Buffering Effects of Negative Intergroup Contact through Complex Social Identities

Posters

Keyword: Racism and Discrimination

Abstract: This study tests whether recognizing an outgroup member’s complex social identity can buffer against the effects of negative intergroup contact, through an experiment involving an online interaction. The results showed that participants who met an outgroup member with a complex social identity didn’t generalize negative feelings toward the whole group.

• Liora Morhayim (Presenting Author)
• Linda Tropp (Author)