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The Relationship between Intergroup Contact and Implicit and Explicit Prejudice toward Roma

Considerable body of research has shown that greater intergroup contact corresponds with lower intergroup prejudice. However, little is known about the relationships between intergroup contact and implicit prejudice. The goal of the research was to determine the influence of intergroup contact of Croatian children and Roma children on implicit and explicit prejudice towards Roma. The total of N=151 Croatian children majority at the average age of M=13.7 years has participated in the research. The Implicit Association Test was used to determine implicit prejudice, and bipolar adjectives (good-bad, beautiful-ugly) were used to investigate explicit prejudice. The intergroup contact of Croatian children with Roma children was examined with questions about acquaintance and friendship with Roma children, and social distance towards Roma was examined. The results have shown that 42, 2% of children had an acquaintance and 18, 2% had a friendship relationship with Roma children. No relationship between implicit prejudice and intergroup contact was found, but an acquaintance with Roma children and social distance were significant predictors for explicit prejudice.

intergroup contact; prejudice

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