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Obstacles to intergroup contact: When outgroup partner's anxiety meets perceived ethnic discrimination

Federica DuranteFederica LuganiLuca AndrighettoChiara VolpatoAlberto Mirisola

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MaleAdolescentSocial Psychologyintergroup anxietymedia_common.quotation_subjectethnic minorityImmigrationInterpersonal RelationEthnic groupEmigrants and ImmigrantsSample (statistics)AnxietySocial EnvironmentDevelopmental psychologyYoung AdultSurveys and QuestionnairesPerceptionperceived ethnic discriminationmedicineHumansSurveys and QuestionnaireInterpersonal RelationsMinority GroupMinority Groupsoutgroup partnerM-PSI/05 - PSICOLOGIA SOCIALEmedia_commonSocial IdentificationEmigrants and Immigrantcontact avoidanceSelf ConceptGroup ProcessesInteractive effectsItalySocial PerceptionAlbaniaOutgroupAnxietyEthnic discriminationFemaleGroup Processemedicine.symptomPsychologySocial psychologySettore M-PSI/05 - Psicologia SocialePrejudiceHuman

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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. © 2013 The British Psychological Society.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2013-01-01
10.1111/bjso.12039http://hdl.handle.net/10447/162894