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CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Volume 16, Issue 6, Pages 316-320Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2007.00528.x
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interracial interactions; self-regulation; prejudice
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The United States is becoming increasingly diverse, yet interracial contact continues to be awkward, if not stressful, for many. Indeed, recent research suggests that individuals often exit interracial interactions feeling drained both cognitively and emotionally. This article reviews research examining how interracial encounters give rise to these outcomes, zeroing in on the mediating role of self-regulation and the moderating influence of prejudice concerns. Given that interracial contact may be the most promising avenue to prejudice reduction, it is important to examine factors that undermine positive interracial contact experiences, as well as those that facilitate them.
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