Intergroup Relations Program Evaluation

Stephan, Walter G.; Stephan, Cookie White

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“…The effectiveness of such interventions on enduring intergroup attitudes is rarely tested (Moss-Racusin etal. 2014; Stephan and Stephan 2005), and there is some evidence that antibias education has only limited effectiveness (Homan etal. 2015).…”

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Informal Training Experiences and Explicit Bias against African Americans among Medical Students

Burke

Dovidio

Perry³

et al. 2016

Soc Psychol Q

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Despite the widespread inclusion of diversity-related curricula in US medical training, racial disparities in the quality of care and physician bias in medical treatment persist. The present study examined the effects of both formal and informal experiences on non-African American medical students’ (N=2922) attitudes toward African Americans in a longitudinal study of 49 randomly selected US medical schools. We assessed the effects experiences related to medical training, accounting for prior experiences and attitudes. Contact with African Americans predicted positive attitudes toward African Americans relative to White people, even beyond the effects of prior attitudes. Furthermore, students who reported witnessing instructors making negative racial comments or jokes were significantly more willing to express racial bias themselves, even after accounting for the effects of contact. Examining the effects of informal experiences on racial attitudes may help develop a more effective medical training environment and reduce racial disparities in healthcare.

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Informal Training Experiences and Explicit Bias against African Americans among Medical Students

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Perry³

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“…Future studies can examine whether and to what extent negative contact experiences influence expatriate successes. Furthermore, future studies can also identify organizational and institutional factors (e.g., organizational support, training, and policy) that might help promote optimal contact experiences that are conducive to CQ development (Stephan & Stephan, ).…”

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Enhancing Cultural Intelligence: The Roles of Implicit Culture Beliefs and Adjustment

Chao

Takeuchi

Farh

2016

Personnel Psychology

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Although international experience has been proposed as an important factor contributing to the development of cultural intelligence (CQ), its effect on CQ has often been assumed. Through a contact hypothesis framework, this study advances our understanding of CQ. It examines the process through which CQ changes occur against the backdrop of international exchanges. University students who were enrolled in an international exchange program with partners worldwide participated in this study. Using a 3‐wave time‐lagged design, we found that implicit culture beliefs (the beliefs about fixedness or malleability of cultural attributes) influenced intercultural rejection sensitivity, which impacted the cross‐cultural adjustment of sojourning students and their subsequent CQ. Specifically, we found that cross‐cultural adjustment experiences, particularly in the social domain, play an important role in influencing CQ. Findings from this study raise novel research questions and underscore the need for more empirical work in this area. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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“…There is solid evidence that interventions based on intergroup contact are highly effective in reducing prejudice (Aboud et al, 2012;Beelmann & Heinemann, 2014;Cameron & Turner, 2010, 2017Hewstone et al, 2015;Lemmer & Wagner, 2015;Levy, Shin, Lytle, & Rosenthal, 2017;Tropp & Prenovost, 2008;Stephan & Stephan, 2005;Ülger, Dette-Hagenmeyer, Reichle, & Gaertner, 2018). Naturalistic interventions specifically aimed at testing the contact models presented in the previous section are, however, extremely rare, as are interventions specifically focused on intergroup contact (Paluck & Green, 2009).…”

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“…Other types of interventions concern multicultural education, diversity training, and intergroup dialogue, aimed at promoting the importance and value of intercultural distinctions and highlighting intergroup differences and social inequalities. These interventions include many different techniques, such as anti-bias messages and training programs, multiculturalism instructions, books, and material on multicultural themes, administered with didactic (e.g., lectures, readings) but also interactive (e.g., simulation games, role playing) techniques (Aboud et al, 2012;Stephan & Stephan, 2005). Evidence for the effectiveness of these interventions in reducing prejudice is mixed (Beelmann & Heinemann, 2014;Cristol & Gimbert, 2008).…”

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Using Intergroup Contact to Fight Prejudice and Negative Attitudes

Vezzali¹,

Stathi²

2020

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This volume, which is co-authored by two internationally recognized scholars and leaders in the study of intergroup contact, offers not only a comprehensive review of the relevant literature but also an insightful analysis and integration of the extensive work on this topic. The volume is logically organized, comprehensive in its scope, grounded solidly in relevant theory, sensitive to issues of practical implementation and constraints, and enlightening in how it identifies novel and important directions for future research. It is a "go-to" resource for anyone wanting to learn more about how to improve intergroup relations through intergroup contact and an authoritative resource for students and researchers already invested in this topic. Drawing to a substantial degree on their own important and innovative research, the authors highlight how indirect forms of contact, such as learning about or observing others' intergroup interactions, such as through the media, can play a profound role in combatting bias and creating stable, positive, and productive relations between groups. The book is timely, socially and theoretically. It is also forward-looking and innovative; the authors have set a promising agenda for both research and practice in this area for many years to come'.-John Dovidio, Professor, Yale University, US'This important and wide-ranging book illustrates the enduring value of intergroup contact for reducing prejudice, ranging from face-to-face contact to "contact" via the media. But it also applies the theory and research to new domains -such as promoting better intergroup relations among survivors of natural disasters -and sets out an exciting blueprint for how to apply this approach more effectively in interventions, especially in schools'.-Miles Hewstone, Emeritus Professor, University of Oxford, UK 'More than a thousand studies and multiple meta-analyses have solidly established intergroup contact theory. Now social psychology needs a fresh review of this vast literature, suggestions for new directions and better means for applying the theory to "the real world." Vezzali and Stathi meet all three of these needs handsomely in this book'.

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Intergroup Relations Program Evaluation

Cited by 16 publications

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Informal Training Experiences and Explicit Bias against African Americans among Medical Students

Informal Training Experiences and Explicit Bias against African Americans among Medical Students

Enhancing Cultural Intelligence: The Roles of Implicit Culture Beliefs and Adjustment

Using Intergroup Contact to Fight Prejudice and Negative Attitudes

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