How positive and negative intergroup contact jointly inform minority support for social change: The role of system‐fairness beliefs.
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| Title: | How positive and negative intergroup contact jointly inform minority support for social change: The role of system‐fairness beliefs. |
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| Authors: | Árnadóttir, Katrín, Baysu, Gülseli, Van Laar, Colette, Phalet, Karen, Tropp, Linda R., Sebben, Simone, Ullrich, Johannes, Hässler, Tabea |
| Source: | British Journal of Social Psychology. Apr2024, Vol. 63 Issue 2, p811-838. 28p. |
| Subjects: | Social justice, Self-efficacy, Health attitudes, Research funding, Sample size (Statistics), Social change, Interpersonal relations, Minorities, Social support, Factor analysis |
| Abstract: | 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 01446665 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/bjso.12705 |
