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JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 93, Issue 3, Pages 369-388Publisher
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.93.3.369
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cross-group friendship; extended contact; self-disclosure; intergroup anxiety; explicit and implicit attitudes
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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 out-group 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.
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