Naslov
Longitudinal effects of direct and extended intergroup contact in multi-ethnic communities in Croatia

Autori
Pehar, Lana ; Čorkalo Biruški, Dinka ; Jelić, Margareta

Vrsta, podvrsta
Radovi u časopisima, znanstveni

Izvornik
Group Processes & Intergroup Relations (2022)

Status rada
Online first

Ključne riječi
direct contact ; extended contact ; group status ; intergroup context

Sažetak
The purpose of this study was to examine the reciprocal longitudinal associations between different measures of direct and extended intergroup contact and various intergroup outcomes among majority and minority adolescents from four intergroup contexts in the Republic of Croatia. The research was carried out in two waves on a sample of 1, 150 elementary and high school students, members of Croatian majority, and Serbian, Hungarian, Czech, and Italian minority. Cross-lagged path analysis revealed that direct contacts predict less social distance and more prosocial behavior, while extended contacts predict lower ingroup bias over time. However, we found even more effects in the reversed temporal direction. Lower initial bias and social distance, as well as greater prosocial behavior predicted more direct and extended contacts over time. Furthermore, none of the examined longitudinal associations differed between majority and minority members or across the four intergroup contexts.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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