Merrilees Christine E, Taylor Laura K, Klotz Madeline, Goeke-Morey Marcie C, Shirlow Peter, Cummings E Mark
The State University of New York at Geneseo, USA.
University College Dublin, Ireland.
Int J Behav Dev. 2023 May;47(3):243-252. doi: 10.1177/01650254221146409. Epub 2023 Jan 23.
Identifying developmental patterns in intergroup contact and its relation with bias is crucial for improving prevention strategies around intergroup relations. This study applied time-varying effects modeling (TVEM) to examine age-based changes in relations between contact and bias in a divided community that included 667 youth ( age = 15.74, = 1.97) from Belfast, Northern Ireland, a conflict-affected setting. The results suggest no change in the relation between contact frequency and bias; however, the relation between contact quality and bias increases from ages 10-14 and then levels off. Differences between Catholics, the historic minority group, and Protestants, the historic majority group, also emerged. The article concludes with implications for future research and interventions for youth growing up amid conflict.
识别群体间接触的发展模式及其与偏见的关系对于改进围绕群体间关系的预防策略至关重要。本研究应用时变效应模型（TVEM）来检验在一个分裂社区中，接触与偏见之间基于年龄的关系变化。该社区包括来自北爱尔兰贝尔法斯特的667名青少年（年龄 = 15.74，标准差 = 1.97），这是一个受冲突影响的地区。结果表明接触频率与偏见之间的关系没有变化；然而，接触质量与偏见之间的关系在10 - 14岁时增加，然后趋于平稳。天主教徒（历史上的少数群体）和新教徒（历史上的多数群体）之间的差异也显现出来。文章最后对未来研究以及对在冲突中成长的青少年的干预措施提出了启示。
