Can intergroup contact improve humanity attributions?

被引：92
作者：
Capozza, Dora [1 ]
Trifiletti, Elena [1 ]
Vezzali, Loris [2 ]
Favara, Irene [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Padua, Dept Appl Psychol, Padua, Italy
[2] Univ Modena & Reggio Emilia, Dept Educ & Human Sci, Reggio Emilia, Italy
来源：
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY | 2013年 / 48卷 / 04期
关键词：
Humanity attributions; Intergroup contact; Intergroup anxiety; Intergroup empathy; Group representations; COMMON INGROUP IDENTITY; UNIQUELY HUMAN EMOTIONS; SECONDARY EMOTIONS; DENYING HUMANNESS; REDUCE PREJUDICE; ATTITUDES; INFRAHUMANIZATION; DEHUMANIZATION; HYPOTHESIS; MINORITY;
D O I：
10.1080/00207594.2012.688132
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
In this paper, intergroup contact was evaluated as a strategy to favor outgroup humanization. We tested a double-mediation model, in which contact is associated with both decreased salience of intergroup boundaries and the adoption of a common identity. These recategorizations, in turn, are related to lower levels of anxiety and higher levels of empathy, both emotions being proximal predictors of outgroup humanization. The model was tested using structural equation modeling in the context of different intergroup relations: Italians versus immigrants (Study 1); Northern Italians versus Southern Italians (Study 2). Supporting the hypotheses, group representations and emotions mediated the relationship between contact and humanity attributions. The practical implications of results are discussed.
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页码：527 / 541
页数：15
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