Changing Children's Intergroup Attitudes Toward Refugees: Testing Different Models of Extended Contact
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The present research evaluated an intervention, derived from the "extended contact hypothesis," which aimed to change children's intergroup attitudes toward refugees. The study (n=253) tested 3 models of extended contact among 5- to 11-year-old children: dual identity, common ingroup identity, and decategorization. Children read friendship stories based upon these models featuring in- and outgroup members. Outgroup attitudes were significantly more positive in the extended contact conditions, compared with the control, and this was mediated by "inclusion of other in self." The dual identity intervention was the most effective extended contact model at improving outgroup attitudes. The effect of condition on outgroup intended behavior was moderated by subgroup identity. Implications for theoretically based prejudice-reduction interventions among children are discussed.
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Several teams have reported increased tolerance after multi-week behavioral interventions involving reading and discussing stories about stigmatized groups.
“While several teams (e.g.Cameron & Rutland, 2006; Cameron, Rutland, Brown & Douch, 2006; Vezzali, Stathi & Giovannini, 2012; Vezzali et al., 2014) have reported increased tolerance after multi-week behavioral interventions involving reading and discussing stories about stigmatized groups, it is not clear to what extent such interventions contribute to the schools' academic goals.”
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- Authors
- Cameron, L., Rutland, A., Brown, R., & Douch, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Kent (GB)
- University of Sussex (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Cameron, Lindsey
- Venue
- Child Development
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2006-09-01
- Volume
- 77
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1208-1219
- ISSN
- 0009-3920 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-8624
- OpenAlex
- W1993753214
- Cited by
- 539
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 35.87
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Child Development (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
- Keywords
- intergroup attitudes, refugees, children, prejudice reduction, dual identity, common ingroup identity, decategorization, outgroup attitudes, friendship stories
- MeSH terms
- Attitude, Child, Child Behavior, Child, Preschool, Female, Group Processes, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Prejudice, Refugees, Social Identification
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