2016
Recalibrating valence-weighting tendencies as a means of reducing anticipated discomfort with an interracial interaction
Pietri E, Dovidio J, Fazio R. Recalibrating valence-weighting tendencies as a means of reducing anticipated discomfort with an interracial interaction. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations 2016, 21: 597-614. DOI: 10.1177/1368430216674341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLess intergroup anxietyNew beansIntergroup anxietyNegative objectsInterracial interactionsBlack partnersNegative expectationsCondition participantsControl participantsWay peopleParticipantsGeneral interventionsNegative associationBlack peopleInterventionAnxietyPeopleObjectsPartnersFeedbackExpectationsGameChat
2014
The 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 impactTraining