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Direct, extended, and mass‐mediated contact with immigrants in Italy: their associations with emotions, prejudice, and humanity perceptions

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Two correlational studies investigated the associations between different forms of intergroup contact, on the one hand, and Italians' prejudice and humanity attributions toward immigrants in Italy, on the other. Study 1 examined the effects of direct contact, extended contact, and parasocial contact through mass‐media, assessing separately contact through TV news and newspapers and contact through entertainment programs. Study 2 analyzed the distinct effects of positive and negative episodes of the contact forms considered in Study 1. Across the studies, we tested the mediational role of intergroup anxiety, empathy, and trust. Overall, results showed the importance of taking into account different forms of contact and considering the emotional processes during contact experiences to understand intergroup attitudes.

Source: Journal of Applied Social Psychology

DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12423

Authors: Emilio Paolo Visintin, Alberto Voci, Lisa Pagotto, Miles Hewstone

Institutions: University of Padua, University of Lausanne, University of Oxford

Language: English

Topic: Social and Intergroup Psychology

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo

OpenAlex ID: W2561096403

FWCI: 15.22

Cites: 81

Cited by: 96

Related to: 10