2022
The way they look: Phenotypic prototypicality shapes the perceived intergroup attitudes of in- and out-group members
Kunst J, Dovidio J, Bailey A, Obaidi M. The way they look: Phenotypic prototypicality shapes the perceived intergroup attitudes of in- and out-group members. Journal Of Experimental Social Psychology 2022, 100: 104303. DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2022.104303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOut-group membersIntergroup attitudesExperiment 2Pre-registered experimentsGroups of participantsIntergroup contactIntergroup relationsStigma consciousnessExperiment 3Experiment 4Experiment 1Interracial relationsGroup membersPersonal attitudesPrevious researchWhite participantsPrototypicalityGroup targetsParticipantsLittle prejudiceAttitudesFuture directionsSocial implicationsWhite AmericansRepresentative sample
2019
Channeling others' biases to meet role demands
Vial A, Dovidio J, Brescoll V. Channeling others' biases to meet role demands. Journal Of Experimental Social Psychology 2019, 82: 47-63. DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2019.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRole demandsCandidate fitJob candidatesGroup favouritism effectFemale job candidatesFictional groupsSocial transmissionRelevant third partiesParticipants' attitudesBiasesAccommodation effectsPrejudiceRole conceptRole definitionGroup inequalityCuesFitPotential considerationsPersonal viewAccommodationPreferencesAttitudesPeopleBiasConcern
2018
Not Just a National Issue: Effect of State‐Level Reception of Immigrants and Population Changes on Intergroup Attitudes of Whites, Latinos, and Asians in the United States
Huo Y, Dovidio J, Jiménez T, Schildkraut D. Not Just a National Issue: Effect of State‐Level Reception of Immigrants and Population Changes on Intergroup Attitudes of Whites, Latinos, and Asians in the United States. Journal Of Social Issues 2018, 74: 716-736. DOI: 10.1111/josi.12295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRate of immigrationUnited StatesEthnic groupsImmigrant policiesNational discourseAsian attitudesPolicy proposalsNational issuesSpecific ethnic groupsImmigrantsImmigrationCommunity membersRegional-level informationIntergroup relationsPositive attitudesLatinosPopulation changeAttitudesIntergroup attitudesLocal conditionsDiscoursePolicyWhitesStateCommunity
2016
Improving intergroup relations
Schellhaas F, Dovidio J. Improving intergroup relations. Current Opinion In Psychology 2016, 11: 10-14. DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2016.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntergroup relationsPsychological processesPositive intergroup attitudesPositive intergroup contactIntergroup attitudesIntergroup contactSocial perceptionFuture researchCognitionInterventionPerceptionDisadvantaged groupsAttitudesRelationConflictExperienceBiasStructural inequalitiesPractical challengesResearchAvoidant attachment style predicts less positive evaluations of warm (but not cold) social groups
Santascoy N, Burke S, Dovidio J. Avoidant attachment style predicts less positive evaluations of warm (but not cold) social groups. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations 2016, 21: 19-36. DOI: 10.1177/1368430216663016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttachment avoidanceAvoidant attachment styleStereotype content modelAttachment anxietyIntergroup relationsAttachment styleFictitious groupsStudy 1Study 2Interpersonal relationshipsPositive evaluationFavorable evaluationsWarmthContent modelFavorable attitudesSocial groupsAvoidancePositive associationParticipantsAnxietyCompetenceStyleAttitudesIndividualsPeopleThe rich—love them or hate them? Divergent implicit and explicit attitudes toward the wealthy
Horwitz S, Dovidio J. The rich—love them or hate them? Divergent implicit and explicit attitudes toward the wealthy. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations 2016, 20: 3-31. DOI: 10.1177/1368430215596075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlaying below the poverty line: Investigating an online game as a way to reduce prejudice toward the poor
