West Keon, Holmes Emily, Hewstone Miles
University of Leeds.
University of Oxford.
Group Process Intergroup Relat. 2011 May 1;14(3):407-428. doi: 10.1177/1368430210387805.
Four studies investigated the effect of imagining intergroup contact on prejudice against people with schizophrenia. Experiments 1 and 2 demonstrated that a neutral imagined contact task can have negative effects, compared to a control condition, even when paired with incidental positive information (Experiment 2). Experiments 3 and 4 demonstrated, however, that an integrated positive imagined contact scenario does result in less intergroup anxiety and more positive attitudes, even toward this challenging group. Analyses of participants' descriptions of the imagined interactions in and across the first three studies confirm that positive and high quality imagined contact is important for reducing prejudice, but failing to ensure that imagined contact is positive may have deleterious consequences. We emphasize the importance of investigating the quality of the imagined contact experience, and discuss the implications for using imagined contact as a prejudice-reducing intervention.
四项研究调查了想象群体间接触对针对精神分裂症患者的偏见的影响。实验1和实验2表明，与对照条件相比，即使与附带的积极信息配对（实验2），中性的想象接触任务也可能产生负面影响。然而，实验3和实验4表明，一个整合了积极元素的想象接触情景确实会减少群体间焦虑，并产生更积极的态度，即使是针对这个具有挑战性的群体。对前三项研究中参与者对想象互动的描述进行的分析证实，积极且高质量的想象接触对于减少偏见很重要，但未能确保想象接触是积极的可能会产生有害后果。我们强调了研究想象接触体验质量的重要性，并讨论了将想象接触用作减少偏见干预措施的意义。
