Secondary transfer effects of intergroup contact: Alternative accounts and underlying processes
| Autor: | Tausch, N., Hewstone, M., Kenworthy, J. B., Psaltis, Charis, Schmid, K., Popan, J. R., Cairns, E., Hughes, J. |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Psaltis, Charis [0000-0001-8724-665X], University of St Andrews. School of Psychology and Neuroscience |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Sociology and Political Science Reduce prejudice Generalization Psychological Developmental psychology Outgroup attitudes Social Desirability Longitudinal Studies Social identity theory Prejudice (legal term) Aged 80 and over Social Identification Social identity Hypothesis Middle Aged Ingroups and outgroups Texas Ethnic-attitudes Outgroup Female Psychology Social psychology Adult Mediation (statistics) BF Psychology Adolescent Social Psychology Self-concept BF Northern Ireland Prejudice reduction Young Adult Interpersonal relationship Intergroup contact Generalization (learning) Humans Interpersonal Relations Aged Stereotyping Ingroup reappraisal Group identification Mediation Northern-Ireland Attitude generalization Self Concept Group Processes Cross-Sectional Studies Attitude Cyprus Secondary transfer effect Ingroup |
| Zdroj: | Journal of personality and social psychology J.Pers.Soc.Psychol. |
| ISSN: | 1939-1315 0022-3514 |
| Popis: | Although intergroup contact is one of the most prominent interventions to reduce prejudice, the generalization of contact effects is still a contentious issue. This research further examined the rarely studied secondary transfer effect (STE; Pettigrew, 2009), by which contact with a primary outgroup reduces prejudice toward secondary groups that are not directly involved in the contact. Across 3 cross-sectional studies conducted in Cyprus (N = 1,653), Northern Ireland (N = 1,973), and Texas (N = 275) and 1 longitudinal study conducted in Northern Ireland (N = 411), the present research sought to systematically rule out alternative accounts of the STE and to investigate 2 potential mediating mechanisms (ingroup reappraisal and attitude generalization). Results indicated that, consistent with the STE, contact with a primary outgroup predicts attitudes toward secondary outgroups, over and above contact with the secondary outgroup, socially desirable responding, and prior attitudes. Mediation analyses found strong evidence for attitude generalization but only limited evidence for ingroup reappraisal as an underlying process. Two out of 3 tests of a reverse model, where contact with the secondary outgroup predicts attitudes toward the primary outgroup, provide further evidence for an indirect effect through attitude generalization. Theoretical and practical implications of these results are discussed, and directions for future research are identified. © 2010 American Psychological Association. 99 2 282 302 Cited By :79; Export Date: 20 July 2017 |
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