Roussos G, Dovidio J. Playing below the poverty line: Investigating an online game as a way to reduce prejudice toward the poor. Cyberpsychology Journal Of Psychosocial Research On Cyberspace 2016, 10 DOI: 10.5817/cp2016-2-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncluded but Invisible? Subtle Bias, Common Identity, and the Darker Side of “We”
Dovidio J, Gaertner S, Ufkes E, Saguy T, Pearson A. Included but Invisible? Subtle Bias, Common Identity, and the Darker Side of “We”. Social Issues And Policy Review 2016, 10: 6-46. DOI: 10.1111/sipr.12017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial categorization processesIntergroup attitudesIntergroup biasRoots of biasCategorization processGroup membershipSubtle biasDarker SideWay peopleShared identityCommon identitySubtle natureMinority groupsBiasDifferent perspectivesSeparate groupsRecategorizationPotential consequencesBiasesDifferent preferencesIdentityAttitudesColorblindnessDiscriminationIntervention
2015
Color-Blindness and Commonality
Dovidio J, Gaertner S, Saguy T. Color-Blindness and Commonality. American Behavioral Scientist 2015, 59: 1518-1538. DOI: 10.1177/0002764215580591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubtle racismColor-blind racismIntergroup attitudesPsychological perspectiveAutomatic processRacial biasesSubtle biasWhite AmericansUnfair treatmentBlack AmericansPervasive influenceOvert racismContemporary formsRacismDisadvantaged statusHierarchical relationsColor blindnessDisadvantaged groupsPresent articleBiasesAmericansAttitudesDifferent groupsInterventionArticleProsocial Behavior and Empathy
Dovidio J, Banfield J. Prosocial Behavior and Empathy. 2015, 216-220. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-08-097086-8.24024-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Racial Attitudes and Visual Cues in Political Judgments: Support for Obama During the 2008 Presidential Election
West T, Pearson A, Dovidio J, Johnson B, Phills C. Racial Attitudes and Visual Cues in Political Judgments: Support for Obama During the 2008 Presidential Election. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology 2014, 20: 583-590. PMID: 25090140, DOI: 10.1037/a0036947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRacial attitudesPresidential electionU.S. presidential electionPolitical orientationPolitical judgmentAmerican responseObamaMore egalitarianDark skinnedElectionsAttitudesPersistent influenceRacePrior researchPoliticsPostelectionEgalitarianLongitudinal studyComplex roleVisual representationImplicationsSupportWhitesResearchThe Nondiscriminating Heart: Lovingkindness Meditation Training Decreases Implicit Intergroup Bias
Kang Y, Gray J, Dovidio J. The Nondiscriminating Heart: Lovingkindness Meditation Training Decreases Implicit Intergroup Bias. Journal Of Experimental Psychology General 2014, 143: 1306-1313. PMID: 23957283, DOI: 10.1037/a0034150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStigmatized social groupsImplicit attitudesImplicit biasImplicit intergroup biasSocial groupsStigmatized outgroupsIntergroup biasIntergroup relationsMeditation trainingSocial outgroupsLovingkindness meditationWaitlist controlPsychological stressPractice conditionsPersonal benefitsNonhomeless adultsMeditationOutgroupAttitudesBiasPeopleHomeless peopleBlack peopleBroad impactTrainingHIV prevention interventions to reduce sexual risk for African Americans: The influence of community-level stigma and psychological processes
Reid A, Dovidio J, Ballester E, Johnson B. HIV prevention interventions to reduce sexual risk for African Americans: The influence of community-level stigma and psychological processes. Social Science & Medicine 2014, 103: 118-125. PMID: 24507916, PMCID: PMC3920181, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.06.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite attitudesResidential segregationCommunity-level stigmaCondom use practicesAmerican National Election StudiesNational Election StudiesStructural factorsAfrican AmericansElection StudyCommunity-level educationSocial identityAfrican Americans' mistrustIntergroup disparitiesCondom useParticipants' valuesHIV prevention interventionsUnited StatesSexual riskMistrustAttitudesUse practicesAmericansMore African AmericansRepresentative sampleCommunity
2013
We the People
