1. Reducing explicit and implicit outgroup prejudice via direct and extended contact: The mediating role of self-disclosure and intergroup anxiety.
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Turner RN, Hewstone M, and Voci A
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- Adolescent, Asia, Southeastern ethnology, Attitude, Child, Empathy, England, Female, Friends psychology, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Stereotyping, Trust, Anxiety psychology, Asian People psychology, Prejudice, Psychological Distance, Self Disclosure, Social Identification, White People psychology
- Abstract
In 4 studies, the authors investigated mediators of the effect of cross-group friendship. In Study 1, cross-group friendship among White elementary school children predicted more positive explicit outgroup attitude toward South Asians, mediated by self-disclosure and intergroup anxiety. In Study 2, cross-group friendship and extended contact among White and South Asian high school students positively predicted explicit outgroup attitude, mediated by self-disclosure and intergroup anxiety. Study 3 replicated these findings in a larger independent sample. In all 3 studies, exposure to the outgroup positively predicted implicit outgroup attitude. Study 4 further showed that self-disclosure improved explicit outgroup attitude via empathy, importance of contact, and intergroup trust. The authors discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these findings, which argue for the inclusion of self-disclosure as a key component of social interventions to reduce prejudice., ((c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved)
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- 2007
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