How positive and negative intergroup contact jointly inform minority support for social change: The role of system-fairness beliefs.
minority group members
negative intergroup contact
positive intergroup contact
support for social change
system-justification
Journal
The British journal of social psychology
ISSN: 2044-8309
Titre abrégé: Br J Soc Psychol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8105534
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
11 Dec 2023
11 Dec 2023
Historique:
received:
28
03
2023
accepted:
17
11
2023
medline:
11
12
2023
pubmed:
11
12
2023
entrez:
11
12
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Research suggests that positive contact with majorities may 'sedate' (undermine) minority support for social change, while negative contact may promote it. However, most studies to date have examined both forms of contact separately, which may not give an accurate picture of their effects. This study examines the joint effects and interplay of positive and negative contact on minority support for social change, and the role of system-fairness beliefs across seven ethnic minority samples in six countries (N = 790). Multigroup Structural Equation Modelling showed that negative contact predicted higher minority support for social change. Positive contact predicted both less support for social change indirectly via enhanced system-fairness beliefs, and more support for social change directly. Except for one national context, the total effects of positive contact were either non-significant or significantly positive. This shows that increased system-fairness beliefs can explain sedative effects of positive contact, and that positive contact may also promote support for social change. We conclude that sedative effects of positive contact may be overestimated by not considering negative contact.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : Swiss National Science Foundation
ID : IZSEZ0 192941
Pays : Switzerland
Informations de copyright
© 2023 British Psychological Society.
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