van der Toorn J, Napier J, Dovidio J. We the People. Social Psychological And Personality Science 2013, 5: 616-622. DOI: 10.1177/1948550613512511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHow Affectively-Based and Cognitively-Based Attitudes Drive Intergroup Behaviours: The Moderating Role of Affective-Cognitive Consistency
Zhou J, Dovidio J, Wang E. How Affectively-Based and Cognitively-Based Attitudes Drive Intergroup Behaviours: The Moderating Role of Affective-Cognitive Consistency. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e82150. PMID: 24244751, PMCID: PMC3828264, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAffective-cognitive consistencyAttitude-behavior consistencyInstrumental behaviorSupportive behaviorsIntergroup contextIntergroup behaviorCognitive componentsIntergroup relationsBest predictorModerating RoleStudy 1Study 2Supervisory groupReciprocal implicationsPresent researchConsummatory behaviorGeneral attitudesAttitudesWeak relationshipAffectivelyConsistencyPredictorsBehaviorConsummatoryModeratesAttitude–goal correspondence and interracial interaction: Implications for executive function and impression formation
Pearson A, Dovidio J, Phills C, Onyeador I. Attitude–goal correspondence and interracial interaction: Implications for executive function and impression formation. Journal Of Experimental Social Psychology 2013, 49: 907-914. DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2013.03.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterracial interactionsBlack confederateNegative emotional expressionsImplicit racial attitudesIntergroup biasStroop taskCognitive depletionEmotional expressionExecutive functionImpression formationIntergroup interactionsObservers' impressionsRacial attitudesNegative impressionsOpposite patternConfederateSubsequent performancePresent researchRegulatory goalsImpressionDepletion effectImplicationsTaskPromptsAttitudes
2012
Social Conflict, Harmony, and Integration
Dovidio J, Gaertner S, Mayville E, Perry S. Social Conflict, Harmony, and Integration. 2012 DOI: 10.1002/9781118133880.hop205020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntergroup biasSocial psychological studiesSocial integrationIntergroup attitudesPsychological processesIntergroup relationsIntergroup interactionsPsychological basisPsychological studiesTheoretical implicationsSocial conflictTheoretical emphasisSocial processesConflictBrief historical overviewIndividual membersBiasGreater understandingDifferent processesAttitudesDifferent groupsInterventionImplicationsChapterIntegrationReconstruing Intolerance
Luguri J, Napier J, Dovidio J. Reconstruing Intolerance. Psychological Science 2012, 23: 756-763. PMID: 22653799, DOI: 10.1177/0956797611433877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrom attitudes to (in)action: the darker side of ‘we’
Dovidio J, Saguy T, Gaertner S, Thomas E. From attitudes to (in)action: the darker side of ‘we’. 2012, 248-268. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9781139022736.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommon ingroup identity modelIntergroup contactIdentity modelPositive intergroup contactIntergroup prejudiceIntergroup attitudesPsychological processesCognitive representationsIntergroup relationsPrejudice reductionLine of researchGroup perceptionsIndividual prejudiceImmediate tensionsNegative attitudesPrejudicePrevious researchPotent interventionAdvantaged groupsDark sideSocial groupsEffectiveness of contactAttitudesTajfelPsychologists
2011
Improving intergroup relations through direct, extended and other forms of indirect contact
Dovidio J, Eller A, Hewstone M. Improving intergroup relations through direct, extended and other forms of indirect contact. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations 2011, 14: 147-160. DOI: 10.1177/1368430210390555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutgroup membersVicarious contactExtended contactDistinct psychological mechanismsDirect intergroup contactIntergroup attitudesIntergroup contactIntergroup relationsPsychological mechanismsIngroup membersEmpirical developmentsBody of workFuture researchPresent article brieflyIndirect contactPersonal contactSpecial issuePromising directionAttitudesFriendsMembersArticle brieflyRelationResearchDistinction