Dys-Steenbergen ◽  
Irene Favara
Keyword(s):  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Intergroup Contact
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