Isenberg Naomi, Brauer Markus
Diversity Science, Clackamas, Oregon, USA.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Sci Rep. 2024 Nov 19;14(1):28616. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-76761-8.
In a series of large-scale studies (N = 5,448) we show that Americans across many different demographic categories vastly underestimate their fellow Americans' support for diversity and inclusion. Trump voters were particularly inaccurate when their task was to estimate prevalent attitudes among Biden voters. Our results show that the degree of underestimation of others' support for diversity and inclusion predicts the frequency of conversations about diversity, reduced intentions to behave inclusively, and a smaller likelihood of confronting discrimination. Our last two studies (N = 723) demonstrate that it is possible to correct people's misperceptions through "social norms messaging," i.e., communications about statistics from national opinion polls highlighting that a majority of Americans are pro diversity. Our findings suggest that once people form accurate impressions of the high percentage of Americans who support diversity and inclusion, they will be more likely to be in favor of pro-diversity initiatives, behave more inclusively, and endorse policies aimed at reducing racial disparities.
在一系列大规模研究（N = 5448）中，我们发现，许多不同人口类别中的美国人极大地低估了其他美国人对多元化和包容性的支持。当特朗普选民的任务是估计拜登选民中的普遍态度时，他们尤其不准确。我们的研究结果表明，对他人对多元化和包容性支持的低估程度预示着关于多元化的对话频率、包容性行为意图的降低以及面对歧视的可能性较小。我们的最后两项研究（N = 723）表明，通过“社会规范信息传递”，即传达全国民意调查的统计数据，突出表明大多数美国人支持多元化，有可能纠正人们的错误认知。我们的研究结果表明，一旦人们对支持多元化和包容性的美国人的高比例形成准确印象，他们将更有可能支持支持多元化的倡议，表现得更具包容性，并认可旨在减少种族差异的政策。
