Mendoza-Denton Rodolfo, Page-Gould Elizabeth
Department of Psychology, University of California, 3210 Tolman Hall #1650, Berkeley, CA94720-1650, USA.
Psychol Sci. 2008 Sep;19(9):933-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02179.x.
Past research has demonstrated the negative impact of race-based rejection sensitivity (RS-race) on institutional belonging and satisfaction among minority-group students in predominantly White universities. Given research documenting the benefits of cross-group friendship for intergroup attitudes, we tested whether friendships with majority-group peers would attenuate the effects of RS-race within these contexts. In a longitudinal study of African American students (Study 1), cross-group friendships with majority-group peers buffered students high in RS-race from lack of belonging and dissatisfaction at their university. An experimental intervention (Study 2) that induced cross-group friendship replicated the findings and established their specificity for minority-group students. We discuss implications for efforts toward diversifying educational settings.
以往的研究表明，基于种族的拒绝敏感性（RS-race）对以白人为主的大学中少数群体学生的归属感和满意度有负面影响。鉴于有研究记录了跨群体友谊对群体间态度的益处，我们测试了在这些背景下，与多数群体同伴的友谊是否会减弱RS-race的影响。在一项对非裔美国学生的纵向研究（研究1）中，与多数群体同伴的跨群体友谊缓冲了RS-race得分高的学生在大学中缺乏归属感和不满情绪的影响。一项诱导跨群体友谊的实验干预（研究2）重复了这些发现，并确定了其对少数群体学生的特异性。我们讨论了对教育环境多样化努力的启示。
