Sengupta Nikhil K, Milojev Petar, Barlow Fiona K, Sibley Chris G
School of Psychology, The University of Auckland.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2015 Jul;21(3):358-68. doi: 10.1037/a0038007. Epub 2014 Oct 13.
This study investigated the effects of ingroup contact in a large, national sample of Māori (a disadvantaged ethnic group; N = 940) on political attitudes relevant to decreasing ethnic inequality in New Zealand. We tested the role of 2 mediating mechanisms-ethnic identification and system justification-to explain the effects of ingroup contact on the dependent variables. Time spent with ingroup friends predicted increased support for the Māori Party and support for symbolic and resource-specific reparative policies benefiting Māori. These effects were partially mediated by increased ethnic identification. Although ingroup contact also reduced levels of system justification among Māori, its effects on policy attitudes and party preference were not mediated by system justification. This suggests that a key antecedent to system challenging political attitudes is an increased sense of identification with a disadvantaged group resulting, in part, from interactions with ingroup friends.
本研究调查了在一个来自新西兰全国的大型毛利人样本（一个弱势群体；N = 940）中，群体内接触对与减少新西兰种族不平等相关的政治态度的影响。我们检验了两种中介机制——种族认同和系统正当性——在解释群体内接触对因变量影响方面的作用。与群体内朋友相处的时间预示着对毛利党的支持增加，以及对有利于毛利人的象征性和特定资源补偿政策的支持增加。这些影响部分是由增强的种族认同所介导的。尽管群体内接触也降低了毛利人对系统正当性的认同程度，但其对政策态度和政党偏好的影响并非由系统正当性所介导。这表明，挑战系统的政治态度的一个关键前提是，部分源于与群体内朋友的互动，对弱势群体的认同感增强。
