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Psychology of Language and Communication, 2023 The current study examined social networking sites, specifically Twitter and Facebook, as spaces for intergroup communication and contact between members of two national groups, Germans and Greeks, during the turbulent times of the Greek economic crisis.
Kioumi Eleni, Gardikiotis Antonis
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Improving Intergroup Relations Through Online Contact
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021 This study examined an online professional development program designed to support meaningful acquaintance and reduce stereotypes and prejudices among teachers from different cultures in Israeli society.
Meital Amzalag, Noa Shapira
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Intergroup contact through online comments: Effects of direct and extended contact on outgroup attitudes [PDF]
Computers in Human Behavior, 2018 Abstract This study contributes to the still limited evidence on the effects of online intergroup contact. We conceptualize online contact as occurring through users’ comments online, an easy and accessible venue for intergroup encounters. We test two forms of online contact: encountering an outgroup member directly (direct online contact) or through
Kim, Nuri, Wojcieszak, Magdalena
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International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 2021 Abstract Since Allport’s optimal conditions for reducing prejudice by interpersonal contact were defined, numerous empirical studies have confirmed the efficacy of intergroup contact in reducing prejudice towards outgroups. Given that the Internet is changing the way people communicate and interact daily, it is very possible that the Web plays an ...
Imperato C. +4 more
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Narratives in Conflict and Practices of Face-to-Face and Online Intergroup Communication [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesIntergroup communication (IC) serves as a critical arena in which narratives, worldviews, and group behaviors are expressed, confronted, and translated into concrete communicative practices.
Yiftach Ron
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International Journal of Intercultural RelationsWhile intergroup contact in online contexts has been acknowledged as effective in reducing stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination, i.e. intergroup bias, the underlying processes remain unclear. This study focuses on intersubjective processes and tests perceived social presence and closeness, as a means for strengthening the effects of online ...
Chiara Imperato +2 more
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Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 2022 ABSTRACTPrevious studies demonstrated that when individuals interact with outgroup members on social media, in online games, or through (a)synchronous chats, prejudice is reduced. Evaluations of real‐world interventions, however, did not consistently confirm the positive impact of online intergroup contact.
Schumann, Sandy, Moore, Ysanne
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Behavioral Sciences, 2023 International students studying and living in a foreign context often complain about difficulties establishing friendships with host nationals. This study investigates host country nationals’ (HCNs) willingness to develop intercultural friendships with ...
Lingjie Tang, Chang’an Zhang
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Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspace, 2021 This paper examines intergroup contact hypothesis in interactions in video games to conceptualize how intergroup contact with characters in games may relate to attitudes toward minorities.
Agnieszka Mulak +1 more
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PLoS ONE, 2023 Research on the contact hypothesis has traditionally prioritized the role of positive, direct, face-to-face interactions in shaping intergroup prejudices, but it has recently expanded to study indirect vicarious, negative, and online contact experiences.
Julian Bond +3 more
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