Direct contact as a moderator of extended contact effects: Cross-sectional and longitudinal impact on outgroup attitudes, behavioral intentions, and attitude certainty

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1662-1674

  Christ, Oliver ^a   Hewstone, Miles ^b   Tausch, Nicole ^c   Wagner, Ulrich ^a   Voci, Alberto ^d   Hughes, Joanne ^e   Cairns, Ed ^f  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attitude strength; behavioral intentions; direct contact; extended contact; outgroup attitudes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 78649308142     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167210386969     Document Type: Article

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