2008
The Fragility of Intergroup Relations
Pearson A, West T, Dovidio J, Powers S, Buck R, Henning R. The Fragility of Intergroup Relations. Psychological Science 2008, 19: 1272-1279. PMID: 19121137, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02236.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntergroup contactIntergroup interactionsPositive intergroup contactIntergroup relationsIntergroup communicationGreater anxietyDyadic conversationsLess anxietyDelay conditionsTemporal disruptionReal-time conversationsAnxietyPractical implicationsEthnic majorityAudiovisual feedbackLatino participantsDyadsSocial dynamicsConversationMinority groupsLess interestDisengagementIntergroupParticipantsDynamic process
2004
Perspective and Prejudice: Antecedents and Mediating Mechanisms
Dovidio J, ten Vergert M, Stewart T, Gaertner S, Johnson J, Esses V, Riek B, Pearson A. Perspective and Prejudice: Antecedents and Mediating Mechanisms. Personality And Social Psychology Bulletin 2004, 30: 1537-1549. PMID: 15536238, DOI: 10.1177/0146167204271177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBlack PeopleCognitionEmotionsFemaleHumansMalePrejudiceSocial JusticeVideo RecordingWhite PeopleConceptsCommon ingroup identityCommon group identityFeelings of injusticeCognitive variablesIngroup identityInstruction conditionMediating mechanismsVictims' feelingsStudy 1Study 2Group identityPrejudiceFeelingsWhite participantsWhite prejudiceRacial discriminationVideotapeWhite AmericansAntecedentsPerceptionParticipantsInjusticeIdentityTerrorist threatGreater decrease