Institute of Education and Child Studies, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Leiden University.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2017 Oct;23(4):477-485. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000150. Epub 2017 Mar 16.
This study deals with three relatively understudied issues in intergroup contact: negative contact, mediating mechanisms, and the minority perspective. Both direct and extended positive and negative contact experiences are included in the design. Intergroup anxiety is tested as a mediator between different forms of contact and prejudice, and status as Dutch majority or Muslim minority is used as a moderator.
A sample of 317 Dutch majority (47.6% female) and 369 Muslim minority (52.0% female) youth, ranging in age from 12 to 19 years completed self-reports about contact experiences, intergroup threat, and prejudice.
Results show that status as a Dutch majority or Muslim minority is a moderator in the relations between contact, intergroup anxiety, and prejudice. In the majority sample, all forms of direct and extended contact were related to prejudice and mediated by intergroup anxiety in the expected directions. In the Muslim minority sample, only positive contact was related to prejudice and mediated by intergroup anxiety in the expected direction.
These findings underline that studies on intergroup relations should take both positive and negative contact experiences for intergroup attitudes into account as well as the majority or minority status of the groups involved. Moreover, the study suggests that partly different explanations may be needed for minority and majority groups for the role of intergroup contact in intergroup attitudes. (PsycINFO Database Record
本研究涉及群体间接触研究中三个相对较少被研究的问题：负面接触、中介机制和少数群体视角。本研究设计既包括直接的也包括延伸的积极和消极的接触经验。群际焦虑被测试为不同形式的接触和偏见之间的中介，荷兰多数群体或穆斯林少数群体的地位被用作调节变量。
本研究的样本包括 317 名荷兰多数群体（47.6%为女性）和 369 名穆斯林少数群体（52.0%为女性）青少年，年龄在 12 至 19 岁之间，他们完成了关于接触经验、群际威胁和偏见的自我报告。
结果表明，作为荷兰多数群体或穆斯林少数群体的地位是接触、群际焦虑和偏见之间关系的调节变量。在多数群体样本中，所有形式的直接和延伸接触都与偏见有关，并以预期的方向通过群际焦虑进行中介。在穆斯林少数群体样本中，只有积极的接触与偏见有关，并以预期的方向通过群际焦虑进行中介。
这些发现强调，群体关系研究应该考虑到群体间态度的积极和消极接触经验，以及所涉及群体的多数群体或少数群体地位。此外，研究表明，对于群体间接触在群体间态度中的作用，少数群体和多数群体可能需要部分不同的解释。
