Prestwich, AJ, Kenworthy, JB, Wilson, M et al. (1 more author) (2008) Differential relations between two types of contact and implicit and explicit racial attitudes. British Journal of Social Psychology, 47 (4). 575 - 588. ISSN 0144-6665
Abstract
Contact with out-group members has been associated with more favourable explicit attitudes towards the out-group in general, largely via the mediation of reduced intergroup anxiety. In addition, there is now a growing body of evidence suggesting that contact relates to automatically activated evaluations termed implicit attitudes. However, research has not fully illuminated the mechanisms through which contact with outgroup members impacts on implicit attitudes. A study investigating this issue assessed White participants' (N=105) explicit attitudes, implicit attitudes, intergroup anxiety, and contact quantity and quality about Asians. Greater contact quality was related to more positive explicit attitudes, while contact quantity was associated with more positive implicit attitudes. Both effects were mediated by reduced intergroup anxiety.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Reproduced with permission from the British Journal of Social Psychology © The British Psychological Society 2008. A published version of the article is available on the Society’s website at http://bpsoc.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpsoc/bjsp Volume, 47 (4), 575-588. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1348/014466607X267470/abstract |
Keywords: | implicit attitude; intergroup anxiety; intergroup contact; prejudice |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Dr Andrew Prestwich |
Date Deposited: | 20 Sep 2013 12:21 |
Last Modified: | 20 Sep 2013 12:21 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1348/014466607X267470 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley Blackwell & The British Psychological Society |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1348/014466607X267470 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:76350 |