Vezzali, Loris, Capozza, Dora, Giovanni, Dino and Stathi, Sofia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1218-5239 (2011) Improving implicit and explicit intergroup attitudes using imagined contact: An experimental intervention with elementary school children. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 15 (2). pp. 203-212. ISSN 1368-4302 (Print), 1461-7188 (Online) (doi:10.1177/1368430211424920)

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to test the effectiveness of imagined intergroup contact (Crisp & Turner, 2009) on elementary school children’s explicit and implicit intergroup attitudes. Italian 5th-graders participated in a 3-week intervention involving imagining meeting an unknown immigrant peer in various situations. Approximately 1 week after the last session, they completed measures of self-disclosure and behavioral intentions toward immigrants. Furthermore, they were administered a measure of implicit prejudice. Results showed that those taking part in the intervention, compared to participants in a control condition, revealed more positive behavioral intentions and implicit attitudes toward immigrants. Moreover, self-disclosure mediated the effect of imagined contact on outgroup behavioral intentions. Theoretical and practical implications of findings are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	explicit and implicit prejudice, imagined intergroup contact, indirect contact, intergroup relations, self-disclosure
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences
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Last Modified:	14 Oct 2016 09:19
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/7875

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