Subject Area
Psychology
Description
Major: Psychology and Women and Gender Studies
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Saaid Mendoza, Psychology
Our present research examined whether imagined intergroup contact could reduce bias towards Black women. We predicted that this established strategy would be most effective when imagining interactions with the targeted intersectional identity compared to the broader gender and racial groups. We found that imagining an interaction with a woman was significantly more beneficial to reducing intergroup anxiety and increasing behavioral intentions toward Black women compared to thinking about the intersectional identity. These findings suggest that direct and indirect imagined contact can operate similarly and that their effects on intersectional stigmatization may rely on activating the more positively stereotyped group.
Publisher
Providence College
Type
Poster
Date
Spring 4-29-2021
Start Date
4-29-2021 12:00 AM
Format
Text
Language
English
