Schmid Katharina, Hewstone Miles, Küpper Beate, Zick Andreas, Tausch Nicole
University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Aggress Behav. 2014 May-Jun;40(3):250-62. doi: 10.1002/ab.21516. Epub 2013 Dec 11.
Two studies tested the prediction that more positive intergroup contact would be associated with reduced aggressive intergroup action tendencies, an effect predicted to occur indirectly via reduced intergroup threat perceptions, and over and above well-established effects of contact on intergroup attitudes. Study 1, using data based on a cross-section of the general population of eight European countries (France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, and the UK; N = 7,042), examined this hypothesis in the context of aggressive action tendencies towards immigrants. Study 2, using longitudinal data obtained from a general population sample in Northern Ireland, considered effects on aggressive action tendencies between ethno-religious groups in conflict. Both studies confirmed our predictions, showing that while perceived threat was associated with greater intergroup aggressive tendencies, positive intergroup contact was indirectly associated with reduced aggressive action tendencies, via reduced intergroup threat. Findings are discussed in terms of the theoretical contributions of this research for understanding the relationship between intergroup contact and intergroup aggression.
更积极的群体间接触将与减少群体间攻击行为倾向相关联，这种效应预计会通过降低群体间威胁感知间接产生，且超出了接触对群体间态度已有的显著影响。研究1使用了基于八个欧洲国家（法国、德国、匈牙利、意大利、荷兰、波兰、葡萄牙和英国；N = 7042）普通人群横截面的数据，在对移民的攻击行为倾向背景下检验了这一假设。研究2使用了从北爱尔兰普通人群样本中获得的纵向数据，考察了对冲突中的民族宗教群体间攻击行为倾向的影响。两项研究均证实了我们的预测，表明虽然感知到的威胁与更大的群体间攻击倾向相关，但积极的群体间接触通过降低群体间威胁，与减少攻击行为倾向间接相关。将根据本研究对理解群体间接触与群体间攻击关系的理论贡献来讨论研究结果。
