Obstacles to intergroup contact: When outgroup partner's anxiety meets perceived ethnic discrimination
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Emerging research suggests that outgroup partner's anxiety can disrupt intergroup rapport‐building. This study extends previous findings by investigating the interactive effects of anticipated outgroup partner's anxiety and perceived ethnic discrimination on self‐anxiety and intergroup contact avoidance. A sample of immigrant adolescents belonging to different ethnic minorities in Italy ( N = 118) was considered. Results showed that when participants expected to interact with an anxious outgroup (Italian) versus in‐group partner, self‐anxiety increased and, as a consequence, their intentions to avoid future encounters. However, these effects were observed only for participants with higher (vs. lower) perceptions of being discriminated against. The implications of these results for interethnic communication and misunderstandings are discussed.
- University of Genoa Italy
- University of Palermo Italy
- University of Milano-Bicocca Italy
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine United States
Male, Adolescent, Social Identification, Adolescent; Albania; Anxiety; Emigrants and Immigrants; Female; Group Processes; Humans; Italy; Male; Minority Groups; Prejudice; Self Concept; Social Environment; Social Identification; Social Perception; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult; Interpersonal Relations; Social Psychology, intergroup anxiety; outgroup partner; perceived ethnic discrimination; ethnic minority; contact avoidance, Emigrants and Immigrants, Anxiety, Social Environment, Self Concept, Group Processes, Young Adult, Italy, Social Perception, Surveys and Questionnaires, Albania, Humans, Female, Interpersonal Relations, Minority Groups, Prejudice
Male, Adolescent, Social Identification, Adolescent; Albania; Anxiety; Emigrants and Immigrants; Female; Group Processes; Humans; Italy; Male; Minority Groups; Prejudice; Self Concept; Social Environment; Social Identification; Social Perception; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult; Interpersonal Relations; Social Psychology, intergroup anxiety; outgroup partner; perceived ethnic discrimination; ethnic minority; contact avoidance, Emigrants and Immigrants, Anxiety, Social Environment, Self Concept, Group Processes, Young Adult, Italy, Social Perception, Surveys and Questionnaires, Albania, Humans, Female, Interpersonal Relations, Minority Groups, Prejudice
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